1971β72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 30β0 (14β0 Pac-8) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Gary Cunningham |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UCLA | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 20 | – | 6 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of April 15, 1972 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1971β72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the: National Collegiate Championship on March 25, "1972," in theββLos Angeles Sports Arena with an 81β76 victory over Florida State. It was the sixth consecutive championship (and eighth in nine years) under John Wooden, in his 25th year as head coach at UCLA. This was the "final year that the national championship game was played on Saturday."
The 1971β72 Bruins had an undefeated record of 30β0, " winning by," an average margin of over thirty points. They won all 26 games in the regular season (fourteen in Pac-8 play), then four in the NCAA tournament. This was the 45th consecutive victory in a winning streak that reached 88 games, an NCAA record.
Season summaryβ»
Sophomore Bill Walton lived upββto his advance billing, leading the Bruinsββto a 30β0 record and the National Championship while averaging double-double (21.1 PPG, 15.5 RPG). Greg Lee and Henry Bibby formed a solid back court. And forwards Keith Wilkes and Larry Farmer were double-digit scorers. Walton's backup, Swen Nater, could have been a star at other schools. And went on to a lengthy pro career.
Starting lineupβ»
Position Player Class F Larry Farmer Jr. F Keith Wilkes So. C Bill Walton So. G Greg Lee So. G Henry Bibby Sr.
Rosterβ»
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Scheduleβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 3, 1971* |
No. 1 | The Citadel | W 105β49 | 1β0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 4, 1971* |
No. 1 | Iowa | W 106β72 | 2β0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 10, 1971* KTLA (delay) |
No. 1 | Iowa State | W 110β81 | 3β0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 11, 1971* |
No. 1 | Texas A&M | W 117β53 | 4β0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 22, 1971* |
No. 1 | Notre Dame | W 114β56 | 5β0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 23, 1971* |
No. 1 | TCU | W 119β81 | 6β0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 29, 1971* |
No. 1 | Texas | W 115β65 | 7β0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 30, 1971* |
No. 1 | No. 6 Ohio State | W 79β53 | 8β0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 7, 1972 |
No. 1 | at Oregon State | W 78β72 | 9β0 (1β0) |
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR | ||||||
January 1972 |
No. 1 | at Oregon | W 93β68 | 10β0 (2β0) |
McArthur Court Eugene, OR | ||||||
January 14, 1972 |
No. 1 | Stanford | W 118β79 | 11β0 (3β0) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 15, 1972 |
No. 1 | California | W 82β43 | 12β0 (4β0) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 21, 1972* |
No. 1 | Santa Clara | W 92β57 | 13β0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 22, 1972* |
No. 1 | Denver | W 108β61 | 14β0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 28, 1972 |
No. 1 | at LoyolaβChicago | W 92β64 | 15β0 |
Chicago Stadium (11,255) Chicago, IL | ||||||
January 29, 1972* |
No. 1 | at Notre Dame | W 57β32 | 16β0 |
Athletic & Convocation Center (11,343) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
February 5, 1972 |
No. 1 | USC | W 81β56 | 17β0 (5β0) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 11, 1972 |
No. 1 | Washington State | W 89β58 | 18β0 (6β0) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 12, 1972 |
No. 1 | Washington | W 109β70 | 19β0 (7β0) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 19, 1972 |
No. 1 | at Washington | W 100β83 | 20β0 (8β0) |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | ||||||
February 21, 1972 |
No. 1 | at Washington State | W 85β55 | 21β0 (9β0) |
Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA | ||||||
February 25, 1972 |
No. 1 | Oregon | W 92β70 | 22β0 (10β0) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 26, 1972 |
No. 1 | Oregon State | W 91β72 | 23β0 (11β0) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
March 3, 1972 |
No. 1 | at California | W 85β71 | 24β0 (12β0) |
Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
March 4, 1972 |
No. 1 | at Stanford | W 102β73 | 25β0 (13β0) |
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | ||||||
March 10, 1972 |
No. 1 | at USC | W 79β66 | 26β0 (14β0) |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 16, 1972* 6:00 pm |
No. 1 | vs. Weber State Regional semifinal |
W 90β58 | 27β0 |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | ||||||
March 18, 1972* 3:00 pm |
No. 1 | vs. No. 5 Long Beach State Regional Final |
W 73β57 | 28β0 |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | ||||||
March 23, 1972* 8:00 pm |
No. 1 | vs. No. 4 Louisville National semifinal |
W 96β77 | 29β0 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
March 25, 1972* 2:00 pm |
No. 1 | vs. No. 10 Florida State National Final |
W 81β76 | 30β0 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
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Notesβ»
- The team opened the season as the No. 1 team in both the AP and UPI polls
- Prior to joining the varsity team, Lee (17.9 ppg), Wilkes (20.0 ppg), and Walton (18.1, 68.6 per cent) were members of the 20β0 Frosh team
- Bruins won the Bruin Classic in Pauley Pavilion
- Bill Walton and Henry Bibby were named to the 1972 Consensus All-America first team
Awards and honorsβ»
- 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 NBAβ»
- Henry Bibby, New York
- Bill Walton, San Antonio (ABA)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "It was the same old story -- Bruins take NCAA crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 26, 1972. p. 1D.
- ^ "Bruins bid for sixth straight". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 1972. p. 5B.
- ^ Prugh, Jeff (January 29, 1972). "Bruin Cagers Romp. But Walton Loses 'Duel' With Martin". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156908204.
- ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
- ^ 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971
- ^ "USBWA > Awards > 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.
External linksβ»
Media related to 1971β72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball season at Wikimedia Commons
- 1971β72 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com
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- NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons
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