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1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record10-12
Head coach
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons
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 1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by 3rd-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 2
Bucknell W 85–55  1–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 5
at Cornell L 59–69  1–1
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
December 12
Columbia L 63–71  1–2
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 17
at Syracuse L 81–92  1–3
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 19
Boston College W 66–63  2–3
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 29
vs. North Carolina L 57–73  2–4
 
 
December 30
at Duke L 56–67  2–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
 
January 9
Seton Hall W 77–76  3–5
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 16
at Pittsburgh L 62–75  3–6
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 20
West Virginia L 62–71  3–7
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 23
Army W 65–48  4–7
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 25
Princeton W 70–62  5–7
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 30
at Gettysburg W 68–54  6–7
Bream Gymnasium 
 
February 3
Syracuse L 64–68  6–8
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 6
George Washington W 94–61  7–8
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 10
at Temple L 58–61  7–9
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 13
Navy W 73–62  8–9
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 20
Georgetown W 84–75  9–9
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 24
at West Virginia L 89–101  9–10
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 27
Pittsburgh W 71–65  10–10
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
March 2
at Kent State L 85–86  10–11
Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
March 6
at Rutgers L 70–84  10–12
College Avenue Gymnasium 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.