1967–68 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team

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.

1967–68 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record23–2
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReilly Center
Seasons
← 1966–67
1968–69 →
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 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

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
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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

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Awards and honors

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References

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  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.