1970–71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1970–71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jack Kraft and played its home games on campus at Villanova Field House in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

1970–71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, runner-up (vacated)
National Championship Game,
L 62-68 vs. UCLA (vacated)
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 19
Record4-0 (27–7 unadjusted)
Head coach
Home arenaVillanova Field House
Seasons
← 1969–70
1971–72 →
1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Marquette   28 1   .966
No. 9 Fordham   26 3   .897
No. 11 Jacksonville   22 4   .846
No. 15 Duquesne   21 4   .840
Hawaii   23 5   .821
No. 19 Villanova   27 7   .794
St. Bonaventure   21 6   .778
No. 14 Houston   22 7   .759
Utah State   20 7   .741
Syracuse   19 7   .731
Georgia Tech   23 9   .719
Providence   20 8   .714
Fairleigh Dickinson   16 7   .696
Rutgers   16 7   .696
Holy Cross   18 8   .692
No. 12 Notre Dame   20 9   .690
Dayton   18 9   .667
St. John's (NY)   18 9   .667
Denver   17 9   .654
Florida State   17 9   .654
Loyola (LA)   16 10   .615
Marshall   16 10   .615
Colgate   15 10   .600
Saint Francis (PA)   15 10   .600
Pittsburgh   14 10   .583
Boston College   15 11   .577
Northern Illinois   13 10   .565
Southern Illinois   13 10   .565
Creighton   14 11   .560
Virginia Tech   14 11   .560
Manhattan   13 11   .542
Cincinnati   14 12   .538
Detroit   14 12   .538
Niagara   14 12   .538
West Virginia   13 12   .520
Centenary   13 13   .500
Pan American   13 13   .500
Navy   12 12   .500
Air Force   12 14   .462
Georgetown   12 14   .462
Seattle   12 14   .462
Army   11 13   .458
Saint Peter's   11 13   .458
Iona   10 12   .455
Penn State   10 12   .455
George Washington   11 14   .440
Seton Hall   11 15   .423
Long Island   10 15   .400
Butler   10 16   .385
Canisius   8 13   .381
Fairfield   9 15   .375
Hardin–Simmons   9 16   .360
Oklahoma City   9 16   .360
Xavier   9 17   .346
DePaul   8 17   .320
St. Francis (NY)   8 17   .320
Tulane   8 18   .308
Boston University   7 18   .280
Miami (FL)   7 19   .269
NYU   5 20   .200
Portland   5 21   .192
Loyola (IL)   4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

The independent Wildcats made a run through the NCAA tournament before falling to No. 1 UCLA, 68–62, in the championship game. Villanova finished with a 27–7 (.794) record. However, the NCAA later vacated 23 of Villanova’s wins in the 1970-71 season due to issues with the eligibility of Howard Porter.[1]

Roster

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1970–71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 24 Tom Ingelsby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Springfield, Pennsylvania
F 32 Hank Siemiontkowski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Port Richmond, Philadelphia
G 22 Ed Hastings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F 42 Chris Ford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Absecon, New Jersey
F 44 Clarence Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G 12 John Fox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Pitman, New Jersey
G 20 Bob Gohl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
G 14 Greg Newman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
C 30 Gary Jentz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Long Island, New York
F/C 54 Howard Porter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Sarasota, Florida
G 34 Mike Daly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
F 40 Joe McDowell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Springfield, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
*
Philadelphia Textile W 91–71  1–0
Villanova Field House 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1970*
No. 8 Princeton W 81–75  2–0
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 1970*
No. 10 Detroit Mercy W 95–67  3–0
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1970*
No. 10 Murray State W 97–63  4–0
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 1970*
No. 10 Xavier W 84–62  5–0
Villanova Field House 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 18, 1970*
No. 10 vs. Houston L 84–99  5–1
 
 
Dec 19, 1970*
No. 10 vs. Saint Joseph's W 85–75  6–1
 
 
Dec 23, 1970*
No. 13 at Stanford W 96–76  7–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 25, 1970*
No. 13 vs. Illinois
Rainbow Classic
W 89–76  8–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (7,500)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 26, 1970*
No. 13 vs. BYU
Rainbow Classic
L 93–102  8–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1970*
No. 11 vs. Michigan
Rainbow Classic
L 87–103  8–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
*
at North Dakota W 103–63  9–3
Hyslop Sports Center 
Grand Forks, North Dakota
*
at North Dakota State W 94–61  10–3
Bison Sports Arena 
Fargo, North Dakota
Jan 9, 1971*
No. 14 Saint Peter's W 118–84  11–3
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 1971*
No. 13 DePaul W 99–59  12–3
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1971*
No. 13 at Niagara W 82–79  13–3
Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, New York
Jan 18, 1971*
No. 14 at No. 10 St. Bonaventure W 80–67  14–3
University Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 23, 1971*
No. 14 No. 4 Pennsylvania L 70–78  14–4
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 1971*
No. 16 at Seton Hall W 72–52  15–4
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, New Jersey
Feb 2, 1971*
No. 17 St. John's W 99–82  16–4
Villanova Field House 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1971*
No. 17 at No. 14 Duquesne L 78–87  16–5
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1971*
No. 18 Fairfield W 97–60  17–5
Villanova Field House 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1971*
No. 18 No. 9 Notre Dame W 99–81  18–5
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1971*
No. 18 No. 13 La Salle L 69–73  18–6
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 1971*
Canisius W 82–59  19–6
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 20, 1971*
Saint Joseph's W 63–55  20–6
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 23, 1971*
Providence W 76–75  21–6
Villanova Field House 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 1971*
Temple W 67–65  22–6
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1971*
at Boston College W 90–77  23–6
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1971*
No. 19 vs. Saint Joseph's
First round
W 93–75  24–6
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 18, 1971*
No. 19 vs. No. 9 Fordham
East Regional semifinal
W 85–75  25–6
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 20, 1971*
No. 19 vs. No. 3 Pennsylvania
East Regional final
W 90–47  26–6
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 25, 1971*
No. 19 vs. No. 7 Western Kentucky
National semifinal
W 92–89 2OT 27–6
Astrodome 
Houston, Texas
Mar 27, 1971*
No. 19 vs. No. 1 UCLA
National Final
L 62–68  27–7
Astrodome 
Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 32 Howard Porter Chicago Bulls
Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ Santoliquito, Joseph (March 18, 2014). "The Only NCAA Tourney Holy War Came In 1971". CBS News. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "1970-71 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 778. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "1971 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.