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 | |
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Southern Conference tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| South | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 27–3 (9–0 SoCon) |
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| Home arena | Johnston Gym |
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| 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 SoCon tournament winner As of April 30, 1969 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||
Rankings
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