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1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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 loss 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.

1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 champions
Bruin Classic champions
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record26–4 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
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
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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 Final Four.

Pre-season edit

The team was ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation by both AP and UPI polls.

Roster edit

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

Roster

[2]

Schedule edit

 
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) 		Performing Arts Coloseum 
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 edit

Main article: 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Awards and honors edit

Team players drafted into the NBA edit

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 edit

  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}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ Chapin, Dwight (March 15, 1974). "The Dynasty Lives in Triple Overtime, 111-100". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 157358671.
  4. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  5. ^ "USBWA > Awards > Oscar Robertson Trophy". Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2007.
  6. ^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  7. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
  8. ^ "1974 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.

External links edit

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