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The 1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1959-60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 19, 1960, at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California.
A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. [2] Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor, won the national title with a 75–55 victory in the final game over California, coached by Pete Newell. Jerry Lucas of Ohio State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. [3]
The 1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1959-60 NCAA College Division men's basketball season.
The 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1959, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 19, 1960, at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California.
Joe Roberts, who passed away Monday morning at age 86, won one NCAA title, one NBA title and earned four college degrees. Joe Roberts, starting power forward on Ohio State's 1960 NCAA championship ...
The 1960–61 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA University Division competition in the 1960–61 season. Houston, coached by Guy Lewis, played its home games in Jeppesen Fieldhouse and the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas, and was then an Independent.
Oregon won the inaugural tournament, defeating Ohio State 46–33 in the first championship game. Before the 1941 tournament, control of the event was given to the NCAA. [11] In the early years of the tournament, it was considered less important than the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), a New York City-based event.
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