Hall of Fame
Ed Jucker of Cincinnati is arguably one of the greatest men’s basketball coaches in Missouri Valley Conference history.
Jucker saw his teams put together a single-season, school-record win streak of 22 games (1960-61) and a Cincinnati record 37-game consecutive victory string over the 1961-62 and 1962-63 campaigns.
A two-time Rawlings MVC Coach of the Year selection (1961 and 1963), he powered the Bearcats to three-consecutive Missouri Valley Conference crowns and NCAA Tournament appearances.
He was named the 1963 National Coach of the Year by United Press International, U.S. Basketball Writers Association and New York Writers Association.
He led UC to back-to-back NCAA national titles in 1961 and 1962 -- only the second time in league history that’s happened.
He mentored a total of six All-Americans, including Ron Bonham (1963), Paul Hogue (1961 and 1962), Tom Thacker (1963), Bob Wiesenhahn (1961), George Wilson (1963) and Tony Yates (1962 and 1963).