1968–69 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

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

1968–69 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record24–5
Head coach
Home arenaMilwaukee Arena
Seasons
1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
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

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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

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  1. ^ "1968–96 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.