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1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team


The 1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the National Collegiate Championship on March 25, 1972, in the Los Angeles Sports Arena with an 81–76 victory over Florida State.[2] It was the sixth consecutive championship (and eighth in nine years) under John Wooden, in his 25th year as head coach at UCLA. This was the final year that the national championship game was played on Saturday.[3]

1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
Pac-8 champions
Bruin Classic champions
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record30–0 (14–0 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coachGary Cunningham
Seasons
1971–72 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 14 – 0   1.000 30 – 0   1.000
Washington 10 – 4   .714 20 – 6   .769
Oregon State 9 – 5   .643 18 – 10   .643
USC 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615
California 6 – 8   .429 13 – 16   .448
Stanford 5 – 9   .357 10 – 15   .400
Washington State 3 – 11   .214 11 – 15   .423
Oregon 0 – 14   .000 6 – 20   .231
As of April 15, 1972[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971–72 Bruins had an undefeated record of 30–0, winning by an average margin of over thirty points. They won all 26 games in the regular season (fourteen in Pac-8 play), then four in the NCAA tournament. This was the 45th consecutive victory in a winning streak that reached 88 games, an NCAA record.

Season summary edit

Sophomore Bill Walton lived up to his advance billing, leading the Bruins to a 30–0 record and the National Championship while averaging a double-double (21.1 PPG, 15.5 RPG). Greg Lee and Henry Bibby formed a solid back court, and forwards Keith Wilkes and Larry Farmer were double-digit scorers. Walton's backup, Swen Nater, could have been a star at other schools and went on to a lengthy pro career.

Starting lineup edit

Position Player Class
F Larry Farmer Jr.
F Keith Wilkes So.
C Bill Walton So.
G Greg Lee So.
G Henry Bibby Sr.

Roster edit

1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 45 Henry Bibby (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Franklinton, North Carolina
F 30 Vince Carson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So
F 34 Jon Chapman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr
G 22 Tommy Curtis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Tampa, Florida
F 54 Larry Farmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
G 25 Andy Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Sr Los Angeles, CA
F 53 Larry Hollyfield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr
G 43 Greg Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Reseda, California
C 31 Swen Nater 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Den Helder, Netherlands
C 32 Bill Walton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So La Mesa, California
F 52 Keith Wilkes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Berkeley, California
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Gary Cunningham (UCLA)

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

Roster

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1971*
 No. 1 The Citadel W 105–49  1–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 1971*
 No. 1 Iowa W 106–72  2–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 1971*
 KTLA (delay) 		No. 1 Iowa State W 110–81  3–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1971*
 No. 1 Texas A&M W 117–53  4–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1971*
 No. 1 Notre Dame W 114–56  5–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1971*
 No. 1 TCU W 119–81  6–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1971*
 No. 1 Texas W 115–65  7–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1971*
 No. 1 No. 6 Ohio State W 79–53  8–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 1972
 No. 1 at Oregon State W 78–72  9–0
(1–0) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 1972
 No. 1 at Oregon W 93–68  10–0
(2–0) 		McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
January 14, 1972
 No. 1 Stanford W 118–79  11–0
(3–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1972
 No. 1 California W 82–43  12–0
(4–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 1972*
 No. 1 Santa Clara W 92–57  13–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 1972*
 No. 1 Denver W 108–61  14–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1972
 No. 1 at Loyola–Chicago W 92–64  15–0
 Chicago Stadium[4] (11,255)
Chicago, IL
January 29, 1972*
 No. 1 at Notre Dame W 57–32  16–0
 Athletic & Convocation Center (11,343)
Notre Dame, IN
February 5, 1972
 No. 1 USC W 81–56  17–0
(5–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1972
 No. 1 Washington State W 89–58  18–0
(6–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1972
 No. 1 Washington W 109–70  19–0
(7–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1972
 No. 1 at Washington W 100–83  20–0
(8–0) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
February 21, 1972
 No. 1 at Washington State W 85–55  21–0
(9–0) 		Bohler Gymnasium 
Pullman, WA
February 25, 1972
 No. 1 Oregon W 92–70  22–0
(10–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1972
 No. 1 Oregon State W 91–72  23–0
(11–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 1972
 No. 1 at California W 85–71  24–0
(12–0) 		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
March 4, 1972
 No. 1 at Stanford W 102–73  25–0
(13–0) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 10, 1972
 No. 1 at USC W 79–66  26–0
(14–0) 		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 1972*
6:00 pm 		No. 1 vs. Weber State
Regional semifinal 		W 90–58  27–0
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
March 18, 1972*
3:00 pm 		No. 1 vs. No. 5 Long Beach State
Regional Final 		W 73–57  28–0
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
March 23, 1972*
8:00 pm 		No. 1 vs. No. 4 Louisville
National semifinal 		W 96–77  29–0
 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
March 25, 1972*
2:00 pm 		No. 1 vs. No. 10 Florida State
National Final 		W 81–76  30–0
 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.
Source:[5]

Notes edit

  • The team opened the season as the No. 1 team in both the AP and UPI polls
  • Prior to joining the varsity team, Lee (17.9 ppg), Wilkes (20.0 ppg), and Walton (18.1, 68.6 per cent) were members of the 20–0 Frosh team[6]
  • Bruins won the Bruin Classic in Pauley Pavilion
  • Bill Walton and Henry Bibby were named to the 1972 Consensus All-America first team

Awards and honors edit

Team players drafted into the NBA edit

  • Henry Bibby, New York
  • Bill Walton, San Antonio (ABA)

References edit

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "It was the same old story -- Bruins take NCAA crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 26, 1972. p. 1D.
  3. ^ "Bruins bid for sixth straight". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 1972. p. 5B.
  4. ^ Prugh, Jeff (January 29, 1972). "Bruin Cagers Romp but Walton Loses 'Duel' With Martin". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156908204.
  5. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  6. ^ 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971
  7. ^ "USBWA > Awards > Oscar Robertson Trophy". Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2007.
  8. ^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  9. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.

External links edit

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