# 1968–69 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 1968–69 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1968–69 men's college basketball . South Carolina finished 2nd in the ACC at 11–3 with a win over #2 ranked North Carolina. South Carolina finished the season ranked 13th in the AP poll.

## Roster

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Stats |
| John Roche | Guard | 6–3 | Sophomore | 23.6 Pts, 2.6 Reb |
| Tom Owens | Center | 6–10 | Sophomore | 16.4 Pts, 13.0 Reb |
| Bill Walsh | Guard | 6–0 | Sophomore | 12.7 Pts, 2.3 Reb |
| John Ribock | Forward | 6–8 | Sophomore | 9.2 Pts, 9.4 Reb |
| Bobby Cremins | Guard | 6–2 | Junior | 6.9 Pts, 8.1 Reb |
| Gene Spencer | Forward | 6–8 | Junior | 1.6 Pts, 1.5 Reb |
| Charlie Vacca | Forward | 6–3 | Senior | 1.6 Pts, 1.4 Reb |
| Corkey Carnevale | Guard | 6–3 | Junior | 1.0 Pts, 0.4 Reb |
| Tommy Terry | Guard | 6–2 | Junior | 0.9 Pts, 0.2 Reb |
| Hank Martin | Guard | 5–9 | Senior | 0.5 Pts, 0.2 Reb |
| Dennis Powell | Center | 6–0 | Sophomore | 0.5 Pts, 0.2 Reb |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 30* | | Auburn | W 51–49 | 1-0 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| December 4 | | at Wake Forrest | W 68–63 | 2-0 (1-0) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 7 | | Maryland | W 79-67 | 3-0 (2-0) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| December 14 | | Virginia | L 70–86 | 3-1 (2-1) | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| December 18* | | East Carolina | W 75–61 | 4-1 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| December 20* | | vs. No. 3 Davidson | L 55–62 | 4-2 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| December 27* | | vs. Rhode Island | W 86–68 | 5-2 | |
| December 28* | | at Saint Joseph's | W 64–48 | 6-2 | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| December 30* | | at No. 17 LaSalle | W 62–59 | 7-2 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA |
| January 4 | | Clemson | W 77–62 | 8-2 (3-1) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| January 8 | | at Maryland | W 69–67 | 9-2 (4-1) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD |
| January 28* | No. 18 | at Florida State | L 76–87 | 10-3 | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL |
| February 1 | No. 19 | Duke | W 64–57 | 11-3 (5-1) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| February 3 | No. 19 | Wake Forrest | W 73–62 | 12-3 (6-1) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| February 5* | | Furman | W 90–67 | 13-3 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| February 8 | | at Duke | W 82-72 | 14-3 (7-1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 10 | | at Clemson | W 106–79 | 15-3 (8-1) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| February 14 | | vs. No. 2 North Carolina | W 68–66 | 16-3 (9-1) | |
| February 15 | | vs. North Carolina State | W 45–35 | 17-3 (10-1) | |
| February 19* | No. 12 | Furman | W 63–53 | 18-3 | Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC |
| February 22 | No. 7 | Virginia | W 86–70 | 19-3 (11-1) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| February 26 | No. 8 | No. 2 North Carolina | L 62–68 | 19-4 (11-2) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| March 1 | No. 8 | at NC State | L 64–67 | 19-5 (11-3) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| March 6* | No. 8 | vs. Maryland ACC tournament | W 92–71 | 20-5 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 7* | No. 8 | vs. Duke ACC tournament | L 59–68 | 20-6 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 15* | No. 13 | vs. Southern Illinois NIT | W 72-63 | 21-6 | Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY |
| March 28* | No. 13 | vs. Army NIT | L 45-59 | 21-7 | Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 |