1970–71 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1970–71 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1970–71 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–21 (2–12 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Don Kelley; Arnie Gaarde;
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1970–71 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his twelfth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa for the final season. Anderson was replaced at head coach by Maury John, and the Armory was replaced with Hilton Coliseum.

They finished the season 5–21, 2–12 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

1970–71 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kansas	14	–	0	1.000	27	–	3	.900
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	19	–	8	.704
Missouri	9	–	5	.643	17	–	9	.654
Nebraska	8	–	6	.571	18	–	8	.692
Colorado	6	–	8	.429	14	–	12	.538
Kansas State	6	–	8	.429	11	–	15	.423
Oklahoma State	2	–	12	.143	7	–	19	.269
Iowa State	2	–	12	.143	5	–	21	.192

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1970–71 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	Gregg Barcus	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
F	Sam Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G	Jack DeVilder (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
F	Rick Engel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	Larry Gibson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
F	Garth Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—
	Mike Kilmartin	—	—
G	Gene Mack	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
G	Jim Miller	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Jr
F	Bob Moser	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—
F	Jim Reinebach	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
	Robbie Robinson	—	—	So
	John Skoog	—	—
G	Bill Snell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So

Head coach

Glen Anderson

Assistant coach(es)

Don Kelley
Arnie Gaarde

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1970* 7:35 pm	Mankato State	W 85–72	1–0	Iowa State Armory (6,850) Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1970* 7:30 pm	at Minnesota	L 69–89	1–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis
December 8, 1970* 7:35 pm	No. 7 Drake Iowa Big Four	L 63–87	1–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 12, 1970* 7:35 pm	Illinois	L 63–78	1–3	Iowa State Armory (6,000) Ames, Iowa
December 14, 1970* 7:35 pm	Arkansas	W 86–77	2–3	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1970* 9:15 pm	at Marshall Marshall Tournament First round	L 66–90	2–4	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, West Virginia
December 19, 1970* 6:00 pm	vs. Holy Cross Marshall Tournament Consolation	L 64–80	2–5	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, West Virginia
December 23, 1970* 7:30 pm	at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	L 68–87	2–6	Iowa Fieldhouse Iowa City, Iowa
December 26, 1970* 7:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament First round	W 74–71	3–6	Municipal Auditorium (10,000) Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1970* 7:00 pm	vs. No. 12 Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 56–59 ^OT	3–7	Municipal Auditorium (10,500) Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1970* 3:00 pm	vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	L 64–70	3–8	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 4, 1971* 7:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	L 95–97 ^2OT	3–9	Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois
January 9, 1971 2:10 pm, Big Eight	Oklahoma State	W 75–63	4–9 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 11, 1971 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Missouri	L 71–77	4–10 (1–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 16, 1971 7:35 pm	at Nebraska	L 62–84	4–11 (1–2)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
January 18, 1971 8:05 pm	at No. 7 Kansas	L 57–83	4–12 (1–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
January 23, 1971 2:00 pm, Big Eight	at Colorado	L 82–95	4–13 (1–4)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
January 30, 1971 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	No. 6 Kansas	L 72–95	4–14 (1–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 6, 1971 7:35 pm	at Kansas State	L 81–96	4–15 (1–6)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
February 9, 1971 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Nebraska	L 67–69 ^OT	4–16 (1–7)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1971 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Kansas State	W 89–66	5–16 (2–7)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 15, 1971 7:30 pm	at Missouri	L 66–80	5–17 (2–8)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
February 20, 1971 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Oklahoma	L 72–86	5–18 (2–9)	Iowa State Armory (5,000) Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1971 7:30 pm	at Oklahoma	L 88–95	5–19 (2–10)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
March 5, 1971 7:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	L 63–69	5–20 (2–11)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
March 8, 1971 7:30 pm, WOI (delay)	Colorado	L 73–77	5–21 (2–12)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1970-71 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1970-71 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1970-71 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1970-71 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".

[3] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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v t e Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics