1970–71 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1970–71 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1970–71 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	14–12
Head coach	Tay Baker;
Home arena	Armory Fieldhouse

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
		–		–	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 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1970–71 NCAA men's basketball season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	22	Jack Ajzner	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Paterson, New Jersey
G	31	Rick Barrett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Trenton, New Jersey
C	43	Denny Bosse	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	40	Derrek Dickey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	24	Don Hass	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Trenton, New Jersey
G	23	Jerry Schmeider	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Butler, Pennsylvania
F	55	Tom Schoenfield	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	50	Steve Wenderfer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Paterson, New Jersey

Head coach

Tay Baker

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1	Cleveland State	W 85–75	1–0	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
December 5	at UC-Riverside	W 98–75	2–0	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
December 12	at Miami (OH)	L 56–69	2–1	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
December 17	at Iowa	W 73–70	3–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
December 19	Bowling Green State	W 86–74	4–1	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
December 22	Loyola Marymount	L 61–63	4–2	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
December 26	California	L 76–82	4–3	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
December 29	at Vanderbilt	L 83–86	4–4
December 30	at Loyola (IL)	W 74–64	5–4
January 2	Drake	W 60–59	6–4	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
January 4	Rice	W 92–80	7–4	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
January 8	at St. Louis	L 67–68	7–5	St. Louis Arena
January 11	Northern Illinois	W 87–86	8–5	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
January 20	at Louisville	L 72–85	8–6	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
January 22	vs. Iowa	W 73–69	9–6
January 26	at Ohio	L 83–92	9–7	Convocation Center
January 30	West Texas A&M	L 83–94	9–8	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
February 2	Richmond	W 78–71	10–8	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
February 6	at Kent State	W 74–63	11–8	Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
February 11	Dayton	L 69–70	11–9	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
February 13	Old Dominion	W 108–96	12–9	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
February 17	Xavier	L 65–66	12–10	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
February 20	at George Washington	L 89–95	12–11	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall
February 24	Louisville	W 79–78	13–11	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
February 27	at Davidson	L 67–70	13–12	Charlotte Coliseum
March 2	Buffalo	W 82–59	14–12	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1970–71 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ 2008-09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Sep-7.

[1] "1970–71 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[2] 2008-09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Sep-7.

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Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis West Virginia Xavier
Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics