GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1967-1968 Season

1967-1968 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/02/1967 South Dakota W 85-52
12/04/1967 @ Drake L 63-82
12/05/1967 Kansas State L 56-81
12/16/1967 North Dakota W 62-53
12/18/1967 @ Houston L 65-103
12/20/1967 @ Creighton L 65-82
12/22/1967 Ohio W 73-63
12/27/1967 Los Angeles Classic
vs. UCLA		 L 55-95
12/29/1967 Los Angeles Classic
vs. Utah State		 L 65-73
12/30/1967 Los Angeles Classic
vs. Southern California		 L 65-78
01/06/1968 @ Indiana L 59-74
01/13/1968 Illinois L 60-61
01/16/1968 @ Northwestern L 71-77
01/20/1968 @ Iowa L 70-82
01/30/1968 Wisconsin L 62-72
02/03/1968 Indiana W 82-75
02/05/1968 @ Michigan L 101-113
02/10/1968 @ Purdue L 62-89
02/13/1968 Northwestern W 85-80
02/17/1968 Ohio State W 83-79
02/24/1968 Michigan L 92-105
02/27/1968 @ Wisconsin L 82-94
03/02/1968 @ Michigan State W 75-68
03/04/1968 Iowa L 72-91

1967-1968 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Ohio State 10 4 .714 21 8 .724
Iowa 10 4 .714 16 9 .640
Purdue 9 5 .643 15 9 .625
Northwestern 8 6 .571 13 10 .565
Wisconsin 7 7 .500 13 11 .542
Michigan State 6 8 .429 12 12 .500
Illinois 6 8 .429 11 13 .458
Michigan 6 8 .429 11 13 .458
Minnesota 4 10 .286 7 17 .292
Indiana 4 10 .286 10 14 .417

Season notes:

Coached by John Kundla (9th season).

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1967-1968 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. Houston
2. UCLA
3. St. Bonaventure
4. North Carolina
5. Kentucky
6. New Mexico
7. Columbia
8. Davidson
9. Louisville
10. Duke
1. Houston
2. UCLA
3. St. Bonaventure
4. North Carolina
5. Kentucky
6. Columbia
7. New Mexico
8. Louisville
9. Davidson
10. Marquette
11. Duke
12. New Mexico State
13. Vanderbilt
14. Kansas State
15. Princeton
16. Army
17. Santa Clara
18. Utah
19. Bradley
20. Iowa


1967-1968 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
St. Peter's 102, Marshall 93 2OT
Duke 97, Oklahoma City 81
Kansas 82, Temple 76
Villanova 77, Wyoming 66 		Notre Dame 62, Army 58
Long Island 80, Bradley 77
Fordham 69, Duquesne 60
Dayton 87, West Virginia 68


Quarterfinals
Kansas 55, Villanova 49
St. Peter's 100, Duke 71 		Dayton 61, Fordham 60
Notre Dame 81, Long Island 60


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Dayton 76, Notre Dame 74 OT
Kansas 58, St. Peter's 46 		Dayton 61, Kansas 48


1967-1968 NCAA Tournament


First Round
East Mideast
St. Bonaventure 102, Boston College 93
Columbia 83, La Salle 69
Davidson 79, St. John's (NY) 70 		Marquette 72, Bowling Green 71
East Tennessee State 79, Florida State 69
Midwest West
Houston 94, Loyola (IL) 76 New Mexico State 68, Weber State 57


Sweet Sixteen
East Mideast
North Carolina 91, St. Bonaventure 72
Davidson 61, Columbia 59 (OT) 		Kentucky 107, Marquette 89
Ohio State 79, East Tennessee State 72
Midwest West
Houston 91, Louisville 75
Texas Christian 77, Kansas State 72 		UCLA 58, New Mexico State 49
Santa Clara 86, New Mexico 73


Elite Eight
East Mideast
North Carolina 70, Davidson 66 Ohio State 82, Kentucky 81
Midwest West
Houston 103, Texas Christian 68 UCLA 87, Santa Clara 66


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
North Carolina 80, Ohio State 66
UCLA 101, Houston 69 		UCLA 78, North Carolina 55

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