The Spartans won the CIAA title in 1968 with a 25–2 record; they lost in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Tournament.

In just his second season, Dandridge played an important part on the Milwaukee Bucks team that won the NBA championship in 1971, averaging 19.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per playoff game, alongside the Hall-of-Fame duo of Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Oscar Robertson.

[4] On January 23, 1976, Dandridge scored a career high 40 points in a 113–97 win over the Kansas City Kings.

In Game 2 of the 1978 NBA Finals, Dandridge led all scorers with 34 points en route to a Bullets win.

Dandridge scored more points in the NBA Finals in the 1970s than any other player, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.