1967–68 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2024 August 2023 1967–68 Dayton Flyers Basketball Independent 21-9 Don Donoher University of Dayton Fieldhouse 1968 National Invitation Tournament Champions The 1967–68 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1967-68 NCAA Division I season. The team competed as an independent program and finished the regular season with a 17–9 record. The Flyers began the season ranked #6 in both the AP and UPI Coaches polls, but lost several early games and stood at 7–9 before a late season 10-game winning streak. The Flyers received an invitation to the NIT where they won four straight games at Madison Square Garden to claim the 1968 NIT championship against Kansas. Previous season The Flyers finished the regular season 21-5 and were awarded an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament's Mideast bracket where they finished as the National Runner Up. The Flyers reached the program's first Elite Eight, Final Four, and national championship game before falling to champion UCLA. Roster 1967 Dayton Flyers y y Ken May 12 F 6 5 210 So Dayton, Ohio Belmont Jim Gottschall 13 G 6 2 So Dayton, Ohio Chaminade Don May 21 F 6 4 Sr Dayton, Ohio Belmont Rudy Waterman 22 G 6 1 Sr Westbury, New York Westbury Jim Wannemacher 23 F 6 6 Sr Cloverdale, Ohio Ottoville Jerry Gottschall 24 G 6 2 So Dayton, Ohio Chaminade Dan Obrovac 31 C 6 10 Jr Canton, Ohio Canton Central Catholic Jerry Francis 32 G 6 3 So Columbus, Ohio Columbus West Dan Sadlier 33 F 6 6 Jr Lima, Ohio Lima Central Catholic George Janky 35 F 6 8 So Chicago, Illinois St Rita Mike Blevins 40 G 6 4 So Lebanon, Ohio Springboro Bobby Joe Hooper 42 F 6 0 Sr Lees Creek, Ohio Simon Kenton Glinder Torain 43 F 6 6 Sr Muncie, Indiana Muncie Central Tom Heckman G 6 1 Jr Glandorf, Ohio Ottawa-Glandorf Mike Leffel G 6 0 So Piqua, Ohio Piqua Ned Sharpenter F 6 7 Jr Aurora, Illinois Marion Military Academy Don Donoher Chuck Grigsby Bill Cassidy Pat Haley Schedule December 2 6 Northern Michigan 78-61 1–0 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio December 5 6 Miami (OH) 61-64 1-1 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio December 9 6 yes Eastern Kentucky 75-76 1-2 Alumni Coliseum 7,250 Richmond, Kentucky December 13 5 Louisville 63-47 2-2 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio December 16 Rice 82-58 3-2 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio December 22 yes 7 Kentucky UK Invitational Tournament 85-88 3-3 Memorial Coliseum 11,500 Lexington, Kentucky December 23 yes Cincinnati UK Invitational Tournament 70-71 3-4 Memorial Coliseum 11,500 Lexington, Kentucky December 27 Portland 124-68 4-4 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio December 30 yes Cincinnati 68-82 4-5 Armory Fieldhouse 6,883 Cincinnati, Ohio January 3 yes Xavier 83-80 5-5 Schmidt Fieldhouse 3,765 Cincinnati, Ohio January 6 yes Marquette 68-83 5-6 Milwaukee Arena 11,138 Milwaukee, Wisconsin January 11 St Louis 57-56 6-6 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio January 13 Detroit 86-74 7-6 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio January 17 yes Western Kentucky 74-75 OT 7-7 E. 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Diddle Arena 9,122 Bowling Green, Kentucky January 20 DePaul 65–70 7-8 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio January 23 yes Louisville 72-73 7-9 Freedom Hall 11,081 Louisville, Kentucky January 29 Loyola (LA) 81-65 8-9 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio February 1 Miami (FL) 98-60 9-9 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio February 3 St Joseph's 86-64 10-9 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio February 7 Xavier 64-56 11-9 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio February 10 Fairfield 95-70 12-9 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio February 17 yes DePaul 70-58 13-9 Alumni Hall 3,017 Chicago, Illinois February 21 Loyola (IL) 91-75 14-9 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio February 24 yes Canisius 82-64 15-9 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 4,110 Buffalo, New York February 28 St Joseph's (IN) 99-66 16-9 University of Dayton Fieldhouse 5,882 Dayton, Ohio March 2 yes Miami (OH) 63–51 17-9 Withrow Court 3,914 Oxford, Ohio |- !colspan=9 style=Dayton Flyers|National Invitational Tournament March 16 yes West Virginia First round 87-68 18–9 Madison Square Garden 16,127 New York City, New York March 19 yes Fordham Quarterfinals 61-60 19–9 Madison Square Garden 18,683 New York City, New York March 21 yes Notre Dame Semifinals 76-74 OT 20–9 Madison Square Garden 19,500 New York City, New York March 23 yes Kansas Finals 61-48 21–9 Madison Square Garden 19,008 New York City, New York https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/dayton/men/1968-schedule.html 1967–68 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Rankings 1967-68 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 6 6 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Coaches 0 16 6 6 16 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR References Category:Dayton Flyers men's basketball seasons Dayton Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Dayton Dayton Dayton