# 1962–63 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 1962–63 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, during the 1962–63 season.
Led by head coach Slats Gill – serving in his 35th of 36 seasons – and big man Mel Counts, the Beavers participated in the 1963 NCAA Tournament and reached the second Final Four in school history. Guard Terry Baker became the first college football Heisman Trophy winner to play in the NCAA tournament's Final Four.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 7, 1962* | No. 7 | at Seattle | L 58–60 | 0–1 | Washington State Coliseum Seattle, Washington |
| Dec 8, 1962* | No. 7 | at Washington | W 57–45 | 1–1 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington |
| Dec 14, 1962* | No. 9 | California | L 59–61 | 1–2 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Dec 15, 1962* | No. 9 | California | W 70–60 | 2–2 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Dec 21, 1962* | | vs. No. 7 West Virginia Kentucky Invitational | L 65–70 | 2–3 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 22, 1962* | | vs. Iowa Kentucky Invitational | W 61–55 | 3–3 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 26, 1962* | | vs. Idaho Far West Classic | W 80–53 | 4–3 | Memorial Coliseum (12,129) Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 28, 1962* | | vs. California Far West Classic | W 58–50 | 5–3 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 29, 1962* | | vs. Iowa Far West Classic | W 64–57 | 6–3 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon |
| Jan 4, 1963* | | Washington State | W 74–47 | 7–3 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Jan 5, 1963* | | Washington State | W 61–50 | 8–3 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Jan 11, 1963* | | at Stanford | W 65–58 | 9–3 | Old Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 12, 1963* | | at Stanford | L 69–96 | 9–4 | Old Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 19, 1963* | No. 10 | Gonzaga | W 63–47 | 10–4 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Jan 26, 1963* | | Washington | W 65–48 | 11–4 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 1, 1963* | | Seattle | W 66–60 | 12–4 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 8, 1963* | | at Portland | L 58–67 | 12–5 | Howard Hall Portland, Oregon |
| Feb 9, 1963* | | Portland | W 66–51 | 13–5 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 15, 1963* | | Oregon | L 50–54 | 13–6 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 16, 1963* | | at Oregon | W 67–57 | 14–6 | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Feb 22, 1963* | | Southern California | W 76–49 | 15–6 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 23, 1963* | | Southern California | L 58–67 | 15–7 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Mar 1, 1963* | | at Washington State | W 79–56 | 16–7 | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, Washington |
| Mar 2, 1963* | | at Washington State | W 74–65 | 17–7 | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, Washington |
| Mar 8, 1963* | | at Oregon | W 65–61 | 18–7 | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Mar 9, 1963* | | Oregon | W 71–65 | 19–7 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1963* | | vs. Seattle First round | W 70–66 | 20–7 | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Mar 15, 1963* | | vs. San Francisco Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 65–61 | 21–7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah |
| Mar 16, 1963* | | vs. No. 4 Arizona State Regional final – Elite Eight | W 83–65 | 22–7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah |
| Mar 22, 1963* | | vs. No. 1 Cincinnati National semifinal – Final Four | L 46–80 | 22–8 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 23, 1963* | | vs. No. 2 Duke Consolation | L 63–85 | 22–9 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
Sources

## Awards and honors

* Mel Counts – All-American
* Terry Baker – All-American, Academic All-American