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
ConferencePacific-8
1970–71 record12–14 (2–12 Pac-8)
Head coachMarv Harshman (13th season)
Assistant coachJud Heathcote
Home arenaBohler Gymnasium
1970–71 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UCLA140 1.000  291  .967
USC122 .857  242  .923
Oregon86 .571  179  .654
California86 .571  169  .640
Washington68 .429  1513  .536
Oregon State410 .286  1214  .462
Washington State212 .143  1214  .462
Stanford212 .143  620  .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

  1. 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971
  2. "Frosh sparkle; Cougars beaten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1971. p. 10.
  3. "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 15, 1971. p. 13.
  4. "Montana hires WSU's Heathcote as new Grizzly basketball coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 1, 1971. p. 20.
  5. "Team to run - Heathcote". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 1, 1971. p. 33.
  6. "Marv Harshman quits WSU for Husky basketball job". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 6, 1971. p. 11.
  7. Missildine, Harry (June 7, 1971). "Bohler Gym won't scare this coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
  8. "Iowa yields hoop coach for Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). July 10, 1971. p. 9.
  9. "Greenwood new WSU hoop coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). July 10, 1971. p. 10.
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