# 1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conferences during the 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by 6th year head coach Jack Ramsay, the Hawks finished with an overall record of 25–5 (8–0 in Mid-Atlantic play). Saint Joseph's won the conference title, and received a bid to the NCAA tournament. The team defeated Princeton and Wake Forest to advance to the school's only Final Four to date before losing to No. 1 Ohio State in the National semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1960* | Saint Peter's | W 84–69 | 1–0 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 8, 1960* | Saint Francis (PA) | W 87–55 | 2–0 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 10, 1960* | Dayton | L 65–67 | 2–1 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 13, 1960* | West Chester | W 72–49 | 3–1 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 17, 1960 | at Lehigh | W 81–61 | 4–1 (1–0) | Taylor Gym Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 27, 1960* | vs. No. 3 St. Bonaventure ECAC Holiday Festival | L 70–83 | 4–2 | Madison Square Garden (17,036) New York, New York |
| Dec 29, 1960* | vs. Penn ECAC Holiday Festival | W 85–68 | 5–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 31, 1960* | vs. Seton Hall ECAC Holiday Festival | L 83–91 | 5–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Jan 4, 1961* | Seton Hall | W 72–71 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 6, 1961* | at NYU | W 71–64 | 7–3 | Alumni Gymnasium New York, New York |
| Jan 9, 1961 | Delaware | W 84–56 | 8–3 (2–0) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 11, 1961* | No. 5 St. John's | W 74–71 | 9–3 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 14, 1961* | at Xavier | L 75–87 | 9–4 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 18, 1961* | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 96–78 | 10–4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 21, 1961 | at Gettysburg | W 85–76 | 11–4 (3–0) | Plank Gym Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 28, 1961* | vs. Villanova | W 64–63 | 12–4 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Palestra |
| Jan 31, 1961* | at Wake Forest | W 72–70 | 13–4 | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 4, 1961 | vs. La Salle | W 65–54 | 14–4 (4–0) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 7, 1961* | Elizabethtown | W 98–65 | 15–4 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 11, 1961 | Lafayette | W 93–77 | 16–4 (5–0) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 14, 1961* | vs. Penn | W 88–73 | 17–4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 18, 1961 | vs. Temple | W 86–83 $^{OT}$ | 18–4 (6–0) | The Palestra (9,246) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 22, 1961 | at Bucknell | W 92–67 | 19–4 (7–0) | Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 25, 1961 | Muhlenberg | W 81–72 | 20–4 (8–0) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 28, 1961* | Albright | W 76–74 | 21–4 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 11, 1961* | vs. Temple | W 72–62 | 22–4 | The Palestra (9,202) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1961* | vs. Princeton Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 72–67 | 23–4 | Charlotte Coliseum (12,000) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mar 18, 1961* | vs. Wake Forest Regional final – Elite Eight | W 96–86 | 24–4 | Charlotte Coliseum (12,000) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mar 24, 1961* | vs. No. 1 Ohio State National semifinal – Final Four | L 69–95 | 24–5 | Municipal Auditorium (10,700) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 25, 1961* | vs. Utah Consolation | W 127–120 $^{4OT}$ | 25–5 | Municipal Auditorium (10,700) Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Jack Egan – AP Honorable Mention All-American