1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
Big Ten regular season champions
National Championship Game,
W 75–55 vs. California
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record25–3 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSt. John Arena
1959–60 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Ohio State 13 1   .929 25 3   .893
No. 7 Indiana 11 3   .786 20 4   .833
Illinois 8 6   .571 16 7   .696
Minnesota 8 6   .571 12 12   .500
Northwestern 8 6   .571 11 12   .478
Iowa 6 8   .429 14 10   .583
Purdue 6 8   .429 11 12   .478
Michigan State 5 9   .357 10 11   .476
Wisconsin 4 10   .286 8 16   .333
Michigan 1 13   .071 4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team is the only basketball team to win a national title in Ohio State history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Fred Taylor and had three future Hall of Famers on their roster—center Jerry Lucas, forward John Havlicek, and reserve forward Bob Knight, who entered the Hall for his storied coaching career, most notably at Indiana.