The 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1963, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 21, 1964, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The UCLA Bruins won their first NCAA national championship with a 98–83 victory over the Duke Blue Devils.
1963–64 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Preseason AP No. 1 | Loyola-Chicago[1][2] |
NCAA Tournament | 1964 |
Tournament dates | March 9 – 21, 1964 |
National Championship | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
NCAA Champions | UCLA |
Helms National Champions | UCLA |
Other champions | Bradley (NIT) |
Player of the Year (Helms) | Walt Hazzard, UCLA |
Season headlines edit
- The Big Sky Conference began play, with six members.
Season outlook edit
Pre-season polls edit
The Top 10 from the AP Poll and the Top 20 from the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3][4]
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Conference membership changes edit
Regular season edit
Conference winners and tournaments edit
Informal championships edit
Conference | Regular season winner |
Conference player of the year |
Conference tournament |
Tournament venue (City) |
Tournament winner |
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Philadelphia Big 5 | La Salle | None selected | No Tournament |
Statistical leaders edit
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Post-season tournaments edit
NCAA tournament edit
Final Four edit
National semifinals | National finals | ||||||||
E | Duke | 91 | |||||||
ME | Michigan | 80 | |||||||
E | Duke | 83 | |||||||
W | UCLA | 98 | |||||||
MW | Kansas State | 84 | |||||||
W | UCLA | 90 |
- Third Place – Michigan 100, Kansas State 90
National Invitation tournament edit
Semifinals & finals edit
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Bradley | 67 | ||||||||
Army | 52 | ||||||||
Bradley | 86 | ||||||||
New Mexico | 54 | ||||||||
New Mexico | 72 | ||||||||
NYU | 65 |
- Third Place – Army 60, NYU 59
Awards edit
Consensus All-American teams edit
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Gary Bradds | F | Senior | Ohio State |
Bill Bradley | F | Junior | Princeton |
Walt Hazzard | G | Senior | UCLA |
Cotton Nash | F | Senior | Kentucky |
Dave Stallworth | F | Junior | Wichita |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Ron Bonham | F | Senior | Cincinnati |
Mel Counts | C | Senior | Oregon State |
Fred Hetzel | F | Junior | Davidson |
Jeff Mullins | G | Senior | Duke |
Cazzie Russell | F | Sophomore | Michigan |
Major player of the year awards edit
- Helms Player of the Year: Walt Hazzard, UCLA
- Associated Press Player of the Year: Gary Bradds, Ohio State
- UPI Player of the Year: Gary Bradds, Ohio State
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Walt Hazzard, UCLA
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Bill Bradley, Princeton
Major coach of the year awards edit
- Henry Iba Award: John Wooden, UCLA
- NABC Coach of the Year: John Wooden, UCLA
- UPI Coach of the Year: John Wooden, UCLA
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: John Wooden, UCLA
Other major awards edit
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Steve Courtin, Saint Joseph's, & Wali Jones, Villanova
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Nick Werkman, Seton Hall
Coaching changes edit
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
References edit
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09