1970–71 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:1970–71
Team:Illinois Fighting Illini
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:11-12
Conf Record:5–9
Asst Coach3:Nat Frazier
Hc Year:4th
Ac1 Year:4th
Ac2 Year:12th
Ac3 Year:1st

The 1970–71 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Head coach Harv Schmidt, in only his fourth season at the helm of the Fighting Illini men's basketball team, saw the longest losing streak of his career, 8 games. After starting the year by winning 9 of their first 12 games and 10 of their first 14, the Illini started their losing streak at Ohio State on February 13, and continue for a month. The agonizing month ended March 13, 1971, when the Illini visited Indiana in the season finale. The Fighting Illini finished the season with an 11-12 record, tied for 5th place in the conference with a 5-9 record.

The Illini added sophomore forward Nick Weatherspoon for the season. Weatherspoon finished his inaugural season by scoring 381 points, averaging 16.5 points per game, and collected 246 rebounds. By the completion of his time at Illinois, Weatherspoon was their all-time leading scorer.

The 1970-71 team's starting lineup included Weatherspoon and Fred Miller at the forward spots, Jim Krelle and Rick Howat as guards and Greg Jackson at center.

Roster

Schedule

Source[1] |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |-!colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season|-

Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsPoints
Rick Howat[2] 231909467474
Nick Weatherspoon[3] 2315179246381
Greg Jackson[4] 2311349157275
Fred Miller[5] 227965109223
Nick Conner[6] 237433162181
Jim DeDecker[7] 2237164090
Jim Krelle[8] 1731123874
Alvin O'Neal 162473355
Jed Foster[9] 2119154053
Larry Cohen 171641236
Bob Shapland 1246614
Tom Dezort 53228
Jim Rucks 21022
Sam Scaletta 10101

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Rankings

See main article: 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1970.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1970-71
  2. Web site: Season Stats pg. 117 . 2013-12-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Season Stats pg. 117 . 2013-12-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Season Stats pg. 117 . 2013-12-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: Season Stats pg. 117 . 2013-12-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
  6. Web site: Season Stats pg. 117 . 2013-12-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
  7. Web site: Season Stats pg. 117 . 2013-12-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
  8. Web site: Season Stats pg. 117 . 2013-12-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
  9. Web site: Season Stats pg. 117 . 2013-12-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
  10. Web site: List of MVPs . 2013-12-16 . 2014-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004049/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf . dead .
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20060213045324/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1971&lg=n 1971 NBA Draft