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1970–71 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record16–10 (8–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons

The 1970–71 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1970–71 men's college basketball season. The Mustangs finished with a record 16-10, 8-6.

Roster

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1970–71 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 23 Gene Phillips 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
Austin W 105–78  1–0
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 2*
at Georgia Tech L 77–91  1–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
December 5*
Wichita State W 95–85  2–1
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 8*
at Oklahoma City W 91–74  3–1
Fredrickson Fieldhouse 
 
December 12*
Nebraska W 80–75  4–1
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 18*
vs. St. John's
Music City Classic Semifinal
L 80–95  4–2
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 19*
vs. Clemson
Music City Classic Consolation
L 51–67  4–3
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 30*
No. 17 Louisville L 85–97  4–4
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 4*
at Creighton W 97–95  5–4
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
January 11*
Dallas Baptist W 88–63  6–4
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 13*
McMurry W 92–75  7–4
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 14*
Oklahoma City W 88–80  8–4
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 19
at Rice L 67–78  8–5
(0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
January 23
Baylor W 96–86  9–5
(1–1)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 26
at TCU L 85–93  9–6
(1–2)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
January 30
Arkansas W 90–88  10–6
(2–2)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 2
at Texas A&M W 89–83  11–6
(3–2)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
February 6
Texas L 83–84  11–7
(3–3)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 9
Texas Tech W 93–91  12–7
(4–3)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 13
at Arkansas W 112–99  13–7
(5–3)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 16
Texas A&M W 85–78  14–7
(6–3)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 20
at Baylor L 79–112  14–8
(6–4)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 23
Rice W 95–87  15–8
(7–4)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 27
at Texas Tech L 91–103  15–9
(7–5)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
March 2
at Texas L 88–96  15–10
(7–6)
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, Texas
March 6
TCU W 79–78  16–10
(8–6)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
7 119 Gene Phillips Milwaukee Bucks

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References

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  1. ^ "1970–71 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/smumustangs.com/documents/2018/10/11/061_128_Results_Web.pdf
  3. ^ "1971 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.