1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

Marquette Warriors men's basketball
1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, 3rd place
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1970–71 record	28–1
Head coach	Al McGuire;
Home arena	Milwaukee Arena

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

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

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	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	Wisconsin	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	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	at 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
March 13	vs. Miami (OH) NCAA Tournament • First Round	W 62–47	27–0	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
March 18	vs. Ohio State NCAA Tournament • Semifinal	L 59–60	27–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 20	vs. Kentucky NCAA Tournament • Third Place	W 91–74	28–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[5][6]

Rankings

References

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

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[RB-1] "Marquette Golden Eagles History and Records" (PDF). Marquette University. p. 138. 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". The 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. Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

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