1968–69 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

1968–69 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	24–5
Head coach	Al McGuire
Home arena	Milwaukee Arena
Seasons ← 1967–68 1969–70 →

1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Boston College		–		–	24	–	4	.857
Rutgers		–		–	21	–	4	.840
No. 14 Marquette		–		–	24	–	5	.828
No. 12 New Mexico State		–		–	24	–	5	.828
No. 9 Duquesne		–		–	21	–	5	.808
No. 10 Villanova		–		–	21	–	5	.808
No. 8 St. John's		–		–	23	–	6	.793
Dayton		–		–	20	–	7	.741
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Seattle		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Colorado State		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Jacksonville		–		–	17	–	7	.708
St. Bonaventure		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
West Texas State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Holy Cross		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Oklahoma City		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Southern Illinois		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Fordham		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Army		–		–	18	–	10	.643
Texas Western		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Detroit		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Houston		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Penn State		–		–	13	–	9	.591
Boston University		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Miami (FL)		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Providence		–		–	14	–	10	.583
NYU		–		–	12	–	9	.571
DePaul		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Northern Illinois		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Virginia Tech		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Creighton		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Georgetown		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Georgia Tech		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Tulane		–		–	12	–	14	.462
West Virginia		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Air Force		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Niagara		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Colgate		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Butler		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Loyola (IL)		–		–	9	–	14	.391
Fairfield		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Xavier		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Syracuse		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Utah State		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Centenary		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Navy		–		–	7	–	14	.333
Pan American		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Canisius		–		–	7	–	16	.304
St. Francis		–		–	7	–	16	.304
Loyola (LA)		–		–	5	–	19	.208
Pittsburgh		–		–	4	–	20	.167
Portland		–		–	3	–	23	.115
Denver		–		–	2	–	24	.077

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968–69 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season.

Roster

1967–68 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	24	George Thompson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York

Head coach

Al McGuire

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 2	St. John's (MN)	W 68–45	1–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 3	at Minnesota	L 73–75	1–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 7	Portland	W 75–53	2–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 9	at Drake	L 63–68	2–2	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
December 11	Valparaiso	W 103–66	3–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 14	Denver	W 81–70	4–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 21	Western Michigan	W 76–60	5–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 27	Army	W 62–42	6–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 28	Wisconsin	W 59–56	7–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 4	Detroit	W 85–71	8–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 7	Loyola (IL)	W 61–56	9–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 9	at DePaul	W 77–72	10–2	Alumni Hall
January 11	Xavier	W 82–69	11–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 14	UW Milwaukee	W 118–60	12–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 24	at Loyola (IL)	W 65–64	13–2	Alumni Gym
January 28	at Wisconsin	L 50–56	13–3	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
February 1	at Detroit	W 75–74	14–3	Calihan Hall
February 4	Northern Michigan	W 84–59	15–3	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 8	Eastern Michigan	W 82–58	16–3	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 13	at St. Bonaventure	L 62–84	16–4	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
February 15	DePaul	W 77–72	17–4	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 18	at Xavier	W 67–54	18–4	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
February 20	at Denver	W 65–61	19–4	DU Fieldhouse Denver, Colorado
February 26	Tulane	W 85–72	20–4	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
March 1	at Creighton	W 79–76	21–4	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
March 3	at Air Force	W 69–57	21–4	Clune Arena Air Force Academy, Colorado
March 8	vs. Murray State Second round	W 82–62	22–4	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
March 13	vs. No. 7 Kentucky Sweet Sixteen	W 81–74	23–4	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
March 13	vs. No. 6 Purdue Elite Eight	L 73–75 ^OT	23–5	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1968–96 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

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