1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

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.

1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 8
Record26–3
Head coach
Assistant coachHank Raymonds (9th season)
Home arenaMilwaukee Arena
Seasons
1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Jacksonville 272 .931
No. 5 New Mexico State 273 .900
No. 8 Marquette 263 .897
No. 3 St. Bonaventure 253 .893
No. 11 Florida State 233 .885
No. 12 Houston 255 .833
Army 226 .786
No. 17 Niagara 227 .759
No. 16 Utah State 227 .759
Villanova 227 .759
No. 9 Notre Dame 218 .724
St. John's 218 .724
Georgetown 187 .720
Duquesne 177 .708
Dayton 198 .704
Manhattan 188 .692
Hardin–Simmons 179 .654
Holy Cross 169 .640
Long Island 169 .640
Georgia Tech 1710 .630
Creighton 1510 .600
Seattle 1510 .600
Boston University 1410 .583
Butler 1511 .577
Oklahoma City 1713 .567
Fairleigh Dickinson 1310 .565
Southern Illinois 1310 .565
Colgate 1411 .560
Providence 1411 .560
Denver 1311 .542
Loyola (IL) 1311 .542
Penn State 1311 .542
Rutgers 1311 .542
Saint Peter's 1311 .542
Northern Illinois 1312 .520
Air Force 1212 .500
Fairfield 1212 .500
Iona 1212 .500
NYU 1212 .500
Pittsburgh 1212 .500
Saint Francis (PA) 1212 .500
Syracuse 1212 .500
DePaul 1213 .480
West Texas State 1213 .480
Loyola (LA) 1214 .462
Boston College 1113 .458
Virginia Tech 1012 .455
St. Francis (NY) 912 .429
West Virginia 1115 .423
Canisius 913 .409
Fordham 1015 .400
Seton Hall 1015 .400
Marshall 914 .391
Miami (FL) 917 .346
Centenary 816 .333
Pan American 816 .333
Detroit 718 .280
Tulane 518 .217
Xavier 520 .200
Navy 419 .174
Portland 422 .154
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F31Gary Brell6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrMilwaukee, Wisconsin
F30Guy Lam6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoArlington Heights, Illinois
G14Dean Meminger6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrNew York
F21Tom Sonnenberg6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrMilwaukee, Wisconsin
F50Joe Thomas6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrCanton, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
December 2
Northern MichiganW 98–60 1–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 6
UW MilwaukeeW 86–58 2–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 8
at MichiganL 78–86 2–1
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 11
DrakeW 72–70 3–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 13
North TexasW 83–60 4–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 20
Bowling GreenW 64–55 5–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 22
MinnesotaW 67–51 6–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 26
DelawareW 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
DetroitW 81–61 9–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 6
Loyola (IL)W 85–72 10–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 10
at DePaulW 72–60 11–1
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
January 17
Southern IllinoisW 67–57 12–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 24
XavierW 82–73 13–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 27
No. 7 WisconsinW 60–51 14–1
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
January 31
at Loyola (IL)L 72–76 14–2
Alumni Gym 
 
February 7
at Notre DameL 95–96 14–3
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
February 9
Air ForceW 79–74 15–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 12
at St. LouisW 66–54 16–3
The Arena 
 
February 14
DePaulW 79–60 17–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 21
at DetroitW 80–60 18–3
Calihan Hall 
 
February 23
at XavierW 81–73 19–3
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 28
CreightonW 76–66 20–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
March 3
at Southern IllinoisW 75–68 21–3
The SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
March 5
at TulaneW 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

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  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.