1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
	As of November 25, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 Champions; Bruin Classic Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1973–74 record	26–4 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Wooden (26th season);
Assistant coaches	Gary Cunningham; Frank Arnold;
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

The 1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team 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 89–82.

In the postseason, 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.

Roster[]

1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	22	Tommy Curtis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Tallahassee, Florida
C	35	Ralph Drollinger	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	La Mesa, California
F	50	Gary Franklin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Reseda, California
F	54	Marques Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles, California
G	43	Greg Lee	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Raseda, California
G	45	Andre McCarter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	34	Dave Meyers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	La Habra, California
G/F	55	Gavin Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sherman Oaks, California
G	44	Jim Spillane	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Palos Verdes Estates, California
G/F	25	Pete Trgovich	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	East Chicago, Indiana
C	32	Bill Walton (C)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	La Mesa, California
F/C	31	Richard Washington	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Portland, Oregon
G	42	Bob Webb	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Trevose, Pennsylvania
F	52	Keith Wilkes (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Berkeley, California

Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Gary Cunningham (UCLA)
Frank Arnold (Idaho State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule[]

Bill Walton taking a shot.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 30, 1973*	No. 1	Arkansas	W 101–79	1–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 1973*	No. 1	No. 4 Maryland	W 65–64	2–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1973*	No. 1	SMU	W 77–60	3–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1973*	No. 1	vs. No. 2 North Carolina State	W 84–66	4–0	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO
December 21, 1973*	No. 1	Ohio	W 110–63	5–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1973*	No. 1	St. Bonaventure	W 111–59	6–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1973*	No. 1	Wyoming Bruin Classic	W 86–58	7–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1973*	No. 1	Michigan Bruin Classic	W 90–70	8–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1974	No. 1	at Washington	W 100–48	9–0 (1–0)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
January 7, 1974	No. 1	at Washington State	W 55–45	10–0 (2–0)	Pullman, WA
January 11, 1974	No. 1	California	W 92–56	11–0 (3–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 1974	No. 1	Stanford	W 66–52	12–0 (4–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 1974*	No. 1	vs. Iowa	W 68–44	13–0	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
January 19, 1974*	No. 1	at Notre Dame	L 70–71	13–1	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN
January 25, 1974*	No. 2	Santa Clara	W 96–54	14–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 1974*	No. 1	Notre Dame	W 94–75	15–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1974	No. 1	No. 11 USC	W 65–54	16–1 (5–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 1974	No. 1	Oregon	W 84–66	17–1 (6–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1974	No. 1	Oregon State	W 80–75	18–1 (7–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 1974	No. 1	at Oregon State	L 57–61	18–2 (7–1)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
February 16, 1974	No. 1	at Oregon	L 51–56	18–3 (7–2)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
February 22, 1974	No. 3	Washington State	W 93–68	19–3 (8–2)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1974	No. 3	Washington	W 99–65	20–3 (9–2)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 1974	No. 3	at California	W 83–60	21–3 (10–2)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
March 2, 1974	No. 3	at Stanford	W 62–60	22–3 (11–2)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
March 9, 1974	No. 3	at No. 7 USC	W 82–52	23–3 (12–2)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 14, 1974*	No. 2	vs. No. 20 Dayton Regional Semifinal	W 111–100 ^3OT	24–3	McKale Center^[3] Tucson, AZ
March 16, 1974*	No. 2	vs. San Francisco Regional Final	W 83–60	25–3	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
March 23, 1974*	No. 2	vs. No. 1 North Carolina State National Semifinal	L 77–80 ^2OT	25–4	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 25, 1974*	No. 2	vs. No. 6 Kansas Consolation Game	W 78–61	26–4	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2
Coaches	Not released		1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	Not released

Awards and honors[]

Bill Walton, USBWA College Player of the Year^[5]
Bill Walton, Naismith College Player of the Year^[6]
Bill Walton, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[7]

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". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
^ "1974 NCAA Final Four program". March 1974. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ Chapin, Dwight (15 March 1974). "The Dynasty Lives in Triple Overtime, 111-100". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 157358671.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-06-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Media related to 1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball season at Wikimedia Commons
1973–74 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com

[1] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

[2] "1974 NCAA Final Four program". March 1974. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[3] Chapin, Dwight (15 March 1974). "The Dynasty Lives in Triple Overtime, 111-100". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 157358671.

[4] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-06-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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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 (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin
People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 Champions Bruin Classic Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1973–74 record	26–4 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Wooden (26th season)
Assistant coaches	Gary Cunningham Frank Arnold
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 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