1971–72 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1971–72 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1971–72 season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 25–4.

1971–72 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record25–4
Head coach
Home arenaMilwaukee Arena
Seasons
1972–73 →
1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Oral Roberts   26 2   .929
No. 7 Marquette   25 4   .862
Hawaii   23 4   .852
No. 12 Marshall   23 4   .852
No. 10 Florida State   28 5   .848
Northern Illinois   21 4   .840
No. 6 South Carolina   24 5   .828
Duquesne   20 5   .800
Syracuse   22 6   .786
Providence   21 6   .778
Detroit   18 6   .750
Houston   20 7   .741
Jacksonville   20 8   .714
No. 15 Villanova   20 8   .714
Pan American   17 7   .708
Niagara   21 9   .700
Penn State   17 8   .680
Fordham   18 9   .667
St. Bonaventure   16 8   .667
Cincinnati   17 9   .654
Georgia Southern   17 9   .654
Colgate   15 8   .652
St. John's   19 11   .633
Fairleigh Dickinson   15 9   .625
Illinois State   16 10   .615
Virginia Tech   16 10   .615
Canisius   15 11   .577
Creighton   15 11   .577
Holy Cross   15 11   .577
Oklahoma City   16 12   .571
Loyola (LA)   14 11   .560
Rutgers   14 11   .560
West Virginia   13 11   .542
Hardin–Simmons   14 12   .538
DePaul   12 11   .522
Centenary   13 12   .520
Long Island   13 12   .520
Boston College   13 13   .500
Dayton   13 13   .500
Pittsburgh   12 12   .500
Air Force   12 13   .480
Fairfield   12 13   .480
Saint Francis (PA)   12 13   .480
Saint Peter's   12 13   .480
Indiana State   12 14   .462
St. Francis (NY)   12 14   .462
Utah State   12 14   .462
Xavier   12 14   .462
Army   11 13   .458
Manhattan   11 13   .458
George Washington   11 14   .440
Navy   10 13   .435
Denver   11 15   .423
Portland   10 16   .385
Seton Hall   10 16   .385
Southern Illinois   10 16   .385
Ball State   9 15   .375
Loyola (IL)   8 14   .364
Tulane   8 18   .308
Boston University   7 16   .304
South Alabama   7 17   .292
Iona   6 17   .261
Butler   6 20   .231
Georgia Tech   6 20   .231
Notre Dame   6 20   .231
Stetson   6 20   .231
Georgetown   3 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1971–72 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 22 Jim Chones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Racine, Wisconsin
F 50 George Frazier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr New York
G 45 Bob Lackey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Evanston, Illinois
F 30 Guy Lam 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Arlington Heights, Illinois
G 12 Allie McGuire 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Brookfield, Wisconsin
F 31 Larry McNeill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G 55 Marcus Washington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Lyons, Illinois
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 1
No. 4 St. John's (MN) W 89–50  1–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 4
No. 4 Bowling Green State W 84–64  2–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 7
No. 2 at Memphis W 74–73  3–0
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
December 13
No. 2 No. 9 Michigan W 81–52  4–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 18
No. 2 Fordham W 87–68  5–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 21
No. 2 Minnesota W 55–40  6–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 27
No. 2 Georgetown W 88–44  7–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 28
No. 2 No. 17 Marshall W 74–72  8–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 3
No. 2 Wisconsin W 72–60  9–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 9
No. 2 at No. 4 South Carolina W 72–71  10-0
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 11
No. 2 at Nevada W 82–55  11-0
Virginia Street Gymnasium 
Reno, Nevada
January 15
No. 2 Detroit W 68–66  12–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 19
No. 2 Loyola (IL) W 80–70  13–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 22
No. 2 DePaul W 70–61  14–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 24
No. 2 at Notre Dame W 71–62  15–0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
January 29
No. 2 at Loyola (IL) W 69–67  16–0
Alumni Gym 
 
February 5
No. 2 at DePaul W 79–61  17–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
February 9
No. 2 Xavier W 89–59  18–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 12
No. 2 Air Force W 79–56  19–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 14
No. 2 Butler W 90–76  20–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 16
No. 2 Jacksonville W 88–79  21–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 19
No. 2 Creighton W 70–61  22–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 26
No. 2 at Detroit L 49–70  22–1
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
February 28
No. 2 at Xavier W 63–55  23–1
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
March 1
No. 5 at Tulane W 73–60  24–1
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 5
No. 5 at New Mexico State L 69–73  24–2
Pan American Center 
University Park, NM
March 11
No. 7 vs. Ohio
NCAA tournament • First Round
W 73–49  25–2
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
March 16
No. 7 vs. No. 18 Kentucky
NCAA tournament • Semifinal
L 69–85  25–3
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
March 18
No. 7 vs. No. 11 Minnesota
NCAA tournament • Third Place
L 72–77  25–4
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
*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
5 71 Bob Lackey Atlanta Hawks
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References

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  1. ^ "1971–72 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.