GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1964-1965 Season

1964-1965 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/01/1964 South Dakota State W 101-55
12/04/1964 @ Drake W 67-60
12/05/1964 @ Iowa State W 63-53
12/08/1964 Marquette W 78-59
12/19/1964 Utah State W 88-69
12/22/1964 Loyola (IL) W 89-75
12/28/1964 Los Angeles Classic
vs. Washington		 W 77-76
12/29/1964 Los Angeles Classic
vs. UCLA		 L 77-93
12/30/1964 Los Angeles Classic
vs. Iowa		 L 74-76
01/02/1965 Detroit W 80-66
01/09/1965 Wisconsin W 81-57
01/16/1965 @ Illinois L 72-75
01/23/1965 Ohio State W 97-77
01/25/1965 @ Purdue W 85-81
02/02/1965 Northwestern W 70-66
02/06/1965 @ Michigan State W 88-79
02/13/1965 Illinois W 105-90
02/16/1965 @ Wisconsin W 101-91
02/20/1965 @ Northwestern W 88-77
02/23/1965 Michigan L 78-91
02/27/1965 Indiana W 100-88
03/02/1965 @ Iowa W 78-70
03/06/1965 @ Michigan L 85-88
03/09/1965 Iowa W 85-84 OT

1964-1965 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Michigan 13 1 .929 24 4 .857
Minnesota 11 3 .786 19 5 .792
Illinois 10 4 .714 18 6 .750
Indiana 9 5 .643 19 5 .792
Iowa 8 6 .571 14 10 .583
Ohio State 6 8 .429 12 12 .500
Purdue 5 9 .357 12 12 .500
Wisconsin 4 10 .286 10 14 .417
Northwestern 3 11 .214 7 17 .292
Michigan State 1 13 .071 5 18 .217

Season notes:

Coached by John Kundla (6th season). Mel Northway was team captain. The game against Iowa which took place in the Los Angeles Classic is considered a non-conference game.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1964-1965 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. Michigan
2. UCLA
3. St. Joseph's (PA)
4. Providence
5. Vanderbilt
6. Davidson
7. Minnesota
8. Villanova
9. Brigham Young
10. Duke
1. Michigan
2. UCLA
3. St. Joseph's (PA)
4. Providence
5. Vanderbilt
6. Brigham Young
7. Davidson
8. Minnesota
9. Duke
10. San Francisco
11. Villanova
12. North Carolina State
13. Oklahoma State
14. Wichita State
15. Connecticut
16. Illinois
17. Tennessee
18. Indiana
19. Miami (FL)
20. Dayton


1964-1965 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
St. John's (NY) 114, Boston College 92
Manhattan 71, Texas Western 53
Western Kentucky 57, Fordham 53 		Army 70, St. Louis 66
New York 71, Bradley 70
Detroit 93, La Salle 86


Quarterfinals
St. John's (NY) 61, New Mexico 54
Villanova 73, Manhattan 71 		New York 87, Detroit 76
Army 58, Western Kentucky 54


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Villanova 91, New York 69
St. John's (NY) 67, Army 60 		St. John's (NY) 55, Villanova 51


1964-1965 NCAA Tournament


First Round
East Mideast
Princeton 60, Penn State 58
St. Joseph's (PA) 67, Connecticut 61
Providence 91, West Virginia 67 		DePaul 99, Eastern Kentucky 52
Dayton 66, Ohio U. 65
Midwest West
Houston 99, Notre Dame 98 Oklahoma City 70, Colorado State 68


Sweet Sixteen
East Mideast
Princeton 66, North Carolina State 48
Providence 81, St. Joseph's (PA) 73 		Vanderbilt 83, DePaul 78 (OT)
Michigan 98, Dayton 71
Midwest West
Wichita State 86, Southern Methodist 81
Oklahoma State 75, Houston 60 		UCLA 100, Brigham Young 76
San Francisco 81, Oklahoma City 67


Elite Eight
East Mideast
Princeton 109, Providence 69 Michigan 87, Vanderbilt 85
Midwest West
Wichita State 54, Oklahoma State 46 UCLA 101, San Francisco 93


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Michigan 93, Princeton 76
UCLA 108, Wichita State 89 		UCLA 91, Michigan 80

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