1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record21–6 (12–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coachGene Visscher
Home arenaWildcat Gym
1970–71 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Weber State12–2 .85721–6  .778
Idaho8–6 .57114–11  .560
Montana State8–6 .57110–13  .435
Idaho State7–7 .5009–15  .375
Gonzaga6–8 .42912–13  .480
Montana6–8 .4298–16  .333
Boise State5–9 .35710–16  .385
Northern Arizona4–10 .2866–19  .240

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6]

Postseason result

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
NCAA tournament
Sat, March 13*
7:05 pm 		vs. Long Beach State
First round		 L 66–77  21–6
 Smith Spectrum (10,200)
Logan, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain time.

References

  1. ↑ "Big Sky final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1971. p. 16.
  2. ↑ "Guard Ratloff paces 49ers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1971. p. 2, sports.
  3. ↑ Ferguston, George (March 15, 1971). "CSLB zone baffles Weber again". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2B.
  4. ↑ "Taylor gains all-star spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1971. p. 31.
  5. ↑ "'Sky cagers named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 10, 1971. p. E2.
  6. ↑ Deford, Frank (October 25, 1971). "Beware, Little Big Man is here". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
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