1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team explained

Year:	1969–70
Team:	Jacksonville Dolphins
Sport:	Basketball
Conference:	Independent
Coachrank:	5
Aprank:	4
Record:	27–2
Conf Record:	0–0
Hc Year:	6th
Asst Coach1:	Tom Wasdin
Ac1 Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	Bill Coulthart
Ac2 Year:	1st
Champion:	NCAA tournament, Runner-up Mideast Regional Champions
Tourney Result:	L 69-80 vs. UCLA

The 1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division basketball season. The independent Dolphins were led by sixth-year head coach Joe Williams and played their home games at the Jacksonville Coliseum.

The sixth-ranked Dolphins finished the regular season at and were invited to the NCAA tournament. In the Mideast regional, they defeated Western Kentucky, No. 7 Iowa, and No. 1 Kentucky to advance to the Final Four; through 2021, it remains the program's only trip. The Dolphins defeated No. 3 St. Bonaventure to advance to the national championship game against second-ranked UCLA; the Bruins won their fourth straight NCAA title, and Jacksonville ended the season at overall.^[1]

Previous season

Jacksonville finished the 1968–69 season at .^[2]

Season summary

The Dolphins were led by center Artis Gilmore. A two-time All-America honoree (in 1969–70 and 1970–71), Gilmore led the nation in rebounding both seasons. He finished his career with 1,312 points (24.3 average) and 1,224 rebounds (22.7).^{[3] [4] [5]}

The game against Georgetown on December 18 was stopped with 1:23 remaining in the first half following successive brawls between players from both teams and fans.^{[6] [7]} Georgetown head coach Jack Magee pulled his team from the court and Jacksonville was awarded the win.^[8]

The Dolphins lost the national championship game to UCLA despite taking an early lead.^{[9] [10]} UCLA narrowed the lead and took over with 1:20 left in the first half. The Bruins never trailed again as they pulled away for the 80–69 win.

Roster

Source^[11]

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See main article: 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings.

Awards and honors

• Artis Gilmore  - Second-Team All-American, AP, NABC and UPI

Team players in the 1970 NBA draft

See also: 1970 NBA draft.

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Boston Celtics

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Notes and References

1. News: Fourth straight for Bruins . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . March 22, 1970 . 1, sports.
2. Web site: 1968-69 Jacksonville Dolphins Schedule and Results. 2021-02-05. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. en.
3. Web site: Jacksonville University . 2018-02-22 . 2018-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180223050836/http://judolphins.com/information/hall_of_fame/gilmore_artis?view=bio . dead .
4. Web site: 1969-70 Jacksonville Dolphins Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. 2016-12-28. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
5. Web site: 1970. Jacksonville Dolphins Men's Basketball Stat Sheet. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161228152516/http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/C/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1970_316_Jacksonville%20University.pdf. December 28, 2016. December 28, 2016. Jacksonville University.
6. Web site: Desert Sun 19 December 1969 — California Digital Newspaper Collection. 2021-02-05. cdnc.ucr.edu.
7. News: 1969-12-19. Georgetown Five Forfeits Game as Fight Halts Play (Published 1969). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-02-05. 0362-4331.
8. News: Georgetown flees cage 'battle' . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . December 19, 1969 . 3B.
9. News: 4TH CROWN IN ROW . . March 22, 1970 . December 10, 2019.
10. Victory by mystique . . March 30, 1970 . December 10, 2019 . Jares . Joe .
11. Web site: 1969-70 Jacksonville Dolphins Roster and Stats. 2021-02-05. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. en.
12. Web site: 1969-70 Jacksonville Dolphins Schedule and Results. 2021-02-05. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. en.
13. Web site: 1969-70 Men's Basketball Schedule. 2021-02-05. Jacksonville University. en.
14. Web site: 1970 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. December 8, 2019.