1968–69 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

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]

1968–69 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NIT
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 13
Record21–7 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCarolina Coliseum
Seasons
1968–69 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Roster

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Name Position Height Year Stats
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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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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
 
 
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)
 
 
February 15
vs. North Carolina State W 45–35  17-3
(10-1)
 
 
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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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1912813
Coaches1812121620

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References

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  1. ^ "1968-69 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "1968-69 South Carolina Gamecock basketball roster". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "1968-69 South Carolina Gamecock basketball schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "1968-69 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.