1968–69 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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]
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 movementsLegend: ██ 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
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics