# 1970–71 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1970–71 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1970–71 college men's basketball season.

## Roster

* Dave Robisch
* Bud Stallworth
* Roger Brown
* Pierre Russell
* Aubrey Nash
* Mark Williams
* Bob Kivisto
* Randy Canfield
* Greg Douglas
* Mark Mathews
* Jerry House
* Neal Mask

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| December 1* | No. 14 | No. 18 Long Beach State | W 69–52 | 1-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 5* | No. 14 | Eastern Kentucky | W 79–65 | 2-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 7* | No. 14 | South Dakota State | W 95–59 | 3-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 12* | No. 11 | Loyola (IL) | W 94–62 | 4-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 18* | No. 12 | Saint Joseph's | W 80–65 | 5-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 19* | No. 12 | Houston | W 89–73 | 6-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 21* | No. 12 | at Louisville | L 75–87 | 6-1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| December 26 | No. 8 | vs. Missouri Border War | W 96–63 | 7-1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 29 | No. 12 | vs. Iowa State | W 59–56 | 8-1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 30 | No. 12 | vs. Nebraska | W 72–52 | 9-1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| January 12* | No. 8 | at Georgia Tech | W 84–71 | 10-1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| January 16* | No. 8 | Oklahoma City | W 101–77 | 11-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 18 | No. 8 | Iowa State | W 83–57 | 12-1 (1-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 23 | No. 5 | Oklahoma State | W 90–55 | 13-1 (2-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 30 | No. 5 | at Iowa State | W 95–72 | 14-1 (3-0) | James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| February 1 | No. 5 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 79–74 | 15-1 (4-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 6 | No. 5 | at Nebraska | W 81–67 | 16-1 (5-0) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE |
| February 8 | No. 5 | Colorado | W 91–67 | 17-1 (6-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 13 | No. 5 | at Oklahoma State | W 63–50 | 18-1 (7-0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| February 15 | No. 5 | at Oklahoma | W 71–68 | 19-1 (8-0) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| February 20 | No. 5 | Missouri Border War | W 85–66 | 20-1 (9-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 23 | No. 5 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 61–48 | 21-1 (10-0) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| February 27 | No. 5 | at Colorado | W 66–65 | 22-1 (11-0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO |
| March 6 | No. 4 | Oklahoma | W 54–52 $^{OT}$ | 23-1 (12-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| March 8 | No. 4 | at Missouri Border War | W 71–69 | 24-1 (13-0) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO |
| March 13 | No. 5 | Nebraska | W 59–54 | 25-1 (14-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| March 18 | No. 4 | vs. No. 14 Houston NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals | W 78–77 | 26-1 | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS |
| March 20 | No. 4 | vs. No. 18 Drake Midwest Regional Finals | W 73–71 | 27-1 | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS |
| March 25 | No. 4 | vs. No. 1 UCLA National semifinals | L 60–68 | 27-2 | Astrodome Houston, TX |
| March 27 | No. 4 | vs. No. 7 Western Kentucky National third-place game | L 75–77 | 27-3 | Astrodome Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||