1968–69 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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
← 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	23–5	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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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