The 1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented

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men's

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in the 1970–71 academic year. The Warriors were ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 from January 1971 through the end of the regular season and finished the regular season undefeated with a record of 28–0. The team advanced to the

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where it defeated Miami and SEC champion

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, but lost to Ohio State. The team finished with a 28–1 record. The team was coached by

Al McGuire Alfred James McGuire (September 7, 1928 – January 26, 2001) was an American college basketball coach and broadcaster, the head coach at Marquette University from 1964 to 1977. He won a national championship in his final season at Marquette, an ...

who was selected by the

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as the college coach of the year for the 1970–71 season. McGuire was later inducted into the

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. Guard

Dean Meminger Dean Peter "the Dream" Meminger (May 13, 1948 – August 23, 2013) was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for Marquette where he was the NIT MVP in 1970 and a Consensus first-team All-American in 1971. He late ...

was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 21.2 points per game. Center

Jim Chones James Bernett "Bunny" Chones (born November 30, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player, and current radio analyst for the Cleveland Cavaliers. A 6'11" forward/ center, Chones starred at Marquette University, where he earned ...

was the leading rebounder with an average of 11.5 rebounds per game. After the season, Meminger was selected as a first-team player on the 1971 All-America team, and Chones received first-team honors on the 1972 All-America team. Meminger and Chones both went on to have successful careers in professional basketball. The team's sole loss was by a 60–59 score against Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament. Pacific Eight Conference referee Mel Ross called a controversial fifth and final foul on Meminger, depriving Marquette of its most valuable player for the game's final five minutes. After the season, Marquette named referee Ross to its "all-opponent team". Prior to losing to Ohio State, Marquette had compiled a 39-game winning streak dating back to the previous season.

Roster

Schedule

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Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

Rankings

References

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