1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record10-12
Head coach
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons
1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Marquette –   – 28 – 1   .966
No. 9 Fordham –   – 26 – 3   .897
No. 11 Jacksonville –   – 22 – 4   .846
No. 15 Duquesne –   – 21 – 4   .840
Hawaii –   – 23 – 5   .821
No. 19 Villanova –   – 27 – 7   .794
St. Bonaventure –   – 21 – 6   .778
No. 14 Houston –   – 22 – 7   .759
Utah State –   – 20 – 7   .741
Syracuse –   – 19 – 7   .731
Georgia Tech –   – 23 – 9   .719
Providence –   – 20 – 8   .714
Fairleigh Dickinson –   – 16 – 7   .696
Rutgers –   – 16 – 7   .696
Holy Cross –   – 18 – 8   .692
No. 12 Notre Dame –   – 20 – 9   .690
Dayton –   – 18 – 9   .667
St. John's (NY) –   – 18 – 9   .667
Denver –   – 17 – 9   .654
Florida State –   – 17 – 9   .654
Loyola (LA) –   – 16 – 10   .615
Marshall –   – 16 – 10   .615
Colgate –   – 15 – 10   .600
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 15 – 10   .600
Pittsburgh –   – 14 – 10   .583
Boston College –   – 15 – 11   .577
Northern Illinois –   – 13 – 10   .565
Southern Illinois –   – 13 – 10   .565
Creighton –   – 14 – 11   .560
Virginia Tech –   – 14 – 11   .560
Manhattan –   – 13 – 11   .542
Cincinnati –   – 14 – 12   .538
Detroit –   – 14 – 12   .538
Niagara –   – 14 – 12   .538
West Virginia –   – 13 – 12   .520
Centenary –   – 13 – 13   .500
Pan American –   – 13 – 13   .500
Navy –   – 12 – 12   .500
Air Force –   – 12 – 14   .462
Georgetown –   – 12 – 14   .462
Seattle –   – 12 – 14   .462
Army –   – 11 – 13   .458
Saint Peter's –   – 11 – 13   .458
Iona –   – 10 – 12   .455
Penn State –   – 10 – 12   .455
George Washington –   – 11 – 14   .440
Seton Hall –   – 11 – 15   .423
Long Island –   – 10 – 15   .400
Butler –   – 10 – 16   .385
Canisius –   – 8 – 13   .381
Fairfield –   – 9 – 15   .375
Hardin–Simmons –   – 9 – 16   .360
Oklahoma City –   – 9 – 16   .360
Xavier –   – 9 – 17   .346
DePaul –   – 8 – 17   .320
St. Francis (NY) –   – 8 – 17   .320
Tulane –   – 8 – 18   .308
Boston University –   – 7 – 18   .280
Miami (FL) –   – 7 – 19   .269
NYU –   – 5 – 20   .200
Portland –   – 5 – 21   .192
Loyola (IL) –   – 4 – 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by 3rd-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 2
 Bucknell W 85–55  1–0
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 5
 at Cornell L 59–69  1–1
 Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
December 12
 Columbia L 63–71  1–2
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 17
 at Syracuse L 81–92  1–3
 Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 19
 Boston College W 66–63  2–3
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 29
 vs. North Carolina L 57–73  2–4
  
 
December 30
 at Duke L 56–67  2–5
 Greensboro Coliseum 
 
January 9
 Seton Hall W 77–76  3–5
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 16
 at Pittsburgh L 62–75  3–6
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 20
 West Virginia L 62–71  3–7
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 23
 Army W 65–48  4–7
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 25
 Princeton W 70–62  5–7
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 30
 at Gettysburg W 68–54  6–7
 Bream Gymnasium 
 
February 3
 Syracuse L 64–68  6–8
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 6
 George Washington W 94–61  7–8
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 10
 at Temple L 58–61  7–9
 McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 13
 Navy W 73–62  8–9
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 20
 Georgetown W 84–75  9–9
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 24
 at West Virginia L 89–101  9–10
 WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 27
 Pittsburgh W 71–65  10–10
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
March 2
 at Kent State L 85–86  10–11
 Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
March 6
 at Rutgers L 70–84  10–12
 College Avenue Gymnasium 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ "1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.