1968–69_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_men's_basketball_team
1968–69 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1968–69 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1968–69 men's college basketball . South Carolina finished 2nd in the ACC at 11–3 with a win over #2 ranked North Carolina. South Carolina finished the season ranked 13th in the AP poll.[1]
Quick Facts South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball, NIT ...
1968–69 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball | |
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NIT | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 21–7 (11–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Carolina Coliseum |
Seasons ← 1967–68 |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 South Carolina | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 6 | – | 19 | .240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1969 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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More information Name, Position ...
Name | Position | Height | Year | Stats |
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John Roche | Guard | 6–3 | Sophomore | 23.6 Pts, 2.6 Reb |
Tom Owens | Center | 6–10 | Sophomore | 16.4 Pts, 13.0 Reb |
Bill Walsh | Guard | 6–0 | Sophomore | 12.7 Pts, 2.3 Reb |
John Ribock | Forward | 6–8 | Sophomore | 9.2 Pts, 9.4 Reb |
Bobby Cremins | Guard | 6–2 | Junior | 6.9 Pts, 8.1 Reb |
Gene Spencer | Forward | 6–8 | Junior | 1.6 Pts, 1.5 Reb |
Charlie Vacca | Forward | 6–3 | Senior | 1.6 Pts, 1.4 Reb |
Corkey Carnevale | Guard | 6–3 | Junior | 1.0 Pts, 0.4 Reb |
Tommy Terry | Guard | 6–2 | Junior | 0.9 Pts, 0.2 Reb |
Hank Martin | Guard | 5–9 | Senior | 0.5 Pts, 0.2 Reb |
Dennis Powell | Center | 6–0 | Sophomore | 0.5 Pts, 0.2 Reb |
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 30* |
Auburn | W 51–49 | 1-0 |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | |||||||
December 4 |
at Wake Forrest | W 68–63 | 2-0 (1-0) |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
December 7 |
Maryland | W 79-67 | 3-0 (2-0) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | |||||||
December 14 |
Virginia | L 70–86 | 3-1 (2-1) |
University Hall Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
December 18* |
East Carolina | W 75–61 | 4-1 |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | |||||||
December 20* |
vs. No. 3 Davidson | L 55–62 | 4-2 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | |||||||
December 27* |
vs. Rhode Island | W 86–68 | 5-2 |
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December 28* |
at Saint Joseph's | W 64–48 | 6-2 |
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 30* |
at No. 17 LaSalle | W 62–59 | 7-2 |
The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 4 |
Clemson | W 77–62 | 8-2 (3-1) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | |||||||
January 8 |
at Maryland | W 69–67 | 9-2 (4-1) |
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD | |||||||
January 28* |
No. 18 | at Florida State | L 76–87 | 10-3 |
Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
February 1 |
No. 19 | Duke | W 64–57 | 11-3 (5-1) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | ||||||
February 3 |
No. 19 | Wake Forrest | W 73–62 | 12-3 (6-1) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | ||||||
February 5* |
Furman | W 90–67 | 13-3 |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | |||||||
February 8 |
at Duke | W 82-72 | 14-3 (7-1) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||
February 10 |
at Clemson | W 106–79 | 15-3 (8-1) |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||
February 14 |
vs. No. 2 North Carolina | W 68–66 | 16-3 (9-1) |
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February 15 |
vs. North Carolina State | W 45–35 | 17-3 (10-1) |
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February 19* |
No. 12 | Furman | W 63–53 | 18-3 |
Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC | ||||||
February 22 |
No. 7 | Virginia | W 86–70 | 19-3 (11-1) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | ||||||
February 26 |
No. 8 | No. 2 North Carolina | L 62–68 | 19-4 (11-2) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | ||||||
March 1 |
No. 8 | at NC State | L 64–67 | 19-5 (11-3) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
March 6* |
No. 8 | vs. Maryland ACC tournament |
W 92–71 | 20-5 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
March 7* |
No. 8 | vs. Duke ACC tournament |
L 59–68 | 20-6 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
March 15* |
No. 13 | vs. Southern Illinois NIT |
W 72-63 | 21-6 |
Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY | ||||||
March 28* |
No. 13 | vs. Army NIT |
L 45-59 | 21-7 |
Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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- "1968-69 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- "1968-69 South Carolina Gamecock basketball roster". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- "1968-69 South Carolina Gamecock basketball schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- "1968-69 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.