# 1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago. The head coach was George Ireland. The Ramblers went 23–4 and earned a third place finish in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).
Jerry Harkness led the team in scoring with a total of 567 points, making for an average of 21.0 points per game. Les Hunter led in field goal percentage at 49.3%, going 137 for 238 on the season. Vic Rouse led the team in rebounding, making 294 rebounds for a per-game average of 11.3, and in free throw percentage, sinking 85 out of 109 throws for 78.0% on the season. The team averaged 90.2 points per game, the fourth-highest scoring average in Loyola-Chicago history as of 2018.

## Roster

| Name | # | Pos | Height | Year | Hometown |
| Floyd Bosley | 33 | C | 6–8 | | |
| John Crnokrak | 30 | F | 6–4 | Senior | |
| John Egan | 20 | G | 5–10 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL |
| Mike Gavin | 35 | G | 6–0 | Senior | Chicago, IL |
| Jerry Harkness | 15 | F | 6–3 | Junior | Bronx, NY |
| Les Hunter | 12 | C | 6–7 | Sophomore | Nashville, TN |
| Dan McQuade | 32 | | | | |
| Ron Miller | 31 | G | 6–2 | Sophomore | Bronx, NY |
| Nick Pallotta | 22 | F | 6–4 | Sophomore | Canton, OH |
| Alan Ray | 14 | F | 6–0 | | |
| Jim Reardon | 24 | F | 6–4 | Junior | Chicago, IL |
| Rich Rochelle | 21 | C | 6–9 | Sophomore | |
| Vic Rouse | 22 | F | 6–6 | Sophomore | Nashville, TN |
| Jim Schilling | 25 | | | | |
| Jerry Verway | 34 | G | 6–0 | Senior | Racine, WI |
| Chuck Wood | 23 | G/F | 6–3 | Sophomore | Racine, WI |
    Sources: Sports-Reference, Loyola yearbook

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| December 2, 1961* | Assumption | W 95–44 | 1–0 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| December 5, 1961* | South Dakota | W 104–63 | 2–0 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| December 9, 1961* | Wayne State | W 93–43 | 3–0 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| December 11, 1961* | North Dakota | W 96–73 | 4–0 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| December 13, 1961* | at Western Michigan | W 87–85 | 5–0 | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 16, 1961* | at Ohio State | L 72–92 | 5–1 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| December 18, 1961* | Ohio | W 77–69 | 6–1 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| December 28, 1961* | Colgate | W 93–54 | 7–1 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| December 30, 1961* | Indiana | W 95–90 | 8–1 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| January 6, 1962* | at Detroit Mercy | W 90–76 | 9–1 | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| January 9, 1962* | at Marquette | L 60–63 | 9–2 | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| January 20, 1962* | Memphis State | W 100–76 | 10–2 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| January 23, 1962* | at Loyola (La.) | W 95–73 | 11–2 | Loyola Field House New Orleans, LA |
| January 27, 1962* | St. John's (N.Y.) | W 92–82 | 12–2 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| January 30, 1962* | at Ohio | W 93–75 | 13–2 | Grover Center Athens, OH |
| February 1, 1962* | Baldwin Wallace | W 108–68 | 14–2 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| February 7, 1962* | Western Michigan | W 102–79 | 15–2 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| February 15, 1962* | at Marshall | W 88–80 | 16–2 | |
| February 19, 1962* | St. Norbert | W 105–52 | 17–2 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| February 24, 1962* | Marquette | W 98–84 | 18–2 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| February 26, 1962* | at Washington (Mo.) | W 103–80 | 19–2 | |
| March 1, 1962* | Bowling Green | W 81–68 | 20–2 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| March 3, 1962* | at John Carroll | W 67–66 | 21–2 | |
| March 5, 1962* | at Xavier | L 89–96 | 21–3 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH |
| National Invitation Tournament |||||
| March 17, 1962* | vs. Temple NIT Quarterfinal | W 75–64 | 22–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 22, 1962* | vs. Dayton NIT Semifinal | L 82–98 | 22–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 24, 1962* | vs. Duquesne NIT third-place game | W 95–84 | 23–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. Sources |||||