1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team explained

Year:	1959–60
Team:	Cincinnati Bearcats
Sport:	Basketball
Conference:	Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:	MVC
Coachrank:	2
Aprank:	1
Record:	28–2
Conf Record:	13–1
Champion:	MVC champion
Tourney Result:	Third place

The 1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The head coach was George Smith.

Regular season

• In the Crosstown Shootout, Cincinnati beat Xavier by a score of 85–68. The match was held at the Cincinnati Gardens.

NCAA basketball tournament

• Midwest
  • Cincinnati 99, DePaul 59
  • Cincinnati 82, Kansas 71
• Final Four
  • California 77, Cincinnati 69
• Third-place game
  • Cincinnati 95, New York 71

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Awards and honors

• Oscar Robertson, USBWA College Player of the Year,^[2] NCAA scoring leader (3x)

NBA draft

1	1		Cincinnati Royals
3	17		Cincinnati Royals

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Notes and References

1. Web site: RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More.
2. Web site: The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners . 2008-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ . 2008-06-11 .
3. Web site: 1960 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com . www.databasebasketball.com . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060213045016/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1960&lg=n . 13 February 2006 . dead.