1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Sky Champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
1970–71 record	21–6 (12–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Phil Johnson (3rd season);
Home arena	Swenson Gym

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 Swenson 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]

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.[4]

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time.

Rankings

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.
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

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[bscdrs-1] "Big Sky final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1971. p. 16.

[grpfn-2] "Guard Ratloff paces 49ers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1971. p. 2, sports.

[znbffl-3] Ferguston, George (March 15, 1971). "CSLB zone baffles Weber again". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2B.

[bwlbmih-4] Deford, Frank (October 25, 1971). "Beware, Little Big Man is here". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.

Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Swenson Gym (1962–1977) Dee Events Center (1977–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

1970–71 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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