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1968–69 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
year1968–69
teamDrake Bulldogs
sportBasketball
imageDrakeBulldogold.png
conferenceMissouri Valley Conference
short_confMVC
CoachRank11
APRank11
record26–5
conf_record13–3
head_coachMaury John
hc_year11th
asst_coach1Dan Callahan
asst_coach2Gus Guydon
stadiumVeterans Memorial Auditorium
championMissouri Valley Conference Co-Champions
tourneyNCAA tournament Third Place vs. North Carolina
tourney_resultW, 104–84

The 1968–69 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University in the 1968–69 college basketball season. The team was led by eleventh-year head coach Maury John. In 1967–68, the Bulldogs finished 18–8 (9–7 in the Missouri Valley Conference). They were also trying to make their first NCAA tournament appearance since as well as their first postseason appearance since their National Invitation Tournament appearance in 1964.

Regular season

The Bulldogs were 12–1 at home as well as 8–3 on the road and 6–1 at neutral locations. With their third-place finish in the NCAA Tournament Drake had their best NCAA finish up to that point, and as of the start of the 2022–2023 season. On December 27–28, 1968 Drake played in the Dallas Classic in Dallas, Texas against Minnesota and Southern Methodist. Drake was ranked in the AP Top 20 Poll on several occasions during the season. Drake was ranked 18th during the week of January 7, 1969. Drake was once again ranked 11th on March 4, 1969. On March 8, 1969, Drake won a MVC playoff game 77–73 in Wichita, Kansas to determine the conference champion. A documentary on the 1968–69 Drake Basketball team was made in 2004 by filmmaker Jacob Adams of Impossible Productions and is available from his website. Most of the UCLA—Drake game was recreated with an old coach's film and radio play by play. Intercut are commentaries by Drake players and coaches.

Missouri Valley Conference standings

#TeamConferencePct.OverallPct.
1Drake13–3.81326–5.839
2Louisville13–3.81321–6.778
3Tulsa11–5.68819–8.704
4Cincinnati8–8.50017–9.654
5North Texas State8–8.50015–10.600
6Bradley7–9.43814–12.539
7Wichita State7–9.43811–15.423
8Saint Louis5–11.3136–19.240
9Memphis State0–16.0006–19.240

Roster

Player statistics

Note: GP= Games played; RPG = Rebounds per Game; PPG = Points per Game

PlayerGPRPGPPG
Willie McCarter313.720.4
Willie Wise3011.414.6
Dolph Pulliam317.713.2
Don Draper312.412.2
Al Williams317.28.8
Gary Zeller311.66.3
Rick Wanamaker283.34.3
Gary Odom304.43.7
Ron Gwin251.32.6
Al Sakys70.21.8
Larry Sharp171.11.5
Others310.62.7

Schedule

DateOpponent*Rank*LocationTime#ResultOverallConference
Regular Season Games
December 2, 1968Cal Poly PomonaDes Moines, IAW 118–791–00–0
December 7, 1968St. Cloud StateDes Moines, IAW 92–522–00–0
December 9, 1968#20 MarquetteDes Moines, IAW 68–633–00–0
December 14, 1968IowaDes Moines, IAW 89–744–00–0
December 19, 1968Iowa StateState Gymnasium, Ames, IAW 81–714–00–0
December 21, 1968Nevada-RenoReno, NVW 90–766–00–0
December 23, 1968PacificStockton, CAL 75–776–10–0
December 27, 1968MinnesotaMoody Coliseum, University Park, TXW 71–487–10–0
December 28, 1968SMUMoody Coliseum, University Park, TXW 86–818–10–0
January 2, 1969Memphis StateMid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TNW 73–719–11–0
January 4, 1969Saint LouisDes Moines, IAW 104–6510–12–0
January 9, 1969Wichita State#18Des Moines, IAW 86–8111–13–0
January 11, 1969Tulsa#18Des Moines, IAL 78–8611–23–1
January 14, 1969#19 CincinnatiArmory Fieldhouse, Cincinnati, OHW 69–6412–24–1
January 23, 1969BradleyDes Moines, IAW 93–7613–25–1
January 25, 1969LouisvilleFreedom Hall, Louisville, KYL 70–8413–35–2
January 30, 1969North Texas StateDenton, TXL 99–11813–45–3
February 1, 1969Memphis StateDes Moines, IAW 85–7214–46–3
February 5, 1969Iowa StateDes Moines, IAW 94–7115–46–3
February 11, 1969North Texas StateDes Moines, IAW 91–7616–47–3
February 13, 1969BradleyPeoria, ILW 91–7617–48–3
February 20, 1969Wichita StateWichita Field House, Wichita, KSW 120–9418–49–3
February 22, 1969#14 TulsaTulsa, OKW 87–7819–410–3
February 23, 1969CincinnatiDes Moines, IAW 85–6820–411–3
March 1, 1969#11 LouisvilleDes Moines, IAW 101–6721–412–3
March 6, 1969Saint Louis#11St. Louis, MOW 93–7822–413–3
March 8, 1969#15 Louisville#11Wichita, KSW 77–7323–413–3
NCAA tournament
March 13, 1969Texas A&MAhearn Field House, Manhattan, KS W 81–6324–413–3
March 15, 1969Colorado StateAhearn Field House, Manhattan, KS W 84–7725–413–3
March 20, 1969UCLAFreedom Hall, Louisville, KY L 82–8525–513–3
March 22, 1969North CarolinaFreedom Hall, Louisville, KY W 104–8426–513–3
*Rank according to AP Top 20 Poll. #All times are in EST. Conference games in BOLD.

Rankings

Main article: 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 1969 NBA draft

564Willie WiseSan Francisco Warriors

References

References

  1. "1969 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report". [[NCAA]].
  2. "1969 NBA Draft". [[Sports Reference.
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