GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1965-1966 Season

1965-1966 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/01/1965 North Dakota W 73-59
12/04/1965 Iowa State W 80-69
12/07/1965 Drake W 81-67
12/18/1965 Creighton W 89-77
12/20/1965 @ Detroit W 92-88
12/23/1965 @ Utah State L 72-97
12/27/1965 Quaker City Tourn.
vs. Cornell (NY)		 W 84-82
12/29/1965 Quaker City Tourn.
vs. St. Joseph's (PA)		 L 66-91
12/30/1965 Quaker City Tourn.
vs. La Salle		 W 92-87
12/31/1965 @ Loyola (IL) L 69-82
01/08/1966 @ Michigan State L 65-85
01/15/1966 Indiana W 91-82
01/22/1966 @ Michigan L 85-97
01/29/1966 @ Purdue W 91-75
02/01/1966 Northwestern W 86-76
02/05/1966 Purdue W 66-61
02/12/1966 Michigan State W 81-71
02/15/1966 @ Iowa L 87-96
02/19/1966 @ Illinois L 89-100
02/21/1966 Ohio State L 98-102
02/26/1966 Illinois W 94-92
02/28/1966 @ Indiana W 96-90
03/05/1966 @ Ohio State L 89-94
03/07/1966 Wisconsin L 74-87

1965-1966 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Michigan 11 3 .786 18 8 .692
Michigan State 10 4 .714 17 7 .708
Iowa 8 6 .571 17 7 .708
Illinois 8 6 .571 12 12 .500
Minnesota 7 7 .500 14 10 .583
Northwestern 7 7 .500 12 12 .500
Wisconsin 6 8 .429 11 13 .458
Ohio State 5 9 .357 11 13 .458
Indiana 4 10 .286 8 16 .333
Purdue 4 10 .286 8 16 .333

Season notes:

Coached by John Kundla (7th season). The Quaker City Tournament took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1965-1966 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. Kentucky
2. Duke
3. Texas-El Paso
4. Kansas
5. St. Joseph's (PA)
6. Loyola (IL)
7. Cincinnati
8. Vanderbilt
9. Michigan
10. Western Kentucky
1. Kentucky
2. Duke
3. Texas-El Paso
4. Kansas
5. Loyola (IL)
6. St. Joseph's (PA)
7. Michigan
8. Vanderbilt
9. Cincinnati
10. Providence
11. Nebraska
12. Utah
13. Oklahoma City
14. Houston
15. Oregon State
16. Syracuse
17. Pacific (CA)
18. Davidson
19. Brigham Young
19. Dayton


1965-1966 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Temple 88, Virginia Tech 73
New York 68, DePaul 65
San Francisco 89, Penn State 77 		Villanova 63, St. John's (NY) 61
Army 71, Manhattan 66
Boston College 96, Louisville 90 3OT


Quarterfinals
Brigham Young 90, Temple 78
New York 90, Wichita State 84 OT 		Army 80, San Francisco 63
Villanova 86, Boston College 85


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Brigham Young 66, Army 60
New York 69, Villanova 63 		Brigham Young 97, New York 84


1965-1966 NCAA Tournament


First Round
East Mideast
St. Joseph's (PA) 65, Providence 48
Davidson 95, Rhode Island 65 		Dayton 58, Miami (OH) 51
Western Kentucky 105, Loyola (IL) 86
Midwest West
Texas Western 89, Oklahoma City 74 Houston 82, Colorado State 76


Sweet Sixteen
East Mideast
Duke 76, St. Joseph's (PA) 74
Syracuse 94, Davidson 78 		Kentucky 86, Dayton 79
Michigan 80, Western Kentucky 79
Midwest West
Texas Western 78, Cincinnati 76 (OT)
Kansas 76, Southern Methodist 70 		Oregon State 63, Houston 60
Utah 83, Pacific 74


Elite Eight
East Mideast
Duke 91, Syracuse 81 Kentucky 84, Michigan 77
Midwest West
Texas Western 81, Kansas 80 (OT) Utah 70, Oregon State 64


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Kentucky 83, Duke 79
Texas Western 85, Utah 78 		Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65

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