1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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Pac-8 Champions Bruin Classic Champions | |
Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
1973–74 record | 26–4 (12–2 Pac-8) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Pauley Pavilion |
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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 |
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[]
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Gary Cunningham (UCLA)
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Schedule[]
Bill Walton taking a shot.
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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[]
Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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
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(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
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