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1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

April 12, 2024

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

1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–9 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dick Campbell
  • Jim Wright
MVPMike Price
CaptainMike Price and Randy Crews
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
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

Regular season edit

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 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.

Roster edit

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)
  • Dick Campbell (3rd year)
  • Jim Wright (University of Illinois) (11th year)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Roster

Source[1] [2]

Schedule edit

Source[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/2/1969*
no, no 		No. NR 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 DePauw W 91-57  3 - 0
 Assembly Hall (13,367)
Champaign, IL
12/13/1969*
no, no 		No. NR Creighton W 57-51  4 - 0
 Assembly Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
12/18/1969*
no, no 		No. NR Detroit W 82-65  5 - 0
 Assembly Hall (6,251)
Champaign, IL
12/20/1969*
no, no 		No. NR 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 Michigan St.
Far West Classic 		W 86-77  7-1
 Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,873)
Portland, OR
12/30/1969*
no, no 		No. NR #19 Southern California
Far West Classic 		L 62-65  7-2
 Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,324)
Portland, OR
Big Ten regular season
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 Indiana
Rivalry 		W 94-74  9 - 2 ( 2 - 0 )
 Assembly Hall (15,392)
Champaign, IL
1/10/1970
no, no 		No. NR 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 Notre Dame L 83-86  12 - 3
 Chicago Stadium (15,864)
Chicago, IL
2/3/1970
no, no 		No. 14 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 #11 Iowa
Rivalry 		L 81-83  12 - 7 ( 5 - 4 )
 Assembly Hall (16,128)
Champaign, IL
2/21/1970
no, no 		No. NR 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 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 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 edit

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 edit

Team players drafted into the NBA edit

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

[14]

Rankings edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Men's Basketball Roster
  2. ^ All-Time Illini Rosters 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1969-70 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  10. ^ . Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  11. ^ . Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  13. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  14. ^ 1970 NBA Draft 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine

April 12, 2024
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The 1969 70 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball team represented the University of Illinois 1969 70 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketballConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRecord15 9 8 6 Big Ten Head coachHarv SchmidtAssistant coachesDick Campbell Jim WrightMVPMike PriceCaptainMike Price and Randy CrewsHome arenaAssembly HallSeasons 1968 691970 71 1969 70 Big Ten Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 7 Iowa 14 0 1 000 20 5 800Purdue 11 3 786 18 6 750Ohio State 8 6 571 15 9 625Illinois 8 6 571 15 9 625Minnesota 7 7 500 13 11 542Michigan 5 9 357 10 14 417Wisconsin 5 9 357 10 14 417Michigan State 5 9 357 9 15 375Northwestern 4 10 286 9 15 375Indiana 3 11 214 7 17 292Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Regular season 1 1 Roster 2 Schedule 3 Player stats 4 Awards and honors 5 Team players drafted into the NBA 6 Rankings 7 ReferencesRegular season editThe 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 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 Roster edit 1969 70 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year Previous school HometownG 10 Rick Howat 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 160 lb 73 kg Jr Downers Grove North High School Downers Grove IllinoisG 11 Bob Windmiller 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 180 lb 82 kg Jr Ossian High School Ossian IndianaF 14 Fred Miller 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 205 lb 93 kg Jr Pekin High School Pekin IllinoisG F 15 Mike Price C 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 200 lb 91 kg Sr Arsenal Technical High School Indianapolis IndianaC 24 Larry Dykstra 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 205 lb 93 kg So Guilford High School Rockford IllinoisG 25 Jim Krelle 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 180 lb 82 kg So Aurora West High School Aurora IllinoisF 30 Randy Crews C 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 240 lb 109 kg Sr Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School Kankakee IllinoisC 31 Greg Jackson 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 255 lb 116 kg Jr St Philip High School Chicago IllinoisG 32 Sam Scaletta 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 170 lb 77 kg So Eisenhower High School Blue Island IllinoisF 40 Tom Dezort 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg So Edwardsville High School Edwardsville IllinoisC 42 Doug Faulds 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 195 lb 88 kg So Lyons Township High School LaGrange Park IllinoisG 43 Bob Shapland 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg Jr Central High School Champaign Illinois Head coachHarv Schmidt University of Illinois 3rd year Assistant coach es Dick Campbell 3rd year Jim Wright University of Illinois 11th year Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtAll Time Illini RosterSource 1 2 Schedule editSource 3 Datetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site attendance city stateNon Conference regular season12 2 1969 no no No NR Butler W 83 67 1 0 Assembly Hall 13 752 Champaign IL12 6 1969 no no No NR Georgia W 81 70 2 0 Stegeman Coliseum 6 271 Athens GA12 8 1969 no no No NR DePauw W 91 57 3 0 Assembly Hall 13 367 Champaign IL12 13 1969 no no No NR Creighton W 57 51 4 0 Assembly Hall 6 000 Champaign IL12 18 1969 no no No NR Detroit W 82 65 5 0 Assembly Hall 6 251 Champaign IL12 20 1969 no no No NR Wichita State W 66 63 6 0 Chicago Stadium 5 240 Chicago IL12 20 1969 no no No 15 Washington State L 58 59 6 1 Bohler Gymnasium 13 000 Pullman WA12 29 1969 no no No 15 Michigan St Far West Classic W 86 77 7 1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6 873 Portland OR12 30 1969 no no No NR 19 Southern California Far West Classic L 62 65 7 2 Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6 324 Portland ORBig Ten regular season1 3 1970 no no No NR Wisconsin W 74 69 8 2 1 0 Wisconsin Field House 5 411 Madison WI1 6 1970 no no No NR Indiana Rivalry W 94 74 9 2 2 0 Assembly Hall 15 392 Champaign IL1 10 1970 no no No NR Ohio State W 77 59 10 2 3 0 Assembly Hall 16 128 Champaign IL1 13 1970 no no No 17 Northwestern W 101 80 11 2 4 0 McGaw Memorial Hall 7 677 Evanston IL1 17 1970 no no No 17 Michigan W 75 73 12 2 5 0 Crisler Center 8 405 Ann Arbor MI1 31 1970 no no No 10 Notre Dame L 83 86 12 3 Chicago Stadium 15 864 Chicago IL2 3 1970 no no No 14 Wisconsin L 65 66 12 4 5 1 Assembly Hall 14 217 Champaign IL2 7 1970 no no No 14 Minnesota L 73 82 12 5 5 2 Williams Arena 12 519 Minneapolis MN2 14 1970 no no No NR Purdue L 49 83 12 6 5 3 Mackey Arena 14 123 West Lafayette IN2 17 1970 no no No NR 11 Iowa Rivalry L 81 83 12 7 5 4 Assembly Hall 16 128 Champaign IL2 21 1970 no no No NR Purdue L 81 88 12 8 5 5 Assembly Hall 16 128 Champaign IL2 24 1970 no no No NR Michigan State W 74 67 13 8 6 5 Jenison Fieldhouse 6 417 East Lansing MI2 28 1970 no no No NR Minnesota W 75 73 14 8 7 5 Assembly Hall 16 128 Champaign IL3 3 1970 no no No NR Indiana Rivalry W 85 75 15 8 8 5 New Fieldhouse 5 196 Bloomington IN3 7 1970 no no No NR 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 editPlayer Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds PointsGreg Jackson 4 24 175 59 234 409Mike Price 5 24 135 89 220 359Rick Howat 6 24 147 41 66 335Fred Miller 7 24 107 79 138 293Randy Crews 8 23 77 47 142 201Bob Windmiller 9 21 56 15 37 127Tom Dezort 10 15 15 6 21 36Bob Shapland 11 21 8 18 25 34Jim Krelle 12 13 10 3 14 23Awards and honors editRick Howat Team Most Valuable Player 13 Mike Price Honorable Mention All American Converse Team players drafted into the NBA editPlayer NBA Club Round PickMike Price New York Knicks 1 17 14 Rankings editMain article 1969 70 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankingsReferences edit Men s Basketball Roster All Time Illini Rosters Archived 2010 04 22 at the Wayback Machine University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1969 70 Archived 2013 12 19 at the Wayback Machine FightingIllini com Season Stats Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved December 19 2013 Season Stats Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved December 19 2013 Season Stats Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved December 19 2013 Season Stats Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved December 19 2013 Season Stats Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved December 19 2013 Season Stats Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved December 19 2013 Season Stats Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved December 19 2013 Season Stats Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved December 19 2013 Season Stats Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved 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