The 1961–62 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1961–62 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by third year head coach John J. 'Red' McManus, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. They finished the season 21-5. The Creighton Bluejays earned a bid into the 1962 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Memphis State in the Midwest Region Quarterfinals round before falling in the Midwest Region Semifinals to the #2 ranked, and eventual 1962 National Champion, Cincinnati Bearcats. The Bluejays defeated Texas Tech in the Midwest Region Third Place game.[1]
Before the season started, Red appeared before the Quarterback Club in Omaha and with his first words stated that Creighton was going to a post season tournament. A majority of the people felt that McManus had a fatal case of over-optimism. The previous year's 8-17 record was far from good. McManus worked tirelessly to turn Creighton into a basketball power. He utilized sharp recruiting and tough coaching to put the Bluejays back on the road to fame. The hard work paid off. Sophomore Paul Silas would blossom into a force in the middle, leading the nation in rebounding for the 1961–62 and 1962-63 seasons.[2]
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January 01, 1970
1961, creighton, bluejays, basketball, team, represented, creighton, university, during, 1961, ncaa, division, basketball, season, bluejays, third, year, head, coach, john, mcmanus, played, their, home, games, omaha, civic, auditorium, they, finished, season, . The 1961 62 Creighton Bluejays men s basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1961 62 NCAA Division I men s basketball season The Bluejays led by third year head coach John J Red McManus played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium They finished the season 21 5 The Creighton Bluejays earned a bid into the 1962 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Memphis State in the Midwest Region Quarterfinals round before falling in the Midwest Region Semifinals to the 2 ranked and eventual 1962 National Champion Cincinnati Bearcats The Bluejays defeated Texas Tech in the Midwest Region Third Place game 1 1961 62 Creighton Bluejays men s basketball1962 NCAA Tournament Sweet SixteenConferenceIndependentRecord21 5Head coachRed McManusHome arenaOmaha Civic AuditoriumSeasons 1960 611962 63 Before the season started Red appeared before the Quarterback Club in Omaha and with his first words stated that Creighton was going to a post season tournament A majority of the people felt that McManus had a fatal case of over optimism The previous year s 8 17 record was far from good McManus worked tirelessly to turn Creighton into a basketball power He utilized sharp recruiting and tough coaching to put the Bluejays back on the road to fame The hard work paid off Sophomore Paul Silas would blossom into a force in the middle leading the nation in rebounding for the 1961 62 and 1962 63 seasons 2 Roster editNumber Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 21 Herb Millard Senior 22 Santos Jimenez 23 Pete McManamon 24 Chuck Officer Guard 6 2 175 Junior Moline Illinois 25 Harry Forehand 31 John Callaghan 32 Tom Dowling 33 Larry Wagner 35 Paul Silas Center 6 7 220 Sophomore Oakland California 41 Carl Silvestrini 42 Jim Swassing 43 Bob Eickholt 45 Jim Bakos Sophomore East Chicago Indiana 52 Mike Lynch 3 Schedule editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site attendance city state Regular Season 12 01 1961 Colorado College W 85 51 1 0 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 12 09 1961 Notre Dame W 73 71 2 0 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 12 12 1961 at Illinois L 61 70 2 1 Huff Hall Champaign Illinois 12 14 1961 Denver W 60 59 3 1 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 12 16 1961 at Northwestern L 56 59 3 2 McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston Illinois 12 18 1961 Gonzaga W 82 77 4 2 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 12 19 1961 at South Dakota W 85 59 5 2 Vermillion South Dakota 12 20 1961 UCLA W 74 72 6 2 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 12 21 1961 Rice W 91 57 7 2 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 12 29 1961 Princeton W 63 54 8 2 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 1 02 1962 South Dakota W 84 58 9 2 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 1 06 1962 Wabash W 96 62 10 2 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 1 13 1962 at St John s L 52 72 10 3 Alumni Hall Jamaica New York 1 15 1962 at Seton Hall L 80 86 10 4 Walsh Gymnasium South Orange New Jersey 1 27 1962 at Nevada W 76 69 11 4 Reno Nevada 2 03 1962 at Iowa W 68 67 12 4 Iowa Fieldhouse Iowa City Iowa 2 05 1962 at Marquette W 79 72 OT 13 4 Milwaukee Wisconsin 2 10 1962 at Notre Dame W 74 71 14 4 Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend Indiana 2 12 1962 at St Ambrose W 93 63 15 4 Davenport Iowa 2 16 1962 at Air Force W 61 60 16 4 Colorado Springs Colorado 2 19 1962 Centenary W 77 70 17 4 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 2 26 1962 North Dakota State W 84 54 18 4 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 3 03 1962 North Dakota W 90 54 19 4 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Nebraska 1962 NCAA Tournament 03 12 1962 vs Memphis State Midwest Region Quarterfinals W 87 83 20 4 Moody Coliseum Dallas Texas 03 16 1962 vs No 2 Cincinnati Midwest Region Semifinals L 46 66 20 5 Ahearn Field House Manhattan Kansas 03 17 1962 vs Texas Tech Midwest Region Third place game W 63 61 21 5 Ahearn Field House Manhattan KansasReferences edit Go Creighton Creighton Athletic Department Archived from the original on August 8 2014 Retrieved March 9 2013 The Bluejay Creighton University 1962 Number 24 Chuck Officer White amp Blue Review Retrieved March 9 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1961 62 Creighton Bluejays men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1170772644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
