1970–71 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
1970–71 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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Missouri Valley Conference Champions | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 21–8 (9–5 MVC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Drake | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State | – | – | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | – | – | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1970–71 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Maury John and played their home games at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa. The Bulldogs were 9–5 in Missouri Valley Conference play, finishing in a 3-way tie for the league title.
Drake received a bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Notre Dame in the regional semifinal. The Bulldogs would fall one game short of the Final Four in back-to-back seasons, losing to Kansas in the regional final, 73–71.[2]
This season marked the end of a streak – the only time in program history the Bulldogs reached the NCAA tournament in three consecutive seasons (reaching the Elite Eight all three times) – and the end of an era, as head coach Maury John left to become head coach at Iowa State.
Previous season
[edit]The Bulldogs reached the NCAA tournament for the second straight season, advancing to the Elite Eight a season after making the program's only Final Four appearance in 1969. Drake completed the season with a 22–7 record (14–2 Missouri Valley) and were ranked number 9 in the final AP poll.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 1, 1970* |
No. 10 | Wisconsin-Platteville | W 107–73 | 1–0 |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | ||||||
Dec 1, 1970* |
No. 10 | Cal State Fullerton | W 101–57 | 2–0 |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | ||||||
Dec 8, 1970* |
No. 7 | at Iowa State Iowa Big Four |
W 87–63 | 3–0 |
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa | ||||||
Dec 12, 1970* |
No. 7 | Iowa Iowa Big Four |
W 72–70 | 4–0 |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | ||||||
Dec 18, 1970* |
No. 9 | vs. Texas–Arlington Texas Classic |
W 102–83 | 5–0 |
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||
Dec 19, 1970* |
No. 9 | at TCU Texas Classic |
W 79–78 | 6–0 |
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||
Dec 22, 1970* |
No. 9 | Minnesota | W 83–66 | 7–0 |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | ||||||
Dec 26, 1970* |
No. 9 | at Canisius Queen City Classic |
W 87–74 | 8–0 |
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York | ||||||
Dec 28, 1970* |
No. 7 | vs. Niagara Queen City Classic |
L 77–87 | 8–1 |
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York | ||||||
Jan 2, 1971* |
No. 7 | at Cincinnati | L 59–60 | 8–2 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
Missouri Valley Conference regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 7, 1971 |
No. 16 | at Wichita State | W 78–74 | 9–2 (1–0) |
Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Jan 9, 1971* |
No. 16 | Tulsa | L 60–66 | 9–3 (1–1) |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | ||||||
Jan 13, 1971 |
at Bradley | L 85–88 | 9–4 (1–2) |
Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 20, 1971* |
UMKC | W 130–73 | 10–4 |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
Jan 23, 1971 |
Louisville | W 81–78 | 11–4 (2–2) |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
Jan 28, 1971 |
North Texas | W 90–66 | 12–4 (3–2) |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
Jan 30, 1971* |
Memphis State | W 93–70 | 13–4 (4–2) |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
Feb 2, 1971* |
DePaul | W 93–80 | 14–4 |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
Feb 4, 1971 |
at Memphis State | L 72–73 | 14–5 (4–3) |
Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 11, 1971 |
Bradley | W 113–78 | 15–5 (5–3) |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
Feb 13, 1971 |
at Saint Louis | L 62–64 | 15–6 (5–4) |
St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
Feb 17, 1971 |
at No. 19 Louisville | L 52–94 | 15–7 (5–5) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Feb 20, 1971 |
at Tulsa | W 87–84 | 16–7 (6–5) |
Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Feb 23, 1971 |
Wichita State | W 83–76 | 17–7 (7–5) |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
Feb 27, 1971 |
Saint Louis | W 89–85 | 18–7 (8–5) |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
Mar 2, 1971 |
at North Texas | W 65–60 | 19–7 (9–5) |
North Texas Men's Gym Denton, Texas | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1971* |
No. 18 | vs. No. 12 Notre Dame Midwest Regional Semifinal |
W 79–72 OT | 21–7 |
Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Mar 20, 1971* |
No. 18 | vs. No. 4 Kansas Midwest Regional Final |
L 71–73 | 21–8 |
Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
[edit]NBA draft
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1970-71 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "21st in Row for Kansas". The New York Times. March 21, 1971. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "1970-71 Men's Basketball Roster". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "1970-71 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 778–779. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1971 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.