1970–71 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

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1970–71 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Champions
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 18
Record21–8 (9–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Callahan
  • Gus Guydon
Home arena Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Seasons
  1969–70
1971–72 
1970–71 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Drake 95 .643218  .724
Louisville 95 .643209  .690
Saint Louis 95 .6431712  .586
Memphis State 86 .571188  .692
Tulsa 86 .571179  .654
Bradley 68 .4291312  .520
North Texas 410 .2861015  .400
Wichita State 311 .2141016  .385
West Texas A&M  197  .731
New Mexico State  198  .704
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1970–71 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Maury John and played their home games at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa. The Bulldogs were 9–5 in Missouri Valley Conference play, finishing in a 3-way tie for the league title.

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Drake received a bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Notre Dame in the regional semifinal. The Bulldogs would fall one game short of the Final Four in back-to-back seasons, losing to Kansas in the regional final, 73–71. [2]

This season marked the end of a streak the only time in program history the Bulldogs reached the NCAA tournament in three consecutive seasons (reaching the Elite Eight all three times) and the end of an era, as head coach Maury John left to become head coach at Iowa State.

Previous season

The Bulldogs reached the NCAA tournament for the second straight season, advancing to the Elite Eight a season after making the program's only Final Four appearance in 1969. Drake completed the season with a 22–7 record (14–2 Missouri Valley) and were ranked number 9 in the final AP poll.

Roster

1970–71 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 5Dale Gordon6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)205 lb(93 kg)Jr Creston, Iowa
C 23Tom Bush6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)210 lb(95 kg)Sr Chicago, Illinois
G/F 42 Jeff Halliburton 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)190 lb(86 kg)Sr Rockville Centre, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1969*
No. 10 Wisconsin-Platteville W 107–73 1–0
Veterans Memorial Auditorium  
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 1, 1969*
No. 10 Cal State Fullerton W 101–57 2–0
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 8, 1970*
No. 7 at  Iowa State
Iowa Big Four
W 87–63 3–0
Iowa State Armory  
Ames, Iowa
Dec 12, 1970*
No. 7 Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 72–70 4–0
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 18, 1970*
No. 9 vs.  Texas–Arlington
Texas Classic
W 102–83 5–0
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  
Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 19, 1970*
No. 9 at  TCU
Texas Classic
W 79–78 6–0
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 22, 1970*
No. 9 Minnesota W 83–66 7–0
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 26, 1970*
No. 9 at  Canisius
Queen City Classic
W 87–74 8–0
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  
Buffalo, New York
Dec 28, 1970*
No. 7 vs.  Niagara
Queen City Classic
L 77–87 8–1
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, New York
Jan 2, 1971*
No. 7 at  Cincinnati L 59–60 8–2
Armory Fieldhouse  
Cincinnati, Ohio
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
Jan 7, 1971
No. 16 at  Wichita State W 78–74 9–2
(1–0)
Levitt Arena  
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 9, 1971*
No. 16 Tulsa L 60–66 9–3
(1–1)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 13, 1971
at  Bradley L 85–88 9–4
(1–2)
Robertson Memorial Field House  
Peoria, Illinois
Jan 20, 1971*
UMKC W 130–73 10–4
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 23, 1971
Louisville W 81–78 11–4
(2–2)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 28, 1971
North Texas W 90–66 12–4
(3–2)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 30, 1971*
Memphis State W 93–70 13–4
(4–2)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 2, 1971*
DePaul W 93–80 14–4
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 4, 1971
at Memphis StateL 72–73 14–5
(4–3)
Mid-South Coliseum  
Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1971
BradleyW 113–78 15–5
(5–3)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 13, 1971
at  Saint Louis L 62–64 15–6
(5–4)
St. Louis Arena  
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 17, 1971
at No. 19 LouisvilleL 52–94 15–7
(5–5)
Freedom Hall  
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 20, 1971
at TulsaW 87–84 16–7
(6–5)
Expo Square Pavilion  
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 23, 1971
Wichita StateW 83–76 17–7
(7–5)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 27, 1971
Saint LouisW 89–85 18–7
(8–5)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Mar 2, 1971
at North TexasW 65–60 19–7
(9–5)
North Texas Men's Gym  
Denton, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1971*
No. 18 vs. No. 12  Notre Dame
Midwest Regional Semifinal
W 79–72 OT21–7
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 20, 1971*
No. 18 vs. No. 4  Kansas
Midwest Regional Final
L 71–73 21–8
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

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