1970–71 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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.

1970–71 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1970–71 record17–7 (9–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaNew Fieldhouse
1970–71 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Ohio State131 .929  206  .769
Michigan122 .857  197  .731
Purdue113 .786  187  .720
Indiana95 .643  177  .708
Illinois59 .357  1112  .478
Minnesota59 .357  1113  .458
Michigan State410 .286  1014  .417
Iowa410 .286  915  .375
Wisconsin410 .286  915  .375
Northwestern311 .214  717  .292
Rankings from AP Poll

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.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Frank WilsonG6–3So.Bluffton, Indiana
22Bootsie WhiteG5–8So.Hammond, Indiana
23Larry GipsonG5–10Sr.Michigan City, Indiana
24Ken MorganF6–6Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana
25Jeff StocksdaleF6–4Sr.Lima, Ohio
30Jim HarrisG6–1Sr.Lorain, Ohio
32Steve DowningC6–8So.Indianapolis, Indiana
33Jerry MemeringF/C6–7So.Vincennes, Indiana
35George McGinnisF6–8So.Indianapolis, Indiana
42John RitterF6–5So.Goshen, Indiana
43Rick FordF6–5Jr.Cloverdale, Indiana
44Joby WrightF6–8Jr.Savannah, Georgia
54Kim PembertonG6–3So.Osgood, Indiana
55Ed DanielsG6–4So.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.
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