1967–68 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

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).

1967–68 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Southern Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southern Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	24–5 (9–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Lefty Driesell (8th season)
Home arena	Johnston Gym

1967–68 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	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 Southern Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1967–68 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
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 Doug Cook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So C Perry Crosswhite 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Washington, D.C. G Fox DeMoisey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So G Wayne Huckel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr C Rod Knowles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Greenville, North Carolina F Jerry Kroll 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So G Dave Moser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr F Mike O'Neill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Tony Osborn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Bob Pickens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — F Jan Postma 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Mike Spann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Tom Youngdale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr	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

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.

Rankings

Main article: 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings