1967–68 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 January 2011 1967–68 Indiana State Sycamores Basketball Indiana Collegiate Conference ICC 3 (PreSeason), #9 (Final Poll) 23–8 9–3 Gordon Stauffer Mel Garland Fred Fleetwood Indiana State Arena Indiana Collegiate Conference champions NCAA Men's Division II tournament finalist The 1967–68 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1968 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament. The Sycamores won 19 games in the regular season and were led by Jerry Newsom. He led the Sycamores to the national title game versus a George Tinsley-led Kentucky Wesleyan team, and ended the season as national runner-up with a record of 23–8. Regular season During the 1967–68 season, Indiana State finished with a non-conference record of 10–4; they placed 3rd in the Golden Spike Tournament hosted by Weber State (Utah); shared (with DePauw) the championship of the highly competitive Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) with a 9–3 record; spent eleven (of fourteen) weeks ranked in the top ten in the country for the season; their streak of 23 consecutive weeks in the AP Top Ten came to an end after dropping 3 out of 4 games in mid-season. They closed out the season by winning 6 consecutive games to win the conference title and qualify for the NCAA tournament; they would eventually stretch their winning streak to 10 games until losing the NCAA title game.campus.mst.edu/athleticsarchives/.../d2basketball/ncaa2mbbpolls.pdf The Sycamores finished the regular season with a record of 23–8, 9–3. Newsom received several honors at the end of regular season. He won the ICC Player of the Year, was named All-ICC for the third time and was a consensus All-American. The co-captain also led the conference in scoring with an average of 27.3; while leading the Trees in scoring in 28 games; he collected 14 double-doubles on the season and led the team in rebounding 17 times. Newsome was not the only weapon for Stauffer's Sycamores; Rich Mason led the conference in rebounding, grabbing an average of 13 per game and was named 1st Team All-Conference. Mike Copper, the other co-captain was named Honorable Mention All-Conference and Fred Hardman was named to the All-NCAA tournament team. Roster The Sycamores were led by Newsom, the ICC Player of the Year, and his 26.1 scoring average. He was followed by Mike Copper's 17.8 average. The starting lineup also included Fred Hardman, Rich Mason and Steve Hollenbeck. Howard Humes and Mike Phillips were key reserves. The remainder of the roster consisted of Dan Chitwood, Ken Hass, John McIntire, Jerry Novak, Jim Waldrip, Don Weirich and Tom Zellers.http://www.gosycamores.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15200&ATCLID=210445604 2015-16 Indiana State Basketball Interactive Yearbook Is Now Online - Indiana State University Indiana State University Athletics No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown13Howard HumesG6–0Jr.Madison, Indiana20Don WeirichF6–4So.Middlebury, Indiana22Rod HerveyG5–11So.Cloverdale, Indiana30John McIntireF6–4So.Rushville, Indiana33Mike CopperG6–1Jr.Valparaiso, Indiana34Dan ChitwoodG6–3So.Unionville, Indiana35Fred HardmanF6–6Jr.Lexington, Illinois40Tom ZellersF6–3So.Logansport, Indiana41Jerry NewsomC6–CSr.Columbus, Indiana43Ken HassF6–6Jr.South Bend, Indiana44Jerry NovakF6–6Jr.Hammond, Indiana45Steve HollenbeckG6–1Sr.Columbus, Indiana51Mike PhillipsF6–3Sr.Terre Haute, Indiana52Rich MasonF6–8Sr.East Chicago, Indiana54Jim WaldripF6–3So.Cumberland, Illinois Schedule and results no yes no no |- !colspan=8 style=Indiana State Sycamores| Regular season |- December 2, 1967 yes yes Cincinnati Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio 79-83 0-1 December 5, 1967 yes yes Indiana Central Central College Gym Indianapolis, Indiana 84-73 1-1 December 7, 1967 yes yes 3 Kentucky Wesleyan 2 The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 61-62 1-2 December 9, 1967 yes 3 Kent State The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 91-66 2-2 December 11, 1967 yes 3 Lamar Tech The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 105-93 3-2 December 14, 1967 yes yes 7 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 71-90 3-3 December 16, 1967 yes 7 Western Illinois The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 86-72 4-3 December 19, 1967 yes 7 San Diego State 1 The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 84-69 5-3 December 21, 1967 yes 6 Southwest Louisiana 3 The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 63-60 6-3 December 27, 1967 yes yes 6 Weber State Swenson Gym Ogden, Utah Golden Spike Tournament 66-71 6-4 December 28, 1967 yes yes 3 Pepperdine Swenson Gym Ogden, Utah Golden Spike Tournament 88-81 7-4 January 4, 1968 T-5 DePauw The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 86-66 8-4 (1-0) January 6, 1968 yes T-5 Southern Illinois The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 78-60 9-4 (1-0) January 8, 1968 yes T-5 Valparaiso Hilltop Gymnasium Valparaiso, Indiana 71-70 10-4 (2-0) January 10, 1968 T-5 Indiana State_Muncee The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 94-81 11-4 (3-0) January 13, 1968 4 St. Joseph’s (IN) The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 75-59 12-4 (4-0) January 16, 1968 yes 4 Butler Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 85-86 12-5 (4-1) January 27, 1968 yes 6 Indiana State_Muncee Irving Gymnasium Muncee, Indiana 96-81 13-5 (5-1) January 31, 1968 6 Evansville College 2 The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 78-84 13-6 (5-2) February 3, 1968 yes 6 DePauw Bowman Gym Greencastle, Indiana 84-98 13-7 (5-3) February 7, 1968 6 Northern Illinois The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 95-84 14-7 (5-3) February 10, 1968 Valparaiso The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 97-60 15-7 (6-3) February 12, 1968 yes yes Eastern Illinois State McAfee Gym Charleston, Illinois 100-71 16-7 (6-3) February 14, 1968 yes St. Joseph’s (IN) Scharf Fieldhouse Rensselaer, Indiana 96-75 17-7 (7-3) February 17, 1968 yes Evansville 3 Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 68-58 18-7 (8-3) February 20, 1968 Butler The Arena Terre Haute, Indiana 83-55 19-7 (9-3) March 8, 1968 yes yes 9 1 Great Lakes South Dakota State 4 Horton Fieldhouse Normal, Illinois Great Lakes Regional semifinals 101-96 20-7 (9-3) March 9, 1968 yes yes 9 1 Great Lakes Illinois State 2 Great Lakes 4 Horton Fieldhouse Normal, Illinois Great Lakes Regional finals 98-93 21-7 (9-3) March 13, 1968 yes yes 9 1 Great Lakes Nevada Southern 2 Pacific Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana NCAA Nationals – Quarterfinals 94-75 22-7 (9-3) March 14, 1968 yes yes 9 1 Great Lakes Trinity (TX) 3 Southwest 10 Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana NCAA Nationals – Semifinals 77-67 23-7 (9-3) March 15, 1968 yes yes 9 1 Great Lakes Kentucky Wesleyan 1 South 2 Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana NCAA Nationals – Title game 52-63 23-8 (9-3) AP Poll NCAA basketball tournament The top seed in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional was awarded to the Sycamores. In the opener, the Trees sprinted past #4 seed South Dakota State, the final game of the regional tournament was against heated-rival & #2 seed Illinois State with a berth in the Final Four on the line.http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1979 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More RotoWire The Sycamores won by 5, and returned to a National Tournament Finals for the first time in 15 seasons (1953 NAIA Tournament). In Evansville, site of the NCAA Finals, the Sycamores dominated the Rebels of Nevada Southern, winning by 19; they cruised past Trinity of Texas advancing to the Championship game vs. Kentucky Wesleyan College, which was led by junior George Tinsley. Playing in a standing room only arena, they were unable to maintain their halftime lead and Kentucky Wesleyan defeated Indiana State 63–52. Newsom was voted Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Fred Hardman was also named to the All-Tourney team after posting a 16-point, 9-rebound title game. Elite Eight Indiana State 94, Nevada Southern 75 National Semi-Finals Indiana State 77, Trinity (TX) 67 National Championship Game Kentucky Wesleyan 63, Indiana State 52 Awards and honors Mike Copper – All-Indiana Collegiate Conference (Honorable Mention) Fred Hardman – NCAA Tournament All-Tourney Team Rich Mason – All-Indiana Collegiate Conference (First Team) Jerry Newsom – Consensus All-American (AP, UPI, and Coaches) Jerry Newsom – Indiana Collegiate Conference Most Valuable Player Jerry Newsom – All-Indiana Collegiate Conference (First Team) Jerry Newsom – NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award; NCAA Tournament All-Tourney Team In 2005, the entire team was inducted into the Indiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame; Jerry Newsom was inducted as an individual in 1984. Jerry Newsom (1997), Head Coach Gordon Stauffer (2004), Assistant Coach Mel Garland (1993) Steve Hollenbeck (2005) and Mike Copper (2010) were inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.http://hoopshall.com/hall/ Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame » Inductees 2010-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100715223713/http://hoopshall.com/hall/ 2010-07-15 dead References Category:Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball seasons Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball Indiana State