1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pacific-8 Championship Bruin Classic Championship
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
1973–74 record	26–4 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Wooden
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons « 1972–73 1974–75 »

1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#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
As of November 25, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 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 postseasons, 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.

Regular season

• UCLA defeated Washington 100–48 on January 5, 1974.
• The team scored 100 or more points in four regular season games. It beat Dayton 111–100 in overtime in the NCAA Tournament.

Players

• Vice Carson
• Casey Corliss
• Tommy Curtis
• Ralph Drollinger
• Gary Franklin
• Greg Lee
• Dave Meyers
• Pete Trgovich
• Bill Walton
• Bob Webb
• Keith Wilkes

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Results
Nov. 30	Arkansas	W 101–79
Dec. 1	Maryland	W 65–64
Dec. 8	SMU	W 77–60
Dec. 15	NC State	W 84–66
Dec. 21	Ohio	W 110–63
Dec. 22	St. Bonaventure	W 111–59
Dec. 28	Wyoming	W 86–58
Dec. 29	Michigan	W 90–70
Jan. 5	Washington	W 100–48
Jan. 7	Wash. St.	W 55–45
Jan. 11	California	W 92–56
Jan. 12	Stanford	W 66–52
Jan. 17	Iowa	W 66–44
Jan. 19	Notre Dame	L 70–71*
Jan. 25	Santa Clara	W 96–54
Jan. 26	Notre Dame	W 94–75
Feb. 2	USC	W 65–54
Feb. 8	Oregon	W 84–66
Feb. 9	Oregon St.	W 80–75
Feb. 15	Oregon St.	L 57–61
Feb. 16	Oregon	L 51–56
Feb. 22	Wash. St.	W 93–68
Feb. 23	Washington	W 99–65
Mar. 1	California	W 83–60
Mar. 2	Stanford	W 62–60
Mar. 9	USC	W 82–52
Mar. 14 (Sweet 16)	Dayton	W 111–100
Mar. 16 (Elite 8)	USF	W 83–60
Mar. 23 (Final Four)	NC State	L 77–80

Note: * = End of 88 game winning streak

Awards and honors

• Bill Walton, USBWA College Player of the Year
• Bill Walton, Naismith College Player of the Year
• Bill Walton, Adolph Rupp Trophy

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

See also

• 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament