1968–69 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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1968–69 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record17–9 (8–8 MVC)
Head coach
Home arena Armory Fieldhouse
Seasons
  1967–68
1969–70  
1968–69 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Drake 133 .813265  .839
No. 15 Louisville 133 .813216  .778
Tulsa 115 .688198  .704
Cincinnati 88 .500179  .654
North Texas State 88 .5001510  .600
Bradley 79 .4381412  .538
Wichita State 79 .4381115  .423
Saint Louis 511 .313620  .231
Memphis State 016 .000619  .240
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1968–69 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1968–69 NCAA men's basketball season.

Contents

Missouri Valley Conference standings

#TeamConferencePct.OverallPct.
1 Drake 13–3.81326–5.839
2 Louisville 13–3.81321–6.778
3 Tulsa 11–5.68819–8.704
4Cincinnati8–8.50017–9.654
5 North Texas State 8–8.50015–10.600
6 Bradley 7–9.43814–12.539
7 Wichita State 7–9.43811–15.423
8 Saint Louis 5–11.3136–19.240
9 Memphis State 0–16.0006–19.240

Roster

1968–69 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 11 Jim Ard 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)215 lb(98 kg)Jr Markham, Illinois
F 35 Rick Roberson 6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)235 lb(107 kg)Sr Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
November 30*
South DakotaW 84–62 1–0
Armory Fieldhouse  
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 2*
Kansas StateW 86–70 2–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 6*
North Dakota StateW 83–54 3–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 14*
at Miami (OH)W 56–48 4–0
Millett Hall  
 
December 16*
at USCL 68–83 4–1
Los Angeles Sports Arena  
Los Angeles, California
December 18*
at CaliforniaW 71–70 5–1
Harmon Gym  
 
December 20*
at StanfordW 60–49 6–1
Maples Pavilion  
Stanford, California
December 28
North TexasW 74–62 7–1
(1–0)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 2
at TulsaL 50–57 7–2
(1–1)
Expo Square Pavilion  
 
January 4
at Wichita StateL 66–67 7–3
(1–2)
Levitt Arena  
 
January 8*
XavierW 52–50 8–3
(1–2)
Cincinnati Gardens  
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 11
LouisvilleW 87–75 9–3
(2–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 14
DrakeL 64–69 9–4
(2–3)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 18*
NOH MichiganW 106–59 10–4
(2–3)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 25
MemphisW 62–53 11–4
(3–3)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 28
at BradleyW 82–62 12–4
(4–3)
Robertson Memorial Field House  
 
February 1
at St. LouisW 96–72 13–4
(5–3)
St. Louis Arena  
 
February 6
at North TexasL 74–94 13–5
(5–4)
North Texas Men's Gym  
 
February 8
at MemphisW 69–47 14–5
(6–4)
Mid-South Coliseum  
 
February 13
Wichita StateL 73–75 14–6
(6–5)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 15
No. 7 TulsaW 76–63 15–6
(7–5)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 19*
Dayton W 96–60 16–6
(8–5)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 22
at No. 13 LouisvilleL 68–72 16–7
(8–6)
Freedom Hall  
Louisville, Kentucky
February 25
at DrakeL 68–85 16–8
(8–7)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium  
 
March 4
BradleyL 61–64 16–9
(8–8)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 8
St. LouisW 94–63 17–9
(9–8)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. "1968-69 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference . Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. "1968–69 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. 2008-09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Sep-7.