# 1970–71 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1970–71 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who after taking a one-year leave of absence to recover from surgery returned for his 5th and final year. Jerry Oliver, who filled in for Watson the previous season, again filled in for him when Watson resigned before the last game of the season. For the last time, the team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–7 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 20 | Frank Wilson | G | 6–3 | So. | Bluffton, Indiana |
| 22 | Bootsie White | G | 5–8 | So. | Hammond, Indiana |
| 23 | Larry Gipson | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Michigan City, Indiana |
| 24 | Ken Morgan | F | 6–6 | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 25 | Jeff Stocksdale | F | 6–4 | Sr. | Lima, Ohio |
| 30 | Jim Harris | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Lorain, Ohio |
| 32 | Steve Downing | C | 6–8 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 33 | Jerry Memering | F/C | 6–7 | So. | Vincennes, Indiana |
| 35 | George McGinnis | F | 6–8 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 42 | John Ritter | F | 6–5 | So. | Goshen, Indiana |
| 43 | Rick Ford | F | 6–5 | Jr. | Cloverdale, Indiana |
| 44 | Joby Wright | F | 6–8 | Jr. | Savannah, Georgia |
| 54 | Kim Pemberton | G | 6–3 | So. | Osgood, Indiana |
| 55 | Ed Daniels | G | 6–4 | So. | Savannah, Georgia |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1970* | No. 16 | Eastern Michigan | W 99–82 | 1–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/5/1970* | No. 16 | Kansas State | W 75–72 | 2–0 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| 12/12/1970* | No. 11 | No. 5 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 93–95 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/15/1970* | No. 13 | at No. 7 Notre Dame | W 106–103 | 3–1 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| 12/18/1970* | No. 13 | Ohio | W 97–88 | 4–1 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/22/1970* | No. 11 | Butler | W 111–94 | 5–1 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/26/1970* | No. 11 | vs. Washington State Far West Classic | L 80–83 | 5–2 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| 12/29/1970* | No. 14 | vs. San Jose State Far West Classic | W 86–76 | 6–2 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| 12/30/1970* | No. 14 | vs. Ohio State Far West Classic | W 85–77 | 7–2 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| 1/9/1971 | No. 12 | at Northwestern | W 101–90 | 8–2 (1–0) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 1/12/1971 | No. 11 | Minnesota | W 99–73 | 9–2 (2–0) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/16/1971 | No. 11 | at Michigan | L 81–92 | 9–3 (2–1) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/1/1971* | | Northern Illinois | W 113–112 | 10–3 (2–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/6/1971 | | Purdue Rivalry | L 81–85 | 10–4 (2–2) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/9/1971 | | Michigan State | W 71–70 | 11–4 (3–2) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/13/1971 | | at Iowa | W 86–84 | 12–4 (4–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/16/1971 | | Michigan State | W 90–76 | 13–4 (5–2) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/20/1971 | | at Illinois Rivalry | W 88–86 | 14–4 (6–2) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/23/1971 | | No. 12 Michigan | W 88–79 | 15–4 (7–2) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/27/1971 | | Northwestern | W 97–74 | 16–4 (8–2) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/2/1971 | No. 18 | at Wisconsin | L 87–94 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (8–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 3/6/1971 | No. 18 | Iowa | W 104–88 | 17–5 (9–3) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/9/1971 | | at No. 12 Ohio State | L 75–91 | 17–6 (9–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 3/13/1971 | | Illinois Rivalry | L 87–103 | 17–7 (9–5) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||