Al McGuire - Coaching Accomplishments

Coaching Accomplishments

  • Belmont Abbey record: 109-64
  • Coached Belmont Abbey to five postseason appearances
  • Marquette record: 295-80
  • Coached team to 11 consecutive postseason bids at Marquette
  • NIT championship (1970)
  • Coached team to a 28-1 season (1971)
  • Associated Press, United Press International and United States Basketball Writers Association Coach of the Year (1971)
  • NABC Coach of the Year (1974)
  • NCAA championship (1977)
  • Among a select few coaches who have won both the NIT and NCAA championships
  • Marquette captured its first ever NCAA championship with a 67-59 victory over North Carolina in McGuire's last game as coach
  • More than 92 percent of his student-athletes completed requirements to earn their degrees from Marquette
  • Twenty-six of his players were drafted into the NBA
  • Marquette University Athletic Director (1973–77)
  • Conducted clinics at two Air Force bases in Europe (1971)

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