1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pacific-8 Championship Bruin Classic Championship
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
1973–74 record	26–4 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Wooden
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

	Conf				Overall
1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 UCLA	12	–	2	.857	26	–	4	.867
USC	11	–	3	.786	24	–	5	.828
Oregon	9	–	5	.643	15	–	11	.577
Washington	7	–	7	.500	16	–	10	.615
Oregon State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	13	.500
Stanford	5	–	9	.357	11	–	14	.440
California	3	–	11	.214	9	–	17	.346
Washington State	3	–	11	.214	8	–	21	.276

As of November 25, 2011^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 UCLA season would be Bill Walton's final year with the school. During the season, the Bruins' 88 game winning streak would end. The defeat was a 71–70 decision to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Coincidentally, the Bruins' last loss was to Notre Dame and Austin Carr in 1971 by a score of 89–81.

In the postseasons, UCLA's record streak of seven consecutive national titles was broken. North Carolina State defeated the Bruins 80–77 in double overtime in the NCAA semi-finals.

Pre-season

The team was ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation by both AP an UPI polls.

Regular season

UCLA defeated Washington 100–48 on January 5, 1974.^[2]
The team scored 100 or more points in four regular season games. It beat Dayton 111–100 in overtime in the NCAA Tournament.

Players

Vince Carson
Casey Corliss
Tommy Curtis
Ralph Drollinger
Gary Franklin
Greg Lee
Andre McCarter
Dave Meyers
Pete Trgovich
Bill Walton
Bob Webb
Keith Wilkes

Schedule and results

Bill Walton taking a shot.

Date	Opponent	Results
Nov. 30	Arkansas	W 101–79
Dec. 1	Maryland	W 65–64
Dec. 8	SMU	W 77–60
Dec. 15	NC State	W 84–66
Dec. 21	Ohio	W 110–63
Dec. 22	St. Bonaventure	W 111–59
Dec. 28	Wyoming	W 86–58
Dec. 29	Michigan	W 90–70
Jan. 5	Washington	W 100–48
Jan. 7	Wash. St.	W 55–45
Jan. 11	California	W 92–56
Jan. 12	Stanford	W 66–52
Jan. 17	Iowa	W 66–44
Jan. 19	Notre Dame	L 70–71*
Jan. 25	Santa Clara	W 96–54
Jan. 26	Notre Dame	W 94–75
Feb. 2	USC	W 65–54
Feb. 8	Oregon	W 84–66
Feb. 9	Oregon St.	W 80–75
Feb. 15	Oregon St.	L 57–61
Feb. 16	Oregon	L 51–56
Feb. 22	Wash. St.	W 93–68
Feb. 23	Washington	W 99–65
Mar. 1	California	W 83–60
Mar. 2	Stanford	W 62–60
Mar. 9	USC	W 82–52
Mar. 14 (Sweet 16)	Dayton	W 111–100
Mar. 16 (Elite 8)	USF	W 83–60
Mar. 23 (Final Four)	NC State	L 77–80
Mar. 25 (Final Four)	Kansas	W 78–61**

Notes: * = End of 88-game winning streak. ** = Consolation Game

Awards and honors

Bill Walton, USBWA College Player of the Year ^[3]
Bill Walton, Naismith College Player of the Year ^[4]
Bill Walton, Adolph Rupp Trophy ^[5]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1	1	Bill Walton	Portland Trail Blazers
1	11	Keith Wilkes	Golden State Warriors
7	115	Greg Lee	Atlanta Hawks
7	117	Tommy Curtis	Buffalo Braves

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References

↑ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
↑ UCLA Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide, UCLA Athletic Department, 2009
↑ http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/robertson/index.html
↑ http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx
↑ http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1974

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UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)

Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC

Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics