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1970–71 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1970–71 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record27–3 (14–0 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainPierre Russell
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1970–71 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 14 0   1.000 27 3   .900
Oklahoma 9 5   .643 19 8   .704
Missouri 9 5   .643 17 9   .654
Nebraska 8 6   .571 18 8   .692
Colorado 6 8   .429 14 12   .538
Kansas State 6 8   .429 11 15   .423
Oklahoma State 2 12   .143 7 19   .269
Iowa State 2 12   .143 5 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1970–71 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1970–71 college men's basketball season.

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
No. 14 No. 18 Long Beach State W 69–52  1-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 5*
No. 14 Eastern Kentucky W 79–65  2-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 7*
No. 14 South Dakota State W 95–59  3-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 12*
No. 11 Loyola (IL) W 94–62  4-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 18*
No. 12 Saint Joseph's W 80–65  5-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 19*
No. 12 Houston W 89–73  6-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 21*
No. 12 at Louisville L 75–87  6-1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 26
No. 8 vs. Missouri
Border War
W 96–63  7-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
No. 12 vs. Iowa State W 59–56  8-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
No. 12 vs. Nebraska W 72–52  9-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 12*
No. 8 at Georgia Tech W 84–71  10-1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
January 16*
No. 8 Oklahoma City W 101–77  11-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 18
No. 8 Iowa State W 83–57  12-1
(1-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 23
No. 5 Oklahoma State W 90–55  13-1
(2-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 30
No. 5 at Iowa State W 95–72  14-1
(3-0)
James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 1
No. 5 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 79–74  15-1
(4-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 6
No. 5 at Nebraska W 81–67  16-1
(5-0)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 8
No. 5 Colorado W 91–67  17-1
(6-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 13
No. 5 at Oklahoma State W 63–50  18-1
(7-0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 15
No. 5 at Oklahoma W 71–68  19-1
(8-0)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 20
No. 5 Missouri
Border War
W 85–66  20-1
(9-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 23
No. 5 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 61–48  21-1
(10-0)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 27
No. 5 at Colorado W 66–65  22-1
(11-0)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
March 6
No. 4 Oklahoma W 54–52 OT 23-1
(12-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 8
No. 4 at Missouri
Border War
W 71–69  24-1
(13-0)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 13
No. 5 Nebraska W 59–54  25-1
(14-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 18
No. 4 vs. No. 14 Houston
NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals
W 78–77  26-1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
March 20
No. 4 vs. No. 18 Drake
Midwest Regional Finals
W 73–71  27-1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
March 25
No. 4 vs. No. 1 UCLA
National semifinals
L 60–68  27-2
Astrodome 
Houston, TX
March 27
No. 4 vs. No. 7 Western Kentucky
National third-place game
L 75–77  27-3
Astrodome 
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1970-71 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  3. ^ 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.