1968–69 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1968–69 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record12–12 (8–6 SWC)
Head coach
  • Bob Prewitt (2nd season)
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
← 1967–68
1969–70 →

The 1968–69 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1968–69 men's college basketball season.

Roster

1968–69 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 23 Gene Phillips 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Houston, Texas
Head coach
  • Bob Prewitt
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 2*
 at No. 13 Vanderbilt L 94–97  0–1
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 3*
 at Georgia Tech L 59–87  0–2
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
December 7*
 at No. 17 Western Kentucky L 79–92  0–3
 E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
December 9*
 at Southern Illinois W 81–70  1–3
 The SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
December 11*
 Louisville L 73–79  1–4
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 23*
 Yale W 82–76  2–4
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 27*
 Ole Miss W 94–70  3–4
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 28*
 Drake L 81–86  3–5
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 4
 at TCU W 81–78  4–5
(1–0) 		Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
January 7
 at Baylor L 67–69  4–6
(1–1) 		Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 11
 Texas W 68–62  5–6
(2–1) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 14
 Texas A&M L 75–76 OT 5–7
(2–2) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 18
 at Rice W 101–80  6–7
(3–2) 		Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
January 20*
 at Oklahoma City L 74–96  6–8
(3–2) 		State Fair Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
January 25*
 Oklahoma City W 103–84  7–8
(3–2) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 1
 Texas Tech W 87–77  8–8
(4–2) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 8
 Arkansas W 84–69  9–8
(5–2) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 11
 at Texas Tech W 84–65  10–8
(6–2) 		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
February 15
 at Arkansas W 76–68  11–8
(7–2) 		Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 18
 TCU L 84–87 OT 11–9
(7–3) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 22
 Baylor L 78–90 OT 11–10
(7–4) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 25
 at Texas W 71–69  12–10
(8–4) 		Gregory Gym 
Austin, Texas
March 1
 at Texas A&M L 98–119  12–11
(8–5) 		G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
March 4
 Rice L 90–96  12–12
(8–6) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ "1968–69 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "SMU Basketball - Results" (PDF). SidearmSports. Southern Methodist University. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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