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(Top) 1 Roster 2 Schedule/results 3 Team players in the 1971 NBA draft 4 References

1970–71 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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1970–71 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

Big Ten Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
Record	20–6 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Taylor (13th season)
Home arena	St. John Arena
Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

1970–71 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No.10Ohio State	13	–	1	.929	20	–	6	.769
Michigan	12	–	2	.857	19	–	7	.731
Purdue	11	–	3	.786	18	–	7	.720
Indiana	9	–	5	.643	17	–	7	.708
Illinois	5	–	9	.357	11	–	12	.478
Minnesota	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Michigan State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	14	.417
Iowa	4	–	10	.286	9	–	15	.375
Wisconsin	4	–	10	.286	9	–	15	.375
Northwestern	3	–	11	.214	7	–	17	.292

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970–71 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1970–71 season. Led by 13th-year head coach Fred Taylor, the Buckeyes finished 20–6 and won the Big Ten title with a 13–1 record in league play.

Roster[edit]

1970–71 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	35	Jim Cleamons	6ft3in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr

Head coach

Fred Taylor (Ohio State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule/results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Mar 9, 1971	No. 12	Indiana	W 91–75	19–5 (13–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1971*	No. 10	vs. No. 2 Marquette	W 60–59	20–5	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Mar 20, 1971*	No. 10	vs. No. 7 Western Kentucky Mideast Regional Final	L 78–81 ^OT	20–6	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players in the 1971 NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	13	Jim Cleamons	Los Angeles Lakers

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References[edit]

^ "1970-71 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 18, 2019.

^ "2019-20 Ohio State Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

^ "1971 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.

v t e Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Venues	The Armory (1897–1918) Fairgrounds Coliseum (1918–1956) St. John Arena (1956–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 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 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 1999–2000 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

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