1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
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1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
| 1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |||
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| Pacific-8 Championship Bruin Classic Championship |
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| 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 | ||
Seasons
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| 1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 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.
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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
- Dave Meyers
- Pete Trgovich
- Bill Walton
- Bob Webb
- Keith Wilkes
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Results |
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| 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 |
Note: * = End of 88 game winning streak
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 |
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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 |
See also
References
- ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-12 Conference. p. 67. http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/issue/45931. 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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