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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 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.

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 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 edit

  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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