1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

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]

1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1970–71 record28–1
Head coach
Home arenaMilwaukee Arena

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
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
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.

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Rankings

References

  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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