Under the tutelage of legendary head coach Dick Edwards, the 1970-71 Tigers posted a 22-6 overall record and a 12-2 mark in the West Coast Athletic Conference. The WCAC champions advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in school history.
The team's 22 victories were the most by a Pacific team for more than a quarter century until the 1996-97 team's 24 wins. Likewise, the 1970-71 Tigers strung together a streak of 11 consecutive wins from January 27 to March 6. That streak was the longest by the Tigers until a 16-game streak in 1996-97.
Individually, John Gianelli was honored as the Northern California Player of the Year, while also earning All-WCAC First Team honors. Gianelli was joined on the All-WCAC First Team by former Tiger head coach Bob Thomason. Jim McCargo received All-WCAC Second Team recognition for the season.
Rob Sperring, Bernard Dulaney, Paul Scheidegger, Pete Jensen, Pat Douglass and John Joshua each appeared in more than 20 games during the season for the Tigers and provided valuable contributions throughout the year.
Mike Cloyd, Roy Ghiggeri and Osmund Noble rounded out the playing roster for the Tigers.
Edwards was joined on the sideline by assistant coaches Denis Willens and Pat Foley, graduate assistant Tom Jones and head athletic trainer Dave Kendall. Bill Bentler served as equipment manager, while Marty Becker, Kim Morton and Bryan Cole were team managers.
