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1971 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The consensus 1971 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The United Press International and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. 1971 Consensus All-America team Individual All-America teams AP Honorable Mention: * Henry Bibby, UCLA * Corky Calhoun, Pennsylvania * Jim Chones, Marquette * Jim Cleamons, Ohio State * Kresimir Cosic, Brigham Young *Charlie Davis, Wake Forest * Dwight Davis, Houston *Randy Denton, Duke *Ken Durrett, La Salle * Jimmy England, Tennessee *Julius Erving, Massachusetts * Jeff Halliburton, Drake * Willie Humes, Idaho State * Jim Irving, Saint Louis * Goo Kennedy, Texas Christian * Ken Kowall, Ohio *Dennis Layton, Southern California * Dana Lewis, Tulsa *Stan Love, Oregon *John Mengelt, Auburn *Tom Owens, South Carolina * Tom Payne, Kentuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970–71 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1970, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 27, 1971, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The UCLA Bruins won their seventh NCAA national championship with a 68–62 victory over the Villanova Wildcats. Season headlines * The NCAA introduced a new rule prohibiting any team which turned down an invitation to the NCAA tournament from playing in any other postseason tournament. The effect of the rule is to prevent NCAA Tournament invitees from accepting a National Invitation Tournament instead, diminishing the quality of the pool of teams eligible to play in the NIT. * UCLA won its fifth NCAA championship in a row, seventh overall, and seventh in eight seasons. In the Pacific 8 Conference, it also won its fifth of what ultimately would be 13 consecutive conference title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program represents the University of California, Los Angeles, in the sport of men's basketball as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Established in 1919, the program has won a record 11 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, NCAA titles. Coach John Wooden led the Bruins to 10 national titles in 12 seasons, from 1964 to 1975, including seven straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record four times (1964, 1967, 1972, and 1973). Coach Jim Harrick led the team to another NCAA title in 1995. Former coach Ben Howland led UCLA to three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006 to 2008. As a member of the AAWU, Pacific-8 and then Pacific-10, UCLA set an NCAA Division I record with 13 consecutive regular season conference titles between 1967 and 1979 which stood until tied by Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball, Kansas in 2017. In 2024, UCLA departed the Pac-12 Conference and joined the Big Ten Conference on August 2, 2024. NCAA reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Robisch
David George Robisch (born December 22, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball player in the ABA and NBA. Robisch played at the University of Kansas, where he was initiated into the Sigma Nu fraternity. He was positioned at center and forward for the Denver Rockets / Nuggets (1971–75, 1980–83), Indiana Pacers (1975–77), San Diego Sails (1975), Los Angeles Lakers (1977–79), Cleveland Cavaliers (1979–80), San Antonio Spurs (1983) and Kansas City Kings (1984). He contributed to the Nuggets' victory in the 1974–75 ABA Western Division. On October 8, 1975, Robisch was part of one of the more infamous trades in ABA history. The Baltimore Claws, despite financial problems, had obtained the rights to star Dan Issel from the Kentucky Colonels. The Claws were unable to come through with the $500,000 they owed the Colonels for Issel. Under pressure from the league, the Claws traded Issel to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Robisch and $500,000 (which was used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball
The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team is part of the University of Iowa athletics department. The Hawkeyes have had eight National Invitation Tournament appearances, won eight Big Ten regular-season conference championships and won the Big Ten Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament, tournament three times. Iowa has played in 29 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournaments and advanced to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Final Four, Final Four on three occasions, reaching the semifinals in 1955 and 1980 and playing in the championship game against the 1955–56 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team, University of San Francisco in 1956. Iowa basketball was widely successful in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s with a program resurgence under Lute Olson and the tenures of George Raveling and Tom Davis (basketball, born 1938), Tom Davis. Under Olson, the Hawkeyes won their last Big Ten Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball regular season champions, regular season championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Brown (basketball)
Fred Brown (born August 7, 1948), nicknamed "Downtown Freddie Brown", is an American former professional basketball player who was a guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes, before playing 13 seasons (1971–1984) in the NBA, all with the Seattle SuperSonics. Known for his accurate outside shooting, Brown was selected to the 1976 NBA All-Star Game and scored 14,018 points in his career. High school and college Brown graduated from downtown Milwaukee's Lincoln High School in 1967, where other high schools gave him his nickname "Downtown Freddie" Brown. He led Lincoln to two state titles, and made all-state twice. He captained the 1967 team, and earned four prep letters, including one each in football and baseball. Due to his outside shooting skills, his high school nickname "Downtown Freddie" Brown followed him for his entire career. Brown finished his senior year at the University of Iowa in 1971, averaging 27.6 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Miss Rebels Men's Basketball
The Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represents the University of Mississippi in the sport of basketball. The Rebels compete in the NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They started the 2015–16 season playing home games at Tad Smith Coliseum on the university's Oxford campus, but played their final game in that facility on December 22, 2015. The Rebels opened a new on-campus arena, The Pavilion at Ole Miss, on January 7, 2016. The Rebels were led by 12-year head coach Andy Kennedy until his resignation on February 18, 2018. Tony Madlock, an assistant under Kennedy, served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. On March 15, 2018, the school hired former Middle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis as the new head coach and was formally introduced on March 19. Davis was fired in his sixth season on February 24, 2023, after posting a 2–13 conference record with two games remaining on the schedule. Assistant coach Win Case to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Rowe
Curtis Rowe Jr. (born July 2, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward from UCLA, Rowe was drafted by the Dallas Chaparrals in the 1971 ABA Draft and by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 1971 NBA draft. Rowe opted to sign with Detroit and the NBA. Rowe played eight seasons (1971–1979) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics. He averaged 11.6 points per game in his career and appeared in the 1976 NBA All-Star Game. At UCLA, he was a member of three national championship teams coached by John Wooden: 1969, 1970 and 1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip .... He was one of only 4 players to have started on 3 NCAA championship teams; the others were all teammate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Basketball
The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gamecocks won Southern Conference titles in 1927, 1933, 1934, and 1945, and then they gained national attention under hall of fame coach Frank McGuire, posting a 205–65 record from 1967 to 1976, which included the 1970 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship, the 1971 ACC Tournament title, and four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 1971 to 1974. The program also won the 1997 Southeastern Conference, SEC championship, National Invitation Tournament (NIT) titles in 2005 and 2006, and co-champions of the 2009 SEC East division title. Most recently, the Gamecocks won the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2017 NCAA East Regional Championship, reaching the NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by school, Final Four for the first time in school history. Lamont Paris is the current head coach, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Roche (basketball)
John Michael Roche (born September 26, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). The , guard's career spanned from 1971 to 1982. Amateur Roche attended high school at La Salle Academy and received his B.S. degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina in 1971. While at the University of South Carolina, he was twice named the ACC basketball Player of the Year and was second in the voting in his other varsity year. He was a consensus All-American and Academic All-American basketball player in 1970 and 1971. He was named the 20th best player in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference on its 50-year anniversary team. ABA After graduation, he was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round (14th pick) of the 1971 NBA draft and also selected by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1971 ABA Draft. Roche signed with the New York Nets of the ABA, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villanova Wildcats Men's Basketball
The Villanova Wildcats men's basketball program represent Villanova University in men's college basketball and competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I. Their first season was the 1920–21 season. Named the Wildcats, Villanova is a member of the Philadelphia Big 5, Philadelphia Big Five, five Philadelphia college basketball teams who share a passionate rivalry. The Wildcats have won the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, national championship three times: 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1985, 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2016, and 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2018. Their 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game, 1985 NCAA championship victory as an 8 seed still stands as the lowest seed ever to win the title. The championship game of that year is referred to as "The Perfect Game" as they shot a championship game record 78.6% as a team for the game (22 for 28, including 9 for 10 in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Porter (basketball)
Howard Porter (August 31, 1948 – May 26, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. At and , he played as a forward and a center. Early life Porter was born in Stuart, Florida. While in the 8th grade, he played on the varsity team at Stuart Training School, the high school for Martin County blacks. He attended Booker High School in Sarasota, Florida. The highlight of his high school career occurred in 1967, when he led Booker to the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association Class A State Basketball Championship. College career Porter then played collegiately at Villanova University, where he was a three-time All-America selection. He took Villanova to the 1971 NCAA Championship Game, in which Villanova lost to UCLA 68–62. Porter was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player after scoring 25 points in the final game. However, he was later ruled ineligible for the honor because he had signed a professional contract with the Pittsburgh Condors of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Miss Rebels
The Ole Miss Rebels are the 18 men's and women's College sports in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that are funded by and represent the University of Mississippi, located in Oxford, Mississippi, Oxford. The first was the Ole Miss Rebels football, football team, which began play in 1893. Originally known as the "Mississippi Flood", the teams were renamed the Rebels in 1936. They compete in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s NCAA Division I, Division I, except for the NCAA Rifle Championship, rifle team, which participates in the Patriot Rifle Conference because the SEC does not sponsor that sport. The school's colors are red (Pantone, PMS 186) and navy blue (PMS 2767), chosen to mirror the respective school colors of Harvard University, Harvard and Yale University, Yale. The team's mascot is Tony the Landshark, which replaced the Rebel Black Bear in 2018, which replaced Colonel Reb in 2011. Between 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
