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1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

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1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record28–1
Head coach
Home arenaMilwaukee Arena
Seasons
1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Marquette   28 1   .966
No. 9 Fordham   26 3   .897
No. 11 Jacksonville   22 4   .846
No. 15 Duquesne   21 4   .840
Hawaii   23 5   .821
No. 19 Villanova   27 7   .794
St. Bonaventure   21 6   .778
No. 14 Houston   22 7   .759
Utah State   20 7   .741
Syracuse   19 7   .731
Georgia Tech   23 9   .719
Providence   20 8   .714
Fairleigh Dickinson   16 7   .696
Rutgers   16 7   .696
Holy Cross   18 8   .692
No. 12 Notre Dame   20 9   .690
Dayton   18 9   .667
St. John's (NY)   18 9   .667
Denver   17 9   .654
Florida State   17 9   .654
Loyola (LA)   16 10   .615
Marshall   16 10   .615
Colgate   15 10   .600
Saint Francis (PA)   15 10   .600
Pittsburgh   14 10   .583
Boston College   15 11   .577
Northern Illinois   13 10   .565
Southern Illinois   13 10   .565
Creighton   14 11   .560
Virginia Tech   14 11   .560
Manhattan   13 11   .542
Cincinnati   14 12   .538
Detroit   14 12   .538
Niagara   14 12   .538
West Virginia   13 12   .520
Centenary   13 13   .500
Pan American   13 13   .500
Navy   12 12   .500
Air Force   12 14   .462
Georgetown   12 14   .462
Seattle   12 14   .462
Army   11 13   .458
Saint Peter's   11 13   .458
Iona   10 12   .455
Penn State   10 12   .455
George Washington   11 14   .440
Seton Hall   11 15   .423
Long Island   10 15   .400
Butler   10 16   .385
Canisius   8 13   .381
Fairfield   9 15   .375
Hardin–Simmons   9 16   .360
Oklahoma City   9 16   .360
Xavier   9 17   .346
DePaul   8 17   .320
St. Francis (NY)   8 17   .320
Tulane   8 18   .308
Boston University   7 18   .280
Miami (FL)   7 19   .269
NYU   5 20   .200
Portland   5 21   .192
Loyola (IL)   4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1970–71 academic year. The Warriors were ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 from January 1971 through the end of the regular season and finished the regular season undefeated with a record of 28–0. The team advanced to the 1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament where it defeated Miami and SEC champion Kentucky, but lost to Ohio State. The team finished with a 28–1 record.[1]

The team was coached by Al McGuire who was selected by the Associated Press as the college coach of the year for the 1970-71 season.[2] McGuire was later inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Guard Dean Meminger was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 21.2 points per game.[1] Center Jim Chones was the leading rebounder with an average of 11.5 rebounds per game.[1] After the season, Meminger was selected as a first-team player on the 1971 All-America team, and Chones received first-team honors on the 1972 All-America team. Meminger and Chones both went on to have successful careers in professional basketball.

The team's sole loss was by a 60-59 score against Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament. Pacific Eight Conference referee Mel Ross called a controversial fifth and final foul on Meminger, depriving Marquette of its most valuable player for the game's final five minutes. After the season, Marquette named referee Ross to its "all-opponent team".[3]

Prior to losing to Ohio State, Marquette had compiled a 39-game winning streak dating back to the previous season.[4]

Roster

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1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 31 Gary Brell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 22 Jim Chones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Racine, Wisconsin
F 30 Guy Lam 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Arlington Heights, Illinois
G 12 Allie McGuire 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Brookfield, Wisconsin
G 14 Dean Meminger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr New York
F 21 Tom Sonnenberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 15 Kurt Spychalla 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Schofield, Wisconsin
F 42 Hugh McMahon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
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# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 2
St. John's (MN) W 87–58  1–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 5
St. Louis W 95–72  2–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 8*
at Minnesota W 70–61  3–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 12
Nevada W 102–74  4–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 19
Long Beach State W 83–66  5–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 23
at North Texas W 67–57  6–0
Ken Bahnsen Gym 
Denton, Texas
December 29
Dartmouth W 98–55  7–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 30
No. 3 Wisconsin
Milwaukee Classic
W 72–69  8–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 2
at Detroit W 70–61  9–0
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
January 5
Loyola W 78–63  10–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 9
Xavier W 91–60  11–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 12
No. 2 No. 9 Notre Dame W 71–66  12–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 16
New Mexico State W 65–53  13–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 23
DePaul W 73–51  14–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 26
Northern Michigan W 106–57  15–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 29
at Loyola (IL) W 87–52  16–0
Alumni Gym 
 
February 2
at Wisconsin W 89–75  17–0
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
February 6
at DePaul W 84–55  18–0
Alumni Hall 
 
February 9
UW Milwaukee W 98–56  19–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 13
Detroit W 81–67  20–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 20
vs. Air Force W 77–62  21–0
Clune Arena 
 
February 22
at Creighton W 66–61  22–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
 
February 25
No. 2 at No. 11 Fordham W 85–80  23–0
Madison Square Garden 
 
February 27
Tulane W 90–76  24–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
March 3
at Bowling Green State W 90–74  25–0
Anderson Arena 
 
March 6
at Xavier W 76–58  26–0
Cincinnati Gardens 
 
NCAA Tournament
March 13
vs. No. 20 Miami (OH)
First Round
W 62–47  27–0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
March 18
vs. No. 10 Ohio State
Semifinal
L 59–60  27–1
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
March 20
vs. No. 8 Kentucky
Third Place
W 91–74  28–1
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Marquette Golden Eagles History and Records" (PDF). Marquette University. p. 138. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Name Marquette's Al McGuire College Basketball Coach of Year". The Home News (AP story). March 20, 1971. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ref on Marquette All-Foe Team". San Francisco Examiner. March 30, 1971. p. 43.
  4. ^ Marquette Moments - The 1970-71 Team. Marquette Golden Eagles. March 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "1970–71 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  6. ^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.