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

1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
	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
		–		–	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

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

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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Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Venues	Duquesne Gardens (1914–1956) Fitzgerald Field House (1956–1957, 1963–1964) Pittsburgh Civic Arena (1964–1988) UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1988–present)
Rivalries	Pittsburgh
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics