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1969–70 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

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1969–70 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 14
Record22–7 (14–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Callahan
  • Gus Guydon
Home arenaVeterans Memorial Auditorium
Seasons
1969–70 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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]

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.

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]

Previous season

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The Bulldogs reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament and, with their third-place finish, Drake had their best-ever NCAA finish as of the start of the 2023–2024 season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 26–5 record and were ranked number 11 in both major polls.

Roster

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1969–70 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 5 Dale Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Creston, Iowa
G 22 Gary Zeller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
F 41 Al Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Peoria, Illinois
G/F 42 Jeff Halliburton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Rockville Centre, New York
C 43 Rick Wanamaker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Marengo, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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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 Pavilion 
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.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

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References

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  1. ^ "1969-70 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "N. Mexico State Tops Drake, 87-78". The New York Times. March 15, 1970. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "1969-70 Men's Basketball Roster". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hawks Blast Rival Drake, 101-78" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 23, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "1969-70 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  6. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 769–770. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  7. ^ "1970 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.