Gopher Basketball 1966-1967 Season

GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

1966-1967 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score

12/01/1966 @ Kansas State W 60-59

12/03/1966 Houston L 75-86

12/05/1966 @ Iowa State L 69-87

12/06/1966 Drake W 71-68 OT

12/17/1966 Ohio W 71-67

12/20/1966 @ Marquette L 61-74

12/28/1966 @ Oregon L 60-67

12/30/1966 @ West Virginia L 88-93

01/03/1967 @ Oregon State W 60-54

01/05/1967 Loyola (IL) L 63-87

01/07/1967 Ohio State L 65-78

01/09/1967 @ Indiana L 68-83

01/14/1967 Purdue L 73-86

01/21/1967 @ Ohio State W 67-60

01/28/1967 @ Purdue L 72-83

02/04/1967 Indiana L 81-82

02/11/1967 Illinois W 93-81

02/14/1967 @ Wisconsin L 75-85

02/18/1967 @ Michigan State L 66-67

02/21/1967 Iowa W 88-86

02/25/1967 Michigan W 89-86

02/27/1967 @ Illinois L 71-84

03/04/1967 @ Northwestern W 86-84

03/06/1967 Michigan State L 59-67

1966-1967 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall

W L PCT W L PCT

Indiana 10 4 .714 18 8 .692

Michigan State 10 4 .714 16 7 .696

Iowa 9 5 .643 16 8 .667

Wisconsin 8 6 .571 13 11 .542

Purdue 7 7 .500 15 9 .625

Northwestern 7 7 .500 11 11 .500

Ohio State 6 8 .429 13 11 .542

Illinois 6 8 .429 12 12 .500

Minnesota 5 9 .357 9 15 .375

Michigan 2 12 .143 8 16 .333

Season notes:

Coached by John Kundla (8th season). Paul Presthus was team captain.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1966-1967 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press

1. UCLA

2. Louisville

3. Kansas

4. North Carolina

5. Princeton

6. Western Kentucky

7. Houston

8. Tennessee

9. Boston College

10. Texas-El Paso

1. UCLA

2. Louisville

3. North Carolina

4. Kansas

5. Princeton

6. Houston

7. Western Kentucky

8. Texas-El Paso

9. Tennessee

10. Boston College

11. Toledo

12. St. John's (NY)

13. Tulsa

14. Vanderbilt

14. Utah State

16. Pacific (CA)

17. Providence

18. New Mexico

19. Duke

20. Florida

1966-1967 National Invitation Tournament

First Round
Marshall 70, Villanova 68 OT Southern Illinois 103, St. Peter's 58 Providence 77, Memphis State 68	New Mexico 66, Syracuse 64 Marquette 64, Tulsa 60 Rutgers 78, Utah 76
Quarterfinals
Southern Illinois 72, Duke 63 Marshall 119, Nebraska 88	Rutgers 65, New Mexico 60 Marquette 81, Providence 80 OT
NIT Final Four
Semifinals	Finals
Marquette 83, Marshall 78 Southern Illinois 79, Rutgers 70	Southern Illinois 71, Marquette 56

1966-1967 NCAA Tournament

First Round
East	Mideast
Princeton 68, West Virginia 57 St. John's (NY) 57, Temple 53 Boston College 48, Connecticut 42	Dayton 69, Western Kentucky 67 (OT) Virginia Tech 82, Toledo 76
Midwest	West
Houston 59, New Mexico State 58	Texas Western 62, Seattle 54
Sweet Sixteen
East	Mideast
North Carolina 78, Princeton 70 (OT) Boston College 63, St. John's (NY) 62	Dayton 53, Tennessee 52 Virginia Tech 79, Indiana 70
Midwest	West
Houston 66, Kansas 53 Southern Methodist 83, Louisville 81	Pacific 72, Texas Western 63 UCLA 109, Wyoming 60
Elite Eight
East	Mideast
North Carolina 96, Boston College 80	Dayton 71, Virginia Tech 66 (OT)
Midwest	West
Houston 83, Southern Methodist 75	UCLA 80, Pacific 64
Final Four
Semifinals	Finals
Dayton 76, North Carolina 62 UCLA 73, Houston 58	UCLA 79, Dayton 64

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