1968–69 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

1968–69 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Co-Champions
NCAA tournament Third Place vs. North Carolina, W, 104–84
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record26–5 (13–3 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Callahan
  • Gus Guydon
Home arenaVeterans Memorial Auditorium
1968–69 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Drake 13 3   .813 26 5   .839
No. 15 Louisville 13 3   .813 21 6   .778
Tulsa 11 5   .688 19 8   .704
Cincinnati 8 8   .500 17 9   .654
North Texas State 8 8   .500 15 10   .600
Bradley 7 9   .438 14 12   .538
Wichita State 7 9   .438 11 15   .423
Saint Louis 5 11   .313 6 20   .231
Memphis State 0 16   .000 6 19   .240
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968–69 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University in the 1968–69 college basketball season. The team was led by eleventh-year head coach Maury John. In 1967–68, the Bulldogs finished 18–8 (9–7 in the Missouri Valley Conference). They were also trying to make their first NCAA tournament appearance since as well as their first postseason appearance since their National Invitation Tournament appearance in 1964.