1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Pac-8 Championship Sugar Bowl Tourney Championship
NCAA National Championship Game vs. Memphis State, W, 87–66
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1972–73 record	30–0 (14–0 Pac-8)
Head coach	John R. Wooden
Assistant coach	Gary Cunningham
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

1972–73 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 UCLA	14	–	0	1.000	30	–	0	1.000
USC	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Oregon	8	–	6	.571	16	–	10	.615
Stanford	7	–	7	.500	14	–	11	.560
Washington	6	–	8	.429	16	–	11	.593
Oregon State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	11	.577
California	4	–	10	.286	11	–	15	.423
Washington State	2	–	12	.143	6	–	20	.231

As of November 25, 2011^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won another National Championship for UCLA by beating the Memphis State Tigers, 87–66 in the Final Four and winning their seventh consecutive title.^[2] In the NCAA Championship Game, Bill Walton made 21 of 22 field goal attempts and scored 44 points. Some regard this as the greatest ever offensive performance in American college basketball. The Bruins set a new NCAA record of winning 89 games and losing 1 during a three-year span.

Starting lineup

Position	Player	Class
F	Larry Farmer	Sr.
F	Keith Wilkes	Jr.
C	Bill Walton	Jr.
G	Larry Hollyfield	Sr.
G	Greg Lee	Jr.

Players

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
Nov. 25*	No. 1	Wisconsin	W 94-53	1–0	(-)
Dec. 1*	No. 1	Bradley	W 73-38	2–0	(-)
Dec. 2*	No. 1	Pacific	W 81-48	3–0	(-)
Dec. 16*	No. 1	UCSB	W 98-67	4-0	(-)
Dec. 22*	No. 1	Pittsburgh	W 89-73	5-0	(-)
Dec. 23*	No. 1	Notre Dame	W 82-56	6-0	(-)
Dec. 29*	No. 1	Drake	W 85-72	7–0	(-)
Nov. 30*	No. 1	Illinois Sugar Bowl Classic	W 71-64	8–0	Municipal Auditorium (7,123) New Orleans, LA
Jan. 5	No. 1	Oregon	W 64-38	9-0	(-)
Jan. 6	No. 1	Oregon State	W 87-61	10-0	(-)
Jan. 12	No. 1	Stanford	W 82-67	11-0	(-)
Jan. 13	No. 1	California	W 69-50	12-0	(-)
Jan. 19*	No. 1	San Francisco	W 92-64	13-0	(-)
Jan. 20*	No. 1	Providence	W 101-77	14-0	(-)
Jan. 25*	No. 1	Loyola (IL)	W 87-73	15-0	(-)
Jan. 27*	No. 1	Notre Dame	W 82-63	16-0	(-)
Feb. 3	No. 1	USC	W 79-56	17-0	(-)
Feb. 10	No. 1	Washington State	W 88-50	18-0	(-)
Feb. 12	No. 1	Washington	W 76-67	19-0	(-)
Feb. 16	No. 1	Washington	W 93-62	20-0	(-)
Feb. 17	No. 1	Washington State	W 96-64	21-0	(-)
Feb. 22	No. 1	Oregon	W 72-61	22-0	(-)
Feb. 24	No. 1	Oregon State	W 73-67	23-0	(-)
Mar. 2	No. 1	California	W 51-45	24-0	(-)
Mar. 3	No. 1	Stanford	W 51-45	25-0	(-)
Mar. 9	No. 1	USC	W 76-56	26-0	(-)
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 15*	No. 1	vs. Arizona State NCAA Regional Semifinals	W 98-81	27-0	(-) Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 17*	No. 1	vs. San Francisco NCAA Regional Finals	W 54-39	28-0	(-) Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 24*	No. 1	vs. Indiana NCAA National Semifinals	W 70-59	29-0	St. Louis Arena (-) St. Louis, MO
Mar. 26*	No. 1	vs. Memphis State NCAA National Finals	W 87-66	30-0	St. Louis Arena (-) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes

The 1972 team was ranked No. 1 by both AP and UPI pre-season polls
Walton set a school record with 506 rebounds
Larry Farmer and Larry Hollyfield became the only players to have the best winning record over a three-year period, 89–1.^[3]
In the semifinals game, Indiana Hoosiers rallied in the second half to give the Bruins a scare. Curtis scored 22 points off the bench to help UCLA with the 70–59 victory.
Bill Walton and Keith Wilkes were named to the 1973 Consensus All-America first team.

Awards and honors

Bill Walton, James E. Sullivan Award,^[4] which recognizes the top amateur athlete in the United States
Bill Walton, USBWA College Player of the Year ^[5]
Bill Walton, Naismith College Player of the Year ^[6]
Bill Walton, Adolph Rupp Trophy ^[7]

References

↑ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
↑ UCLA media guide
↑ NCAA Division 1 Record, NCAA, 2002
↑ http://aausullivan.org/winners_1973.html
↑ http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/robertson/index.html
↑ http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx
↑ http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm

External links

Media related to 1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball season at Wikimedia Commons
1972–73 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com

UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball 1972–73 NCAA Champions

22 Tommy Curtis 25 Pete Trgovich 31 Swen Nater 32 Bill Walton (MOP) 34 Dave Meyers 35 Ralph Drollinger 43 Greg Lee 52 Keith Wilkes 53 Larry Hollyfield 54 Larry Farmer Head Coach John Wooden Assistant Coaches Gary Cunningham Frank Arnold

UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)

Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC

Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players

Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke
2016: Villanova

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