1968–69 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's 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

1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings

	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

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