The 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1963, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 21, 1964, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The UCLA Bruins won their first NCAA national championship with a 98–83 victory over the Duke Blue Devils.

Season headlines

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The Top 10 from the AP Poll and the Top 20 from the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3][4]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Loyola-Chicago
2 NYU
3 Cincinnati
4 Duke
5 Wichita
6 Arizona State
7 Ohio State
8 Michigan
9 Kentucky
10 Oregon State
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Loyola-Chicago
2 Cincinnati
3
(tie)
Duke
NYU
5 Wichita
6 Arizona State
7 Ohio State
8 Michigan
9 Oregon State
10 Texas
11 Kentucky
12 Providence
13
(tie)
San Francisco
UCLA
15 Villanova
16
(tie)
Kansas State
Stanford
18 Minnesota
19 Oklahoma State
20 Bradley

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
Austin Peay Governors non-NCAA University Division Ohio Valley Conference
Fordham Rams Metropolitan New York Conference NCAA University Division independent
Gonzaga Bulldogs NCAA University Division independent Big Sky Conference
Idaho Vandals NCAA University Division independent Big Sky Conference
Idaho State Bengals NCAA University Division independent Big Sky Conference
Manhattan Jaspers Metropolitan New York Conference NCAA University Division independent
Montana Grizzlies NCAA University Division independent Big Sky Conference
Montana State Bobcats NCAA University Division independent Big Sky Conference
NYU Violets Metropolitan New York Conference NCAA University Division independent
St. Francis Terriers Metropolitan New York Conference NCAA University Division independent
St. John's Redmen Metropolitan New York Conference NCAA University Division independent
UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos non-NCAA University Division West Coast Athletic Conference
Washington State Cougars NCAA University Division independent Athletic Association of Western Universities
Weber State Wildcats non-NCAA University Division Big Sky Conference

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[5]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Athletic Association of Western UniversitiesUCLANone selectedNo Tournament
Atlantic Coast ConferenceDukeJeff Mullins,
Duke[6]
1964 ACC men's basketball tournamentReynolds Coliseum
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
Duke
Big Eight ConferenceKansas StateNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Sky ConferenceMontana StateNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan & Ohio StateNone selectedNo Tournament
Ivy LeaguePrincetonNone selectedNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceOhioNone selectedNo Tournament
Middle Atlantic ConferenceTempleNo Tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceDrake & WichitaNone selectedNo Tournament
Ohio Valley ConferenceMurray StateJim Jennings, Murray State1964 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentJefferson County Armory
(Louisville, Kentucky)
Murray State
Southeastern ConferenceKentuckyNone selectedNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceDavidsonFred Hetzel, Davidson[7]1964 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentCharlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
VMI[8]
Southwest ConferenceTexas A&MBennie Lenox, Texas A&MNo Tournament
West Coast Athletic ConferenceSan FranciscoOllie Johnson, San FranciscoNo Tournament
Western Athletic ConferenceArizona State & New MexicoNone selectedNo Tournament
Yankee ConferenceConnecticut & Rhode IslandNone selectedNo Tournament

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Philadelphia Big 5La SalleNone selectedNo Tournament

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four

National semifinals National finals
      
E Duke 91
ME Michigan 80
E Duke 83
W UCLA 98
MW Kansas State 84
W UCLA 90
  • Third Place – Michigan 100, Kansas State 90

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
  Bradley 67
  Army 52
  Bradley 86
  New Mexico 54
  New Mexico 72
  NYU 65
  • Third Place – Army 60, NYU 59

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Gary Bradds F Senior Ohio State
Bill Bradley F Junior Princeton
Walt Hazzard G Senior UCLA
Cotton Nash F Senior Kentucky
Dave Stallworth F Junior Wichita


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Ron Bonham F Senior Cincinnati
Mel Counts C Senior Oregon State
Fred Hetzel F Junior Davidson
Jeff Mullins G Senior Duke
Cazzie Russell F Sophomore Michigan

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Dayton Tom Blackburn Don Donoher
Iowa Sharm Scheuerman Ralph Miller
Marquette Eddie Hickey Al McGuire
NC State Everett Case Press Maravich
Oregon State Slats Gill Paul Valenti
South Carolina Chuck Noe Dwane Morrison Frank McGuire
Western Kentucky State Edgar Diddle John Oldham
Wichita State Ralph Miller Gary Thompson

References

  1. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  6. 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
  7. 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  8. 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
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