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 Record: (24-5)\\
 Postseason: NCAA Mideast Regional (Elite Eight)\\
-Coach: Al McGuire\\
+Coach: [[Al McGuire]]\\
-Captain: George Thompson\\
+Captain: [[George Thompson]]\\
-Leading Scorer: George Thompson (20.2 ppg)\\
+Leading Scorer: [[George Thompson]] (20.2 ppg)\\
-Leading Rebounder: Ric Cobb (9.7 rpg)\\
+Leading Rebounder: [[Ric Cobb]] (9.7 rpg)\\
+===== Season review =====
+The Warriors embarked on the 1968-69 campaign equipped with only one starter returning from the 23-6 club of the previous year. Aware of his team's lack of experience and anticipating a banner year for Midwest independents, perenniel pessimist [[Al McGuire]] warned Marquette fans against expecting better than a 16-10 record and against making the NCAA a topic of discussion.
+That returning starter was the one who counted: a 6-2 senior named [[George Thompson]] whose ruthless assault on the MU record book would give him dominion over virtually every offensive statistic in the school's archives. The leadership he would furnish for a strong, but untested, supporting cast gave most Marquette fans to expect a year of record success. 1968-69 was the season of promise, McGuire's dire predictions notwithstanding.
+McGuire's words echoed through the early season sounding more like prophecy than the wiles of a cagey psychologist. The Warriors split their first four games.
+But the second loss, to a well-respected Drake squad, may have marked a watershed point in the MU season. For two important truths had revealed themselves through that 2-2 record. [[Dean Meminger]], the ballyhooed sophomore with a fistful of high school credentials was for real. And [[Ric Cobb]], Ranger (Texas) Junior College's "Elevator Man" who had averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds subbing for [[Ron Rahn]], deserved a starting position.
+With its big four of Thompson, Thomas, Cobb and Meminger duly intact, Marquette now bounded away to eleven straight victories that included a Milwaukee Classic title, an upset of sixth-ranked Detroit, and a record 118 points against UW-Milwaukee on a school-record 48 field goals.
+The semester break winning streak came to an end in Madison as the Badgers gained revenge for their loss in the Classic with a 56-50 triumph, a game which saw Thompson score the 1,505th point of his career and overtake Don Kojis as the leading scorer in the history of Marquette basketball.
+The Warriors bounced back winning 9 of their last 10 regular season games.
+==== NCAA tournament ====
+The 22 regular-season victories, which tied a record set by the 1955 contingent, were recognized with an at-large berth in the NCAA. In the sub-regional at Carbondale, IL, the Warriors vindicated their bid with a 82-62 rout of Murray State's dangerous Racers.
+In the Mideast regional at Madison, [[Al McGuire]] witnessed one of the finest hours of his coaching career when his rapacious troops upset Kentucky's 6th-ranked Wildcats, 81-74.  The victory avenged last season's 107-89 funeral at Lexington's NCAA regional; and, more significant, sent the Warriors into the finals against Purdue.
+The Boilermaker tilt left Marquette only a few seconds, or, a single shot, away from its first trip to the national finals. The Warriors overcame an early 14-3 deficit to eventually send the game into overtime, then watched Rick Mount end it all with a jumper at the gun.  Marquette finished the season ranked 14th in both the UPI and AP polls and ranked 12th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 63.5 points per game.
 ===== Schedule and Results =====
 ^Date^ Opponent^ Result^
-|D 2| St. John’s (Minn.)| W 68-45|
+|D 2| [[Saint John’s (MN)]]| W 68-45|
-|D 3| at Minnesota| L 73-75|
+|D 3| at [[Minnesota]]| L 73-75|
-|D 7| Portland| W 75-53|
+|D 7| [[Portland]]| W 75-53|
-|D 9| at Drake| L 63-68|
+|D 9| at [[Drake]]| L 63-68|
-|D 11| Valparaiso| W 103-66|
+|D 11| [[Valparaiso]]| W 103-66|
-|D 14| Denver| W 81-70|
+|D 14| [[Denver]]| W 81-70|
-|D 21| Western Michigan| W 76-60|
+|D 21| [[Western Michigan]]| W 76-60|
-|D 27| Army*| W 62-42|
+|D 27| [[Army]]| W 62-42|Milwaukee Classic|
-|D 28| Wisconsin*| W 59-56 OT|
+|D 28| [[UW-Madison]]| W 59-56 OT|Milwaukee Classic|
-|J 4| #7 Detroit| W 85-71|
+|J 4| #7 [[Detroit]]| W 85-71|
-|J 7| Loyola (Ill.)| W 61-56|
+|J 7| [[Loyola (IL)]]| W 61-56|
-|J 9| at DePaul| W 77-72|
+|J 9| at [[DePaul]]| W 77-72|
-|J 11| Xavier (Ohio)| W 82-69|
+|J 11| [[Xavier (OH)]]| W 82-69|
-|J 14| Wis.-Milwaukee| W 118-60|
+|J 14| [[UW-Milwaukee]]| W 118-60|
-|J 24| at Loyola (Ill.)| W 65-64|
+|J 24| at [[Loyola (IL)]]| W 65-64|
-|J 28| at Wisconsin| L 50-56|
+|J 28| at [[UW-Madison]]| L 50-56|
-|F 1| at Detroit| W 75-74|
+|F 1| at [[Detroit]]| W 75-74|
-|F 4| Northern Michigan| W 84-59|
+|F 4| [[Northern Michigan]]| W 84-59|
-|F 8| Eastern Michigan| W 82-58|
+|F 8| [[Eastern Michigan]]| W 82-58|
-|F 13| at St. Bonaventure| L 62-84|
+|F 13| at [[Saint Bonaventure]]| L 62-84|
-|F 15| DePaul| W 66-55|
+|F 15| [[DePaul]]| W 66-55|
-|F 18| at Xavier (Ohio)| W 67-54|
+|F 18| at [[Xavier (OH)]]| W 67-54|
-|F 20| at Denver| W 65-61|
+|F 20| at [[Denver]]| W 65-61|
-|F 26| Tulane| W 85-72|
+|F 26| [[Tulane]]| W 85-72|
-|M 1| at Creighton| W 79-76|
+|M 1| at [[Creighton]]| W 79-76|
-|M 3| at Air Force| W 69-57|
+|M 3| at [[Air Force]]| W 69-57|
-|M 8| Murray State#| W 82-62|
+|M 8| [[Murray State]]| W 82-62|NCAA Tournament (Carbondale, IL)|
-|M 13| vs #7 Kentucky%| W 81-74|
+|M 13| vs #7 [[Kentucky]]|[[Kentucky_3_13_69|W 81-74]]|NCAA Tournament (Madison, WI)|
-|M 15| vs #6 Purdue%| L 73-75 OT|
+|M 15| vs #6 [[Purdue]]| L 73-75 OT|NCAA Tournament (Madison, WI)|
-*Milwaukee Classic (Milwaukee, Wis.)\\
-#NCAA Tournament (Carbondale, Ill.)\\
-%NCAA Tournament (Madison, Wis.)\\
+{{men_s_basketball:1969_team.jpg|}}

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