1970–71 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

1970–71 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference Champions
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Record22–6 (12–2 WCAC)
Head coach
Home arenaPacific Pavilion
Seasons
1970-71 WCAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pacific 12 – 2   .857 22 – 6   .786
Loyola (Calif.) 10 – 4   .714 15 – 10   .600
UNLV 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615
Santa Clara 8 – 6   .571 11 – 15   .423
San Francisco 8 – 6   .571 10 – 16   .385
Pepperdine 4 – 10   .286 12 – 13   .480
Saint Mary's 4 – 10   .286 10 – 16   .385
Nevada 1 – 13   .071 3 – 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1970–71 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Pacific during the 1970–71 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by coach Dick Edwards, Pacific compiled a 22–6 record.

Center John Gianelli was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 21.4 points per game and 18.2 rebounds.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
 Hayward State W 98–53  1–0
 Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
December 5*
 at Fresno State W 58–56  2–0
 Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
December 11*
 UCLA L 88–100  2–1
 Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
December 12*
 Wyoming W 84–69  3–1
 Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
December 14*
 at Portland W 72–60  4–1
 Howard Hall 
 
December 18*
 at Seattle L 75–77  4–2
 KeyArena 
Seattle, Washington
December 21*
 Western Michigan W 87–47  5–2
 Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
December 23*
 at San Jose State W 74–68  6–2
 Spartan Gym 
San Jose, California
December 28*
 vs. Texas Tech L 80–84  6–3
  
 
December 29*
 vs. Seattle W 80–70  7–3
  
 
January 7
 Santa Clara W 72–60  8–3
(1–0) 		Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
January 9
 at San Francisco L 64–72  8–4
(1–1) 		War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
January 14
 UNLV W 95–77  9–4
(2–1) 		Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
January 16
 at Nevada W 95–61  10–4
(3–1) 		Virginia Street Gym 
 
January 23
 at Santa Clara L 78–80  10–5
(3–2) 		San Jose Civic 
San Jose, California
January 27*
 San Jose State W 103–87  11–5
(3–2) 		Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
January 30
 at Saint Mary's (CA) W 103–81  12–5
(4–2) 		Madigan Gym 
 
February 4
 Pepperdine W 80–55  13–5
(5–2) 		Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
February 6
 Loyola Marymount W 85–66  14–5
(6–2) 		Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
February 8*
 San Diego State W 110–83  15–5
(6–2) 		Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
February 13
 San Francisco W 81–63  16–5
(7–2) 		Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
February 18
 at UNLV W 98–77  17–5
(8–2) 		Las Vegas Convention Center 
Paradise, Nevada
February 20
 Nevada W 96–77  18–5
(9–2) 		Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
February 25
 at Pepperdine W 68–63  19–5
(10–2) 		Campus Gym 
 
February 27
 at Loyola Marymount W 88–75  20–5
(11–2) 		Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
 
March 6
 Saint Mary's (CA) W 116–71  21–5
(12–2) 		Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
NCAA Tournament
March 18*
 vs. Long Beach State
Semifinals 		L 65–78  21–6
(12–2) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 20*
 vs. BYU
Third Place 		W 84–81  22–6
(12–2) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wcac/1971.html
  2. ^ "1970–71 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.