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1970–71 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1970–71 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–7 (9–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaNew Fieldhouse
Seasons
1970–71 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Ohio State 13 1   .929 20 6   .769
Michigan 12 2   .857 19 7   .731
Purdue 11 3   .786 18 7   .720
Indiana 9 5   .643 17 7   .708
Illinois 5 9   .357 11 12   .478
Minnesota 5 9   .357 11 13   .458
Michigan State 4 10   .286 10 14   .417
Iowa 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Wisconsin 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Northwestern 3 11   .214 7 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970–71 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who after taking a one-year leave of absence to recover from surgery returned for his 5th and final year. Jerry Oliver, who filled in for Watson the previous season, again filled in for him when Watson resigned before the last game of the season. For the last time, the team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–7 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
20 Frank Wilson G 6–3 So. Bluffton, Indiana
22 Bootsie White G 5–8 So. Hammond, Indiana
23 Larry Gipson G 5–10 Sr. Michigan City, Indiana
24 Ken Morgan F 6–6 Sr. Indianapolis, Indiana
25 Jeff Stocksdale F 6–4 Sr. Lima, Ohio
30 Jim Harris G 6–1 Sr. Lorain, Ohio
32 Steve Downing C 6–8 So. Indianapolis, Indiana
33 Jerry Memering F/C 6–7 So. Vincennes, Indiana
35 George McGinnis F 6–8 So. Indianapolis, Indiana
42 John Ritter F 6–5 So. Goshen, Indiana
43 Rick Ford F 6–5 Jr. Cloverdale, Indiana
44 Joby Wright F 6–8 Jr. Savannah, Georgia
54 Kim Pemberton G 6–3 So. Osgood, Indiana
55 Ed Daniels G 6–4 So. Savannah, Georgia

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1970*
No. 16 Eastern Michigan W 99–82  1–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/5/1970*
No. 16 Kansas State W 75–72  2–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
12/12/1970*
No. 11 No. 5 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 93–95 OT 2–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/15/1970*
No. 13 at No. 7 Notre Dame W 106–103  3–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
12/18/1970*
No. 13 Ohio W 97–88  4–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/22/1970*
No. 11 Butler W 111–94  5–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/26/1970*
No. 11 vs. Washington State
Far West Classic
L 80–83  5–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/29/1970*
No. 14 vs. San Jose State
Far West Classic
W 86–76  6–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/30/1970*
No. 14 vs. Ohio State
Far West Classic
W 85–77  7–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
1/9/1971
No. 12 at Northwestern W 101–90  8–2 (1–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/12/1971
No. 11 Minnesota W 99–73  9–2 (2–0)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/16/1971
No. 11 at Michigan L 81–92  9–3 (2–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/1/1971*
Northern Illinois W 113–112  10–3 (2–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/6/1971
Purdue
Rivalry
L 81–85  10–4 (2–2)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/9/1971
Michigan State W 71–70  11–4 (3–2)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/13/1971
at Iowa W 86–84  12–4 (4–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/16/1971
Michigan State W 90–76  13–4 (5–2)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/20/1971
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 88–86  14–4 (6–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/23/1971
No. 12 Michigan W 88–79  15–4 (7–2)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/27/1971
Northwestern W 97–74  16–4 (8–2)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/2/1971
No. 18 at Wisconsin L 87–94 OT 16–5 (8–3)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
3/6/1971
No. 18 Iowa W 104–88  17–5 (9–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/9/1971
at No. 12 Ohio State L 75–91  17–6 (9–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
3/13/1971
Illinois
Rivalry
L 87–103  17–7 (9–5)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.