1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1969–70 Marquette Warriors Independent 10 8 26–3 Al McGuire 6th Hank Raymonds 9th Milwaukee Arena NIT Champions 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. The season is particularly notable as coach Al McGuire turned down a bid to the 1970 NCAA Tournament after the committee placed the tenth-ranked Warriors in the Midwest region instead of the geographically closer Mideast, the first team to ever take this action. McGuire opted to play in the 1970 National Invitation Tournament instead,Marquette takes NIT over NCAA bid https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92417298/great-falls-tribune/ Great Falls Tribune February 25, 1970 11 Newspapers.com January 12, 2022 where they defeated Massachusetts, Utah and LSU to advance to the NIT championship where they defeated St. John's to become NIT champions. As a direct result of this action, the NCAA forbid its members from declining NCAA tournament bids when offered moving forward. Roster 1969 Marquette Warriors y Bob Black 54 F 6 4 205 Jr Corning, Georgia Gary Brell 31 F 6 6 190 Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jack Burke 12 G 6 1 180 Sr Ford, New Jersey Ric Cobb 51 C 6 5 200 Sr Brooklyn, New York Gary Grzesk 33 G 6 0 172 So Milwaukee, Wisconsin Guy Lam 30 F 6 8 200 So Arlington Heights, Illinois Hugh McMahon 42 F 6 6 205 Jr Brooklyn, New York Terry McQuade 53 F 6 5 190 So Beechurst, New York Dean Meminger 14 G 6 0 175 Jr New York y Bob Piercy 25 G 5 10 185 So Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ron Rahn 45 G 6 5 200 Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jeff Sewell 15 G 6 3 175 Sr Grafton, Wisconsin Tom Sonnenberg 21 F 6 4 180 Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin Joe Thomas basketball 50 F 6 6 205 Sr Canton, Georgia y Al McGuire Hank Raymonds Schedule |- !colspan=12| Regular Season December 2 Northern Michigan 98–60 1–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 6 UW Milwaukee 86–58 2–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 8 yes Michigan 78–86 2–1 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan December 11 Drake 72–70 3–1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 13 North Texas 83–60 4–1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 20 Bowling Green 64–55 5–1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 22 Minnesota 67–51 6–1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 26 Delaware 99–71 7–1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 27 yes Wisconsin Milwaukee Classic 64–43 8–1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 3 Detroit 81–61 9–1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 6 Loyola (IL) 85–72 10–1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 10 yes DePaul 72–60 11–1 Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois January 17 Southern Illinois 67–57 12–1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 24 Xavier 82–73 13–1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 27 7 Wisconsin 60–51 14–1 Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee, WI January 31 yes Loyola (IL) 72–76 14–2 Alumni Gym February 7 yes Notre Dame 95–96 14–3 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana February 9 Air Force 79–74 15–3 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI February 12 yes St. Louis 66–54 16–3 The Arena February 14 DePaul 79–60 17–3 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI February 21 yes Detroit 80–60 18–3 Calihan Hall February 23 yes Xavier 81–73 19–3 Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio February 28 Creighton 76–66 20–3 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI March 3 yes Southern Illinois 75–68 21–3 The SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois March 5 yes Tulane 79–76 22–3 Tulane Gym New Orleans, Louisiana |- !colspan=12| National Invitation Tournament March 14 yes Massachusetts NIT First Round 62–55 23–3 Madison Square Garden New York March 17 yes Utah NIT Quarterfinals 83–63 24–3 Madison Square Garden New York March 19 8 yes LSU NIT Semifinals 101–79 25–3 Madison Square Garden New York March 21 8 yes St. John's (NY) NIT Finals 65–53 26–3 Madison Square Garden New York https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marquette/1970-schedule.html 1969–70 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110357/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/marq/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-m-baskbl-mg-8.pdf 2016-03-04 Retrieved 2013-Oct-21. References Category:Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball seasons Marquette Marquette Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Marq Marq