1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago . The head coach was George Ireland . The Ramblers went 23–4 and earned a third place finish in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).[ 1]
Jerry Harkness led the team in scoring with a total of 567 points, making for an average of 21.0 points per game. Les Hunter led in field goal percentage at 49.3%, going 137 for 238 on the season. Vic Rouse led the team in rebounding, making 294 rebounds for a per-game average of 11.3, and in free throw percentage, sinking 85 out of 109 throws for 78.0% on the season. The team averaged 90.2 points per game, the fourth-highest scoring average in Loyola-Chicago history as of 2018.[update] [ 2]
Roster
Name
#
Pos
Height
Year
Hometown
Floyd Bosley
33
C
6–8
John Crnokrak
30
F
6–4
Senior
John Egan
20
G
5–10
Sophomore
Chicago, IL
Mike Gavin
35
G
6–0
Senior
Chicago, IL
Jerry Harkness
15
F
6–3
Junior
Bronx, NY
Les Hunter
12
C
6–7
Sophomore
Nashville, TN
Dan McQuade
32
Ron Miller
31
G
6–2
Sophomore
Bronx, NY
Nick Pallotta
22
F
6–4
Sophomore
Canton, OH
Alan Ray
14
F
6–0
Jim Reardon
24
F
6–4
Junior
Chicago, IL
Rich Rochelle
21
C
6–9
Sophomore
Vic Rouse
22
F
6–6
Sophomore
Nashville, TN
Jim Schilling
25
Jerry Verway
34
G
6–0
Senior
Racine, WI
Chuck Wood
23
G/F
6–3
Sophomore
Racine, WI
Sources: Sports-Reference,[ 3] Loyola yearbook[ 4]
Schedule
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site city, state
December 2, 1961 *
Assumption
W 95–44
1–0
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
December 5, 1961 *
South Dakota
W 104–63
2–0
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
December 9, 1961 *
Wayne State
W 93–43
3–0
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
December 11, 1961 *
North Dakota
W 96–73
4–0
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
December 13, 1961 *
at Western Michigan
W 87–85
5–0
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
December 16, 1961 *
at Ohio State
L 72–92
5–1
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
December 18, 1961 *
Ohio
W 77–69
6–1
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
December 28, 1961 *
Colgate
W 93–54
7–1
Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
December 30, 1961 *
Indiana
W 95–90
8–1
Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
January 6, 1962 *
at Detroit Mercy
W 90–76
9–1
Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 9, 1962 *
at Marquette
L 60–63
9–2
Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 20, 1962 *
Memphis State
W 100–76
10–2
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
January 23, 1962 *
at Loyola (La.)
W 95–73
11–2
Loyola Field House New Orleans, LA
January 27, 1962 *
St. John's (N.Y.)
W 92–82
12–2
Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
January 30, 1962 *
at Ohio
W 93–75
13–2
Grover Center Athens, OH
February 1, 1962 *
Baldwin Wallace
W 108–68
14–2
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
February 7, 1962 *
Western Michigan
W 102–79
15–2
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
February 15, 1962 *
at Marshall
W 88–80
16–2
February 19, 1962 *
St. Norbert
W 105–52
17–2
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
February 24, 1962 *
Marquette
W 98–84
18–2
Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
February 26, 1962 *
at Washington (Mo.)
W 103–80
19–2
March 1, 1962 *
Bowling Green
W 81–68
20–2
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
March 3, 1962 *
at John Carroll
W 67–66
21–2
March 5, 1962 *
at Xavier
L 89–96
21–3
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
National Invitation Tournament
March 17, 1962 *
vs. Temple NIT Quarterfinal
W 75–64
22–3
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 22, 1962 *
vs. Dayton NIT Semifinal
L 82–98
22–4
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 24, 1962 *
vs. Duquesne NIT third-place game
W 95–84
23–4
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Rankings
References
External links
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics