1970–71 USC Trojans men's basketball team

1970–71 USC Trojans men's basketball
ConferencePacific–8 Conference
Record24–2 (12–2 Pac 8)
Head coach
Home arenaLos Angeles Sports Arena
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 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1970–71 college basketball season. The Trojans led by 4th year coach Bob Boyd.

Roster

1970–71 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 25 Paul Westphal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Redondo Beach, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 3*
 at Utah W 90–81  1–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 5*
 at San Francisco W 83–80  2–0
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
December 11*
 BYU W 101–65  3–0
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
December 12*
 Arizona State W 88–68  4–0
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
December 18*
 vs. Florida State W 94–85  5–0
  
 
December 19*
 at UTEP W 65–63  6–0
 Memorial Gym 
El Paso, Texas
December 21*
 Alabama W 122–75  7–0
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
December 29*
 Michigan State W 88–63  8–0
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
December 30*
 Houston W 77–64  9–0
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
January 2*
 No. 18 LSU W 80–76  10–0
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
January 8
 Washington State W 78–68  11–0
(1–0) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
January 9
 Washington W 79–72  12–0
(2–0) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
January 15
 at California W 90–66  13–0
(3–0) 		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
January 16
 at Stanford W 71–51  14–0
(4–0) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
January 29*
 vs. Illinois W 81–68  15–0
(4–0) 		Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, Illinois
January 30*
 vs. Loyola (IL) W 97–73  16–0
(4–0) 		Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, Illinois
February 6
 UCLA L 60–64  16–1
(4–1) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
February 12
 at Oregon State W 82–63  17–1
(5–1) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
February 13
 at Oregon W 93–78  18–1
(6–1) 		McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
February 19
 Oregon W 63–55  19–1
(7–1) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
February 20
 Oregon State W 110–75  20–1
(8–1) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
February 27
 at Washington W 81–80  21–1
(9–1) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
March 1
 at Washington State W 75–64  22–1
(10–1) 		Bohler Gymnasium 
Pullman, Washington
March 5
 Stanford W 83–74  23–1
(11–1) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
March 6
 California W 96–81  24–1
(12–1) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
March 12
 at UCLA L 62–73  24–2
(12–2) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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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. ^ "1970–71 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.