1970–71 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

1970–71 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
1970–71 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1970–71 record	12–13 (6–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Hank Anderson (20th season);
Home arena	Kennedy Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division basketball season. Charter members of the recently expanded Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by twentieth-year head coach Hank Anderson and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 12–13 overall and 6–8 in conference play, tied for fifth place.^[1]^[2]

No Bulldogs were selected for the all-conference team; senior center Bill Quigg was on the second team.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "Zags whack Idaho as cage year ends". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1971. p. 16.
^ Missildine, Harry (March 5, 1971). "Final tilt a 'beauty' for Zags". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 20.
^ "Taylor gains all-star spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1971. p. 31.
^ "'Sky cagers named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 10, 1971. p. E2.

External links[]

Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs: 1970–71 basketball season

[bscdrs-1] "Zags whack Idaho as cage year ends". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1971. p. 16.

[ftabfzg-2] Missildine, Harry (March 5, 1971). "Final tilt a 'beauty' for Zags". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 20.

[tgassp-3] "Taylor gains all-star spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1971. p. 31.

[skcgnmd-4] "'Sky cagers named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 10, 1971. p. E2.

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1970–71 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	12	–	2	.857	21	–	6	.778
Idaho	8	–	6	.571	14	–	11	.560
Montana State	8	–	6	.571	10	–	13	.435
Idaho State	7	–	7	.500	9	–	15	.375
Gonzaga	6	–	8	.429	12	–	13	.480
Montana	6	–	8	.429	8	–	16	.333
Boise State	5	–	9	.357	10	–	16	.385
Northern Arizona	4	–	10	.286	6	–	19	.240

v t Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	(1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–1980) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	Saint Mary's Washington Idaho (dormant)
Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog ""
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980��81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics