1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 Champions
Sugar Bowl Tourney Champions
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 1
AP No. 1
1972–73 record 30–0 (14–0 Pac-8)
Head coach John R. Wooden (25th season)
Assistant coach Gary Cunningham
Home arena Pauley Pavilion
1972–73 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 UCLA14–0 1.000  30–0  1.000
USC9–5 .643  18–10  .643
Oregon8–6 .571  16–10  .615
Stanford7–7 .500  14–11  .560
Washington6–8 .429  16–11  .593
Oregon State6–8 .429  15–11  .577
California4–10 .286  11–15  .423
Washington State2–12 .143  6–20  .231
As of November 25, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won another National Championship for UCLA by beating the Memphis State Tigers, 87–66 in the Final Four and winning their seventh consecutive title.[2] In the NCAA Championship Game, Bill Walton made 21 of 22 field goal attempts and scored 44 points. Some regard this as the greatest ever offensive performance in American college basketball. The Bruins set a new NCAA record of winning 89 games and losing 1 during a three-year span.

Starting lineup

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

Roster

1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 30 Vince Carson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
G 22 Tommy Curtis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tampa, Florida
F 54 Larry Farmer (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr
F 50 Gary Franklin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
F 53 Larry Hollyfield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr
G 43 Greg Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr Raseda, California
F 34 Dave Meyers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) So San Diego, CA
C 31 Swen Nater 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Den Helder, Netherlands
G 25 Pete Trgovich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So
C 32 Bill Walton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr La Mesa, California
F 52 Keith Wilkes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr 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

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 1972*
 No. 1 Wisconsin W 94–53  1–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 1972*
 No. 1 Bradley W 73–38  2–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 1972*
 No. 1 Pacific W 81–48  3–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 1972*
 No. 1 UCSB W 98–67  4–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1972*
 No. 1 Pittsburgh W 89–73  5–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1972*
 No. 1 Notre Dame W 82–56  6–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1972*
 No. 1 vs. Drake
Sugar Bowl Classic		 W 85–72  7–0
 Municipal Auditorium 
New Orleans, LA
December 30, 1972*
 No. 1 vs. Illinois
Sugar Bowl Classic		 W 71–64  8–0
 Municipal Auditorium (7,123)
New Orleans, LA
January 5, 1973
 No. 1 Oregon W 64–38  9–0
(1–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 1973
 No. 1 Oregon State W 87–61  10–0
(2–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 1973
 No. 1 at Stanford W 82–67  11–0
(3–0)		 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 13, 1973
 No. 1 at California W 69–50  12–0
(4–0)		 Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 19, 1973*
 No. 1 No. 10 San Francisco W 92–64  13–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 1973*
 No. 1 No. 9 Providence W 101–77  14–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 1973*
 No. 1 at Loyola–Chicago W 87–73  15–0
 Chicago Stadium[3] (15,817)
Chicago, IL
January 27, 1973*
 No. 1 at Notre Dame W 82–63  16–0
 Athletic & Convocation Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 3, 1973
 No. 1 at No. 20 USC W 79–56  17–0
(5–0)		 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1973
 No. 1 at Washington State W 88–50  18–0
(6–0)		 Bohler Gymnasium 
Pullman, WA
February 12, 1973
 No. 1 at Washington W 76–67  19–0
(7–0)		 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
February 16, 1973
 No. 1 Washington W 93–62  20–0
(8–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1973
 No. 1 Washington State W 96–64  21–0
(9–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1973
 No. 1 at Oregon W 72–61  22–0
(10–0)		 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
February 24, 1973
 No. 1 Oregon State W 73–67  23–0
(11–0)		 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
March 2, 1973
 No. 1 California W 51–45  24–0
(12–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 1973
 No. 1 Stanford W 51–45  25–0
(13–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1973
 No. 1 USC W 76–56  26–0
(14–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1973*
 No. 1 vs. No. 16 Arizona State
Regional Semifinal		 W 98–81  27–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 17, 1973*
 No. 1 vs. No. 20 San Francisco
Regional Final		 W 54–39  28–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 24, 1973*
 No. 1 vs. No. 6 Indiana
National Semifinal		 W 70–59  29–0
 St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
March 26, 1973*
 No. 1 vs. Memphis State
National Final		 W 87–66  30–0
 St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes

  • The 1972 team was ranked No. 1 by both AP and UPI pre-season polls
  • Walton set a school record with 506 rebounds
  • Larry Farmer and Larry Hollyfield became the only players to have the best winning record over a three-year period, 89–1.[4]
  • In the semifinals game, Indiana Hoosiers rallied in the second half to give the Bruins a scare. Curtis scored 22 points off the bench to help UCLA with the 70–59 victory.
  • Bill Walton and Keith Wilkes were named to the 1973 Consensus All-America first team.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ UCLA media guide
  3. ↑ Rapoport, Ron (26 January 1973). "Bruins Tie All-Time Mark". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ NCAA Division 1 Record, NCAA, 2002
  5. ↑ http://aausullivan.org/winners_1973.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
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