1970–71 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1970–71 BYU Cougars men's basketball
WAC Regular season champion
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	18-11 (10-4 WAC)
Head coach	Stan Watts
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
Seasons← 1969–70 1971–72 →

1970-71 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	10	–	4	.714	18	–	11	.621
UTEP	9	–	5	.643	15	–	10	.600
Utah	9	–	5	.643	15	–	11	.577
Arizona State	8	–	6	.571	16	–	10	.615
Colorado State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	10	.600
Wyoming	6	–	8	.429	10	–	15	.400
New Mexico	4	–	10	.286	14	–	12	.538
Arizona	3	–	11	.214	10	–	16	.385

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970–71 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1970–71 college basketball season. This was head coach Stan Watts's 22nd season at BYU. The Cougars finished the regular season with a record of 18–11, 10–4 in the Western Athletic Conference.

Roster

1970–71 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	42	Clyde Baker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Ogden, Utah
C	55	Jay Bunker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Escondido, California
C	11	Kresimir Cosic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Zadar, Yugoslavia
G	32	Bernie Fryer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Port Angeles, Washington
F	44	Craig Jorgensen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Pocatello, Idaho
G	24	Steve Kelly	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Grand Junction, Colo
G	22	Jim Miller	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	33	Kalevi Sarkalahti	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Helsinki, Finland
F	40	Phil Tollestrup	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Raymond Alta., Canada

Head coach

Stan Watts

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 4*	Stanford	W 70–62	1–0	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
December 5*	Stanford	W 85–64	2–0	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
December 7*	No. 15 New Mexico State	W 86–75	3–0	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
December 11*	at No. 9 USC	L 65–101	3–1	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
December 12*	at Oregon State	L 80–99	3–2	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
December 14*	at Seattle	L 80–99	3–3	KeyArena Seattle, Washington
December 16*	Denver	W 100–72	4–3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
December 19*	No. 15 Utah State	W 111–83	5–3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
December 22*	at Santa Clara	W 68–67	6–3
December 26*	vs. No. 13 Villanova Rainbow Classic	W 102–93	7–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
December 27*	at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	L 90–94	7–4	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
January 8	at New Mexico	W 72–62	8–4 (1–0)	University Arena Albuquerque, NM
January 9	at UTEP	L 64–66	8–5 (1–1)	Memorial Gym El Paso, Texas
January 15	Colorado State	W 75–73	9–5 (2–1)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
January 16	Wyoming	W 82–68	10–5 (3–1)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
January 23*	at Utah State	L 70–72	10–6 (3–1)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
January 28	at Arizona State	L 86–87	10–7 (3–2)	Sun Devil Gymnasium Tempe, Arizona
January 30	at Arizona	L 76–81	10–8 (3–3)	Bear Down Gym Tucson, Arizona
February 6	Utah	W 103–89	11–8 (4–3)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
February 11	UTEP	W 75–48	12–8 (5–3)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
February 13	New Mexico	W 70–68	13–8 (6–3)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
February 19	at Wyoming	L 72–78	13–9 (6–4)	War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming
February 20	at Colorado State	W 98–92	14–9 (7–4)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
February 26	Arizona	W 95–83	15–9 (8–4)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
February 27	Arizona State	W 83–74	16–9 (9–4)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
March 6	at Utah	W 98–87	17–9 (10–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
March 13	vs. Utah State NCAA Tournament • First Round	W 91–82	18–9 (10–4)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
March 18	vs. UCLA NCAA Tournament • Semifinal	L 73–91	18–10 (10–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
March 20	vs. Pacific NCAA Tournament • Third Place	L 81–84	18–11 (10–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
7	113	Steve Kelly	Detroit Pistons

References

"1970-71 BYU Cougars Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
"1971 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com.

v t e BYU Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Smith Fieldhouse (1951–1971) Marriott Center (1971–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Utah In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Pep band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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