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

1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Houston		–		–	31	–	2	.939
No. 3		–		–	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

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.

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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St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
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