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The NCAA vacated 23 of Villanova's wins in the 1970–71 season including its appearance in the 1971 NCAA Tournament due to issues with the eligibility of Howard Porter. [7] This would be Villanova's last appearance in the title game until 1985, where they would go on a Cinderella run to the national title.
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 on campus at Villanova Field House in Villanova, Pennsylvania .
The 1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1971, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in Houston, Texas. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place ...
Phil Booth, Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges talk about the Wildcats' 18 three-pointers in a Final Four blowout of Kansas.
The 1971 National Invitation Tournament was the 1971 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. 1971 was unique because it was the only time that major rivals Duke and North Carolina had played each other after the ACC tournament until the 2022 NCAA Final Four clash.
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He is best remembered as a key player in Villanova University's surprise 1985 NCAA championship victory. He shot the winning basket in the final minutes of the 1985 showdown against Georgetown. Jensen was a 6'4" swingman from Trumbull High School in Trumbull, Connecticut. He played for coach Rollie Massimino at Villanova from 1983 to 1987
An 85–72 victory over Drake improved the Bruins to 7–0, before Illinois became the first team to keep the final score within 10 points, as UCLA claimed a 71–64 win in their game on December 30. [5] The Bruins' first game in 1973 was their Pacific-8 Conference opener at home against Oregon, which they won 64–38 to move to 9–0 on the ...