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, 3rd place
Conference	Independent
Record	25–4
Head coach	Al McGuire;
Home arena	Milwaukee Arena
	Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

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

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

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

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
5	71	Bob Lackey	Atlanta Hawks

External links

MUScoop's MUWiki

References

^ "1971–72 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] "1971–72 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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