1964–65 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1964–65 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1964–65 men's college basketball season. It was Al McGuire's first season as head coach.

1964–65 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	8–18
Head coach	Al McGuire
Captain	Tom Flynn
Home arena	Marquette Gymnasium

1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Providence		–			–			24	–	2		.923
Miami		–			–			22	–	4		.846
Penn State		–			–			20	–	4		.833
No. 8 Villanova		–			–			23	–	5		.821
Dayton		–			–			22	–	7		.759
Boston College		–			–			21	–	7		.750
Seattle		–			–			19	–	7		.731
Army		–			–			21	–	8		.724
St. John's		–			–			21	–	8		.724
Detroit		–			–			20	–	8		.714
Hardin–Simmons		–			–			17	–	8		.680
Oklahoma City		–			–			21	–	10		.677
Colorado State		–			–			16	–	8		.667
Fairfield		–			–			14	–	7		.667
Houston		–			–			19	–	10		.655
St. Bonaventure		–			–			15	–	8		.652
Texas Western		–			–			16	–	9		.640
West Texas State		–			–			16	–	9		.640
DePaul		–			–			17	–	10		.630
Florida State		–			–			16	–	10		.615
NYU		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Manhattan		–			–			13	–	9		.591
Duquesne		–			–			14	–	10		.583
Creighton		–			–			13	–	10		.565
Georgetown		–			–			13	–	10		.565
Holy Cross		–			–			13	–	10		.565
Syracuse		–			–			13	–	10		.565
Georgia Tech		–			–			14	–	11		.560
Fordham		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Notre Dame		–			–			15	–	12		.556
St. Francis (NY)		–			–			11	–	9		.550
Centenary		–			–			13	–	11		.542
Iona		–			–			12	–	11		.522
Utah State		–			–			13	–	12		.520
Rutgers		–			–			12	–	12		.500
Boston University		–			–			10	–	10		.500
Navy		–			–			10	–	10		.500
Portland		–			–			12	–	13		.480
Seton Hall		–			–			12	–	13		.480
Canisius		–			–			10	–	12		.455
Denver		–			–			11	–	14		.440
Loyola Chicago		–			–			11	–	14		.440
Butler		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Memphis State		–			–			10	–	14		.417
Saint Francis (PA)		–			–			10	–	15		.400
Xavier		–			–			10	–	15		.400
Air Force		–			–			9	–	14		.391
Loyola (LA)		–			–			8	–	16		.333
Marquette		–			–			8	–	18		.308
New Mexico State		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Colgate		–			–			7	–	16		.304
Pittsburgh		–			–			7	–	16		.304
Niagara		–			–			4	–	17		.190
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1964–65 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 25 Tom Flynn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 15 Bob Wolf 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin F 31 Roger Buxton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Breda, Iowa	Head coach Al McGuire Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1		St. Thomas (MN)	W 69–49	1–0	Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
December 5		Louisville	L 60–73	1–1	Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
December 8		at No. 6 Minnesota	L 59–78	1–2	Minneapolis, MN
December 12		New Mexico State	W 62–54	2–2	Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
December 15		at Valparaiso	L 61–72	2–3
December 18		vs. No. 5 UCLA Milwaukee Classic	L 52–61		Milwaukee Arena  Milwaukee, WI
December 19		vs. Wisconsin Milwaukee Classic	W 62–61		Milwaukee Arena  Milwaukee, WI
December 22 8:45 pm		at Iowa State	L 64–73		Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
December 26		at Loyola (IL)	L 71–83
January 2		at DePaul	L 54–72
January 6		Loyola (IL)	W 71–69 OT		Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
January 9		Xavier	W 80–73		Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
January 13		at Wisconsin	W 59–58		UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
January 16		at Detroit	L 67–79
January 30		No. 7 St. John's	W 78–50		Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
February 4		at BYU	L 64–91		Provo, UT
February 6		at Air Force	L 73–75		Colorado Springs, CO
February 10		Memphis State	L 70–82		Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
February 16		at Washington (MO)	L 66–72
February 20		at Bradley	L 56–77
February 22		Creighton	L 68–78		Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
February 25		Wisconsin-Milwaukee	W 79–65		Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
February 27		at Xavier	L 55–56
March 2		Detroit	L 76–90		Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
March 6		No. 9 Villanova	L 69–73		Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Statistics

• Tom Flynn 16.5 ppg
• Paul Carbins 11.7 ppg