1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins Basketball 250 Independent 5 4 27–2 0–0 Joe Williams 6th Tom Wasdin 4th Bill Coulthart 1st Jacksonville Coliseum NCAA tournament, Runner-upMideast Regional Champions National Championship Game L Lost 69–80 vs. UCLA The 1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division basketball season. The independent Dolphins were led by sixth-year head coach Joe Williams and played their home games at the Jacksonville Coliseum. The sixth-ranked Dolphins finished the regular season at 23 1 y and were invited to the NCAA tournament. In the Mideast regional, they defeated Western Kentucky, No. 7 Iowa, and No. 1 Kentucky to advance to the Final Four; through 2021, it remains the program's only trip. The Dolphins defeated No. 3 St. Bonaventure to advance to the national championship game against second-ranked UCLA; the Bruins won their fourth straight NCAA title, and Jacksonville ended the season at 27 2 y overall.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2UVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3642%2C2306405 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Fourth straight for Bruins March 22, 1970 1, sports Previous season Jacksonville finished the 1968–69 season at 17 7 y.1968-69 Jacksonville Dolphins Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/jacksonville/1969-schedule.html 2021-02-05 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en Season summary The Dolphins were led by 7 2 center Artis Gilmore. A two-time All-America honoree (in 1969–70 and 1970–71), Gilmore led the nation in rebounding both seasons. He finished his career with 1,312 points (24.3 average) and 1,224 rebounds (22.7).http://judolphins.com/information/hall_of_fame/gilmore_artis?view=bio Jacksonville University 2018-02-22 2018-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20180223050836/http://judolphins.com/information/hall_of_fame/gilmore_artis?view=bio dead 1969-70 Jacksonville Dolphins Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/jacksonville/1970.html 2016-12-28 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com1970 Jacksonville Dolphins Men's Basketball Stat Sheet http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/C/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1970_316_Jacksonville%20University.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161228152516/http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/C/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1970_316_Jacksonville%20University.pdf December 28, 2016 December 28, 2016 Jacksonville University The game against Georgetown on December 18 was stopped with 1:23 remaining in the first half following successive brawls between players from both teams and fans.Desert Sun 19 December 1969 — California Digital Newspaper Collection https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19691219.2.120&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 2021-02-05 cdnc.ucr.edu1969-12-19 Georgetown Five Forfeits Game as Fight Halts Play (Published 1969) en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1969/12/19/archives/georgetown-five-forfeits-game-as-fight-halts-play.html 2021-02-05 0362-4331 Georgetown head coach Jack Magee pulled his team from the court and Jacksonville was awarded the win.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c3ozAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3068%2C4833699 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Georgetown flees cage 'battle' December 19, 1969 3B The Dolphins lost the national championship game to UCLA despite taking an early lead.4TH CROWN IN ROW https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/22/archives/4th-crown-in-row-st-bonaventure-set-back-by-nm-state-for-third-7973.html The New York Times March 22, 1970 December 10, 2019Victory by mystique https://www.si.com/vault/1970/03/30/554187/victory-by-mystique Sports Illustrated March 30, 1970 December 10, 2019 Jares Joe UCLA narrowed the lead and took over with 1:20 left in the first half. The Bruins never trailed again as they pulled away for the 80–69 win. Roster 1969 Jacksonville Dolphins y Rusty Baldwin G 5 10 SO Mike Blevins F 6 5 Pembrook Burrows 42 PF 7 0 Jr Chip Dublin JR Artis Gilmore 53 C 7 2 240 Jr y Chipley, Florida Dan Hawkins G 6 5 SR Curtis Kruer F 6 5 SO Rod McIntyre G 6 10 SR Rex Morgan 24 G 6 5 185 Sr y basketball Charleston, Illinois Gregg Nelson F 6 6 JR Ken Selke Fft= SR Vaughn Wedeking G 5 10 JR Evansville, Indiana Joe Williams Source1969-70 Jacksonville Dolphins Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/jacksonville/1970.html 2021-02-05 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en Schedule and results yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Jacksonville Dolphins| Regular season December 1, 1969 yes East Tennessee State Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL Sunshine Classic semifinal 92–74       1–0 December 2, 1969 yes Morehead State Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 117–63 Sunshine Classic championship       2–0 December 9, 1969 yes Mercer Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 102–62   Gilmore 32   3–0 December 13, 1969 yes St. Thomas (FL) Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 130–65 Sunshine Classic championship   Gilmore 30   4–0 December 18, 1969 yes 18 Georgetown Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 41–26       5–0 December 22, 1969 yes 18 Harvard Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 103–64       6–0 December 26, 1969 yes yes 13 Arizona Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN Evansville Invite semifinal 104–72       7–0 December 27, 1969 yes yes 13 Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN Evansville Invite championship 100–70       8–0 January 2, 1970 yes yes 10 Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI 100–78       9–0 January 5, 1970 yes yes 10 Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI 63–58       10–0 January 9, 1970 yes 7 Richmond Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 113–77       11–0 January 10, 1970 yes 7 Miami Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 121–87       12–0 January 16, 1970 yes 6 Virgin Islands Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 114–66       13–0 January 27, 1970 yes yes 6 Florida State 18 Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL 83–89       13–1 January 30, 1970 yes 6 Saint Peter's Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 121–101 Gilmore 46 Gilmore 30   14–1 February 2, 1970 yes 8 Iona Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 110–75       15–1 February 5, 1970 yes yes 8 East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC 111–94       16–1 February 6, 1970 yes yes 8 Richmond Richmond Arena Richmond, VA 88–49       17–1 February 13, 1970 yes yes 7 Oklahoma City Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK 103–83       18–1 February 14, 1970 yes yes 7 Loyola (LA) The Field House New Orleans, LA 96–75       19–1 February 18, 1970 yes 6 Florida State 18 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 85–81       20–1 February 24, 1970 yes 6 Oklahoma City Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 77–75       21–1 February 26, 1970 yes yes 6 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 86–81       22–1 March 2, 1970 yes yes 6 Miami Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, FL 108–97       23–1 |- !colspan=12 style=Jacksonville Dolphins| NCAA Tournament March 7, 1970 yes yes 6 Western Kentucky 12 University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH Regional Quarterfinal 109–96 Gilmore 30 Gilmore 19   24–1 March 12, 1970 yes yes 4 Iowa 7 St. John Arena Columbus, OH Regional semifinal 104–103 Gilmore 30 Gilmore 17   25–1 March 14, 1970 yes yes 4 Kentucky 1 St. John Arena Columbus, OH Regional final 106–100 Morgan 28 Gilmore 20   26–1 March 19, 1970 7:40 pm yes yes 4 St. Bonaventure 3 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD National semifinal 91–83 Gilmore 29 Gilmore 21   14,380 27–1 March 21, 1970 4:00 pm yes yes 4 UCLA 2 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD National Championship Game 69–80 Gilmore 19 Gilmore 16   14,380 27–2 AP Poll Eastern time ME Mideast Source:1969-70 Jacksonville Dolphins Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/jacksonville/1970-schedule.html 2021-02-05 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en1969-70 Men's Basketball Schedule https://judolphins.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1969-70 2021-02-05 Jacksonville University en Rankings 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings AP 0 14 NR 18 18 13 10 7 6 6 6 8 7 6 6 6 4 Coaches 0 14 NR 20-т 19 19 10 7 7 6 6 8 7 6 6 6 5 Awards and honors Artis Gilmore – Second-Team All-American, AP, NABC and UPI Team players in the 1970 NBA draft 1970 NBA draft Jacksonville Dolphins Round Pick Player NBA Club 2 21 Rex Morgan Boston Celtics https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1970.html 1970 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com December 8, 2019 References Jacksonville Category:Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Jacksonville