1968–69 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
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|team=Cincinnati Bearcats
|sport=Basketball
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|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
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|short_conf=MVC
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|record= 17–9
|conf_record=8–8
|head_coach=Tay Baker
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{{1968–69 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1968–69 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1968–69 NCAA men's basketball season.
Missouri Valley Conference standings
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| 1 | Drake | style="text-align:center" | 13–3 | .813 | style="text-align:center" | 26–5 | .839 |
| 2 | Louisville | style="text-align:center" | 13–3 | .813 | style="text-align:center" | 21–6 | .778 |
| 3 | Tulsa | style="text-align:center" | 11–5 | .688 | style="text-align:center" | 19–8 | .704 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | style="text-align:center" | 8–8 | .500 | style="text-align:center" | 17–9 | .654 |
| 5 | North Texas State | style="text-align:center" | 8–8 | .500 | style="text-align:center" | 15–10 | .600 |
| 6 | Bradley | style="text-align:center" | 7–9 | .438 | style="text-align:center" | 14–12 | .539 |
| 7 | Wichita State | style="text-align:center" | 7–9 | .438 | style="text-align:center" | 11–15 | .423 |
| 8 | Saint Louis | style="text-align:center" | 5–11 | .313 | style="text-align:center" | 6–19 | .240 |
| 9 | Memphis State | style="text-align:center" | 0–16 | .000 | style="text-align:center" | 6–19 | .240 |
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rick|last=Roberson|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=235|class=Sr|link=y|dab=|rs=|home=Memphis, Tennessee}}
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Schedule
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30
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| opponent = South Dakota
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| score = 84–62
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| score = 86–70
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6
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| opponent = North Dakota State
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| score = 83–54
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| record = 3–0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 14
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| opponent = Miami (OH)
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| score = 56–48
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| record = 4–0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 16
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| opponent = USC
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| score = 68–83
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| record = 4–1
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| site_stadium = Los Angeles Sports Arena
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| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 18
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| opponent = California
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| score = 71–70
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| record = 5–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20
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| opponent = Stanford
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| score = 60–49
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| record = 6–1
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| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
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| site_cityst = Stanford, California
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28
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| opponent = North Texas
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| score = 74–62
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| record = 7–1
| conference = 1–0
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2
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| opponent = Tulsa
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| score = 50–57
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| record = 7–2
| conference = 1–1
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| site_stadium = Expo Square Pavilion
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4
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| opponent = Wichita State
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| score = 66–67
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| record = 7–3
| conference = 1–2
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| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 8
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| opponent = Xavier
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| score = 52–50
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| record = 8–3
| conference = 1–2
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| site_stadium = Cincinnati Gardens
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11
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| opponent = Louisville
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| score = 87–75
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| record = 9–3
| conference = 2–2
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14
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| opponent = Drake
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| score = 64–69
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| record = 9–4
| conference = 2–3
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18
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| opponent = NOH Michigan
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| score = 106–59
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| record = 10–4
| conference = 2–3
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25
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| opponent = Memphis
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| score = 62–53
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| record = 11–4
| conference = 3–3
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28
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| opponent = Bradley
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| score = 82–62
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| record = 12–4
| conference = 4–3
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| site_stadium = Robertson Memorial Field House
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1
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| opponent = St. Louis
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| score = 96–72
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| record = 13–4
| conference = 5–3
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| site_stadium = St. Louis Arena
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6
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| opponent = North Texas
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| score = 74–94
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| record = 13–5
| conference = 5–4
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| site_stadium = North Texas Men's Gym
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8
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| opponent = Memphis
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| score = 69–47
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| record = 14–5
| conference = 6–4
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| site_stadium = Mid-South Coliseum
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13
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| opponent = Wichita State
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| score = 73–75
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| record = 14–6
| conference = 6–5
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15
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| opponent = Tulsa
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| score = 76–63
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| record = 15–6
| conference = 7–5
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19
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| opponent = Dayton
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| score = 96–60
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| record = 16–6
| conference = 8–5
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22
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| opponent = Louisville
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| score = 68–72
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| record = 16–7
| conference = 8–6
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| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
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| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25
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| opponent = Drake
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| score = 68–85
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| record = 16–8
| conference = 8–7
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| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Auditorium
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 4
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| opponent = Bradley
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| score = 61–64
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| record = 16–9
| conference = 8–8
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8
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| opponent = St. Louis
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| score = 94–63
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| record = 17–9
| conference = 9–8
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1969-schedule.html|title=1968–69 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}[https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobearcats.com/documents/2008/11/4/110408-MBKBGuide-07.pdf 2008-09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball media guide.] Retrieved 2019-Sep-7.
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