1969–70_Drake_Bulldogs_men's_basketball_team

1969–70 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
1969–70 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 14
Record	22–7 (14–2 MVC)
Head coach	Maury John (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Callahan; Gus Guydon;
Home arena	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1969–70 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by 12th-year head coach Maury John and played their home games at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa. The Bulldogs were 14–2 in Missouri Valley Conference play to capture the league title.

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Drake received a bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Houston in the regional semifinal. The Bulldogs would fall short of their second straight Final Four, losing to New Mexico State in the regional final, 87–78.^[2]

Schedule and results

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"1969-70 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

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"1969-70 Men's Basketball Roster". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

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"Hawks Blast Rival Drake, 101-78" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 23, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

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"1969-70 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Drake	14	–	2	.875	22	–	7	.759
Cincinnati	12	–	4	.750	21	–	6	.778
North Texas State	11	–	5	.688	18	–	8	.692
Louisville	11	–	5	.688	18	–	9	.667
Tulsa	9	–	8	.529	15	–	11	.577
Bradley	7	–	9	.438	14	–	12	.538
Saint Louis	5	–	11	.313	9	–	17	.346
Wichita State	3	–	13	.188	8	–	18	.308
Memphis State	1	–	16	.059	6	–	20	.231

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1969*	No. 19	Wisconsin-Platteville	W 106–80	1–0	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 6, 1969*	No. 19	Iowa State	W 86–62	2–0	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 8, 1969*		Pacific	W 78–76	3–0	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 11, 1969*		at No. 12 Marquette	L 70–72	3–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 13, 1969*		Los Angeles State	W 115–109	4–1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 16, 1969*		Nevada	W 101–75	5–1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 20, 1969*		at Minnesota	L 76–79	5–2	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 22, 1969*		at Iowa	L 78–101^[4]	5–3	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 28, 1969*		vs. San Francisco Rainbow Classic	L 67–69	5–4	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1969*		vs. Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 102–76	6–4	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
Jan 3, 1970		Saint Louis	W 80–78	7–4 (1–0)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 5, 1970		Memphis State	W 72–62	8–4 (2–0)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 8, 1970		Wichita State	W 98–85	9–4 (3–0)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 10, 1970		at Tulsa	W 77–73	10–4 (4–0)	Expo Square Pavillion Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 1970		at Bradley	W 65–55	11–4 (5–0)	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois
Jan 17, 1970		Cincinnati	W 63–57	12–4 (6–0)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 24, 1970		No. 18 Louisville	W 86–75	13–4 (7–0)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 29, 1970	No. 16	North Texas State	W 95–84	14–4 (8–0)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 31, 1970	No. 16	at Memphis State	W 82–76	15–4 (9–0)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1970*	No. 13	at Tulane	W 98–92	16–4	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 10, 1970	No. 11	at North Texas State	L 81–93	16–5 (9–1)	North Texas Men's Gym Denton, Texas
Feb 12, 1970	No. 11	Bradley	W 68–65	17–5 (10–1)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 19, 1970	No. 17	at Wichita State	W 90–83	18–5 (11–1)	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Feb 21, 1970	No. 17	Tulsa	W 80–74	19–5 (12–1)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 24, 1970	No. 16	at Cincinnati	L 72–88	19–6 (12–2)	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 28, 1970	No. 16	at Louisville	W 79–73	20–6 (13–2)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1970	No. 14	at Saint Louis	W 85–80	21–6 (14–2)	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1970*	No. 14	vs. No. 12 Houston	W 92–87	22–6	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 14, 1970*	No. 14	vs. No. 5 New Mexico State	L 78–87	22–7	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

1969–70_Drake_Bulldogs_men's_basketball_team

1969–70 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

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