1970–71 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

1970–71 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
1970–71 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference Champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Coast Athletic Conference
Record	22–6 (12–2 WCAC)
Head coach	Dick Edwards;
Home arena	Pacific Pavilion

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.

1970-71 WCAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pacific	12	–	2	.857	22	–	6	.786
Loyola Marymount	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]

Center John Gianelli was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 21.4 points per game and 18.2 rebounds.

Schedule

Date time, TV	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

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wcac/1971.html
"1970–71 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

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Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Pacific Pavilion (19??–1979) Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium (1979–1981) Alex G. Spanos Center (1981–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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