1967–68 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team

1967–68 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball
1967–68 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	23–2
Head coach	Larry Weise (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Sassone; Fred Handler;
Home arena	Reilly Center
	Seasons ← 1966–67 1968–69 →

The 1967–68 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Brown Indians were independent and not a member of a conference. They were led by seventh year head coach Larry Weise as well as 6′ 11″ center Bob Lanier, named a consensus second-team All-American as a sophomore. St. Bonaventure advanced to the NCAA tournament, and finished with a 23–2 record and No. 3 in the final rankings of both major polls.

1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Houston		–		–	31	–	2	.939
No. 3 St. Bonaventure		–		–	23	–	2	.920
Army		–		–	20	–	5	.800
Marquette		–		–	23	–	6	.793
New Mexico State		–		–	23	–	6	.793
St. Francis (PA)		–		–	19	–	6	.760
Oklahoma City		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Duquesne		–		–	18	–	7	.720
Florida State		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Fordham		–		–	19	–	8	.704
St. John's		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Dayton		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Notre Dame		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Boston College		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Villanova		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Holy Cross		–		–	15	–	8	.652
Loyola Chicago		–		–	15	–	9	.625
Fairfield		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Texas Western		–		–	14	–	9	.609
Miami (FL)		–		–	17	–	11	.607
Rutgers		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Utah State		–		–	14	–	11	.560
VPI		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Southern Illinois		–		–	13	–	11	.542
DePaul		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Detroit		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Seattle		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Jacksonville		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Niagara		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Tulane		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Penn State		–		–	10	–	10	.500
Georgia Tech		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Georgetown		–		–	11	–	12	.478
West Texas State		–		–	10	–	11	.476
Colorado State		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Navy		–		–	9	–	11	.450
Butler		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Denver		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Loyola (LA)		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Providence		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Syracuse		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Boston University		–		–	10	–	14	.417
Northern Illinois		–		–	10	–	14	.417
Colgate		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Xavier		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Air Force		–		–	9	–	15	.375
NYU		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Creighton		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Pittsburgh		–		–	7	–	15	.318
Canisius		–		–	7	–	17	.292
Portland		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Centenary		–		–	3	–	23	.115

Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1967–68 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	11	Bill Kalbaugh	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So
F	14	Bill Butler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Washington, D.C.
C	31	Bob Lanier	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	Buffalo, New York
G	12	Gene Fahey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So

Head coach

Larry Weise (St. Bonaventure)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
*		Quincy	W 103–55	1–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
*		Gannon	W 105–85	2–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Dec 9, 1967*		at Toledo	W 94–93 ^OT	3–0	The Field House Toledo, Ohio
Dec 11, 1967*		Xavier	W 93–69	4–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Dec 16, 1967*		Duquesne	W 96–74	5–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Dec 18, 1967*		vs. Auburn Tampa Invitational	W 77–73	6–0	Hixon Hall Tampa, Florida
Dec 19, 1967*		vs. Seattle Tampa Invitational	W 83–77	7–0	Hixon Hall Tampa, Florida
Dec ?, 1967*		Loyola (MD)	W 94–78	8–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Dec ?, 1967*		Baldwin Wallace	W 81–69	9–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Jan 3, 1968*	No. 9	at Kent State	W 80–63	10–0	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Jan 6, 1968*	No. 9	Niagara	W 101–72	11–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Jan 10, 1968*	No. 7	DePaul	W 77–67	12–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Jan 20, 1968*	No. 7	at Canisius	W 71–65^[1]	13–0	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York
Jan 23, 1968*	No. 5	Detroit	W 103–74	14–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Jan 25, 1968*	No. 5	Saint Francis (PA)	W 74–58	15–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Jan 31, 1968*	No. 5	at Villanova	W 66–62	16–0	Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 1968*	No. 4	Providence	W 70–56	17–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Feb 14, 1968*	No. 4	at Seton Hall	W 81–71	18–0	Walsh Gymnasium East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 19, 1968*	No. 4	Creighton	W 97–84	19–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Feb 25, 1968*	No. 4	at Niagara	W 97–84	20–0	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York
Feb 28, 1968*	No. 4	Canisius	W 79–62	21–0	Reilly Center Buffalo, New York
Mar 5, 1968*	No. 3	at Fairfield	W 70–69 ^{OT^[2]}	22–0	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
NCAA tournament
Mar 9, 1968*	No. 3	vs. Boston College First round	W 102–93^[3]^[4]	23–0	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Mar 15, 1968*	No. 3	vs. No. 4 North Carolina East Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 72–91^[5]	23–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 17, 1968*	No. 3	vs. No. 7 Columbia East Regional Consolation Game	L 75–95	23–2	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Awards and honors

Bob Lanier – Consensus Second-Team All-American

References

^ "St. Bonaventure Triumphs". The New York Times. January 21, 1968. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ "Bonnies Have 22-0 Season On Triumph in Overtime". Times Leader. March 6, 1968. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Unbeaten Five Tops Boston College in Regional Play". The New York Times. March 10, 1968. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ "REMATCH FOR ELVIN AND BIG LEW". Sports Illustrated. March 18, 1968. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ "Davidson Tops Columbia, 61-59, in Overtime;; N. CAROLINA BEATS ST. BONAVENTURE Tar Heels Rout Bonnies by 91-72 in N.C.A.A. Eastern Regional Semi-Finals". The New York Times. March 16, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

[1] "St. Bonaventure Triumphs". The New York Times. January 21, 1968. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[2] "Bonnies Have 22-0 Season On Triumph in Overtime". Times Leader. March 6, 1968. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Unbeaten Five Tops Boston College in Regional Play". The New York Times. March 10, 1968. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[4] "REMATCH FOR ELVIN AND BIG LEW". Sports Illustrated. March 18, 1968. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[5] "Davidson Tops Columbia, 61-59, in Overtime;; N. CAROLINA BEATS ST. BONAVENTURE Tar Heels Rout Bonnies by 91-72 in N.C.A.A. Eastern Regional Semi-Finals". The New York Times. March 16, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

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