1969–70 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

1969–70 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
1969–70 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
NIT
Conference	Independent
Record	17–7
Head coach	Red Manning (12th season);
Home arena	Civic Arena
	Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

The 1969–70 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University in 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season.

1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Jacksonville		–		–	27	–	2	.931
No. 5 New Mexico State		–		–	27	–	3	.900
No. 8 Marquette		–		–	26	–	3	.897
No. 3 St. Bonaventure		–		–	25	–	3	.893
No. 11 Florida State		–		–	23	–	3	.885
No. 12 Houston		–		–	25	–	5	.833
Army		–		–	22	–	6	.786
No. 17 Niagara		–		–	22	–	7	.759
No. 16 Utah State		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Villanova		–		–	22	–	7	.759
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–	21	–	8	.724
St. John's		–		–	21	–	8	.724
Georgetown		–		–	18	–	7	.720
Duquesne		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Dayton		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Manhattan		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Holy Cross		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Long Island		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Georgia Tech		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Creighton		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Seattle		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Boston University		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Butler		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Oklahoma City		–		–	17	–	13	.567
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Southern Illinois		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Colgate		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Providence		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Denver		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Loyola (IL)		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Penn State		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Rutgers		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Saint Peter's		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Northern Illinois		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Air Force		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Fairfield		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Iona		–		–	12	–	12	.500
NYU		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Syracuse		–		–	12	–	12	.500
DePaul		–		–	12	–	13	.480
West Texas State		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Loyola (LA)		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Boston College		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Virginia Tech		–		–	10	–	12	.455
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	9	–	12	.429
West Virginia		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Canisius		–		–	9	–	13	.409
Fordham		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Seton Hall		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Marshall		–		–	9	–	14	.391
Miami (FL)		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Centenary		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Pan American		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Detroit		–		–	7	–	18	.280
Tulane		–		–	5	–	18	.217
Xavier		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Navy		–		–	4	–	19	.174
Portland		–		–	4	–	22	.154

Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1		St. Vincent	W 123–55	1–0	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 5		Marshall Steel Bowl	W 120–75	2–0	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 6		Miami Steel Bowl	W 94–88	3–0	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 9		at Nebraska	L 77–82	3–1	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
December 11	No. 7	at Iowa	L 87–98	3–2	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
December 15	No. 7	Western Kentucky	W 87–65	4–2	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 20		at St. Bonaventure	L 58–77^[1]	4–3	Reilly Center (6,291) St. Bonaventure, NY
December 23		at Kent State	L 69–77	4–4	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
January 5		American	W 103–64	5–4	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 10		at Detroit	W 81–50	6–4	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
January 17		vs. Notre Dame	L 66–82	6–5	Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois
January 25		La Salle	W 67–64	7–5	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 29		Kentucky Wesleyan	W 83–67	8–5	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 31		vs. Long Island	W 50–48	9–5	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
February 4		at Holy Cross	W 82–72	10–5	Worcester Auditorium Worcester, Massachusetts
February 7		Providence	W 70–66	11–5	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 11		at DePaul	W 100–76	12–5	Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois
February 15		Fairfield	W 101–62	13–5	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 18		at Villanova	L 83–94	13–6	Villanova Field House
February 22		Boston College	W 105–72	14–6	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 25		Xavier	W 105–63	15–6	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 27		Steubenville	W 81–51	16–6	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 1		Saint Francis (PA)	W 94–62	17–6	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NIT
March 13		vs. Georgia Tech First Round	L 68–78	17–7	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	33	Bill Zopf	Milwaukee Bucks

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References

^ "Bonnies Crush Dukes, 77-58". The Pittsburgh Press via newspapers.com. December 21, 1969. p. 83. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
^ "1969–70 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2015-16 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement" (PDF). p. 151.
^ "1970 NBA Draft". basketballreference.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[1] "Bonnies Crush Dukes, 77-58". The Pittsburgh Press via newspapers.com. December 21, 1969. p. 83. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

[2] "1969–70 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "2015-16 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement" (PDF). p. 151.

[4] "1970 NBA Draft". basketballreference.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

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