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
NIT
Conference	Independent
Record	17–7
Head coach	Red Manning (12th season)
Home arena	Civic Arena

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

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	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.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	33	Bill Zopf	Milwaukee Bucks