====== 1971-72 Season ======
Coach: Al McGuire\\
Captain: [[Bob Lackey]]\\
Leading Scorer: [[Bob Lackey]] (15.2 ppg)\\
Leading Rebounder: [[Larry McNeill]] (9.2 rpg)\\

Marquette finishes fourth in their regional in the NCAA Tournament and ranked seventh in both the UPI & AP polls.  Marquette held opponents to 63.3 points per game, which was fourth-best in the nation.\\

===== Schedule and Results =====
^Date^ Opponent^ Result^
|D 1|[[Saint John's (MN)]]|W 89-50|
|D 4|[[Bowling Green]]|W 84-64|
|D 7|at [[Memphis State]]|W 74-73|
|D 11|#9 [[Michigan]]|W 81-52|
|D 18|[[Fordham]]|W 87-68|
|D 21|[[Minnesota]]|W 55-40|
|D 27|[[Georgetown]]|W 88-44|Milwaukee Classic|
|D 28|#18 [[Marshall]]|W 74-72|Milwaukee Classic|
|J 3|[[UW-Madison]]|W 72-60|
|J 9|at #11 [[South Carolina]]|W 72-71|[[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y3sfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NVMEAAAAIBAJ&dq=marquette&pg=7236%2C3738920|Pittsburgh Press story on the game]]|
|J 11|at [[Nevada]]|W 82-55|
|J 15|[[Detroit]]|W 68-66|
|J 19|[[Loyola (IL)]]|W 80-70|
|J 22|[[DePaul]]|W 70-61|
|J 24|at [[Notre Dame]]|W 71-62|
|J 29|at [[Loyola (IL)]]|W 69-67|
|F 5|at [[DePaul]]|W 79-61|
|F 9|[[Xavier (OH)]]|W 89-59|
|F 12|[[Air Force]]|W 79-56|
|F 14|[[Butler]]|W 90-76|
|F 16|[[Jacksonville]]|W 88-79|
|F 19|[[Creighton]]|W 70-61|
|F 26|at [[Detroit]]|L 49-70|500th loss in school history|
|F 28|at [[Xavier (OH)]]|W 63-55|
|M 2|at [[Tulane]]|W 73-60|
|M 5|at [[New Mexico State]]|L 69-73|
|M 11|vs [[Ohio]]|W 73-49|NCAA Tournament (Knoxville, TN)|
|M 16|vs #18 [[Kentucky]]|L 69-85|NCAA Tournament (Dayton, OH)|
|M 18|vs #11 [[Minnesota]]|L 72-77|NCAA Tournament (Dayton, OH|

==== Team Photo ====

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