1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
| 1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 20 |
| Record | 21–6 (12–2 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Gene Visscher |
| Home arena | Wildcat Gym |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 10 | – | 13 | .435 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana |
6 | – | 8 | .429 | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 19 | .240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Phil Johnson and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 21–5 in the regular season and 12–2 in conference play.[1]
The conference tournament was five years away, and for the fourth consecutive season, Weber State won the Big Sky title and played in the 25-team NCAA tournament. In the West regional at nearby Logan, they met Jerry Tarkanian's Long Beach State 49ers in the first round for a second straight year and lost again, this time by eleven points.[2][3]
Both starting forwards were unanimously selected to the all-conference team; senior Willie Sojourner was named for a third consecutive season and junior Bob Davis repeated the next year.[4][5]
Following the season, Johnson became an assistant in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls under Dick Motta, whom he had played for in high school in Idaho and coached under at Weber.[6]
Postseason result
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Sat, March 13* 7:05 pm |
vs. Long Beach State First round |
L 66–77 | 21–6 |
Smith Spectrum (10,200) Logan, Utah | |||||||
References
- ^ "Big Sky final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1971. p. 16.
- ^ "Guard Ratloff paces 49ers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1971. p. 2, sports.
- ^ Ferguston, George (March 15, 1971). "CSLB zone baffles Weber again". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2B.
- ^ "Taylor gains all-star spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1971. p. 31.
- ^ "'Sky cagers named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 10, 1971. p. E2.
- ^ Deford, Frank (October 25, 1971). "Beware, Little Big Man is here". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
External links
- Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1970–71 basketball season
- 2015–16 Media Guide: 1970–71 season