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
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	26–4 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Wooden (26th season)
Assistant coaches	Gary Cunningham Frank Arnold
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

Roster

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 Injured Current redshirt Roster

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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*  ABC	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 Colliseum  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*  TVS	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*  NBC	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

Main article: 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2
Coaches	Not released		1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	Not released

Awards and honors

• Bill Walton, USBWA College Player of the Year^[5]
• Bill Walton, Naismith College Player of the Year^[6]
• Bill Walton, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[7]

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. "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

• Media related to 1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball season at Wikimedia Commons
• 1973–74 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com