1970–71 Utah Redskins men's basketball team

1970–71 Utah Redskins men's basketball
1970–71 Utah Redskins men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	15–11 (9–5 WAC)
Head coach	Jack Gardner (18th season);
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center
	Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

1970-71 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	10	–	4	.714	18	–	11	.621
UTEP	9	–	5	.643	15	–	10	.600
Utah	9	–	5	.643	15	–	11	.577
Arizona State	8	–	6	.571	16	–	10	.615
Colorado State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	10	.600
Wyoming	6	–	8	.429	10	–	15	.400
New Mexico	4	–	10	.286	14	–	12	.538
Arizona	3	–	11	.214	10	–	16	.385

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970–71 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1970–71 men's basketball season. The team finished with an overall record of 15–11 (9–5 WAC).

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 3*	USC	L 81–90	0–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
December 5*	at Utah State	L 77–94	0–2	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
December 7*	at Oregon State	L 75–91	0–3	Gill Coliseum
December 12*	Northern Michigan	W 102–94	1–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
December 18*	New York	W 102–67	2–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
December 19*	Washington	W 89–78	3–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
December 22*	No. 17 North Carolina	W 105–86	4–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
December 26*	at Army	W 65–56	5–3	USMA Fieldhouse
December 28*	at Penn	L 78–86	5–4	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 29*	at St. Joseph	L 72–74	5–5	Hagan Arena
January 8	at UTEP	L 56–80	5–6 (0–1)	Memorial Gym El Paso, Texas
January 9	at New Mexico	L 77–78	5–7 (0–2)	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
January 15	Wyoming	W 93–74	6–7 (1–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
January 16	Colorado State	W 80–78	7–7 (2–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
January 21*	No. 12 Utah State	L 92–102	7–8 (2–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
January 23*	at Stanford	W 99–91	8–8 (2–2)	Maples Pavilion
January 28	at Arizona	W 99–86	9–8 (3–2)	Bear Down Gym Tucson, Arizona
January 30	at Arizona State	W 95–90	10–8 (4–2)	Sun Devil Gymnasium
February 6	at BYU	L 89–103	10–9 (4–3)	George Albert Smith Field House
February 11	New Mexico	W 69–62	11–9 (5–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
February 13	UTEP	W 69–64	12–9 (6–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
February 19	at Colorado State	L 86–101	12–10 (6–4)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
February 20	at Wyoming	W 83–79	13–10 (7–4)	War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming
February 26	Arizona State	W 106–97	14–10 (8–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
February 27	Arizona	W 102–91	15–10 (9–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
March 6	BYU	L 87–98	15–11 (9–5)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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

[1] "1970–71 Utah Redskins Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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v t e Utah Utes men's basketball
Venues	Deseret Gymnasium (19??–1939) Nielsen Fieldhouse (1939–1969) Jon M. Huntsman Center (1969–present)
Rivalries	BYU In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Swoop
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics