1968–69 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

1968–69 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
1968–69 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Independent
Record	20–7
Head coach	Don Donoher;
Home arena	Thomas J. Frericks Center

1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Boston College		–		–	24	–	4	.857
Rutgers		–		–	21	–	4	.840
No. 14 Marquette		–		–	24	–	5	.828
No. 12 New Mexico State		–		–	24	–	5	.828
No. 9 Duquesne		–		–	21	–	5	.808
No. 10 Villanova		–		–	21	–	5	.808
No. 8 St. John's		–		–	23	–	6	.793
		–		–	20	–	7	.741
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Seattle		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Colorado State		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Jacksonville		–		–	17	–	7	.708
St. Bonaventure		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
West Texas State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Holy Cross		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Oklahoma City		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Southern Illinois		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Fordham		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Army		–		–	18	–	10	.643
Texas Western		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Detroit		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Houston		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Penn State		–		–	13	–	9	.591
Boston University		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Miami (FL)		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Providence		–		–	14	–	10	.583
NYU		–		–	12	–	9	.571
DePaul		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Northern Illinois		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Virginia Tech		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Creighton		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Georgetown		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Georgia Tech		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Tulane		–		–	12	–	14	.462
West Virginia		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Air Force		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Niagara		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Colgate		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Butler		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Loyola (IL)		–		–	9	–	14	.391
Fairfield		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Xavier		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Syracuse		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Utah State		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Centenary		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Navy		–		–	7	–	14	.333
Pan American		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Canisius		–		–	7	–	16	.304
St. Francis		–		–	7	–	16	.304
Loyola (LA)		–		–	5	–	19	.208
Pittsburgh		–		–	4	–	20	.167
Portland		–		–	3	–	23	.115
Denver		–		–	2	–	24	.077

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968–69 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1968–69 NCAA Division I season. The team competed as an independent program and finished the regular season with a 20–7 record.

The Flyers received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament where they were placed in the Midwest bracket against Colorado State. The Flyers were eliminated in the Round of 25, 50–52 by the Rams.

Previous season

The Flyers entered the 1967-68 season ranked #6 in both the AP and UPI Coaches polls, but faltered in early play. The Flyers finished the 1967–68 regular season 17–9, missing the NCAA tournament. The team received a bid to the NIT where Dayton defeated Kansas in the championship, 61–48, to secure their second NIT championship.

Roster

1968–69 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	10	Steve Turnwald	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Ottoville	Ottoville, Ohio
F	12	Ken May	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Belmont	Dayton, Ohio
G	13	Jim Gottschall	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Chaminade	Dayton, Ohio
F	15	Tom Crosswhite	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Dennison St Mary	Columbus, Ohio
G	24	Jerry Gottschall	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Chaminade	Dayton, Ohio
C	31	Dan Obrovac	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Canton Central Catholic	Canton, Ohio
F	32	Jack Keehan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Serra	Arlington Heights, Illinois
F	33	Dan Sadlier	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Lima Central Catholic	Lima, Ohio
F	35	George Janky	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	St Rita	Chicago, Illinois
G	52	George Schloemer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Covington Catholic	Covington, Kentucky
F		Don Bernard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Beavercreek	Dayton, Ohio
G		Nick Ferri	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Detroit Central Catholic	Detroit, Michigan
G		Tom Heckman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr	Ottawa-Glandorf	Glandorf, Ohio
G		Mike Leffel	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Piqua	Piqua, Ohio
F		Ned Sharpenter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Marion Military Academy	Aurora, Illinois

Head coach

Don Donoher

Assistant coach(es)

Chuck Grigsby
Bill Cassidy
Pat Haley

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 30		Baldwin-Wallace	W 89–59	1–0	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
December 4		Gannon	W 91–71	2–0	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
December 7		Bowling Green State	W 81–60	3–0	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
December 9		Portland	W 95–66	4–0	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
December 11		at Miami (OH)	W 83–55	5–0	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
December 14		at Louisville	L 69–84	5–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 21		Providence	W 90–63	6–1	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
December 23		Loyola Marymount	W 83–58	7–1	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
December 28		Eastern Kentucky	W 85–76	8–1	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
December 31		at St. Louis	W 67–56	9–1	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
January 4		at Xavier	L 55–59	9–2	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
January 11		at Detroit	W 64–62	10–2	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
January 15		Louisville	W 69–67	11–2	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
January 18		at DePaul	W 86–83	12–2	Alumni Hall
January 20		Western Kentucky	L 65–70	12–3	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
January 25		Miami (OH)	W 67–54	13–3	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
January 27		Xavier	W 72–64	14–3	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
February 1		Niagara	W 100–70	15–3	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
February 6	No. 19	vs. Davidson	L 63–64	15–4	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
February 8		at Loyola (IL)	W 70–69	16–4	Alumni Gym
February 13		at Rice	W 58–55	17–4	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
February 15		at Florida State	L 71–79	17–5	Tully Gymnasium
February 19		at Cincinnati	L 60–96	17–6	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
February 22		Chattanooga	W 61–58	18–6	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
February 26		Morehead State	W 75–63	19–6	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
March 1		DePaul	W 63–57	20–6	Thomas J. Frericks Center Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
March 8		vs. Colorado State First round	L 50–52	20–7	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1968–69 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] "1968–69 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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