1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 Champions
Bruin Classic Champions
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 2
1973–74 record 26–4 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach John Wooden (26th season)
Home arena Pauley Pavilion
1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#2 UCLA12–2 .857  26–4  .867
USC11–3 .786  24–5  .828
Oregon9–5 .643  15–11  .577
Washington7–7 .500  16–10  .615
Oregon State6–8 .429  13–13  .500
Stanford5–9 .357  11–14  .440
California3–11 .214  9–17  .346
Washington State3–11 .214  8–21  .276
As of November 25, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 UCLA 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 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 NCAA semi-finals.

Pre-season

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

Roster

1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 22 Tommy Curtis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Tampa, Florida
C 35 Ralph Drollinger 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)250 lb (113 kg) So La Mesa, California
F 50 Gary Franklin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr
G 45 Andre McCarter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 34 Dave Meyers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr San Diego, CA
F 54 Marques Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg) Fr Natchitoches, Louisiana
G 43 Greg Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Raseda, California
G 25 Pete Trgovich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
F 31 Richard Washington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Portland, Oregon
C 32 Bill Walton (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr La Mesa, California
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)

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

Roster

Schedule

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)		 Bohler Gymnasium 
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 15, 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 63–68  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[2] 
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. 10 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[3]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

  1. ↑ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ Chapin, Dwight (15 March 1974). "The Dynasty Lives in Triple Overtime, 111-100". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
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