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1967–68 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

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1967–68 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record23–6
Head coach
Home arenaMilwaukee Arena
Seasons
1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Houston   31 2   .939
No. 3 St. Bonaventure   23 2   .920
Army   20 5   .800
Marquette   23 6   .793
New Mexico State   23 6   .793
St. Francis (PA)   19 6   .760
Oklahoma City   20 7   .741
Duquesne   18 7   .720
Florida State   19 8   .704
Fordham   19 8   .704
St. John's   19 8   .704
Dayton   21 9   .700
Notre Dame   21 9   .700
Boston College   17 8   .680
Villanova   19 9   .679
Holy Cross   15 8   .652
Loyola Chicago   15 9   .625
Fairfield   16 10   .615
Texas Western   14 9   .609
Miami (FL)   17 11   .607
Rutgers   14 10   .583
Utah State   14 11   .560
VPI   14 11   .560
Southern Illinois   13 11   .542
DePaul   13 12   .520
Detroit   13 12   .520
Seattle   14 13   .519
Jacksonville   13 13   .500
Niagara   12 12   .500
Tulane   12 12   .500
Penn State   10 10   .500
Georgia Tech   12 13   .480
Georgetown   11 12   .478
West Texas State   10 11   .476
Colorado State   11 13   .458
Navy   9 11   .450
Butler   11 14   .440
Denver   11 14   .440
Loyola (LA)   11 14   .440
Providence   11 14   .440
Syracuse   11 14   .440
Boston University   10 14   .417
Northern Illinois   10 14   .417
Colgate   10 16   .385
Hardin–Simmons   10 16   .385
Xavier   10 16   .385
Air Force   9 15   .375
NYU   8 16   .333
Creighton   8 17   .320
Pittsburgh   7 15   .318
Canisius   7 17   .292
Portland   5 21   .192
Centenary   3 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967–68 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season.

Roster

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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) Jr Brooklyn, New York
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
Regular season
Dec 2, 1967*
St. Thomas (MN) W 87–45  1–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 8, 1967*
South Dakota W 89–65  2–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 11, 1967*
Air Force W 87–61  3–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 15, 1967*
Florida State W 78–58  4–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 16, 1967*
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Classic
L 62–70  4–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 20, 1967*
Villanova W 81–63  5–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 22, 1967*
at Portland W 73–65  6–1
Howard Hall 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 27, 1967*
vs. Ohio State
Rainbow Classic
W 64–60  7–1
Honolulu International Center Arena 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1967*
vs. No. 2 Houston
Rainbow Classic
L 65–77  7–2
Honolulu International Center Arena 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1967*
vs. Northwestern
Rainbow Classic
W 80–67  8–2
Honolulu International Center Arena 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 3, 1968*
DePaul W 71–50  9–2
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 6, 1968*
Dayton W 83–68  10–2
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 11, 1968*
Wisconsin W 71–56  11–2
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 13, 1968*
Denver W 82–57  12–2
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 26, 1968*
at Loyola–Chicago L 71–79  12–3
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 27, 1968*
at Detroit W 80–70  13–3
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
Feb 3, 1968*
at DePaul W 58–53  14–3
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 7, 1968*
Loyola–Chicago W 71–57  15–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 10, 1968*
Xavier W 72–57  16–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 14, 1968*
Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 94–57  17–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 17, 1968*
Detroit W 81–70  18–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 19, 1968*
at South Dakota W 75–65  19–3
USD Armory 
Vermillion, South Dakota
Feb 24, 1968*
No. 10 at St. John's W 57–56  20–3
Alumni Hall 
New York, New York
Feb 26, 1968*
at Xavier L 83–88 OT 20–4
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 29, 1968*
Creighton W 75–57  21–4
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 2, 1968*
at Western Michigan L 66–73  21–5
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
NCAA tournament
Mar 9, 1968*
vs. Bowling Green State
First round
W 72–71  22–5
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
Mar 15, 1968*
vs. No. 5 Kentucky
Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 89–107[1]  22–6
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 17, 1968*
vs. East Tennessee State
Regional consolation
W 69–57  23–6
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

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  1. ^ "KENTUCKY DOWNS MARQUETTE, 107-89". The New York Times. March 16, 1968. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "1968–96 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2024.