1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini 1969–70_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15–9 8–6 Harv Schmidt Dick Campbell Jim Wright 3rd 3rd 11th Mike Price Randy Crews Mike Price Assembly Hall The 1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1969-70 basketball season for head coach Harv Schmidt saw his team enter the collegiate top 25 rankings in December, only to fall back off the chart in February. The team was led in scoring for the season by Greg Jackson, Mike Price and Rick Howat. Price would finish his senior season by being named on the Converse honorable mention All-American team. The Fighting Illini would go on to finish the season with a 15-9 overall record and tied for 3rd place in the conference with an 8–6 record. The 1969-70 team's starting lineup included Randy Crews and Fred Miller at the forward spots, Price and Howat as guards and Jackson at center. Roster 1969 Illinois Fighting Illini y yes Rick Howat 10 G 6 2 160 JR Downers Grove, Illinois Downers Grove North High School n Bob Windmiller 11 G 6 0 180 JR Ossian, Indiana Ossian High School n Fred Miller 14 F 6 4 205 JR Pekin, Illinois Pekin High School n Mike Price 15 G/F 6 3 200 SR Indianapolis, Indiana Arsenal Technical High School y Mike Price (basketball) C Larry Dykstra 24 C 6 7 205 SO Rockford, Illinois Guilford High School n Jim Krelle 25 G 6 3 180 SO Aurora, Illinois Aurora West High School n Randy Crews 30 F 6 5 240 SR Kankakee, Illinois Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School n C Greg Jackson 31 C 6 8 255 JR Chicago, Illinois St. Philip High School n Sam Scaletta 32 G 6 0 170 SO Blue Island, Illinois Eisenhower High School n Tom Dezort 40 F 6 6 190 SO Edwardsville, Illinois Edwardsville High School n Doug Faulds 42 C 6 6 195 SO LaGrange Park, Illinois Lyons Township High School n Bob Shapland 43 G 6 2 185 JR Champaign, Illinois Central High School n Harv Schmidt (University of Illinois) (3rd year) Dick Campbell (3rd year) Jim Wright (University of Illinois) (11th year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1969-70 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1969-70 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219220514/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html 2013-12-19 , FightingIllini.com yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season 12/2/1969 yes 1969 Butler Bulldogs Butler Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 83-67 13,752 1 - 0 12/6/1969 yes yes 1969 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 81-70 6,271 2 - 0 12/8/1969 yes 1969 DePauw Tigers DePauw Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 91-57 13,367 3 - 0 12/13/1969 yes 1969 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 57-51 6,000 4 - 0 12/18/1969 yes 1969 Detroit Titans Detroit Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 82-65 6,251 5 - 0 12/20/1969 yes yes 1969 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 66-63 5,240 6 - 0 12/20/1969 15 yes yes Washington State Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA 58-59 13,000 6-1 12/29/1969 15 yes yes Michigan State Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic 86-77 6,873 7-1 12/30/1969 yes 19 yes Southern California Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic 62-65 6,324 7-2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/3/1970 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 74-69 5,411 8 - 2 1 - 0 1/6/1970 Indiana Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 94-74 15,392 9 - 2 2 - 0 1/10/1970 Ohio State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 77-59 16,128 10 - 2 3 - 0 1/13/1970 17 yes 1969 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL Rivalry 101-80 7,677 11 - 2 4 - 0 1/17/1970 17 yes Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI 75-73 8,405 12 - 2 5 - 0 1/31/1970 10 yes yes Notre Dame Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 83-86 15,864 12 - 3 2/3/1970 14 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 65-66 14,217 12 - 4 5 - 1 2/7/1970 14 yes 1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 73-82 12,519 12 - 5 5 - 2 2/14/1970 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 49-83 14,123 12 - 6 5 - 3 2/17/1970 11 Iowa Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 81-83 16,128 12 - 7 5 - 4 2/21/1970 Purdue Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 81-88 16,128 12 - 8 5 - 5 2/24/1970 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 74-67 6,417 13 - 8 6 - 5 2/28/1970 Minnesota Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 75-73 16,128 14 - 8 7 - 5 3/3/1970 yes Indiana New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 85-75 5,196 15 - 8 8 - 5 3/7/1970 Michigan State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 76-81 16,128 15 - 9 8 - 6 |- Central Time Player stats Player Games played Field goals Free throws Rebounds PointsGreg Jacksonhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html Season Stats 2013-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219220514/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html 2013-12-19 dead 2417559234409Mike Pricehttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html Season Stats 2013-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219220514/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html 2013-12-19 dead 2413589220359Rick Howathttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html Season Stats 2013-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219220514/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html 2013-12-19 dead 241474166335Fred Millerhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html Season Stats 2013-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219220514/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html 2013-12-19 dead 2410779138293Randy Crewshttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html Season Stats 2013-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219220514/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html 2013-12-19 dead 237747142201Bob Windmillerhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html Season Stats 2013-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219220514/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html 2013-12-19 dead 21561537127Tom Dezorthttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html Season Stats 2013-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219220514/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html 2013-12-19 dead 151562136Bob Shaplandhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html Season Stats 2013-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219220514/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html 2013-12-19 dead 218182534Jim Krellehttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html Season Stats 2013-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219220514/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1969.html 2013-12-19 dead 131031423 Awards and honors Rick Howat Team Most Valuable Player http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf List of MVPs 2013-12-19 2014-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004049/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf dead Mike Price Honorable Mention All-American (Converse) Team players drafted into the NBA Player NBA club Round PickMike PriceNew York Knicks1171970 NBA Draft Rankings 1969–70 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Illinois