1970–71 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1970–71 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1970–71 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his twelfth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa for the final season. Anderson was replaced at head coach by Maury John, and the Armory was replaced with Hilton Coliseum.

1970–71 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–21 (2–12 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Don Kelley Arnie Gaarde
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

They finished the season 5–21, 2–12 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

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

Roster

1970–71 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Gregg Barcus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So F Sam Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — G Jack DeVilder (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr F Rick Engel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F Larry Gibson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — F Garth Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Mike Kilmartin — — G Gene Mack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr G Jim Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — Jr F Bob Moser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — F Jim Reinebach 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Robbie Robinson — — So John Skoog — — G Bill Snell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So	Head coach Glen Anderson Assistant coach(es) Don Kelley Arnie Gaarde Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1970* 7:35 pm		Mankato State	W 85–72	1–0	Iowa State Armory (6,850) Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1970* 7:30 pm		at Minnesota	L 69–89	1–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis
December 8, 1970* 7:35 pm		No. 7 Drake Iowa Big Four	L 63–87	1–2	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 12, 1970* 7:35 pm		Illinois	L 63–78	1–3	Iowa State Armory (6,000) Ames, Iowa
December 14, 1970* 7:35 pm		Arkansas	W 86–77	2–3	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1970* 9:15 pm		at Marshall Marshall Tournament First round	L 66–90	2–4	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse  Huntington, West Virginia
December 19, 1970* 6:00 pm		vs. Holy Cross Marshall Tournament Consolation	L 64–80	2–5	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse  Huntington, West Virginia
December 23, 1970* 7:30 pm		at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	L 68–87	2–6	Iowa Fieldhouse  Iowa City, Iowa
December 26, 1970* 7:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament First round	W 74–71	3–6	Municipal Auditorium (10,000) Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1970* 7:00 pm		vs. No. 12 Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 56–59 OT	3–7	Municipal Auditorium (10,500) Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1970* 3:00 pm		vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	L 64–70	3–8	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 4, 1971* 7:30 pm		at Northern Illinois	L 95–97 2OT	3–9	Chick Evans Field House  DeKalb, Illinois
January 9, 1971 2:10 pm, Big Eight		Oklahoma State	W 75–63	4–9 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 11, 1971 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Missouri	L 71–77	4–10 (1–1)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 16, 1971 7:35 pm		at Nebraska	L 62–84	4–11 (1–2)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 18, 1971 8:05 pm		at No. 7 Kansas	L 57–83	4–12 (1–3)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
January 23, 1971 2:00 pm, Big Eight		at Colorado	L 82–95	4–13 (1–4)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
January 30, 1971 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		No. 6 Kansas	L 72–95	4–14 (1–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 6, 1971 7:35 pm		at Kansas State	L 81–96	4–15 (1–6)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
February 9, 1971 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Nebraska	L 67–69 OT	4–16 (1–7)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1971 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Kansas State	W 89–66	5–16 (2–7)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 15, 1971 7:30 pm		at Missouri	L 66–80	5–17 (2–8)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
February 20, 1971 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Oklahoma	L 72–86	5–18 (2–9)	Iowa State Armory (5,000) Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1971 7:30 pm		at Oklahoma	L 88–95	5–19 (2–10)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
March 5, 1971 7:30 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 63–69	5–20 (2–11)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
March 8, 1971 7:30 pm, WOI (delay)		Colorado	L 73–77	5–21 (2–12)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.