1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

1962–63 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1962–63 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Cincinnati[1][2]
NCAA Tournament	1963
Tournament dates	March 9 – 23, 1963
National Championship	Freedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Champions	Loyola-Chicago
Helms National Champions	Loyola-Chicago
Other champions	Providence (NIT)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Art Heyman, Duke

The 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1962, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1963, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers won their first NCAA national championship with a 60–58 victory in overtime over the Cincinnati Bearcats.

Season headlines

The Western Athletic Conference began play, with six charter members.
The Metropolitan New York Conference disbanded at the end of the season after 24 seasons of competition.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The Top 10 from the AP Poll and the Top 20 from the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3][4]

Associated Press
Ranking	Team
1	Cincinnati
2	Duke
3	Kentucky
4	Loyola-Chicago
5	West Virginia
6	Mississippi State
7	Oregon State
8	Illinois
9	St. Bonaventure
10	Wisconsin

UPI Coaches
Ranking	Team
1	Cincinnati
2	Duke
3	Kentucky
4	West Virginia
5	Loyola-Chicago
6	Oregon State
7	Mississippi State
8	St. Bonaventure
9	Wisconsin
10 (tie)	Bowling Green
10 (tie)	Stanford
12	Dayton
13	Illinois
14	Kansas State
15	Arizona State
16	NYU
17	UCLA
18	Colorado State
19	Creighton
20	Indiana

Conference membership changes

School	Former conference	New conference
Arizona Wildcats	NCAA University Division independent	Western Athletic Conference
Arizona State Sun Devils	Border Conference	Western Athletic Conference
BYU Cougars	Skyline Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Colorado State Rams	Skyline Conference	NCAA University Division independent
Denver Pioneers	Skyline Conference	NCAA University Division independent
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys	Border Conference	NCAA University Division independent
Montana Grizzlies	Skyline Conference	NCAA University Division independent
New Mexico Lobos	Skyline Conference	Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State Aggies	Border Conference	NCAA University Division independent
Texas Western Miners	Border Conference	NCAA University Division independent
Utah Utes	Skyline Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Utah State Aggies	Skyline Conference	NCAA University Division independent
West Texas State Buffaloes	Border Conference	NCAA University Division independent
Wyoming Cowboys	Skyline Conference	Western Athletic Conference

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference	Regular season winner[5]	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
Athletic Association of Western Universities	Stanford & UCLA	None selected	No Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke	Art Heyman, Duke[6]	1963 ACC men's basketball tournament	Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina)	Duke
Big Eight Conference	Colorado & Kansas State	None selected	No Tournament
Big Ten Conference	Illinois & Ohio State	None selected	No Tournament
Ivy League	Princeton	None selected	No Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference	Fordham		No Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Bowling Green State	None selected	No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference	Saint Joseph's		No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference	Cincinnati	None selected	No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference	Morehead State & Tennessee Tech	Harold Sergent, Morehead State	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Mississippi State	None selected	No Tournament
Southern Conference	West Virginia	Fred Hetzel, Davidson[7]	1963 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Richmond Arena (Richmond, Virginia)	West Virginia[8]
Southwest Conference	Texas	Bennie Lenox, Texas A&M	No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference	San Francisco	Steve Gray, Saint Mary's	No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference	Arizona State	None selected	No Tournament
Yankee Conference	Connecticut	None selected	No Tournament

Informal championships

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
Philadelphia Big 5	Penn & Villanova	None selected	No Tournament

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four

National semifinals			National finals

E	Duke	75

ME	Loyola-Chicago	94
			E	Loyola-Chicago	60^OT

			W	Cincinnati	58
MW	Cincinnati	80

W	Oregon State	46

Third Place – Duke 85, Oregon State 63

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals			Finals

	Villanova	46

	Canisius	61
				Canisius	66

				Providence	81
	Providence	70

	Marquette	64

Third Place – Marquette 66, Villanova 58

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Ron Bonham	F	Junior	Cincinnati
Jerry Harkness	G	Senior	Loyola (IL)
Art Heyman	F	Senior	Duke
Barry Kramer	G/F	Junior	NYU
Tom Thacker	G	Senior	Cincinnati

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Gary Bradds	F	Junior	Ohio State
Bill Green	F	Senior	Colorado State
Cotton Nash	F	Junior	Kentucky
Rod Thorn	G/F	Senior	West Virginia
Nate Thurmond	C	Senior	Bowling Green

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Bowling Green	Harold Anderson		Warren Scholler
West Texas A&M	Metz LaFollette		Jimmy Viramontes

References

ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
"1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
"1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
"2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09

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[preseason-1] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[2] "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[ESPN-3] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[4] "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[5] "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.

[6] 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14

[7] 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09

[8] 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09

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