1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conferences during the 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by 6th year head coach Jack Ramsay, the Hawks finished with an overall record of 25–5 (8–0 in Mid-Atlantic play). Saint Joseph's won the conference title, and received a bid to the NCAA tournament. The team defeated Princeton and Wake Forest to advance to the school's only Final Four to date before losing to No. 1 Ohio State in the National semifinals.

1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Middle Atlantic Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	25–5 (8–0 Mid-Atlantic)
Head coach	Jack Ramsay (6th season)
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →

1960–61 MAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
University
Saint Joseph's*	8	–	0		1.000			25	–	5		.833**
Temple	9	–	1		.900			20	–	8		.714
La Salle	7	–	2		.778			15	–	7		.682
Gettysburg	8	–	4		.667			19	–	6		.760
Lafayette	6	–	6		.500			16	–	8		.667
Bucknell	5	–	6		.455			12	–	11		.522
Rutgers	3	–	6		.333			11	–	10		.524
Lehigh	4	–	10		.286			5	–	16		.238
Delaware	2	–	7		.222			8	–	11		.421
Muhlenberg	2	–	12		.143			5	–	20		.200
College–Northern
Albright †	12	–	1		.923			19	–	9		.679
No. 6 Hofstra	10	–	1		.909			21	–	4		.840
Susquehanna	9	–	4		.692			17	–	6		.739
Moravian	11	–	5		.688			13	–	7		.650
Elizabethtown	7	–	7		.500			11	–	11		.500
Lebanon Valley	8	–	8		.500			10	–	9		.526
Wagner	5	–	5		.500			9	–	15		.375
Lycoming	6	–	8		.429			9	–	13		.409
Scranton	4	–	8		.333			5	–	18		.217
Wilkes	4	–	11		.267			7	–	15		.318
Upsala	2	–	9		.182				–			–
Juniata	1	–	10		.091			1	–	17		.056
Stevens***	0	–	3		.000				–			–
College–Southern
Drexel	11	–	2		.846			12	–	5		.706
Western Maryland	8	–	2		.800			16	–	7		.696
Haverford	8	–	4		.667			12	–	5		.706
Dickinson	9	–	5		.643				–			–
Franklin & Marshall	6	–	7		.462			8	–	11		.421
Pennsylvania Military	5	–	10		.333				–			–
Ursinus	4	–	9		.308			6	–	11		.353
Swarthmore	3	–	10		.231			3	–	13		.188
Johns Hopkins	1	–	9		.100			4	–	16		.200
Washington (MD)***	4	–	4		.500				–			–
West Chester***	3	–	3		.500				–			–
† 1961 MAC College Division men's basketball tournament winner * – Regular-season University Division champion ** – Overall record later adjuted to 22–4 (.846) *** – Ineligible for championship

Roster

1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 12 Jack Egan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr   F 42 Tom Wynne — — So	Head coach Jack Ramsay (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1960*		Saint Peter's	W 84–69	1–0	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 8, 1960*		Saint Francis (PA)	W 87–55	2–0	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 1960*		Dayton	L 65–67	2–1	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 13, 1960*		West Chester	W 72–49	3–1	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 17, 1960		at Lehigh	W 81–61	4–1 (1–0)	Taylor Gym  Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1960*		vs. No. 3 St. Bonaventure ECAC Holiday Festival	L 70–83	4–2	Madison Square Garden (17,036) New York, New York
Dec 29, 1960*		vs. Penn ECAC Holiday Festival	W 85–68	5–2	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Dec 31, 1960*		vs. Seton Hall ECAC Holiday Festival	L 83–91	5–3	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Jan 4, 1961*		Seton Hall	W 72–71 OT	6–3	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1961*		at NYU	W 71–64	7–3	Alumni Gymnasium  New York, New York
Jan 9, 1961		Delaware	W 84–56	8–3 (2–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1961*		No. 5 St. John's	W 74–71	9–3	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 14, 1961*		at Xavier	L 75–87	9–4	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 18, 1961*		Kentucky Wesleyan	W 96–78	10–4	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 21, 1961		at Gettysburg	W 85–76	11–4 (3–0)	Plank Gym  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1961*		vs. Villanova	W 64–63	12–4	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  The Palestra
Jan 31, 1961*		at Wake Forest	W 72–70	13–4	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1961		vs. La Salle	W 65–54	14–4 (4–0)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1961*		Elizabethtown	W 98–65	15–4	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1961		Lafayette	W 93–77	16–4 (5–0)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 1961*		vs. Penn	W 88–73	17–4	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 1961		vs. Temple	W 86–83 OT	18–4 (6–0)	The Palestra (9,246) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 22, 1961		at Bucknell	W 92–67	19–4 (7–0)	Davis Gym  Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Feb 25, 1961		Muhlenberg	W 81–72	20–4 (8–0)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 28, 1961*		Albright	W 76–74	21–4	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 1961*		vs. Temple	W 72–62	22–4	The Palestra (9,202) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1961*		vs. Princeton Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 72–67	23–4	Charlotte Coliseum (12,000) Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 18, 1961*		vs. Wake Forest Regional final – Elite Eight	W 96–86	24–4	Charlotte Coliseum (12,000) Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 24, 1961*		vs. No. 1 Ohio State National semifinal – Final Four	L 69–95[1]	24–5	Municipal Auditorium (10,700) Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 25, 1961*		vs. Utah Consolation	W 127–120 4OT	25–5	Municipal Auditorium (10,700) Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Main article: 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

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Awards and honors

• Jack Egan – AP Honorable Mention All-American

References

1. "Ohio State and Cincinnati Gain N.C.A.A. Basketball Final at Kansas City". The New York Times. March 25, 1961. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
2. "2018-19 Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Saint Joseph's Hawks. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
3. • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.