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-====== 1969-70 ====== +====== 1969-1970 Marquette Men's Basketball ======
-{{ http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/marq/graphics/hof_1970NIT.jpg}} +
-Record: (26-3)\\ +
-Postseason: [[1970_nit_champ_box_score|National Invitation Tournament Champions]]\\ +
-Coach: [[Al McGuire]]\\ +
-Captain: [[Joe Thomas]]\\ +
-Leading Scorer: [[Dean Meminger]] (18.8 ppg)\\ +
-Leading Rebounder: [[Ric Cobb]] (9.1 rpg)\\+
  
 +**Record:** 26-3\\
 +**Postseason:** [[[[sj_03_21_70|National Invitation Tournament Champions]]\\
 +**Head Coach:** [[Al McGuire]]\\
 +**Captain:** [[Joe Thomas]]\\
 +**Leading Scorer:** [[Dean Meminger]] (18.8 ppg)\\
 +**Leading Rebounder:** [[Ric Cobb]] (9.1 rpg)\\
 +
 +===== Season Recap =====
 The 1970 Marquette men’s basketball team finished the season with a 26-3 record and defeated St. John’s to win the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The 26 wins and 89.6 winning percentage were both school records at the time and are now good for third all time. The 1970 Marquette men’s basketball team finished the season with a 26-3 record and defeated St. John’s to win the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The 26 wins and 89.6 winning percentage were both school records at the time and are now good for third all time.
  
-**[[Al McGuire]] turned down a bid to the NCAA Midwest Regional in Fort Worth, Texas, after being denied an invitation to the Mideast Regional that was being held closer to home.**+[[Al McGuire]] turned down a bid to the NCAA Midwest Regional in Fort Worth, Texas, after being denied an invitation to the Mideast Regional that was being held closer to home.
  
-Marquette accepted a bid to play in the NIT in New York City and defeated Massachusetts in the first round, behind Ric Cobb's 15 rebounds (a Marquette NIT record).  Dean Meminger knocked down a Marquette NIT-record ten foul shots in the win over Utah, which sent the Warriors to face Pete Maravich’s LSU squad in the semi-finals.  Maravich was 12 of 16 from the foul line (both records for a Marquette opponent in the NIT), but Marquette set NIT high marks of their own from the charity stripe, taking 47 freebies and connecting on 27 of them.  They also made 37 shots from the floor and scored 101 points, both records for a Marquette team in the NIT.  Joe Thomas also tied the Marquette record for rebounds in an NIT contest with ten boards against the Tigers.+Marquette accepted a bid to play in the NIT in New York City and defeated Massachusetts in the first round, behind [[Ric Cobb]]'s 15 rebounds (a Marquette NIT record).  [[Dean Meminger]] knocked down a Marquette NIT-record ten foul shots in the win over Utah, which sent the Warriors to face Pete Maravich’s LSU squad in the semi-finals.  Maravich was 12 of 16 from the foul line (both records for a Marquette opponent in the NIT), but Marquette set NIT high marks of their own from the charity stripe, taking 47 freebies and connecting on 27 of them.  They also made 37 shots from the floor and scored 101 points, both records for a Marquette team in the NIT.  [[Joe Thomas]] also tied the Marquette record for rebounds in an NIT contest with ten boards against the Tigers.
  
-Marquette faced local favorite St. John’s in the NIT Final.  Bill Paultz pulled down 17 rebounds for the Redmen (a record for a Marquette opponent in an NIT game), but the Warriors still managed to bring home the Championship, 65-53.  Marquette's success came in spite of the fact that they shot just 58.2% from the foul line as a team, a mark of futility that stands to this day.  The team was ranked eighth in the final Associated Press poll and 10th in the final United Press International ranking.+Marquette faced local favorite St. John’s in the NIT Final.  Bill Paultz pulled down 17 rebounds for the Redmen (a record for a Marquette opponent in an NIT game), but the Warriors still managed to bring home the Championship, 65-53.  Marquette's success came in spite of the fact that they shot just 58.2% from the foul line for the season, a mark of futility that stands to this day.  The team was ranked eighth in the final Associated Press poll and 10th in the final United Press International ranking.  They were ranked 10th in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 64.5 points per game.
  
 ===== Schedule and Results ===== ===== Schedule and Results =====
-^Date^ Opponenet^ Result^ +^Date^ Opponenet^ Result^ Notes^ 
-|D 2| Northern Michigan| W 98-60| +|D 2| [[Northern Michigan]]| W 98-60| | 
-|D 6| Wis.-Milwaukee| W 86-58| +|D 6| [[UW-Milwaukee]]| W 86-58| | 
-|D 8| at Michigan| L 78-86| +|D 8| at [[Michigan]]| L 78-86| | 
-|D 11| Drake| W 72-70| +|D 11| [[Drake]]| W 72-70| | 
-|D 13| North Texas State| W 83-60| +|D 13| [[North Texas State]]| W 83-60| | 
-|D 20| Bowling Green| W 64-55| +|D 20| [[Bowling Green]]| W 64-55| | 
-|D 22| Minnesota| W 67-51| +|D 22| [[Minnesota]]| W 67-51| | 
-|D 26| Delaware*| W 99-71| +|D 26| [[Delaware]]| W 99-71|Milwaukee Classic| 
-|D 27| Wisconsin*| W 64-43| +|D 27| [[UW-Madison]]| W 64-43|Milwaukee Classic| 
-|J 3| Detroit| W 81-61| +|J 3| [[Detroit]]| W 81-61| | 
-|J 6| Loyola (Ill.)| W 85-72| +|J 6| [[Loyola (IL)]]| W 85-72| | 
-|J 10| at DePaul| W 72-60| +|J 10| at [[DePaul]]| W 72-60| | 
-|J 17| Southern Illinois| W 67-57| +|J 17| [[Southern Illinois]]| W 67-57| | 
-|J 24| Xavier (Ohio)| W 82-73| +|J 24| [[Xavier (OH)]]| W 82-73| | 
-|J 27| Wisconsin| W 60-51| +|J 27| [[UW-Madison]]| W 60-51| | 
-|J 31| at Loyola (Ill.)| L 72-76| +|J 31| at [[Loyola (IL)]]| L 72-76| | 
-|F 7| at Notre Dame| L 95-96 2ot| +|F 7| at [[Notre Dame]]|  [[nd_02_07_70|L 95-96]]  |Double Overtime | 
-|F 9| Air Force| W 79-74| +|F 9| [[Air Force]]| W 79-74| | 
-|F 12| at Saint Louis| W 66-54| +|F 12| at [[Saint Louis]]| W 66-54|Dean Meminger tied a Marquette single-game record for free throws made (16)| 
-|F 14| DePaul| W 79-60| +|F 14| [[DePaul]]| W 79-60| | 
-|F 21| at Detroit| W 80-60| +|F 21| at [[Detroit]]| W 80-60| | 
-|F 23| at Xavier (Ohio)| W 81-73| +|F 23| at [[Xavier (OH)]]| W 81-73| | 
-|F 28| Creighton| W 76-66| +|F 28| [[Creighton]]| W 76-66| | 
-|M 3| at Southern Illinois| W 75-68| +|M 3| at [[Southern Illinois]]| W 75-68| | 
-|M 5| at Tulane| W 79-67| +|M 5| at [[Tulane]]| W 79-67| | 
-|M 14| vs Massachusetts#| W 62-55| +^ National Invitational Tournament ^^^^ 
-|M 17| vs Utah#| W 83-63| +|M 14| vs [[Massachusetts]]| W 62-55|New York, NY| 
-|M 19| vs LSU#| W 101-79| +|M 17| vs [[Utah]]| W 83-63|New York, NY| 
-|M 21| vs St. John’s #| [[1970 NIT Champ Box Score|W 65-53]]| +|M 19| vs [[LSU]]| W 101-79|New York, NY| 
-*Milwaukee Classic (Milwaukee, Wis.)\\ +|M 21| vs [[Saint John’s]]| [[sj_03_21_70|W 65-53]]|New York, NY|
-#National Invitation Tournament (New York, N.Y.)\\+
  
-  *Dean Meminger tied a Marquette single-game record for free throws made (16) on February 12th. 
  
 ==== On Marquette's decision to play in the NIT ==== ==== On Marquette's decision to play in the NIT ====
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 Coach Al McGuire:  I wanted to go to the NCAA. Coach Al McGuire:  I wanted to go to the NCAA.
  
-=== Championship Quotes === 
-** [[Al McGuire]] **\\ 
-"I thought we had won the game in the first half, but you have to give Lou (Carnesecca) credit. He keeps coming at you. It's been a hard week. You get locked up with 12 boys for eight days and you get on each other's nerves. But I was very pleased to meet St. John's in the final and beat them. And frankly, I don't care what other people think about us being here. I was really pleased with my seniors. They were fortunate enough to go out champions and they won it themselves. Our balance helped a lot. We had four different high scorers in four games and [[Ric Cobb]] played a fine tournament. I thought it was a toss-up between him and [[Dean Meminger]] for the Most Valuable Player award. Ric has that certain type of thing in pressure situations. I guess it's a tremendous confidence in himself. Because of our aggressive defense, it's very difficult to play four games in a week. We played our defense though, and we didn't let everybody shoot right away. I think that was one of the hidden things that won the tournament. We ran Pete Maravich (of LSU) into the ground. We pressured him on offense and kept running on defense." 
- 
-(On the 1967 NIT Championship loss to Southern Illinois) "The only time I thought of that game was at the start of the second half. I was afraid if St. John's scored first, that might be it." 
- 
-(On Dean Meminger) "There is one way I say you can tell a pro in this game. When they put combination defenses on him, a triangle and two or something like that, he passes off. Unless the All-American passes off, his team is going to get beat." 
  
-** St. John's Coach, Lou Carnesecca **\\ +===== Team Photo =====
-(On Marquette) "The best defensive club I have ever played against. They're marvelous. I hate to lose, but my kids didn't quit.  The whole team deserved the MVP award."+
  
-** [[Ric Cobb]] **\\ +{{men_s_basketball:Team_1969_1970.jpg |}}
-"All the time in practice, you hear that voice screaming at you 'get up, get up, play defense, play defense.' You'll do anything to silence that voice. I just wanted to win it. I was coming back home and I wanted to win it for the people of New York."+
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