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. 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

1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NIT champion
ConferenceIndependent
1969–70 record26–3
Head coach
Home arenaMilwaukee Arena

Roster

1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# 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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