1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NIT champion
Conference	Independent
Record	26–3
Head coach	Al McGuire;
Home arena	Milwaukee Arena
	Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

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. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Massachusetts, Utah and LSU to advance to the NIT championship where they defeated St. John's to become NIT champions

Roster

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)	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

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
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	Wisconsin	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	Wisconsin	W 60–51	14–1	Milwaukee Arena 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 Detorit	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	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
March 14	vs. Massachusetts NIT Tournament • First Round	W 62–55	23–3	Madison Square Garden New York
March 17	vs. Utah NIT Tournament • Quarterfinals	W 83–63	24–3	Madison Square Garden New York
March 19	vs. LSU NIT Tournament • Semifinals	W 101–79	25–3	Madison Square Garden New York
March 21	vs. St. John's (NY) NIT Tournament • 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

^ "1969–70 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

[1] "1969–70 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[2] 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

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