1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1973–74 UCLA Bruins UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Pacific-8 Conference Pac-8 2 2 26–4 12–2 John Wooden 26th Gary Cunningham Frank Arnold Pauley Pavilion Pac-8 championsBruin Classic champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team was Bill Walton's final year with the school. During the season, the Bruins' 88 game winning streak ended in a 71–70 defeat by the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Coincidentally, the Bruins' final defeat in 1971 prior to the winning streak was also to Notre Dame, by a score of 89–82. In the postseason, UCLA's record streak of seven consecutive national titles was broken. Eventual national champion 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 UCLA Bruins men's y Tommy Curtis y 22 G 5 11 170 Sr Tallahassee, Florida Ralph Drollinger y 35 C 7 1 210 So La Mesa, California Gary Franklin 50 F 6 5 187 Sr Reseda, California Marques Johnson y 54 F 6 5 212 Fr Los Angeles, California Greg Lee basketball y 43 G 6 4 190 Sr Raseda, California Andre McCarter y 45 G 6 2 174 So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dave Meyers basketball y 34 F 6 7 205 Jr La Habra, California Gavin Smith film studio executive y 55 GF 6 4 185 Fr Sherman Oaks, California Jim Spillane 44 G 5 10 150 Fr Palos Verdes Estates, California Pete Trgovich y 25 GF 6 5 175 Jr East Chicago, Indiana Bill Walton y 32 C 6 11 220 Sr La Mesa, California C Richard Washington y 31 CF 6 9 220 Fr Portland, Oregon Bob Webb 42 G 6 1 160 Sr Trevose, Pennsylvania Keith Wilkes y 52 F 6 6 190 Sr Berkeley, California C http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/C/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1974_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf John Wooden (Purdue) Gary Cunningham (UCLA)Frank Arnold (Idaho State) 1974 NCAA Final Four program March 1974 Schedule thumb|160px|Bill Walton taking a shot. yes 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1973 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 30, 1973 yes 1 1973 men Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 101–79 1–0 December 1, 1973 yes 1 Maryland 4 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 65–64 2–0 December 8, 1973 yes 1 1973 men SMU Mustangs SMU Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 77–60 3–0 December 15, 1973 yes yes 1 North Carolina State 2 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO ABC 84–66 4–0 December 21, 1973 yes 1 Ohio Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 110–63 5–0 December 22, 1973 yes 1 1973 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 111–59 6–0 December 28, 1973 yes 1 1973 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA Bruin Classic 86–58 7–0 December 29, 1973 yes 1 Michigan Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA Bruin Classic 90–70 8–0 January 5, 1974 yes 1 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 100–48 9–0 1–0 January 7, 1974 yes 1 Washington State Performing Arts Colliseum Pullman, WA 55–45 10–0 2–0 January 11, 1974 1 1973 men California Golden Bears California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 92–56 11–0 3–0 January 12, 1974 1 1973 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 66–52 12–0 4–0 January 17, 1974 yes yes 1 1973 men Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 68–44 13–0 January 19, 1974 yes yes 1 Notre Dame Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN TVS 70–71 13–1 January 25, 1974 yes 2 1973 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 96–54 14–1 January 26, 1974 yes 1 Notre Dame Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 94–75 15–1 February 2, 1974 1 1973 men USC Trojans USC 11 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 65–54 16–1 5–0 February 8, 1974 1 1973 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 84–66 17–1 6–0 February 9, 1974 1 1973 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 80–75 18–1 7–0 February 15, 1974 yes 1 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 57–61 18–2 7–1 February 16, 1974 yes 1 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 51–56 18–3 7–2 February 22, 1974 3 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 93–68 19–3 8–2 February 23, 1974 3 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 99–65 20–3 9–2 March 1, 1974 yes 3 California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 83–60 21–3 10–2 March 2, 1974 yes 3 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 62–60 22–3 11–2 March 9, 1974 yes 3 USC 7 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 82–52 23–3 12–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 14, 1974 yes yes 2 Dayton 20 McKale CenterChapin Dwight The Dynasty Lives in Triple Overtime, 111-100 Los Angeles Times 15 March 1974 157358671 Tucson, AZ Regional semifinal 111–100 3OT 24–3 March 16, 1974 yes yes 2 1973 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco McKale Center Tucson, AZ Regional Final 83–60 25–3 March 23, 1974 yes yes 2 North Carolina State 1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC National semifinal NBC 77–80 2OT 25–4 March 25, 1974 yes yes 2 Kansas 6 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Consolation Game 78–61 26–4 AP Poll Pacific Time SourceSeason by Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=9 UCLA Athletics October 2, 2017 December 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229080204/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=9 dead Rankings 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 Coaches 2 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 Awards and honors Bill Walton, USBWA College Player of the Yearhttp://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/robertson/index.html USBWA > Awards > Oscar Robertson Trophy 2007-01-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070213004535/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/robertson/index.html 2007-02-13 Bill Walton, Naismith College Player of the Yearhttp://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy 2009-03-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090302160347/http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx 2009-03-02 Bill Walton, Adolph Rupp Trophyhttp://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm About Us 2009-04-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090107024610/http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm 2009-01-07 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 Braveshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1974 1974 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2010-06-18 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100523231452/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1974&lg=N 2010-05-23 References External links 1973–74 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com Ucla Bruins Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Ucla UCLA UCLA