1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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Coaches | No. Not ranked |
AP | No. Not ranked |
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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 lead in scoring for the season by Greg Jackson, Mike Price and Rick Howat. 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 Randy Crews and Fred Miller at the forward spots, Price and Howat as guards and Jackson at center.
Team
No. | Player | Hometown | High School | Class | Position |
10 | Rick Howat | Downers Grove, Illinois | Downers Grove North High School | Jr. | Guard |
11 | Bob Windmiller | Ossian, Indiana | Ossian High School | Jr. | Guard |
14 | Fred Miller | Pekin, Illinois | Pekin High School | Jr. | Forward |
15 | Mike Price | Indianapolis, Indiana | Arsenal Technical High School | Sr. | Forward |
24 | Larry Dykstra | Rockford, Illinois | Guilford High School | So. | Center |
25 | Jim Krelle | Aurora, Illinois | Aurora West High School | So. | Guard |
30 | Randy Crews | Kankakee, Illinois | Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School | Sr. | Forward |
31 | Greg Jackson | Chicago, Illinois | St. Philip High School | Jr. | Center |
32 | Sam Scaletta | Blue Island, Illinois | Eisenhower High School | So. | Guard |
40 | Tom Dezort | Edwardsville, Illinois | Edwardsville High School | So. | Forward |
42 | Doug Faulds | LaGrange Park, Illinois | Lyons Township High School | So. | Forward |
43 | Bob Shapland | Champaign, Illinois | Central High School | Jr. | Guard |
- Head Coach Harv Schmidt (3rd year at Illinois) [1]
Schedule
Source[2]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. Far West Classic |
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 | 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 ) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (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 | 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 | W 85-75 | 15 - 8 ( 8 - 5 ) |
Assembly Hall (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 |
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Greg Jackson[3] | 24 | 175 | 59 | 234 | 409 |
Mike Price[4] | 24 | 135 | 89 | 220 | 359 |
Rick Howat[5] | 24 | 147 | 41 | 66 | 335 |
Fred Miller[6] | 24 | 107 | 79 | 138 | 293 |
Randy Crews[7] | 23 | 77 | 47 | 142 | 201 |
Bob Windmiller[8] | 21 | 56 | 15 | 37 | 127 |
Tom Dezort[9] | 15 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 36 |
Bob Shapland[10] | 21 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 34 |
Jim Krelle[11] | 13 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
Awards and honors
- Rick Howat
- Team Most Valuable Player [12]
- Mike Price
- Honorable Mention All-American (Converse)
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1 | 17 | Mike Price | New York Knicks |