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)
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 19
Record	4-0 (27–7 unadjusted)
Head coach	Jack Kraft (10th season)
Home arena	Villanova Field House
Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings

v t e	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

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 Jack Kraft (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Dan Dougherty (Saint Joseph's) 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
*		Philadelphia Textile	W 91–71	1–0	Villanova Field House  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1970*		Princeton	W 81–75	2–0	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 1970*		Detroit Mercy	W 95–67	3–0	Villanova Field House  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1970*		Murray State	W 97–63	4–0	Villanova Field House  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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.

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Rankings

Main article: 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

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NBA draft

Main article: 1971 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	32	Howard Porter	Chicago Bulls

Source:^[5]

References

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.