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1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1969–70 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. Not ranked
AP No. Not ranked
1969–70 record 15–9 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Harv Schmidt
Assistant coach Dick Campbell
Assistant coach Jim Wright
MVP Mike Price
Captain Mike Price and Randy Crews
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
← 1968–69
1970–71 →
1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#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

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

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.

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