GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1963-1964 Season

1963-1964 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/30/1963 @ Kansas State W 76-66
12/02/1963 @ Houston W 60-58
12/03/1963 Iowa State W 61-50
12/14/1963 South Dakota W 107-62
12/16/1963 @ Bradley L 75-78
12/19/1963 Wichita State L 65-71
12/21/1963 Drake W 64-51
12/26/1963 Holiday Festival Tourn.
vs. Cornell (NY)		 W 89-77
12/28/1963 Holiday Festival Tourn.
vs. St. Joseph's (PA)		 W 69-63
12/30/1963 Holiday Festival Tourn.
vs. Villanova		 L 73-77
01/04/1964 Purdue W 97-93
01/11/1964 @ Ohio State L 73-85
01/14/1964 Michigan State W 103-82
01/18/1964 Northwestern W 76-74
01/21/1964 @ Michigan L 66-80
01/25/1964 @ Northwestern L 76-82
02/01/1964 Wisconsin W 111-92
02/08/1964 @ Iowa W 76-71
02/15/1964 Illinois W 92-81
02/18/1964 Michigan W 89-75
02/22/1964 @ Illinois L 78-86
02/29/1964 Iowa W 70-63
03/02/1964 @ Wisconsin W 105-96
03/07/1964 @ Indiana W 90-89

1963-1964 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Michigan 11 3 .786 23 5 .821
Ohio State 11 3 .786 16 8 .667
Minnesota 10 4 .714 17 7 .708
Michigan State 8 6 .571 14 10 .583
Purdue 8 6 .571 12 12 .500
Illinois 6 8 .429 13 11 .542
Northwestern 6 8 .429 8 13 .381
Indiana 5 9 .357 9 15 .375
Iowa 3 11 .214 8 15 .348
Wisconsin 2 12 .143 8 16 .333

Season notes:

Coached by John Kundla (5th season). Bob Jensen and Bill Davis were team co-captains. The Holiday Festival Tournament took place in New York.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1963-1964 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. UCLA
2. Michigan
3. Duke
4. Kentucky
5. Wichita State
6. Oregon State
7. Villanova
8. Loyola (IL)
9. DePaul
10. Davidson
1. UCLA
2. Michigan
3. Kentucky
4. Duke
5. Oregon State
6. Wichita State
7. Villanova
8. Loyola (IL)
9. Texas-El Paso
10. Davidson
11. DePaul
12. Kansas State
13. Drake
13. San Francisco
15. Utah State
16. Ohio State
16. New Mexico
18. Texas A&M
19. Arizona State
19. Providence


1963-1964 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
St. Joseph's (PA) 86, Miami (FL) 76
New York 77, Syracuse 68 		Army 64, St. Bonaventure 62
Drake 87, Pittsburgh 82


Quarterfinals
Bradley 83, St. Joseph's (PA) 81
New York 79, DePaul 66 		New Mexico 65, Drake 60
Army 67, Duquesne 65 OT


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
New Mexico 72, New York 65
Bradley 67, Army 52 		Bradley 86, New Mexico 54


1963-1964 NCAA Tournament


First Round
East Mideast
Villanova 77, Providence 66
Connecticut 53, Temple 48
Princeton 86, Virginia Military 60 		Ohio U. 71, Louisville 69 (OT)
Loyola (IL) 101, Murray State 91
Midwest West
Creighton 89, Oklahoma City 78
Texas Western 68, Texas A&M 62 		Seattle 61, Oregon State 57
Utah State 92, Arizona State 90


Sweet Sixteen
East Mideast
Duke 87, Villanova 73
Connecticut 52, Princeton 50 		Ohio U. 85, Kentucky 69
Michigan 84, Loyola (IL) 80
Midwest West
Wichita State 84, Creighton 68
Kansas State 64, Texas Western 60 		UCLA 95, Seattle 90
San Francisco 64, Utah State 58


Elite Eight
East Mideast
Duke 101, Connecticut 54 Michigan 69, Ohio U. 57
Midwest West
Kansas State 94, Wichita State 86 UCLA 76, San Francisco 72


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Duke 91, Michigan 80
UCLA 90, Kansas State 84 		UCLA 98, Duke 83

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