1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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
Ranking
CoachesNo. Not ranked
APNo. Not ranked
1969–70 record15–9 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coachHarv Schmidt
Assistant coaches
  • Dick Campbell
  • Jim Wright
MVPMike Price
CaptainMike Price and Randy Crews
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Iowa14–0 1.000  20–5  .800
Purdue11–3 .786  18–6  .750
Ohio State8–6 .571  15–9  .625
Illinois8–6 .571  15–9  .625
Minnesota7–7 .500  13–11  .542
Michigan5–9 .357  10–14  .417
Wisconsin5–9 .357  10–14  .417
Michigan State5–9 .357  9–15  .375
Northwestern4–10 .286  9–15  .375
Indiana3–11 .214  7–17  .292
Rankings from AP Poll

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 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
1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Rick Howat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrDowners Grove North High School Downers Grove, Illinois
G 11 Bob Windmiller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrOssian High School Ossian, Indiana
F 14 Fred Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrPekin High School Pekin, Illinois
G/F 15 Mike Price (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrArsenal Technical High School Indianapolis, Indiana
C 24 Larry Dykstra 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoGuilford High School Rockford, Illinois
G 25 Jim Krelle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoAurora West High School Aurora, Illinois
F 30 Randy Crews (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrBradley-Bourbonnais Community High School Kankakee, Illinois
C 31 Greg Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrSt. Philip High School Chicago, Illinois
G 32 Sam Scaletta 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoEisenhower High School Blue Island, Illinois
F 40 Tom Dezort 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoEdwardsville High School Edwardsville, Illinois
C 42 Doug Faulds 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoLyons Township High School LaGrange Park, Illinois
G 43 Bob Shapland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrCentral 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

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.
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
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 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]2417559234409
Mike Price[5]2413589220359
Rick Howat[6]241474166335
Fred Miller[7]2410779138293
Randy Crews[8]237747142201
Bob Windmiller[9]21561537127
Tom Dezort[10]151562136
Bob Shapland[11]218182534
Jim Krelle[12]131031423

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA
Player NBA Club Round Pick
Mike PriceNew York Knicks117

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Rankings
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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.
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  13. List of MVPs
  14. 1970 NBA Draft Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
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