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1970–71 USC Trojans men's basketball team

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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

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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

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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

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  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.