GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1968-1969 Season

1968-1969 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/30/1968 Iowa State L 48-57
12/03/1968 Marquette W 75-73
12/14/1968 @ Loyola (IL) W 76-71
12/16/1968 @ Notre Dame L 65-69
12/17/1968 North Dakota W 77-64
12/20/1968 UCLA L 51-90
12/23/1968 @ San Diego State W 73-60
12/27/1968 Dallas Classic
vs. Drake		 L 48-71
12/28/1968 Dallas Classic
vs. Mississippi		 W 72-58
12/30/1968 Detroit W 85-80
01/04/1969 @ Illinois L 58-80
01/11/1969 Michigan W 94-67
01/14/1969 @ Wisconsin L 61-68
01/18/1969 @ Iowa L 68-89
01/25/1969 Purdue L 79-102
02/01/1969 Northwestern W 89-80
02/08/1969 @ Indiana W 89-83
02/11/1969 Wisconsin L 63-69
02/15/1969 @ Ohio State L 41-58
02/22/1969 Indiana W 83-79
02/24/1969 @ Michigan L 79-83
03/01/1969 @ Northwestern L 70-74
03/04/1969 Iowa W 71-65
03/08/1969 Michigan State W 78-65

1968-1969 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Purdue 13 1 .929 23 5 .821
Illinois 9 5 .643 19 5 .792
Ohio State 9 5 .643 17 7 .708
Michigan 7 7 .500 13 11 .542
Minnesota 6 8 .429 12 12 .500
Northwestern 6 8 .429 14 10 .583
Michigan State 6 8 .429 11 12 .478
Iowa 5 9 .357 12 12 .500
Wisconsin 5 9 .357 11 13 .458
Indiana 4 10 .286 9 15 .375

Season notes:

Coached by Bill Fitch (1st season).

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1968-1969 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. UCLA
2. La Salle
3. Santa Clara
4. North Carolina
5. Davidson
6. Purdue
7. Kentucky
8. St. John's (NY)
9. Duquesne
10. Villanova
11. Drake
12. New Mexico State
13. South Carolina
14. Marquette
15. Louisville
16. Boston College
17. Notre Dame
18. Colorado
19. Kansas
20. Illinois
1. UCLA
2. North Carolina
3. Davidson
4. Santa Clara
5. Kentucky
6. La Salle
7. Purdue
8. St. John's (NY)
9. New Mexico State
10. Duquesne
11. Drake
12. Colorado
13. Louisville
14. Marquette
15. Villanova
15. Boston College
17. Weber State
17. Wyoming
19. Colorado State
20. South Carolina
20. Kansas


1968-1969 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Temple 82, Florida 66
St. Peter's 75, Tulsa 71
Ohio U. 82, West Texas State 80
Tennessee 67, Rutgers 51 		Army 51, Wyoming 49
South Carolina 72, Southern Illinois 63
Boston College 78, Kansas 62
Louisville 73, Fordham 70


Quarterfinals
Temple 94, St. Peter's 78
Tennessee 75, Ohio U. 64 		Army 59, South Carolina 45
Boston College 88, Louisville 83


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Temple 63, Tennessee 58
Boston College 73, Army 61 		Temple 89, Boston College 76


1968-1969 NCAA Tournament


First Round
East Mideast
Duquesne 74, St. Joseph's (PA) 52
Davidson 75, Villanova 61
St. John's (NY) 72, Princeton 63 		Marquette 82, Murray State 62
Miami (OH) 63, Notre Dame 60
Midwest West
Texas A&M 81, Trinity (TX) 66
Colorado State 52, Dayton 50 		New Mexico State 74, Brigham Young 62
Weber State 75, Seattle 73


Sweet Sixteen
East Mideast
North Carolina 79, Duquesne 78
Davidson 79, St. John's (NY) 69 		Marquette 81, Kentucky 74
Purdue 91, Miami (OH) 71
Midwest West
Drake 81, Texas A&M 63
Colorado State 64, Colorado 56 		UCLA 53, New Mexico State 38
Santa Clara 63, Weber State 59 (OT)


Elite Eight
East Mideast
North Carolina 87, Davidson 85 Purdue 75, Marquette 73 (OT)
Midwest West
Drake 84, Colorado State 77 UCLA 90, Santa Clara 52


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Purdue 92, North Carolina 65
UCLA 85, Drake 82 		UCLA 92, Purdue 72

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