1970–71 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1970–71 BYU Cougars Basketball Western Athletic Conference WAC 18-11 10-4 Stan Watts Smith Fieldhouse WAC Regular season champion NCAA Tournament The 1970–71 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1970–71 college basketball season. This was head coach Stan Watts's 22nd season at BYU. The Cougars finished the regular season with a record of 18–11, 10–4 in the Western Athletic Conference. Roster 1970 BYU Cougars y Clyde Baker 42 F 6 7 200 Jr Ogden, Utah Jay Bunker 55 C 6 8 210 SO Escondido, California Kresimir Cosic 11 C 6 10 190 So Zadar, Yugoslavia Bernie Fryer 32 G 6 3 165 Jr Port Angeles, Washington y Craig Jorgensen 44 F 6 8 200 So Pocatello, Idaho Steve Kelly 24 G 6 3 180 Sr Grand Junction, Colo Jim Miller 22 G 6 5 170 Sr Las Vegas, Nevada Kalevi Sarkalahti 33 F 6 8 215 So Helsinki, Finland Phil Tollestrup 40 F 6 6 205 Jr Raymond Alta., Canada Stan Watts Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=BYU Cougars| Regular season December 4 yes Stanford 70–62 1–0 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah December 5 yes Stanford 85–64 2–0 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah December 7 yes 15 New Mexico State 86–75 3–0 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah December 11 yes yes 9 USC 65–101 3–1 L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California December 12 yes yes Oregon State 80–99 3–2 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon December 14 yes yes Seattle 80–99 3–3 KeyArena Seattle, Washington December 16 yes Denver 100–72 4–3 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah December 19 yes 15 Utah State 111–83 5–3 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah December 22 yes yes Santa Clara 68–67 6–3 December 26 yes yes 13 Villanova Rainbow Classic 102–93 7–3 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii December 27 yes yes Hawaii Rainbow Classic 90–94 7–4 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii January 8 yes New Mexico 72–62 8–4 1–0 University Arena Albuquerque, NM January 9 yes UTEP 64–66 8–5 1–1 Memorial Gym El Paso, Texas January 15 Colorado State 75–73 9–5 2–1 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah January 16 Wyoming 82–68 10–5 3–1 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah January 23 yes yes Utah State 70–72 10–6 3–1 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah January 28 yes Arizona State 86–87 10–7 3–2 Sun Devil Gymnasium Tempe, Arizona January 30 yes Arizona 76–81 10–8 3–3 Bear Down Gym Tucson, Arizona February 6 Utah 103–89 11–8 4–3 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah February 11 UTEP 75–48 12–8 5–3 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah February 13 New Mexico 70–68 13–8 6–3 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah February 19 yes Wyoming 72–78 13–9 6–4 War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming February 20 yes Colorado State 98–92 14–9 7–4 Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado February 26 Arizona 95–83 15–9 8–4 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah February 27 Arizona State 83–74 16–9 9–4 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah March 6 yes Utah 98–87 17–9 10–4 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |- !colspan=9 style=BYU Cougars| NCAA tournament March 13 yes Utah State NCAA Tournament • First Round 91–82 18–9 10–4 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah March 18 yes UCLA NCAA Tournament • Semifinal 73–91 18–10 10–4 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah March 20 yes Pacific NCAA Tournament • Third Place 81–84 18–11 10–4 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 1970-71 BYU Cougars Men's Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/brigham-young/men/1971-schedule.html 2024-03-06 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en Team players drafted into the NBA BYU Cougars Round Pick Player NBA club 7 113 Steve Kelly Detroit Pistonshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1971.html 1971 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference.com References BYU Category:BYU Cougars men's basketball seasons BYU Basketball BYU Basketball BYU