1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

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The 1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Phil Johnson and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 21–5 in the regular season and 12–2 in conference play.[1]

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1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record21–6 (12–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coachGene Visscher
Home arenaWildcat Gym
Seasons
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1970–71 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Weber State122 .857216  .778
Idaho86 .5711411  .560
Montana State86 .5711013  .435
Idaho State77 .500915  .375
Gonzaga68 .4291213  .480
Montana68 .429816  .333
Boise State59 .3571016  .385
Northern Arizona410 .286619  .240
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The conference tournament was five years away, and for the fourth consecutive season, Weber State won the Big Sky title and played in the 25-team NCAA tournament. In the West regional at nearby Logan, they met Jerry Tarkanian's Long Beach State 49ers in the first round for a second straight year and lost again, this time by eleven points.[2][3]

Both starting forwards were unanimously selected to the all-conference team; senior Willie Sojourner was named for a third consecutive season and junior Bob Davis repeated the next year.[4][5]

Following the season, Johnson became an assistant in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls under Dick Motta, whom he had played for in high school in Idaho and coached under at Weber.[6]

Postseason result

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
NCAA tournament
Sat, March 13*
7:05 pm
vs. Long Beach State
First round
L 66–77  21–6
Smith Spectrum (10,200)
Logan, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain time.
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