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.
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.
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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 basketballPac 8 championsBruin Classic championsNCAA tournament Final FourConferencePacific 8 ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 2APNo 2Record26 4 12 2 Pac 8 Head coachJohn Wooden 26th season Assistant coachesGary Cunningham Frank ArnoldHome arenaPauley PavilionSeasons 1972 731974 75 1973 74 Pacific 8 Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 2 UCLA 12 2 857 26 4 867USC 11 3 786 24 5 828Oregon 9 5 643 15 11 577Washington 7 7 500 16 10 615Oregon State 6 8 429 13 13 500Stanford 5 9 357 11 14 440California 3 11 214 9 17 346Washington State 3 11 214 8 21 276As of November 25 2011 1 Rankings from AP PollIn 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 Contents 1 Pre season 2 Roster 3 Schedule 4 Rankings 5 Awards and honors 6 Team players drafted into the NBA 7 References 8 External linksPre season editThe team was ranked as the No 1 team in the nation by both AP an UPI polls Roster edit1973 74 UCLA Bruins men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownG 22 Tommy Curtis 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m 170 lb 77 kg Sr Tallahassee FloridaC 35 Ralph Drollinger 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 210 lb 95 kg So La Mesa CaliforniaF 50 Gary Franklin 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 187 lb 85 kg Sr Reseda CaliforniaF 54 Marques Johnson 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 212 lb 96 kg Fr Los Angeles CaliforniaG 43 Greg Lee 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 190 lb 86 kg Sr Raseda CaliforniaG 45 Andre McCarter 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 174 lb 79 kg So Philadelphia PennsylvaniaF 34 Dave Meyers 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 205 lb 93 kg Jr La Habra CaliforniaG F 55 Gavin Smith 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg Fr Sherman Oaks CaliforniaG 44 Jim Spillane 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 150 lb 68 kg Fr Palos Verdes Estates CaliforniaG F 25 Pete Trgovich 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 175 lb 79 kg Jr East Chicago IndianaC 32 Bill Walton C 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 220 lb 100 kg Sr La Mesa CaliforniaF C 31 Richard Washington 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 220 lb 100 kg Fr Portland OregonG 42 Bob Webb 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 160 lb 73 kg Sr Trevose PennsylvaniaF 52 Keith Wilkes C 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg Sr Berkeley California Head coachJohn Wooden Purdue Assistant coach es Gary Cunningham UCLA Frank Arnold Idaho State Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtRoster 2 Schedule edit nbsp Bill Walton taking a shot Datetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateRegular SeasonNovember 30 1973 No 1 Arkansas W 101 79 1 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 1 1973 No 1 No 4 Maryland W 65 64 2 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 8 1973 No 1 SMU W 77 60 3 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 15 1973 No 1 vs No 2 North Carolina State W 84 66 4 0 St Louis Arena St Louis MODecember 21 1973 No 1 Ohio W 110 63 5 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 22 1973 No 1 St Bonaventure W 111 59 6 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 28 1973 No 1 Wyoming Bruin Classic W 86 58 7 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 29 1973 No 1 Michigan Bruin Classic W 90 70 8 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAJanuary 5 1974 No 1 at Washington W 100 48 9 0 1 0 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle WAJanuary 7 1974 No 1 at Washington State W 55 45 10 0 2 0 Performing Arts Coloseum Pullman WAJanuary 11 1974 No 1 California W 92 56 11 0 3 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAJanuary 12 1974 No 1 Stanford W 66 52 12 0 4 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAJanuary 17 1974 No 1 vs Iowa W 68 44 13 0 Chicago Stadium Chicago ILJanuary 19 1974 No 1 at Notre Dame L 70 71 13 1 Athletic amp Convocation Center Notre Dame INJanuary 25 1974 No 2 Santa Clara W 96 54 14 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAJanuary 26 1974 No 1 Notre Dame W 94 75 15 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAFebruary 2 1974 No 1 No 11 USC W 65 54 16 1 5 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAFebruary 8 1974 No 1 Oregon W 84 66 17 1 6 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAFebruary 9 1974 No 1 Oregon State W 80 75 18 1 7 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAFebruary 15 1974 No 1 at Oregon State L 57 61 18 2 7 1 Gill Coliseum Corvallis ORFebruary 16 1974 No 1 at Oregon L 51 56 18 3 7 2 McArthur Court Eugene ORFebruary 22 1974 No 3 Washington State W 93 68 19 3 8 2 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAFebruary 23 1974 No 3 Washington W 99 65 20 3 9 2 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAMarch 1 1974 No 3 at California W 83 60 21 3 10 2 Harmon Gym Berkeley CAMarch 2 1974 No 3 at Stanford W 62 60 22 3 11 2 Maples Pavilion Stanford CAMarch 9 1974 No 3 at No 7 USC W 82 52 23 3 12 2 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles CANCAA TournamentMarch 14 1974 No 2 vs No 20 Dayton Regional semifinal W 111 100 3OT 24 3 McKale Center 3 Tucson AZMarch 16 1974 No 2 vs San Francisco Regional Final W 83 60 25 3 McKale Center Tucson AZMarch 23 1974 No 2 vs No 1 North Carolina State National semifinal L 77 80 2OT 25 4 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro NCMarch 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 editMain article 1973 74 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking WeekPollPre12345678910111213141516FinalAP111111112111333222CoachesNot released11111121113332Not releasedAwards and honors editBill 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 editRound Pick Player NBA Team1 1 Bill Walton Portland Trail Blazers1 11 Keith Wilkes Golden State Warriors7 115 Greg Lee Atlanta Hawks7 117 Tommy Curtis Buffalo Braves 8 References edit 2011 12 Men s Basketball Media Guide Pac 12 Conference p 67 Retrieved November 23 2011 1974 NCAA Final Four program March 1974 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Chapin Dwight March 15 1974 The Dynasty Lives in Triple Overtime 111 100 Los Angeles Times ProQuest 157358671 Season by Season Records PDF UCLA Athletics USBWA gt Awards gt Oscar Robertson Trophy Archived from the original on February 13 2007 Retrieved January 25 2007 Naismith Awards Naismith Trophy Archived from the original on March 2 2009 Retrieved March 13 2009 About Us Archived from the original on January 7 2009 Retrieved April 17 2009 1974 NBA Draft on Basketballreference com Archived from the original on May 23 2010 Retrieved June 18 2010 External links edit nbsp Media related to 1973 74 UCLA Bruins men s basketball season at Wikimedia Commons 1973 74 UCLA Bruins at Sports Reference com 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