1970–71 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1970–71 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1970–71 college basketball season. Led by thirteenth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.
1970–71 Washington State Cougars men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific-8 |
1970–71 record | 12–14 (2–12 Pac-8) |
Head coach | Marv Harshman (13th season) |
Assistant coach | Jud Heathcote |
Home arena | Bohler Gymnasium |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UCLA | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | – | 1 | .967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 24 | – | 2 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of 1971[1]; Rankings from AP Poll |
The Cougars were 12–14 overall in the regular season and 2–12 in conference play, tied for last in the standings.[2][3]
At the end of the season, assistant Jud Heathcote became head coach at the University of Montana.[4][5]
A fixture in Pullman since 1958, Harshman departed in June for rival Washington in Seattle.[6][7] Bob Greenwood, an assistant at Iowa and former head coach at Washington University in St. Louis, was hired in July.[8][9]
References
- 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971
- "Frosh sparkle; Cougars beaten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1971. p. 10.
- "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 15, 1971. p. 13.
- "Montana hires WSU's Heathcote as new Grizzly basketball coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 1, 1971. p. 20.
- "Team to run - Heathcote". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 1, 1971. p. 33.
- "Marv Harshman quits WSU for Husky basketball job". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 6, 1971. p. 11.
- Missildine, Harry (June 7, 1971). "Bohler Gym won't scare this coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
- "Iowa yields hoop coach for Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). July 10, 1971. p. 9.
- "Greenwood new WSU hoop coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). July 10, 1971. p. 10.
External links
- Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1970–71 basketball season