1970–71 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1970–71 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	9–15 (7–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dan Miller (4th season)
Home arena	ISU Minidome
Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

1970–71 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	12	–	2	.857	21	–	6	.778
Idaho	8	–	6	.571	14	–	11	.560
Montana State	8	–	6	.571	10	–	13	.435
Idaho State	7	–	7	.500	9	–	15	.375
Gonzaga	6	–	8	.429	12	–	13	.480
Montana	6	–	8	.429	8	–	16	.333
Boise State	5	–	9	.357	10	–	16	.385
Northern Arizona	4	–	10	.286	6	–	19	.240

The 1970–71 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dan Miller, the Bengals played their home games on campus at the new ISU Minidome in Pocatello.

Idaho State finished the regular season at 9–15 overall, with a 7–7 record in the Big Sky Conference.^[1]

Senior guard Willie Humes averaged over 34 points per game and was again unanimously selected to the all-conference team.^[2]^[3]

Miller was dismissed after the season in March, succeeded by Jim Killingsworth, the head coach for seven seasons at Cerritos College in southern California, where he compiled a 157–46 (.773) record and led the Falcons to the 1968 California junior college championship.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Big Sky final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1971. p. 16.
^ "Taylor gains all-star spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1971. p. 31.
^ "'Sky cagers named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 10, 1971. p. E2.
^ "ISU selects hoops coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 25, 1971. p. 23.
^ "Idaho St. hires Jim Killingsworth". Long Beach Independent. March 25, 1971. p. 49. Retrieved January 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho State Bengals – 1970–71 basketball season
Idaho State Bengals men's basketball – Year by year results

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