====== 1967-68 Season ======
The 1967-68 UMass [[names#athletic_mascot_name_history|Redmen]] basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts.  The Head Coach was [[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]].  The team played its home games primarily in the [[Curry Hicks Cage]] in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was a member of the [[Yankee Conference]].

The season represented the 59th season of basketball in the school's history.

  * **Final Record:** 14-11
  * **Conference Record:** 8-2 (tied for first place)
  * **Postseason:** none

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Head Coach: [[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]\\
Captain: [[Billy Tindall]]

**[[https://umasshoops.com/games/1960s.htm#7-8%20Scoreboard|Schedule and results]]**

Stat leaders: Billy Tindall 19.6 ppg, 12.0 rpg; Joe DiSarcina 6.7 apg

===== Roster =====
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<sortable 2>
^No.^Name^Yr.^Ht.^Wt.^Hometown/High School/Last School^
|10|DiSarcina, Joe|Jr.|5-11|165|Somerville, Mass./Somerville|
|52|Dreyer, John|Jr.|6-5|210|Cranford, N.J./Cranford|
|12|[[ray_ellerbrook|Ellerbrook, Ray]]|So.|6-1|175|Hawthorne, N.J./Hawthorne|
|24|Gallagher, John|So.|6-5|185|Trenton, N.J./St. Anthony's|
|42|Gasperack, Gary|Sr.|6-4|170|West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield|
|50|Gayeska, Peter|Jr.|6-9|220|Somerville, Mass./Somerville|
|34|Girotti, James|Sr.|6-5|186|West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield|
|40|Nowakowski, Ron|Jr.|6-4|190|Methuen, Mass./Lawrence Central Cath.|
|20|Perkins, Richard|Sr.|6-3|195|Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey|
|30|Rand, Greg|Sr.|6-5|183|Marblehead, Mass/Marblehead|
|44|Samuelson, Richard|So.|6-6|195|Brockton, Mass./North Yarmouth Academy|
|22|Shockro, John|So.|6-2|190|Attleboro, Mass./Attleboro|
|14|Starsiak, Richard|So.|5-10|160|North Quincy, Mass./North Quincy|
|54|Sulesky, James|Jr.|6-6|215|Syracuse, N.Y./St. Gregory's|
|32|[[Billy_Tindall|Tindall, Billy]]|Sr.|6-5|185|Bedford Hills, N.Y./Fox Lane|
</sortable>

Additional source, Sports-Reference.com: [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/massachusetts/men/1968.html|Roster & Stats]], [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/massachusetts/men/1968-schedule.html|Schedule]]

{{tag>"1967-68 season" "Work in Progress"}}