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1969–70 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team

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1969–70 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball
East Regional Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record25–3
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReilly Center
Seasons
← 1968–69
1970–71 →
1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Jacksonville   27 2   .931
No. 5 New Mexico State   27 3   .900
No. 8 Marquette   26 3   .897
No. 3 St. Bonaventure   25 3   .893
No. 11 Florida State   23 3   .885
No. 12 Houston   25 5   .833
Army   22 6   .786
No. 17 Niagara   22 7   .759
No. 16 Utah State   22 7   .759
Villanova   22 7   .759
No. 9 Notre Dame   21 8   .724
St. John's   21 8   .724
Georgetown   18 7   .720
Duquesne   17 7   .708
Dayton   19 8   .704
Manhattan   18 8   .692
Hardin–Simmons   17 9   .654
Holy Cross   16 9   .640
Long Island   16 9   .640
Georgia Tech   17 10   .630
Creighton   15 10   .600
Seattle   15 10   .600
Boston University   14 10   .583
Butler   15 11   .577
Oklahoma City   17 13   .567
Fairleigh Dickinson   13 10   .565
Southern Illinois   13 10   .565
Colgate   14 11   .560
Providence   14 11   .560
Denver   13 11   .542
Loyola (IL)   13 11   .542
Penn State   13 11   .542
Rutgers   13 11   .542
Saint Peter's   13 11   .542
Northern Illinois   13 12   .520
Air Force   12 12   .500
Fairfield   12 12   .500
Iona   12 12   .500
NYU   12 12   .500
Pittsburgh   12 12   .500
Saint Francis (PA)   12 12   .500
Syracuse   12 12   .500
DePaul   12 13   .480
West Texas State   12 13   .480
Loyola (LA)   12 14   .462
Boston College   11 13   .458
Virginia Tech   10 12   .455
St. Francis (NY)   9 12   .429
West Virginia   11 15   .423
Canisius   9 13   .409
Fordham   10 15   .400
Seton Hall   10 15   .400
Marshall   9 14   .391
Miami (FL)   9 17   .346
Centenary   8 16   .333
Pan American   8 16   .333
Detroit   7 18   .280
Tulane   5 18   .217
Xavier   5 20   .200
Navy   4 19   .174
Portland   4 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Brown Indians were independent and not a member of a conference. They were led by ninth year head coach Larry Weise as well as 6′ 11″ center Bob Lanier, named a consensus first-team All-American for the second consecutive season. He finished his career with averages of 27.6 points and 15.7 rebounds in 75 career games.[1][2] St. Bonaventure advanced to the only Final Four in program history.[3] Lanier suffered a knee injury in the Regional final against Villanova and did not play in the Final Four,[4] but would be the top pick in the 1970 NBA draft and go on to a Hall of Fame career.

Roster

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1969–70 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Bill Kalbaugh 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
C 31 Bob Lanier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Buffalo, New York
F 35 Matt Gantt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
F 30 Tom Baldwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
G 20 Paul Hoffman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
G 33 Vic Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
G 15 Dale Tepas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
F 23 Greg "Bubba" Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
G 12 Gene Fahey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
G 10 Mike Kull 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Dec 5, 1969*
No. 17 Detroit College W 106–54  1–0
 36  Lanier                Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Dec 8, 1969*
No. 20 Xavier W 82–69  2–0
                     Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Dec 15, 1969*
No. 20 Detroit W 97–68  3–0
                     Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Dec 20, 1969*
Duquesne W 77–58[5]  4–0
 21  Lanier   21  Lanier         Reilly Center (6,291)
St. Bonaventure, NY
Dec 27, 1969*
No. 19 at New York University
Holiday Festival
W 107–60  5–0
 33  Lanier                Alumni Gymnasium 
New York, NY
Dec 29, 1969*
No. 19 vs. Saint Joseph's
Holiday Festival
W 96–61  6–0
 25  Lanier                Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Dec 30, 1969*
No. 12 vs. No. 17 Purdue
Holiday Festival Championship
W 91–75  7–0
 50  Lanier   15  Lanier         Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Jan 3, 1970*
No. 12 Baldwin-Wallace W 96–63[6]  8–0
 25  Lanier   16  Lanier         Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Jan 7, 1970*
No. 5 Loyola (MD) W 96–52  9–0
        24  Lanier         Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Jan 10, 1970*
No. 5 at Kent State W 94–65  10–0
 42  Lanier   13  Lanier         Memorial Gym 
Kent, OH
Jan 21, 1970*
No. 4 DePaul W 83–59[7]  11–0
        22  Lanier         Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Jan 24, 1970*
No. 4 at Canisius W 62–49  12–0
                     Koessler Center 
Buffalo, NY
Jan 28, 1970*
No. 3 at Villanova L 62–64  12–1
 21  Lanier                Villanova Field House 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 31, 1970*
No. 3 Niagara W 89–81  13–1
        23  Lanier         Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Feb 3, 1970*
No. 3 Belmont Abbey W 131–64  14–1
                     Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Feb 7, 1970*
No. 4 at Toledo W 77–71  15–1
                     The Field House 
Toledo, OH
Feb 11, 1970*
No. 4 at Seton Hall W 103–83  16–1
                     Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
Feb 14, 1970*
No. 4 Providence W 68–52  17–1
                     Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Feb 18, 1970*
No. 3 at St. Francis (NY) W 87–57  18–1
                     Pope Physical Education Center 
Brooklyn, NY
Feb 21, 1970*
No. 3 Long Island W 71–61  19–1
                     Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Feb 25, 1970*
No. 3 Canisius W 91–68  20–1
                     Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Mar 1, 1970*
No. 3 vs. Niagara W 104–68  21–1
                     Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
Mar 5, 1970*
No. 4 at Fairfield W 86–59  22–1
        20  Lanier         Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, CT
NCAA tournament
Mar 7, 1970*
No. 4 vs. No. 10 Davidson W 85–72  23–1
 28  Lanier   16  Gantt         Carnesecca Arena (5,320)
New York, NY
Mar 12, 1970*
No. 3 vs. No. 10 NC State
Regional semifinal
W 80–68  24–1
 24  Lanier   19  Lanier         Carolina Coliseum (12,316)
Columbia, SC
Mar 14, 1970*
No. 3 vs. Villanova
Regional final
W 97–74  25–1
 26  Lanier   18  Gantt         Carolina Coliseum (10,981)
Columbia, SC
Mar 19, 1970*
No. 3 vs. No. 4 Jacksonville
National semifinal
L 83–91[8]  25–2
 16  Gantt   13  Gary         Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
Mar 21, 1970*
No. 3 vs. No. 5 New Mexico State
Consolation
L 73–79  25–3
 22  Gary   11  Gary         Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
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AP172019125443443343
Coaches1620161074443444443

Awards and honors

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Team players in the 1970 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 Bob Lanier Detroit Pistons

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References

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  1. ^ "1969-70 St. Bonaventure Bonnies Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bob Lanier College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "What we said 50 years ago when St. Bonaventure made Final Four". The Buffalo News. December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "1970 Bonnies: Weise wonders what might have been". Democrat and Chronicle. March 12, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Bonnies Crush Dukes, 77-58". The Pittsburgh Press via newspapers.com. December 21, 1969. p. 83. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Still in Holiday Mood! Bonnies Rumble, 96-63". New York Daily News. January 4, 1970. p. 56. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "BONNY YEAR FOR BUFFALO BOB". Sports Illustrated. January 19, 1970. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "ST. BONAVENTURE BEATEN BY 91-83". New York Times. March 20, 1970. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "1970 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.