1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pacific-8 Conference title Maryland Invitational Championship
NCAA National Championship Game vs. Kentucky, W, 92–85
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#1
1974–75 record	28–3 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Wooden
Assistant coach	Gary Cunningham
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

1974–75 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 UCLA	12	–	2	.857	28	–	3	.903
Oregon State	10	–	4	.714	19	–	12	.613
USC	8	–	6	.571	18	–	8	.692
California	7	–	7	.500	17	–	9	.654
Oregon	6	–	8	.429	21	–	9	.700
Washington	6	–	8	.429	16	–	10	.615
Stanford	6	–	8	.429	12	–	14	.462
Washington State	1	–	13	.071	10	–	16	.385

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

In head coach John R. Wooden's final game, the 1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the team's tenth National Championship in twelve years over the Kentucky Wildcats (92–85), in the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California.

The Bruins defeated Michigan in the first round. In the West Regional, UCLA beat Montana and Arizona State to advance to the Final Four. Washington scored 26 points to give UCLA an overtime victory over Louisville, 75–74, in the semi-finals game. After the game, Coach Wooden announced that the championship game would be his last game.

Season Summary

This UCLA team was far from the most talented coached by the legendary John Wooden. It was a team without superstars, in fact, but it turned out to be one of Wooden’s favorites, for it sent him into retirement with a 92-85 victory over Kentucky in the 1975 National Title game behind center Richard Washington’s 28 points. The championship was Wooden’s 10th, a record that may never be broken.

Players

David Byrum
Casey Corlisss
Ralph Drollinger
Marques Johnson
Andre McCarter
Dave Meyers
Wilbert Olinde
Gavin Smith
Jim Spillane
Marvin Thomas
Raymond Townsend
Pete Trgovich
Brett Vroman
Richard Washington^[2]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/29/1974*	#2	Wichita State	W 85-74	1–0	Pauley Pavilion (12,014) Los Angeles, CA
11/30/1974*	#2	DePaul	W 79-64	2–0	Pauley Pavilion (12,101) Los Angeles, CA
12/06/1974*	#2	Loyola (IL)	W 84-67	3–0	Pauley Pavilion (12, 102) Los Angeles, CA
12/07/1974*	#2	Oklahoma State	W 82-51	4–0	Pauley Pavilion (12,008) Los Angeles, CA
12/20/1974*	#3	#11 Memphis State	W 113-94	5–0	Pauley Pavilion (12,295) Los Angeles, CA
12/21/1974*	#3	#12 Notre Dame	W 85-72	6–0	Pauley Pavilion (12,673) Los Angeles, CA
12/27/1974*	#3	vs. St. Bonaventure Maryland Invitational Tournament	W 73-62	7–0	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
12/28/1974*	#3	vs. #5 Maryland Maryland Invitational Tournament	W 81-75	8–0	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
01/03/1975*	#3	Davidson	W 91-64	9-0	Pauley Pavilion (12,037) Los Angeles, CA
01/4/1975*	#3	Oklahoma	W 111-66	10-0	Pauley Pavilion (12,407) Los Angeles, CA
01/9/1975	#2	Washington	W 92-82	11-0 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion (12,685) Los Angeles, CA
01/11/1975	#2	Washington State	W 77-69	12-0 (2–0)	Pauley Pavilion (12,357) Los Angeles, CA
01/17/1975	#2	at Stanford	L 60-64	12-1 (2–1)	Maples Pavilion (7,803) Stanford, CA
01/18/1975	#2	California	W 102-72	13-1 (3–1)	Harmon Gym (6,200) Berkeley, CA
01/23/1975*	#4	UC Santa Barbara	W 104-76	14–1	Pauley Pavilion (12,011) Los Angeles, CA
1/25/1975*	#4	at Notre Dame	L 78-84	14-2	Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345) Notre Dame, IN
02/01/1975	#4	#6 USC	W 89-84	15–2 (4–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,884) Los Angeles, CA
02/07/1975	#2	at Oregon State	W 67-60	16-2 (5–1)	Gill Coliseum (10,095) Corvallis, OR
02/08/1975	#2	at #9 Oregon	W 107-103	17-2 (6–1)	McArthur Court (10,000) Eugene, Oregon
02/14/1975	#2	Oregon	W 96-66	18-2 (7–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,451) Los Angeles, CA
02/15/1975	#2	#17 Oregon State	W 74-62	19-2 (8–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,762) Los Angeles, CA
02/20/1975	#2	at Washington State	W 69-61	20-2 (9–1)	Beasley Coliseum (7,100) Pullman, WA
02/22/1975	#2	at Washington	L 81-103	20-3 (9–2)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (10,000) Seattle, WA
02/28/1975	#5	California	W 51-47	21-3 (10–2)	Pauley Pavilion (12,392) Los Angeles, CA
03/01/1975	#5	Stanford	W 93-59	22-3 (11–2)	Pauley Pavilion (12,833) Los Angeles, CA
03/08/1975	#4	at #11 USC	W 72-68	23–3 (12–2)	Los Angeles Sports Arena (14,044) Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
03/15/1975*	#2	vs. Michigan Regional First Round Playoff	W 103-91 ^ot	24–3	Beasley Coliseum (10,150) Pullman, WA
03/20/1975*	#2	vs. Montana NCAA Regional Semifinals	W 67-64	25-3	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,797) Portland, OR
03/22/1975*	#2	vs. #7 Arizona State NCAA Regional Championship Game	W 89-75	26-3	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,534) Portland, OR
03/29/1975*	#1	vs. #4 Louisville NCAA National Semifinals	W 75-74 ^ot	27-3	San Diego Sports Arena (15,151) San Diego
03/31/1975*	#1	vs. #2 Kentucky NCAA Championship Game	W 92-85	28-3	San Diego Sports Arena (15,151) San Diego
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes

The team won their first 12 games before Stanford pulled an upset on the Bruins.
The NCAA first round was held at Pullman, Washington; West Regional at Portland, Oregon.
"He (Coach Wooden) never made more than $35,000 a year, including 1975, the year he won his 10th national championship, and never asked for a raise," wrote Rick Reilly of ESPN.^[3]
Richard Washington was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

References

↑ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
↑ UCLA Media Guide
↑ Reilly on Wooden

External links

1974–75 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com

UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball 1974–75 NCAA Champions

22 Raymond Townsend 25 Pete Trgovich 31 Richard Washington (MOP) 32 Brett Vroman 34 Dave Meyers 35 Ralph Drollinger 45 Andre McCarter 54 Marques Johnson 55 Gavin Smith Head Coach John Wooden Assistant Coaches Gary Cunningham Frank Arnold

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

Seasons	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 1999–00 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

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

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke

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