GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1966-1967 Season

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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