1967–68 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Appearance
1967–68 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Southern Conference tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
South | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 24–5 (9–1 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Johnston Gym |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Davidson † | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 24 | – | 5 | .828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1968 Southern Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1967–68 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition during the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by head coach Lefty Driesell, the team played its home games at Johnston Gym. The Wildcats finished first in the Southern Conference regular season standings and won the Southern Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school's fourth appearance in five years. Davidson finished win an overall record of 24–5 (9–1 SoCon).
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 1, 1967* |
Bucknell | W 91–70 | 1–0 |
Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 2, 1967 |
VMI | W 80–73 | 2–0 (1–0) |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 5, 1967 |
Furman | W 95–68 | 3–0 (2–0) |
Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 9, 1967* |
Michigan | W 91–70 | 4–0 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 12, 1967* |
at No. 3 Vanderbilt | L 79–81 | 4–1 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 15, 1967 |
William & Mary | W 81–75 | 5–1 (3–0) |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 18, 1967* |
vs. Rice | W 90–68 | 6–1 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 19, 1967* |
Temple | W 63–60 | 7–1 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 29, 1967* |
vs. Memphis State | W 51–44 | 8–1 |
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Dec 30, 1967* |
vs. No. 9 Vanderbilt | L 67–80 | 8–2 |
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Jan 3, 1968* |
at Duke | L 84–89 | 8–3 |
Duke Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 6, 1968* |
at St. John's | W 70–54 | 9–3 |
Alumni Hall Queens, New York | |||||||
Jan 10, 1968 |
George Washington | W 107–75 | 10–3 (4–0) |
Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 13, 1968 |
at West Virginia | L 86–89 OT | 10–4 (4–1) |
Stansbury Hall Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Jan 27, 1968* |
vs. Wake Forest | W 75–52 | 11–4 |
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Jan 31, 1968* |
vs. Virginia Tech | W 81–76 | 12–4 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 3, 1968 |
West Virginia | W 91–77 | 13–4 (5–1) |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 6, 1968 |
at Furman | W 55–40 | 14–4 (6–1) |
Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina | |||||||
Feb 10, 1968 |
at Richmond | W 85–67 | 15–4 (7–1) |
Richmond Arena Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 14, 1968* |
at Saint Joseph's | W 66–60 | 16–4 |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 17, 1968 |
at George Washington | W 85–72 | 17–4 (8–1) |
Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Feb 21, 1968 |
Richmond | W 106–89 | 18–4 (9–1) |
Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 24, 1968* |
Tulane | W 76–68 | 19–4 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
SoCon Tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 29, 1968* |
(1) | (8) William & Mary Quarterfinals |
W 107–68 | 20–4 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 1, 1968* |
(1) No. 10 | (5) Furman Semifinals |
W 79–63 | 21–4 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 2, 1968* |
(1) No. 10 | (2) West Virginia Championship game |
W 87–70 | 22–4 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 1968* |
No. 10 | vs. St. John's First round |
W 79–70 | 23–4 |
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland | ||||||
Mar 15, 1968* |
No. 8 | vs. No. 7 Columbia Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 61–59 OT | 24–4 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 16, 1968* |
No. 8 | vs. No. 4 North Carolina Regional Final – Elite Eight |
L 66–70 | 24–5 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern. |
Rankings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1967-68 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "1967-68 Davidson Men's Basketball". Davidson College Athletic Department. Retrieved February 3, 2023.