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1970–71 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

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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

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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

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  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.