1970–71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

1970–71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
1970–71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner Up (vacated)
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 19
Record	27–7
Head coach	Jack Kraft (10th season);
Home arena	Villanova Field House
	Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jack Kraft and played its home games at Villanova Field House in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The team made a run through the NCAA Tournament before falling to No. 1 UCLA, 68–62, in the championship game. Villanova finished with a 27–7 record.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	32	Hank Siemiontkowski	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Port Richmond, Philadelphia
G/F	42	Chris Ford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Absecon, New Jersey
F/C	54	Howard Porter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Sarasota, Florida

Head coach

Jack Kraft (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
*		Philadelphia Textile	W 91–71	1–0	Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1970*		Princeton	W 81–75	2–0	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 1970*		Detroit Mercy	W 95–67	3–0	Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1970*		Murray State	W 97–63	4–0	Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1971*	No. 19	vs. Saint Joseph's First Round	W 93–75	24–6	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 18, 1971*	No. 19	vs. No. 9 Fordham East Regional Semifinal	W 85–75	25–6	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 20, 1971*	No. 19	vs. No. 3 Pennsylvania East Regional Final	W 90–47	26–6	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 25, 1971*	No. 19	vs. No. 7 Western Kentucky National Semifinal	W 92–89 ^2OT	27–6	Astrodome Houston, Texas
Mar 27, 1971*	No. 19	vs. No. 1 UCLA National Final	L 62–68	27–7	Astrodome Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	32	Howard Porter	Chicago Bulls

Source:^[3]

References

^ "1970-71 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
^ "1971 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[1] "1970-71 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[2] "2019–20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[3] "1971 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

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v t e Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) William E. Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–present) First Union Spectrum (alternate; 1967–2009) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1970–71 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 1999–00 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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics