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1962–63 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1962–63 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

1962–63 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 8
Record20–6 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDave Downey
CaptainBob Starnes
Home arenaHuff Hall &
Assembly Hall
Seasons
1962–63 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Ohio State 11 – 3   .786 20 – 4   .833
No. 8 Illinois 11 – 3   .786 20 – 6   .769
Indiana 9 – 5   .643 13 – 11   .542
Michigan 8 – 6   .571 16 – 8   .667
Minnesota 8 – 6   .571 12 – 12   .500
Wisconsin 7 – 7   .500 14 – 10   .583
Northwestern 6 – 8   .429 9 – 15   .375
Iowa 5 – 9   .357 9 – 15   .375
Michigan State 3 – 11   .214 4 – 16   .200
Purdue 2 – 12   .143 7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season edit

The 1962-63 season saw the Fighting Illini finish with 20-6 overall, 11-3 in the conference. Senior Dave Downey led the team in scoring, as he had the previous two seasons, and he moved into first on the all-time scoring list. Downey also set the school record for points in a game, which still stands, with 53 in a road loss to Indiana on February 16, 1963. Illinois was a game back of first place in the league standings with only two games remaining when the Assembly Hall opened its doors on March 4, 1963. Illinois’ first game at the Hall was an exciting 79-73 victory over Northwestern before 16,137 fans to stay within a game of first-place Ohio State. After Illinois edged Iowa, 73-69, in the last game of the season, the Fighting Illini would need an overtime loss two hours later by the Buckeyes at Indiana to share the title. During the season the Illini would win the Eastern College Athletic Conference Holiday Festival and make the Elite Eight of the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to eventual champion Loyola (Chicago).

Roster edit

1962–63 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 10 Larry Bauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Springfield High School Springfield, Illinois
G 11 Bob Meadows 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 157 lb (71 kg) So Collinsville High School Collinsville, Illinois
G 12 Tal Brody 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Central High School Trenton, New Jersey
F 14 John Love 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Ottawa Township High School Ottawa, Illinois
G 22 Jay Lovelace 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Sr Carbondale Community High School Carbondale, Illinois
C 25 Bill Burwell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Boys High School Brooklyn, New York
F 30 Jeff Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Benton Consolidated High School Benton, Illinois
G 31 Tony Latham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Waukegan High School Waukegan, Illinois
G 32 Bill Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Windsor High School Windsor, Illinois
F 33 Bogie Redmon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Collinsville High School Collinsville, Illinois
G 34 Bill McKeown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Clinton High School Clinton, Illinois
C 35 Skip Thoren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Rockford East High School Rockford, Illinois
F 40 Dave Downey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Canton High School Canton, Illinois
F 44 Bob Starnes (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Gage Park High School Chicago, Illinois
G 53 Bill Small 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr West Aurora High School Aurora, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Roster

Source[1]

Schedule edit

Source[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state[3]
Non-Conference regular season
11/30/1962*
no, no 		No. 8 vs. Butler W 66-49  1-0
 Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, IL
12/6/1962*
no, no 		No. NR Washington (St. Louis) W 99-55  2-0
 Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, IL
12/16/1962*
no, no 		No. 10 at Iowa State W 76-73  3-0
 Iowa State Armory (7,000)
Ames, IA
12/17/1962*
no, no 		No. 10 San Jose State W 90-64  4-0
 Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, IL
12/22/1962*
no, no 		No. 8 Oklahoma W 93-90  5-0
 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
12/26/1962*
no, no 		No. 4 Penn
ECAC Holiday Festival 		W 98-66  6-0
 Madison Square Garden (14,238)
New York, NY
12/28/1962*
no, no 		No. 4 NYU
ECAC Holiday Festival 		W 91-84  7-0
 Madison Square Garden (15,036)
New York, NY
12/29/1962*
no, no 		No. 4 West Virginia
ECAC Holiday Festival 		W 92-74  8-0
 Madison Square Garden (12,125)
New York, NY
12/31/1962*
no, no 		No. 3 Notre Dame L 88-90  8-1
 Chicago Stadium (10,346)
Chicago, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1963
no, no 		No. 3 at Iowa
Rivalry 		W 85-76  9-1
(1-0) 		Iowa Field House (12,600)
Iowa City, IA
1/7/1963
no, no 		No. 5 Ohio State (#5) W 90-78  10-1
(2-0) 		Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, IL
1/12/1963
no, no 		No. 5 Purdue W 106-82  11-1
(3-0) 		Huff Hall (6,756)
Champaign, IL
1/14/1963
no, no 		No. 3 at Northwestern W 78–76  12-1
(4-0) 		McGaw Memorial Hall (7,200)
Evanston, IL
1/26/1963*
no, no 		No. 4 Cincinnati (#1) L 53-62  12-2
 Chicago Stadium (23,000)
Chicago, IL
2/4/1963
no, no 		No. 4 Indiana
Rivalry 		W 104-101  13-2
(5-0) 		Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, IL
2/9/1963
no, no 		No. 4 Michigan State W 91-86  14-2
(6-0) 		Huff Hall (6,797)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1963
no, no 		No. 4 at Wisconsin L 77-84  14-3
(6-1) 		Wisconsin Field House (12,088)
Madison, WI
2/16/1963
no, no 		No. 6 at Indiana
Rivalry 		L 100-103  14-4
(6-2) 		Gladstein Fieldhouse (10,300)
Bloomington, IN
2/19/1963
no, no 		No. 6 at Purdue W 87-79  15-4
(7-2) 		Lambert Fieldhouse (9,637)
West Lafayette, IN
2/23/1963
no, no 		No. 6 Wisconsin W 89-77  16-4
(8-2) 		Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, IL
2/25/1963
no, no 		No. 6 at Minnesota W 81-70  17-4
(9-2) 		Williams Arena (11,226)
Minneapolis, MN
3/2/1963
no, no 		No. 6 at Michigan L 81-84  17-5
(9-3) 		Yost Ice Arena (9,450)
Ann Arbor, MI
3/4/1963
no, no 		No. 8 Northwestern W 79-73  18-5
(10-3) 		Assembly Hall (16,137)
Champaign, IL
3/9/1963
no, no 		No. 8 Iowa
Rivalry 		W 73-69  19-5
(11-3) 		Assembly Hall (16,007)
Champaign, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1963*
no, no 		No. 8 vs. Bowling Green
NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Semi-Final[4] 		W 90-67  20-5
 Jenison Fieldhouse (12,143)
East Lansing, MI
3/16/1963*
no, no 		No. 8 vs. Loyola (Chicago)
NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Final 		L 64–79  20-6
 Jenison Fieldhouse (9,459)
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings edit

Main article: 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

Player stats edit

Player Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Points
Dave Downey 26 201 111 254 513
Bill Small 26 439 81 120 439
Bill Burwell 26 158 86 230 402
Bob Starnes 26 115 84 180 314
Tal Brody 26 95 63 90 253
Skip Thoren 26 53 37 150 143
Bill Edwards 26 23 10 28 56
Bogie Redmon 23 22 11 72 55
Bill McKeown 14 4 4 12 12
John Love 8 3 2 7 8
Larry Bauer 5 2 2 6 6
Jay Lovelace 4 0 0 0 0

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Awards and honors edit

Team players drafted into the NBA edit

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Bill Burwell St. Louis Hawks 3 24
Dave Downey San Francisco Warriors 4 30
Bill Small Detroit Pistons 5 40

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References edit

  1. ^ Men's Basketball Roster
  2. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1962-63, FightingIllini.com
  3. ^ Schedule
  4. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  5. ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "1963 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
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