1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. Not ranked
APNo. Not ranked
1969–70 record15–9 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPMike Price
CaptainMike Price and
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 7 Iowa 14 – 0   1.000     20 – 5   .800
Purdue 11 – 3   .786     18 – 6   .750
Ohio State 8 – 6   .571     15 – 9   .625
Illinois 8 – 6   .571     15 – 9   .625
Minnesota 7 – 7   .500     13 – 11   .542
Michigan 5 – 9   .357     10 – 14   .417
Wisconsin 5 – 9   .357     10 – 14   .417
Michigan State 5 – 9   .357     9 – 15   .375
Northwestern 4 – 10   .286     9 – 15   .375
Indiana 3 – 11   .214     7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season[]

The 1969-70 basketball season for head coach Harv Schmidt saw his team enter the collegiate top 25 rankings in December, only to fall back off the chart in February. The team was led in scoring for the season by Greg Jackson, Mike Price and . Price would finish his senior season by being named on the Converse honorable mention All-American team. The Fighting Illini would go on to finish the season with a 15-9 overall record and tied for 3rd place in the conference with an 8-6 record.

The 1969-70 team's starting lineup included and at the forward spots, Price and Howat as guards and Jackson at center.

Roster[]

1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Rick Howat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Downers Grove North High School Downers Grove, Illinois
G 11 Bob Windmiller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Ossian High School Ossian, Indiana
F 14 Fred Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pekin High School Pekin, Illinois
G/F 15 Mike Price (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Arsenal Technical High School Indianapolis, Indiana
C 24 Larry Dykstra 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Guilford High School Rockford, Illinois
G 25 Jim Krelle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Aurora West High School Aurora, Illinois
F 30 Randy Crews (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School Kankakee, Illinois
C 31 Greg Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr St. Philip High School Chicago, Illinois
G 32 Sam Scaletta 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Eisenhower High School Blue Island, Illinois
F 40 Tom Dezort 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Edwardsville High School Edwardsville, Illinois
C 42 Doug Faulds 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lyons Township High School LaGrange Park, Illinois
G 43 Bob Shapland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Central High School Champaign, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • (3rd year)
  • (University of Illinois) (11th year)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Roster

Source[1] [2]

Schedule[]

Source[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/2/1969*
no, no 		No. NR vs.Butler W 83-67  1 - 0
 Assembly Hall (13,752)
Champaign, IL
12/6/1969*
no, no 		No. NR @ Georgia W 81-70  2 - 0
 Stegeman Coliseum (6,271)
Athens, GA
12/8/1969*
no, no 		No. NR vs. DePauw W 91-57  3 - 0
 Assembly Hall (13,367)
Champaign, IL
12/13/1969*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Creighton W 57-51  4 - 0
 Assembly Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
12/18/1969*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Detroit W 82-65  5 - 0
 Assembly Hall (6,251)
Champaign, IL
12/20/1969*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Wichita State W 66-63  6 - 0
 Chicago Stadium (5,240)
Chicago, IL
12/20/1969*
no, no 		No. 15 @ Washington State L 58-59  6-1
 Bohler Gymnasium (13,000)
Pullman, WA
12/29/1969*
no, no 		No. 15 vs. Michigan St.
W 86-77  7-1
 Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,873)
Portland, OR
12/30/1969*
no, no 		No. NR vs. #19 Southern California
Far West Classic 		L 62-65  7-2
 Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,324)
Portland, OR
1/3/1970
no, no 		No. NR @ Wisconsin W 74-69  8 - 2 ( 1 - 0 )
 Wisconsin Field House (5,411)
Madison, WI
1/6/1970
no, no 		No. NR vs. Indiana
Rivalry 		W 94-74  9 - 2 ( 2 - 0 )
 Assembly Hall (15,392)
Champaign, IL
1/10/1970
no, no 		No. NR vs. Ohio State W 77-59  10 - 2 ( 3 - 0 )
 Assembly Hall (16,128)
Champaign, IL
1/13/1970
no, no 		No. 17 @ Northwestern W 101-80  11 - 2 ( 4 - 0 )
 McGaw Memorial Hall (7,677)
Evanston, IL
1/17/1970
no, no 		No. 17 @ Michigan W 75-73  12 - 2 ( 5 - 0 )
 Crisler Center (8,405)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/31/1970*
no, no 		No. 10 vs. Notre Dame L 83-86  12 - 3
 Chicago Stadium (15,864)
Chicago, IL
2/3/1970
no, no 		No. 14 vs. Wisconsin L 65-66  12 - 4 ( 5 - 1 )
 Assembly Hall (14,217)
Champaign, IL
2/7/1970
no, no 		No. 14 @ Minnesota L 73-82  12 - 5 ( 5 - 2 )
 Williams Arena (12,519)
Minneapolis, MN
2/14/1970
no, no 		No. NR @ Purdue L 49-83  12 - 6 ( 5 - 3 )
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
2/17/1970
no, no 		No. NR vs. #11 Iowa
Rivalry 		L 81-83  12 - 7 ( 5 - 4 )
 Assembly Hall (16,128)
Champaign, IL
2/21/1970
no, no 		No. NR vs. Purdue L 81-88  12 - 8 ( 5 - 5 )
 Assembly Hall (16,128)
Champaign, IL
2/24/1970
no, no 		No. NR @ Michigan State W 74-67  13 - 8 ( 6 - 5 )
 Jenison Fieldhouse (6,417)
East Lansing, MI
2/28/1970
no, no 		No. NR vs. Minnesota W 75-73  14 - 8 ( 7 - 5 )
 Assembly Hall (16,128)
Champaign, IL
3/3/1970
no, no 		No. NR @ Indiana
Rivalry 		W 85-75  15 - 8 ( 8 - 5 )
 New Fieldhouse (5,196)
Bloomington, IN
3/7/1970
no, no 		No. NR vs. Michigan State L 76-81  15 - 9 ( 8 - 6 )
 Assembly Hall (16,128)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats[]

Player Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Points
Greg Jackson[4] 24 175 59 234 409
Mike Price[5] 24 135 89 220 359
Rick Howat[6] 24 147 41 66 335
Fred Miller[7] 24 107 79 138 293
Randy Crews[8] 23 77 47 142 201
Bob Windmiller[9] 21 56 15 37 127
Tom Dezort[10] 15 15 6 21 36
Bob Shapland[11] 21 8 18 25 34
Jim Krelle[12] 13 10 3 14 23

Awards and honors[]

Team players drafted into the NBA[]

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Mike Price New York Knicks 1 17

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Rankings[]

Main article: 1969–70 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References[]

  1. ^ Men's Basketball Roster
  2. ^ All-Time Illini Rosters Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1969-70 Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  5. ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  6. ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  7. ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  8. ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  9. ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  10. ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  11. ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  12. ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  13. ^ List of MVPs
  14. ^ 1970 NBA Draft Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
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