1969–70 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 1969–70 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University in 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season.

1969–70 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record17–7
Head coach
Home arenaCivic Arena
Seasons
1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Jacksonville   27 2   .931
No. 5 New Mexico State   27 3   .900
No. 8 Marquette   26 3   .897
No. 3 St. Bonaventure   25 3   .893
No. 11 Florida State   23 3   .885
No. 12 Houston   25 5   .833
Army   22 6   .786
No. 17 Niagara   22 7   .759
No. 16 Utah State   22 7   .759
Villanova   22 7   .759
No. 9 Notre Dame   21 8   .724
St. John's   21 8   .724
Georgetown   18 7   .720
Duquesne   17 7   .708
Dayton   19 8   .704
Manhattan   18 8   .692
Hardin–Simmons   17 9   .654
Holy Cross   16 9   .640
Long Island   16 9   .640
Georgia Tech   17 10   .630
Creighton   15 10   .600
Seattle   15 10   .600
Boston University   14 10   .583
Butler   15 11   .577
Oklahoma City   17 13   .567
Fairleigh Dickinson   13 10   .565
Southern Illinois   13 10   .565
Colgate   14 11   .560
Providence   14 11   .560
Denver   13 11   .542
Loyola (IL)   13 11   .542
Penn State   13 11   .542
Rutgers   13 11   .542
Saint Peter's   13 11   .542
Northern Illinois   13 12   .520
Air Force   12 12   .500
Fairfield   12 12   .500
Iona   12 12   .500
NYU   12 12   .500
Pittsburgh   12 12   .500
Saint Francis (PA)   12 12   .500
Syracuse   12 12   .500
DePaul   12 13   .480
West Texas State   12 13   .480
Loyola (LA)   12 14   .462
Boston College   11 13   .458
Virginia Tech   10 12   .455
St. Francis (NY)   9 12   .429
West Virginia   11 15   .423
Canisius   9 13   .409
Fordham   10 15   .400
Seton Hall   10 15   .400
Marshall   9 14   .391
Miami (FL)   9 17   .346
Centenary   8 16   .333
Pan American   8 16   .333
Detroit   7 18   .280
Tulane   5 18   .217
Xavier   5 20   .200
Navy   4 19   .174
Portland   4 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1
St. Vincent W 123–55  1–0
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 5
Marshall
Steel Bowl
W 120–75  2–0
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 6
Miami
Steel Bowl
W 94–88  3–0
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 9
at Nebraska L 77–82  3–1
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
December 11
No. 7 at Iowa L 87–98  3–2
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
December 15
No. 7 Western Kentucky W 87–65  4–2
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 20
at St. Bonaventure L 58–77[1]  4–3
Reilly Center (6,291)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 23
at Kent State L 69–77  4–4
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
January 5
American W 103–64  5–4
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 10
at Detroit W 81–50  6–4
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
January 17
vs. Notre Dame L 66–82  6–5
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, Illinois
January 25
La Salle W 67–64  7–5
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 29
Kentucky Wesleyan W 83–67  8–5
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 31
vs. Long Island W 50–48  9–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
February 4
at Holy Cross W 82–72  10–5
Worcester Auditorium 
Worcester, Massachusetts
February 7
Providence W 70–66  11–5
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 11
at DePaul W 100–76  12–5
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
February 15
Fairfield W 101–62  13–5
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 18
at Villanova L 83–94  13–6
Villanova Field House 
 
February 22
Boston College W 105–72  14–6
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 25
Xavier W 105–63  15–6
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 27
Steubenville W 81–51  16–6
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 1
Saint Francis (PA) W 94–62  17–6
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NIT
March 13
vs. Georgia Tech
First Round
L 68–78  17–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 33 Bill Zopf Milwaukee Bucks

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References

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  1. ^ "Bonnies Crush Dukes, 77-58". The Pittsburgh Press via newspapers.com. December 21, 1969. p. 83. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "1969–70 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "2015-16 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement" (PDF). p. 151.
  4. ^ "1970 NBA Draft". basketballreference.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.