1970–71 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1970–71 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 17–7 9–5 Lou Watson 5th New Fieldhouse The 1970–71 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who, after taking a one-year leave of absence to recover from surgery, returned for his 5th and final year. Jerry Oliver, who filled in for Watson the previous season, again filled in for him when Watson resigned before the last game of the season. For the last time, the team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–7 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 16, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown20Frank WilsonG6–3So.Bluffton, Indiana22Bootsie WhiteG5–8So.Hammond, Indiana23Larry GipsonG5–10Sr.Michigan City, Indiana24Ken MorganF6–6Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana25Jeff StocksdaleF6–4Sr.Lima, Ohio30Jim HarrisG6–1Sr.Lorain, Ohio32Steve DowningC6–8So.Indianapolis, Indiana33Jerry MemeringF/C6–7So.Vincennes, Indiana35George McGinnisF6–8So.Indianapolis, Indiana42John RitterF6–5So.Goshen, Indiana43Rick FordF6–5Jr.Cloverdale, Indiana44Joby WrightF6–8Jr.Savannah, Georgia54Kim PembertonG6–3So.Osgood, Indiana55Ed DanielsG6–4So.Savannah, Georgia Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/1/1970 yes 16 Eastern Michigan New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 99–82 1–0 12/5/1970 yes 16 Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 75–72 2–0 12/12/1970 yes 11 Kentucky 5 New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 93–95 OT 2–1 12/15/1970 yes yes 13 Notre Dame 7 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 106–103 3–1 12/18/1970 yes 13 Ohio New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 97–88 4–1 12/22/1970 yes 11 Butler New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 111–94 5–1 12/26/1970 yes yes 11 Washington State Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic 80–83 5–2 12/29/1970 yes yes 14 San Jose State Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic 86–76 6–2 12/30/1970 yes yes 14 Ohio State Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic 85–77 7–2 1/9/1971 yes 12 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 101–90 8–2 (1–0) 1/12/1971 11 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 99–73 9–2 (2–0) 1/16/1971 yes 11 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 81–92 9–3 (2–1) 2/1/1971 yes Northern Illinois New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 113–112 10–3 (2–1) 2/6/1971 Purdue New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 81–85 10–4 (2–2) 2/9/1971 Michigan State New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 71–70 11–4 (3–2) 2/13/1971 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 86–84 12–4 (4–2) 2/16/1971 Michigan State New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 90–76 13–4 (5–2) 2/20/1971 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 88–86 14–4 (6–2) 2/23/1971 Michigan 12 New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 88–79 15–4 (7–2) 2/27/1971 Northwestern New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 97–74 16–4 (8–2) 3/2/1971 yes 18 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 87–94 OT 16–5 (8–3) 3/6/1971 18 Iowa New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 104–88 17–5 (9–3) 3/9/1971 yes Ohio State 12 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 75–91 17–6 (9–4) 3/13/1971 Illinois New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 87–103 17–7 (9–5) AP Poll References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers