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Al and Frank coached against each other when Frank was head man at South Carolina. Al played for Frank at St. John's. Frank McGuire has been considered Al's coaching mentor. McGuire was survived by his wife, Patricia, three children, sons Allie (who played for his father at Marquette) and Rob and daughter Noreen, and six grandchildren.
Al McGuire was 'mic'd up' before that became a thing. The only Pizza Hut Basketball Classic on YouTube is the 1979 game that presaged Larry Bird's greatness as a NBA player.. Archivists at CBS ...
Al McGuire’s temper costs MU in national title game. McGuire had his first chance to win a national championship on March 25, 1974, when the third-ranked Warriors faced top-ranked North Carolina ...
Marquette, coached by Al McGuire, won the national title with a 67–59 victory in the final game over North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith. Butch Lee of Marquette was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Publicly announcing his retirement during the middle of the season, McGuire retired as head coach immediately after the game. [1]
Under head coach Al McGuire, Marquette dominated the 1970s as the program became a national powerhouse, including a series-record 15 straight victories from 1969 to 1978 that inflamed tensions to their then-high. [7] During the stretch, Marquette was ranked in the Top 12 for all but one year, while the Badgers entered unranked each season. [4]
Why was Al's Run canceled? Participation in the event has been declining for the past 15 years . In the late 1980s, participation peaked at 30,000, and a decline has occurred since the mid-1990s.
McGuire opted to play in the 1970 National Invitation Tournament instead, [1] where they defeated Massachusetts, Utah and LSU to advance to the NIT championship where they defeated St. John's to become NIT champions. As a direct result of this action, the NCAA forbid its members from declining NCAA tournament bids when offered moving forward.
It's hard to forget the 1974 clash between UW and MU that ended at the buzzer with Al McGuire on the scorer's table. Here are the best battles since.