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
Big Ten Conference champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 8
1962–63 record20–6 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coachHarry Combes 15th Season
Assistant coaches
MVPDave Downey
CaptainBob Starnes
Home arenaHuff Hall &
Assembly Hall
1962–63 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Ohio State11–3 .786  20–4  .833
No. 8 Illinois11–3 .786  20–6  .769
Indiana9–5 .643  13–11  .542
Michigan8–6 .571  16–8  .667
Minnesota8–6 .571  12–12  .500
Wisconsin7–7 .500  14–10  .583
Northwestern6–8 .429  9–15  .375
Iowa5–9 .357  9–15  .375
Michigan State3–11 .214  4–16  .200
Purdue2–12 .143  7–17  .292
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

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
1962–63 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 10 Larry Bauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)207 lb (94 kg) SoSpringfield High School Springfield, Illinois
G 11 Bob Meadows 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)157 lb (71 kg) SoCollinsville High School Collinsville, Illinois
G 12 Tal Brody 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoCentral High School Trenton, New Jersey
F 14 John Love 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)199 lb (90 kg) JrOttawa Township High School Ottawa, Illinois
G 22 Jay Lovelace 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)164 lb (74 kg) SrCarbondale Community High School Carbondale, Illinois
C 25 Bill Burwell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)227 lb (103 kg) SrBoys High School Brooklyn, New York
F 30 Jeff Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrBenton Consolidated High School Benton, Illinois
G 31 Tony Latham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)163 lb (74 kg) SoWaukegan High School Waukegan, Illinois
G 32 Bill Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)208 lb (94 kg) JrWindsor High School Windsor, Illinois
F 33 Bogie Redmon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)218 lb (99 kg) SoCollinsville High School Collinsville, Illinois
G 34 Bill McKeown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoClinton High School Clinton, Illinois
C 35 Skip Thoren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoRockford East High School Rockford, Illinois
F 40 Dave Downey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)204 lb (93 kg) SrCanton High School Canton, Illinois
F 44 Bob Starnes (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)187 lb (85 kg) SrGage Park High School Chicago, Illinois
G 53 Bill Small 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrWest Aurora High School Aurora, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Howie Braun (University of Illinois) (26th year)
  • Jim Wright (University of Illinois) (5th year)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Roster

Source[1]

Schedule

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 vs. Washington (St. Louis) W 99-55  2-0
 Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, IL
12/16/1962*
no, no		 No. 10 @ Iowa State W 76-73  3-0
 Iowa State Armory (7,000)
Ames, IA
12/17/1962*
no, no		 No. 10 vs. San Jose State W 90-64  4-0
 Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, IL
12/22/1962*
no, no		 No. 8 vs. Oklahoma W 93-90  5-0
 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
12/26/1962*
no, no		 No. 4 vs. Penn
ECAC Holiday Festival		 W 98-66  6-0
 Madison Square Garden (14,238)
New York, NY
12/28/1962*
no, no		 No. 4 vs. NYU
ECAC Holiday Festival		 W 91-84  7-0
 Madison Square Garden (15,036)
New York, NY
12/29/1962*
no, no		 No. 4 vs. 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 vs. Notre Dame L 88-90  8-1
 Chicago Stadium (10,346)
Chicago, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1963
no, no		 No. 3 @ Iowa
Rivalry		 W 85-76  9-1 (1-0)
 Iowa Field House (12,600)
Iowa City, IA
1/7/1963
no, no		 No. 5 vs. Ohio State (#5) W 90-78  10-1 (2-0)
 Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, IL
1/12/1963
no, no		 No. 5 vs. Purdue W 106-82  11-1 (3-0)
 Huff Hall (6,756)
Champaign, IL
1/14/1963
no, no		 No. 3 @ Northwestern W 78–76  12-1 (4-0)
 McGaw Memorial Hall (7,200)
Evanston, IL
1/26/1963*
no, no		 No. 4 vs. Cincinnati (#1) L 53-62  12-2
 Chicago Stadium (23,000)
Chicago, IL
2/4/1963
no, no		 No. 4 vs. Indiana
Rivalry		 W 104-101  13-2 (5-0)
 Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, IL
2/9/1963
no, no		 No. 4 vs. Michigan State W 91-86  14-2 (6-0)
 Huff Hall (6,797)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1963
no, no		 No. 4 @ Wisconsin L 77-84  14-3 (6-1)
 Wisconsin Field House (12,088)
Madison, WI
2/16/1963
no, no		 No. 6 @ Indiana
Rivalry		 L 100-103  14-4 (6-2)
 Gladstein Fieldhouse (10,300)
Bloomington, IN
2/19/1963
no, no		 No. 6 @ Purdue W 87-79  15-4 (7-2)
 Lambert Fieldhouse (9,637)
West Lafayette, IN
2/23/1963
no, no		 No. 6 vs. Wisconsin W 89-77  16-4 (8-2)
 Huff Hall (6,912)
Champaign, IL
2/25/1963
no, no		 No. 6 @ Minnesota W 81-70  17-4 (9-2)
 Williams Arena (11,226)
Minneapolis, MN
3/2/1963
no, no		 No. 6 @ Michigan L 81-84  17-5 (9-3)
 Yost Ice Arena (9,450)
Ann Arbor, MI
3/4/1963
no, no		 No. 8 vs. Northwestern W 79-73  18-5 (10-3)
 Assembly Hall (16,137)
Champaign, IL
3/9/1963
no, no		 No. 8 vs. 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
Main article: 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

Player stats
Player Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Points
Dave Downey26201111254513
Bill Small2643981120439
Bill Burwell2615886230402
Bob Starnes2611584180314
Tal Brody26956390253
Skip Thoren265337150143
Bill Edwards2623102856
Bogie Redmon2322117255
Bill McKeown14441212
John Love83278
Larry Bauer52266
Jay Lovelace40000

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA
Player NBA Club Round Pick
Bill BurwellSt. Louis Hawks324
Dave DowneySan Francisco Warriors430
Bill SmallDetroit Pistons540

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References
  1. Men's Basketball Roster
  2. University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1962-63, FightingIllini.com
  3. Schedule
  4. http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1963
  5. "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  6. List of MVPs
  7. "1963 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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