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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 13
Record	21–7 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach	Frank McGuire (5th season)
Home arena	Carolina Coliseum
Seasons ← 1967–68 1969–70 →

1968–69 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	12	8	13
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	12	12	16	20

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References

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.