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
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	25–4
Head coach	Al McGuire
Home arena	Milwaukee Arena

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

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 Al McGuire Assistant coach(es) Hank Raymonds Rick Majerus 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 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.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
5	71	Bob Lackey	Atlanta Hawks

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