1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NIT Champions
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 8
Record	26–3
Head coach	Al McGuire (6th season);
Assistant coach	Hank Raymonds (9th season)
Home arena	Milwaukee Arena
	Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Jacksonville		–		–	27	–	2	.931
No. 5 New Mexico State		–		–	27	–	3	.900
No. 8 Marquette		–		–	26	–	3	.897
No. 3 St. Bonaventure		–		–	25	–	3	.893
No. 11 Florida State		–		–	23	–	3	.885
No. 12 Houston		–		–	25	–	5	.833
Army		–		–	22	–	6	.786
No. 17 Niagara		–		–	22	–	7	.759
No. 16 Utah State		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Villanova		–		–	22	–	7	.759
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–	21	–	8	.724
St. John's		–		–	21	–	8	.724
Georgetown		–		–	18	–	7	.720
Duquesne		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Dayton		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Manhattan		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Holy Cross		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Long Island		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Georgia Tech		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Creighton		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Seattle		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Boston University		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Butler		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Oklahoma City		–		–	17	–	13	.567
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Southern Illinois		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Colgate		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Providence		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Denver		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Loyola (IL)		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Penn State		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Rutgers		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Saint Peter's		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Northern Illinois		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Air Force		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Fairfield		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Iona		–		–	12	–	12	.500
NYU		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Syracuse		–		–	12	–	12	.500
DePaul		–		–	12	–	13	.480
West Texas State		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Loyola (LA)		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Boston College		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Virginia Tech		–		–	10	–	12	.455
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	9	–	12	.429
West Virginia		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Canisius		–		–	9	–	13	.409
Fordham		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Seton Hall		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Marshall		–		–	9	–	14	.391
Miami (FL)		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Centenary		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Pan American		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Detroit		–		–	7	–	18	.280
Tulane		–		–	5	–	18	.217
Xavier		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Navy		–		–	4	–	19	.174
Portland		–		–	4	–	22	.154

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1969–70 men's college basketball season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 26–3. The season is particularly notable as coach Al McGuire turned down a bid to the 1970 NCAA Tournament after the committee placed the tenth-ranked Warriors in the Midwest region instead of the geographically closer Mideast, the first team to ever take this action. McGuire opted to play in the 1970 National Invitation Tournament instead,^[1] where they defeated Massachusetts, Utah and LSU to advance to the NIT championship where they defeated St. John's to become NIT champions. As a direct result of this action, the NCAA forbid its members from declining NCAA tournament bids when offered moving forward.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	31	Gary Brell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	30	Guy Lam	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Arlington Heights, Illinois
G	14	Dean Meminger	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	New York
F	21	Tom Sonnenberg	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	50	Joe Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Canton, Georgia

Head coach

Al McGuire

Assistant coach(es)

Hank Raymonds

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 2		Northern Michigan	W 98–60	1–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 6		UW Milwaukee	W 86–58	2–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 8		at Michigan	L 78–86	2–1	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 11		Drake	W 72–70	3–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 13		North Texas	W 83–60	4–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 20		Bowling Green	W 64–55	5–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 22		Minnesota	W 67–51	6–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 26		Delaware	W 99–71	7–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 27		vs. Wisconsin Milwaukee Classic	W 64–43	8–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 3		Detroit	W 81–61	9–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 6		Loyola (IL)	W 85–72	10–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 10		at DePaul	W 72–60	11–1	Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois
January 17		Southern Illinois	W 67–57	12–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 24		Xavier	W 82–73	13–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 27	No. 7	Wisconsin	W 60–51	14–1	Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee, WI
January 31		at Loyola (IL)	L 72–76	14–2	Alumni Gym
February 7		at Notre Dame	L 95–96	14–3	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
February 9		Air Force	W 79–74	15–3	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 12		at St. Louis	W 66–54	16–3	The Arena
February 14		DePaul	W 79–60	17–3	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 21		at Detroit	W 80–60	18–3	Calihan Hall
February 23		at Xavier	W 81–73	19–3	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
February 28		Creighton	W 76–66	20–3	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
March 3		at Southern Illinois	W 75–68	21–3	The SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
March 5		at Tulane	W 79–76	22–3	Tulane Gym New Orleans, Louisiana
NIT Tournament
March 14		vs. Massachusetts NIT First Round	W 62–55	23–3	Madison Square Garden New York
March 17		vs. Utah NIT Quarterfinals	W 83–63	24–3	Madison Square Garden New York
March 19	No. 8	vs. LSU NIT Semifinals	W 101–79	25–3	Madison Square Garden New York
March 21	No. 8	vs. St. John's (NY) NIT Finals	W 65–53	26–3	Madison Square Garden New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ "Marquette takes NIT over NCAA bid". Great Falls Tribune. February 25, 1970. p. 11. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1969–70 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

[1] "Marquette takes NIT over NCAA bid". Great Falls Tribune. February 25, 1970. p. 11. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "1969–70 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

Roster[edit]

Schedule[edit]

References[edit]

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