1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1970–71 Weber State Wildcats Big Sky Conference Big Sky 20 21–6 12–2 Phil Johnson 3rd Gene Visscher Wildcat Gym Big Sky champions NCAA tournament First round 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZJFYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5505%2C1566616 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Big Sky final standings March 5, 1971 16 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ghpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6396%2C4750923 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Guard Ratloff paces 49ers March 14, 1971 2, sports https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ihpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4579%2C3177756 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Ferguston George CSLB zone baffles Weber again March 15, 1971 2B 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aJFYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4678%2C2853732 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Taylor gains all-star spot March 10, 1971 31https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hhpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5463%2C2263790 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah UPI 'Sky cagers named March 10, 1971 E2 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.https://www.si.com/vault/1971/10/25/613505/beware-little-big-man-is-here Sports Illustrated Deford Frank Frank Deford Beware, Little Big Man is here October 25, 1971 46 Postseason result yes no |- !colspan=9 style=Weber State Wildcats| NCAA tournament Sat, March 13 7:05 pm yes yes no Long Beach State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah First round 66–77 21–6 10,200 no AP poll Mountain time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1970–71 basketball season 2015–16 Media Guide: 1970–71 season Category:Weber State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Weber State Weber State