1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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The 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1974, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 31, 1975, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. The UCLA Bruins won their tenth NCAA national championship with a 92–85 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.

Season headlines[]

Season outlook[]

Pre-season polls[]

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[4][5]

'Associated Press'
Ranking Team
1 NC State
2 UCLA
3 Indiana
4 Maryland
5 Marqette
6 Kansas
7 South Carolina
8 Louisville
9 Alabama
10 USC
11 North Carolina
12 Notre Dame
13 Purdue
14 Providence
15 Memphis State
16 Kentucky
17 Michigan
18 Minnesota
19 Arizona
20 Penn
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 NC State
2 UCLA
3 Indiana
4 Louisville
5 North Carolina
6 USC
7 Marquette
8 Alabama
9 Kansas
10 Maryland
11 Notre Dame
12 South Carolina
13 Penn
14 Arizona State
15 Arizona
16
(tie)
Oregon State
Purdue
18 Memphis State
19
(tie)
Michigan
Oregon

Conference membership changes[]

School Former Conference New Conference
American Eagles Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference
Bucknell Bison Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference
Cal State Fullerton Titans Non-Division I Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference
Drexel Dragons Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference
Hofstra Pride Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference
La Salle Explorers Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference
Lafayette Leopards Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference
Lehigh Engineers Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference
Rider Broncs Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference
St. Joseph's Hawks Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference
Saint Louis Billikens Missouri Valley Conference Division I independent
Temple Owls Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference
West Chester Golden Rams Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference

Regular season[]

Conference winners and tournaments[]

From 1975 to 1982, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a loosely organized sports federation of Northeastern colleges and universities, organized Division I ECAC regional tournaments for those of its members that were independents in basketball. Each 1975 tournament winner received an automatic bid to the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in the same way that the tournament champions of conventional athletic conferences did.[6]

Conference Regular
Season Winner[7]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Maryland David Thompson,
NC State[8]
1975 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
North Carolina
Big Eight Conference Kansas Alvan Adams, Oklahoma[9] No Tournament
Big Sky Conference Montana None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Indiana None Selected No Tournament
East Coast Conference American & La Salle (East)
Lafayette (West)
, American Kirby Sports Center
(Easton, Pennsylvania)
La Salle
Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC)
Division I ECAC members
played as independents
during the regular season
1975 ECAC Metro Region Tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York, New York)
Rutgers
1975 ECAC New England Region Tournament Springfield Civic Center
(Springfield, Massachusetts)
Boston College
1975 ECAC Southern Region Tournament WVU Coliseum
(Morgantown, West Virginia)
Georgetown
1975 ECAC Upstate Region Tournament Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
(Buffalo, New York)
Syracuse
Ivy League Penn Ron Haigler, Penn[10] No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan Dan Roundfield, Central Michigan[11] No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Louisville Junior Bridgeman, Louisville No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Middle Tennessee , Middle Tennessee Murphy Center
(Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals)
Middle Tennessee
Pacific-8 Conference UCLA None Selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Long Beach State Bob Gross, Long Beach State No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Alabama & Kentucky Kevin Grevey, Kentucky, & Bernard King, Tennessee[12] No Tournament
Southern Conference Furman Clyde Mayes,
Furman[13]
1975 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Greenville Memorial Auditorium
(Greenville, South Carolina)
(Semifinals and Finals)
Furman[14]
Southland Conference McNeese State ,
McNeese State[15]
No Tournament
Southwest Conference Texas A&M Sonny Parker, Texas A&M No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference UNLV Ricky Sobers, UNLV No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference Arizona State None Selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Massachusetts None Selected No Tournament

Informal championships[]

Conference Regular
Season Winner
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Philadelphia Big 5 La Salle None selected No Tournament

Statistical leaders[]

Post-Season Tournaments[]

NCAA Tournament[]

Final Four[]

National Semifinals National Finals
      
E Syracuse 79
ME Kentucky 95
ME Kentucky 85
W UCLA 92
ME Louisville 74
MW UCLA 75
  • Third Place – Louisville 96, Syracuse 88

National Invitation Tournament[]

Semifinals & Finals[]

Semifinals Finals
      
  Providence 85
  St. John's 72
  Providence 69
  Princeton 80
  Oregon 79
  Princeton 58
  • Third Place – Oregon 80, St. John's 76

Awards[]

Consensus All-American teams[]

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Adrian Dantley F Sophomore Notre Dame
John Lucas G Junior Maryland
Scott May F Junior Indiana
Dave Meyers F Senior UCLA
David Thompson G/F Senior North Carolina State


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Luther Burden G Junior Utah
Leon Douglas F/C Junior Alabama
Kevin Grevey G Senior Kentucky
Ron Lee G Junior Oregon
Gus Williams G Senior Southern California

Major player of the year awards[]

Major coach of the year awards[]

Other major awards[]

Coaching changes[]

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Hardin–Simmons
Illinois Gene Bartow Lou Henson Bartow left for UCLA and was replaced by New Mexico State coach Lou Henson.
New Mexico State Lou Henson Ken Hayes
Tulsa Ken Hayes Jim King
UCLA John Wooden Gene Bartow Wooden announced his retirement during the 1975 Final Four, where he won his record tenth NCAA title. He was replaced by Illinois head coach Bartow.

References[]

  1. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Burnsed, Brian, "A Brief History of Men's College Basketball," Champion, Fall 2018 Accessed April 6, 2021
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Varsity Pride: ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments
  7. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  8. ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section, retrieved 2009-02-14
  9. ^ 2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section, Big 12 Conference, retrieved 2009-02-04
  10. ^ Men's Ivy League Outstanding performers Archived 2008-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, Ivy League, retrieved 2009-02-01
  11. ^ 2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section, Mid-American Conference, retrieved 2009-02-14
  12. ^ 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-06
  13. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  14. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  15. ^ 2008–09 Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, Southland Conference, retrieved 2009-02-07
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