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1970–71 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1970–71 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-8
Record12–14 (2–12 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coachJud Heathcote
Home arenaBohler Gymnasium
Seasons
1970–71 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 14 – 0   1.000 29 – 1   .967
No. 5 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][2]
Rankings from AP Poll[3]

The 1970–71 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1970–71 NCAA 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.

The Cougars were 12–14 overall in the regular season and 2–12 in conference play, tied for last in the standings.[4][5]

At the end of the season, assistant Jud Heathcote became head coach at the University of Montana.[6][7]

A fixture in Pullman since 1958, Harshman departed in June for rival Washington in Seattle.[8][9] Bob Greenwood, an assistant at Iowa and former head coach at Washington University in St. Louis, was hired in July.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Pacific-8 Conference: final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 14, 1971. p. 1D.
  2. ^ 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971
  3. ^ "Both wire service polls agree-- UCLA is best club in country". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 16, 1971. p. 2B.
  4. ^ "Frosh sparkle; Cougars beaten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1971. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 15, 1971. p. 13.
  6. ^ "Montana hires WSU's Heathcote as new Grizzly basketball coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 1, 1971. p. 20.
  7. ^ "Team to run - Heathcote". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 1, 1971. p. 33.
  8. ^ "Marv Harshman quits WSU for Husky basketball job". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 6, 1971. p. 11.
  9. ^ Missildine, Harry (June 7, 1971). "Bohler Gym won't scare this coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
  10. ^ "Iowa yields hoop coach for Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). July 10, 1971. p. 9.
  11. ^ "Greenwood new WSU hoop coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). July 10, 1971. p. 10.
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