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The 1967–68 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1967-68 NCAA Division I season. The team competed as an independent program and finished the regular season with a 17–9 record.

ConferenceIndependent
Record21-9
Headcoach
HomearenaUniversity of Dayton Fieldhouse
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1967–68 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record21-9
Head coach
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Fieldhouse
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Houston– –31–2  .939
No. 3 St. Bonaventure– –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
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The Flyers began the season ranked #6 in both the AP and UPI Coaches polls, but lost several early games and stood at 7–9 before a late season 10-game winning streak. The Flyers received an invitation to the NIT where they won four straight games at Madison Square Garden to claim the 1968 NIT championship against Kansas.

Previous season

The Flyers finished the regular season 21-5 and were awarded an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament's Mideast bracket where they finished as the National Runner Up. The Flyers reached the program's first Elite Eight, Final Four, and national championship game before falling to champion UCLA.

Roster

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1967–68 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 12 Ken May 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoBelmont Dayton, Ohio
G 13 Jim Gottschall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 SoChaminade Dayton, Ohio
F 21 Don May 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 SrBelmont Dayton, Ohio
G 22 Rudy Waterman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 SrWestbury Westbury, New York
F 23 Jim Wannemacher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 SrOttoville Cloverdale, Ohio
G 24 Jerry Gottschall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 SoChaminade Dayton, Ohio
C 31 Dan Obrovac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
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 JrCanton Central Catholic Canton, Ohio
G 32 Jerry Francis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 SoColumbus West Columbus, Ohio
F 33 Dan Sadlier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 JrLima Central Catholic Lima, Ohio
F 35 George Janky 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 SoSt Rita Chicago, Illinois
G 40 Mike Blevins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 SoSpringboro Lebanon, Ohio
F 42 Bobby Joe Hooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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 SrSimon Kenton Lees Creek, Ohio
F 43 Glinder Torain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 SrMuncie Central Muncie, Indiana
G Tom Heckman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 JrOttawa-Glandorf Glandorf, Ohio
G Mike Leffel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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 SoPiqua Piqua, Ohio
F Ned Sharpenter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 JrMarion Military Academy Aurora, Illinois
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
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Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 2
 No. 6 Northern Michigan W 78-61  1–0
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
December 5
 No. 6 Miami (OH) L 61-64  1-1
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
December 9
 No. 6 at Eastern Kentucky L 75-76  1-2
 Alumni Coliseum (7,250)
Richmond, Kentucky
December 13
 No. 5 Louisville W 63-47  2-2
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
December 16
 Rice W 82-58  3-2
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
December 22
 at No. 7 Kentucky
UK Invitational Tournament		 L 85-88  3-3
 Memorial Coliseum (11,500)
Lexington, Kentucky
December 23
 vs. Cincinnati
UK Invitational Tournament		 L 70-71  3-4
 Memorial Coliseum (11,500)
Lexington, Kentucky
December 27
 Portland W 124-68  4-4
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
December 30
 at Cincinnati L 68-82  4-5
 Armory Fieldhouse (6,883)
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 3
 at Xavier W 83-80  5-5
 Schmidt Fieldhouse (3,765)
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 6
 at Marquette L 68-83  5-6
 Milwaukee Arena (11,138)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 11
 St Louis W 57-56  6-6
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
January 13
 Detroit W 86-74  7-6
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
January 17
 at Western Kentucky L 74-75 OT 7-7
 E. A. Diddle Arena (9,122)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
January 20
 DePaul L 65–70  7-8
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
January 23
 at Louisville L 72-73  7-9
 Freedom Hall (11,081)
Louisville, Kentucky
January 29
 Loyola (LA) W 81-65  8-9
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
February 1
 Miami (FL) W 98-60  9-9
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
February 3
 St Joseph's W 86-64  10-9
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
February 7
 Xavier W 64-56  11-9
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
February 10
 Fairfield W 95-70  12-9
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
February 17
 at DePaul W 70-58  13-9
 Alumni Hall (3,017)
Chicago, Illinois
February 21
 Loyola (IL) W 91-75  14-9
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
February 24
 at Canisius W 82-64  15-9
 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (4,110)
Buffalo, New York
February 28
 St Joseph's (IN) W 99-66  16-9
 University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882)
Dayton, Ohio
March 2
 at Miami (OH) W 63–51  17-9
 Withrow Court (3,914)
Oxford, Ohio
National Invitational Tournament
March 16
 vs. West Virginia
First round		 W 87-68  18–9
 Madison Square Garden (16,127)
New York City, New York
March 19
 vs. Fordham
Quarterfinals		 W 61-60  19–9
 Madison Square Garden (18,683)
New York City, New York
March 21
 vs. Notre Dame
Semifinals		 W 76-74 OT 20–9
 Madison Square Garden (19,500)
New York City, New York
March 23
 vs. Kansas
Finals		 W 61-48  21–9
 Madison Square Garden (19,008)
New York City, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings

See also: 1967-68 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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