1971–72 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

1971–72 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
1971–72 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	25–4
Head coach	Al McGuire;
Home arena	Milwaukee Arena
	Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Oral Roberts		–		–	26	–	2	.929
No. 7 Marquette		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Hawaii		–		–	23	–	4	.852
No. 12 Marshall		–		–	23	–	4	.852
No. 10 Florida State		–		–	28	–	5	.848
Northern Illinois		–		–	21	–	4	.840
No. 6 South Carolina		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Duquesne		–		–	20	–	5	.800
Syracuse		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Providence		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Detroit		–		–	18	–	6	.750
Houston		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Jacksonville		–		–	20	–	8	.714
No. 15 Villanova		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Pan American		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Niagara		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Penn State		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Fordham		–		–	18	–	9	.667
St. Bonaventure		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Cincinnati		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Georgia Southern		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Colgate		–		–	15	–	8	.652
St. John's		–		–	19	–	11	.633
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	15	–	9	.625
Illinois State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Virginia Tech		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Canisius		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Creighton		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Holy Cross		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Oklahoma City		–		–	16	–	12	.571
Loyola (LA)		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Rutgers		–		–	14	–	11	.560
West Virginia		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	14	–	12	.538
DePaul		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Centenary		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Long Island		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Boston College		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Dayton		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Air Force		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Fairfield		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Saint Peter's		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Indiana State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Utah State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Xavier		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Army		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Manhattan		–		–	11	–	13	.458
George Washington		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Navy		–		–	10	–	13	.435
Denver		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Portland		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Seton Hall		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Southern Illinois		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Ball State		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Loyola (IL)		–		–	8	–	14	.364
Tulane		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Boston University		–		–	7	–	16	.304
South Alabama		–		–	7	–	17	.292
Iona		–		–	6	–	17	.261
Butler		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Georgia Tech		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Notre Dame		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Stetson		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Georgetown		–		–	3	–	23	.115

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971–72 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1971–72 season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 25–4.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	22	Jim Chones	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Racine, Wisconsin
F	50	George Frazier	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	New York
G	45	Bob Lackey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Evanston, Illinois
F	30	Guy Lam	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Arlington Heights, Illinois
G	12	Allie McGuire	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Brookfield, Wisconsin
F	31	Larry McNeill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Brooklyn, New York
G	55	Marcus Washington	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Lyons, Illinois

Head coach

Al McGuire

Assistant coach(es)

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
December 1	No. 4	St. John's (MN)	W 89–50	1–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 4	No. 4	Bowling Green State	W 84–64	2–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 7	No. 2	at Memphis	W 74–73	3–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
December 13	No. 2	No. 9 Michigan	W 81–52	4–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 18	No. 2	Fordham	W 87–68	5–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 21	No. 2	Minnesota	W 55–40	6–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 27	No. 2	Georgetown	W 88–44	7–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 28	No. 2	No. 17 Marshall	W 74–72	8–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 3	No. 2	Wisconsin	W 72–60	9–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 9	No. 2	at No. 4 South Carolina	W 72–71	10-0	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
January 11	No. 2	at Nevada	W 82–55	11-0	Virginia Street Gymnasium Reno, Nevada
January 15	No. 2	Detroit	W 68–66	12–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 19	No. 2	Loyola (IL)	W 80–70	13–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 22	No. 2	DePaul	W 70–61	14–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 24	No. 2	at Notre Dame	W 71–62	15–0	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 29	No. 2	at Loyola (IL)	W 69–67	16–0	Alumni Gym
February 5	No. 2	at DePaul	W 79–61	17–0	Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois
February 9	No. 2	Xavier	W 89–59	18–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 12	No. 2	Air Force	W 79–56	19–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 14	No. 2	Butler	W 90–76	20–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 16	No. 2	Jacksonville	W 88–79	21–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 19	No. 2	Creighton	W 70–61	22–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 26	No. 2	at Detroit	L 49–70	22–1	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 28	No. 2	at Xavier	W 63–55	23–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
March 1	No. 5	at Tulane	W 73–60	24–1	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana
March 5	No. 5	at New Mexico State	L 69–73	24–2	Pan American Center University Park, NM
March 11	No. 7	vs. Ohio NCAA tournament • First Round	W 73–49	25–2	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
March 16	No. 7	vs. No. 18 Kentucky NCAA tournament • Semifinal	L 69–85	25–3	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
March 18	No. 7	vs. No. 11 Minnesota NCAA tournament • Third Place	L 72–77	25–4	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
5	71	Bob Lackey	Atlanta Hawks

External links[edit]

MUScoop's MUWiki

References[edit]

^ "1971–72 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] "1971–72 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[2] 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

1971–72 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

Roster[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

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