1970–71 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1970–71 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
	As of 1971; Rankings from AP Poll

1970–71 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1970–71 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-8
1970–71 record	12–14 (2–12 Pac-8)
Head coach	Marv Harshman (13th season);
Assistant coach	Jud Heathcote
Home arena	Bohler Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1970–71 college basketball season. Led by thirteenth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 12–14 overall in the regular season and 2–12 in conference play, tied for last in the standings.^[2]^[3]

At the end of the season, assistant Jud Heathcote became head coach at the University of Montana.^[4]^[5]

A fixture in Pullman since 1958, Harshman departed in June for rival Washington in Seattle.^[6]^[7] Bob Greenwood, an assistant at Iowa and former head coach at Washington University in St. Louis, was hired in July.^[8]^[9]

References[]

^ 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971
^ "Frosh sparkle; Cougars beaten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1971. p. 10.
^ "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 15, 1971. p. 13.
^ "Montana hires WSU's Heathcote as new Grizzly basketball coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 1, 1971. p. 20.
^ "Team to run - Heathcote". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 1, 1971. p. 33.
^ "Marv Harshman quits WSU for Husky basketball job". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 6, 1971. p. 11.
^ Missildine, Harry (June 7, 1971). "Bohler Gym won't scare this coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
^ "Iowa yields hoop coach for Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). July 10, 1971. p. 9.
^ "Greenwood new WSU hoop coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). July 10, 1971. p. 10.

v t Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1970–71 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UCLA	14	–	0	1.000	29	–	1	.967
	12	–	2	.857	24	–	2	.923
Oregon	8	–	6	.571	17	–	9	.654
California	8	–	6	.571	16	–	9	.640
Washington	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Oregon State	4	–	10	.286	12	–	14	.462
Washington State	2	–	12	.143	12	–	14	.462
Stanford	2	–	12	.143	6	–	20	.231

As of 1971^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll