1967–68 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

1967–68 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
1967–68 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
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	Lefty Driesell (8th season);
Home arena	Johnston Gym
	Seasons ← 1966–67 1968–69 →

1967–68 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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 SoCon tournament winner As of April 30, 1968 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[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	15	Mike Maloy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	New York City, New York
C		Rod Knowles	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Greenville, North Carolina

Head coach

Lefty Driesell (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
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
Dec 30, 1967*		vs. No. 9 Vanderbilt	L 67–80	8–2
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
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.

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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.

[1] "1967-68 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[2] "1967-68 Davidson Men's Basketball". Davidson College Athletic Department. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

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