1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1970–71 Marquette Warriors Independent 28–1 2 2 Al McGuire Milwaukee Arena NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Regional 3rd place 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. 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.Name Marquette's Al McGuire College Basketball Coach of Year The Home News (AP story) March 20, 1971 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30110148/name_marquettes_al_mcguire_college/ Newspapers.com 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. Center Jim Chones was the leading rebounder with an average of 11.5 rebounds per game.Marquette Golden Eagles History and Records Marquette University 138 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/marq/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-m-baskbl-mg-8.pdf March 31, 2019 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110357/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/marq/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-m-baskbl-mg-8.pdf dead 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".Ref on Marquette All-Foe Team San Francisco Examiner March 30, 1971 43 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30113894/ref_on_marquette_allfoe_team/ Prior to losing to Ohio State, Marquette had compiled a 39-game winning streak dating back to the previous season.Marquette Moments - The 1970-71 Team Marquette Golden Eagles March 6, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZK_n9WhWSE Roster 1970 Marquette Warriors y Bob Black 54 F 6 4 205 Sr Corning, Arkansas Gary Brell 31 F 6 6 190 Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jim Chones 22 F C 6 11 220 So Racine, Wisconsin y George Frazier 50 F 6 3 185 So New York Gary Grzesk 33 G 6 0 172 Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bob Lackey 45 F 6 6 200 Jr Evanston, Illinois Guy Lam 30 F 6 8 200 Jr Arlington Heights, Illinois Allie McGuire 12 G 6 3 175 So Brookfield, Wisconsin y Hugh McMahon 42 F 6 6 205 Sr Brooklyn, New York Terry McQuade 53 F 6 5 190 Jr Beechurst, New York Dean Meminger 14 G 6 0 175 Sr New York y Mike Mills 11 C 6 10 190 So Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mark Ostrand 25 G 6 3 170 So Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Tom Sonnenberg 21 F 6 4 180 Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin Kurt Spychalla 15 G 6 4 180 So Schofield, Wisconsin Al McGuire Hank Raymonds Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=Marquette Golden Eagles| Regular season December 2 St. John's (MN) 87–58 1–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 5 St. Louis 95–72 2–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 8 yes yes Minnesota 70–61 3–0 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN December 12 Nevada 102–74 4–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 19 Long Beach State 83–66 5–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 23 yes North Texas 67–57 6–0 Ken Bahnsen Gym Denton, Texas December 29 Dartmouth 98–55 7–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI December 30 3 Wisconsin Milwaukee Classic 72–69 8–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 2 yes Detroit 70–61 9–0 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan January 5 Loyola 78–63 10–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 9 Xavier 91–60 11–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 12 2 9 Notre Dame 71–66 12–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 16 New Mexico State 65–53 13–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 23 DePaul 73–51 14–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 26 Northern Michigan 106–57 15–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI January 29 yes Loyola (IL) 87–52 16–0 Alumni Gym February 2 yes Wisconsin 89–75 17–0 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI February 6 yes DePaul 84–55 18–0 Alumni Hall February 9 UW Milwaukee 98–56 19–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI February 13 Detroit 81–67 20–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI February 20 yes Air Force 77–62 21–0 Clune Arena February 22 yes Creighton 66–61 22–0 Omaha Civic Auditorium February 25 2 yes 11 1970 men Fordham Rams Fordham 85–80 23–0 Madison Square Garden February 27 Tulane 90–76 24–0 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI March 3 yes Bowling Green State 90–74 25–0 Anderson Arena March 6 yes Xavier 76–58 26–0 Cincinnati Gardens |- !colspan=12 style=Marquette Golden Eagles| NCAA Tournament March 13 yes 20 1970 Miami Redskins Miami (OH) First Round 62–47 27–0 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana March 18 yes 10 Ohio State Semifinal 59–60 27–1 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA March 20 yes 8 Kentucky Third Place 91–74 28–1 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA AP Poll Eastern Time https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marquette/1971-schedule.html 1970–71 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com January 28, 20192008-09 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. 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