1968–69 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by head coach Lefty Driesell, the team played its home games at Johnston Gym. The Wildcats finished first in the Southern Conference regular season standings and won the Southern Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school's fourth appearance in five years. Davidson finished win an overall record of 27–3 (9–0 SoCon).

1968–69 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Southern Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southern Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 5
Record	27–3 (9–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Lefty Driesell (9th season)
Home arena	Johnston Gym
Seasons ← 1967–68 1969–70 →

1968–69 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Davidson †	9	–	0		1.000			27	–	3		.900
East Carolina	9	–	2		.818			17	–	11		.607
George Washington	7	–	5		.583			14	–	11		.560
Richmond	6	–	7		.462			13	–	14		.481
Furman	5	–	6		.455			9	–	17		.346
The Citadel	5	–	8		.385			13	–	12		.520
William & Mary	3	–	8		.273			6	–	20		.231
VMI	3	–	11		.214			5	–	18		.217
† 1969 Southern Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1968–69 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 15 Mike Maloy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr New York City, New York	Head coach Lefty Driesell (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1968		VMI	W 83–72	1–0 (1–0)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1968		Furman	W 105–70	2–0 (2–0)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, North Carolina
Dec 7, 1968*		No. 12 Vanderbilt	W 101–84	3–0	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1968		at Richmond	W 62–60	4–0 (3–0)	Richmond Arena  Richmond, Virginia
Dec 20, 1968*	No. 3	vs. South Carolina	W 62–55	5–0	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 27, 1968*		Maryland Charlotte Invitational Tournament	W 83–69	6–0	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 28, 1968*		Texas Charlotte Invitational Tournament	W 98–76	7–0	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 31, 1968*		at Michigan	W 94–82	8–0	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 4, 1969*	No. 2	vs. No. 17 St. John's	W 98–76 OT	8–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 7, 1969*		Saint Joseph's	W 83–69	9–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 11, 1969*		West Virginia	W 102–71	10–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 15, 1969*		Wake Forest	W 90–82	11–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 18, 1969		at VMI	W 66–64	12–1 (4–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, Virginia
Jan 23, 1969*	No. 4	Princeton	W 71–54	13–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 25, 1969	No. 4	The Citadel	W 80–72	14–1 (5–0)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, North Carolina
Jan 28, 1969		at George Washington	W 94–74	15–1 (6–0)	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall  Washington, D.C.
Feb 1, 1969*	No. 4	vs. Iowa	L 61–76	15–2	Chicago, Illinois
Feb 4, 1969*		at West Virginia	W 94–79	16–2	Stansbury Hall  Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 6, 1969*		vs. No. 19 Dayton	W 64–63	17–2	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Feb 8, 1969		George Washington	W 126–98	18–2 (7–0)	Johnston Gymnasium  Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 11, 1969		Richmond	W 114–95	19–2 (8–0)	Johnston Gymnasium  Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 15, 1969		at Furman	W 103–67	20–2 (9–0)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, South Carolina
Feb 19, 1969*		Duke	W 88–80 OT	21–2	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 22, 1969*		vs. Virginia Tech	W 79–71	22–2	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
SoCon Tournament
Feb 27, 1969*	No. 5	VMI Quarterfinals	W 99–75	23–2	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 28, 1969*	No. 5	Richmond Semifinals	W 97–83	24–2	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1969*	No. 5	East Carolina Championship game	W 102–76	25–2	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 8, 1969*	No. 5	vs. No. 10 Villanova First round	W 75–61	26–2	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 13, 1969*	No. 5	vs. No. 8 St. John's Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 79–69	27–2	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, Maryland
Mar 15, 1969*	No. 5	vs. No. 4 North Carolina Regional final – Elite Eight	L 85–87	27–3	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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