The 1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team went undefeated again at 30–0 and claimed a seventh consecutive national championship.[2][3][4][5]
| 1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 1 |
| Record | 30–0 (14–0 Pac-8) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Gary Cunningham |
| Home arena | Pauley Pavilion |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the title game of the NCAA tournament at St. Louis, junior center Bill Walton scored 44 points (21 of 22 field goal attempts) with thirteen rebounds as the top-ranked Bruins defeated #12 Memphis State, 87–66.[2][3] Some regard this as the greatest ever offensive performance in American college basketball.[6] Tied at 39 at halftime, the Bruins dominated the second half and outscored the Tigers, 48–27.[2][3][5][4]
UCLA set a new NCAA record of 75 consecutive wins and a three-season composite record of 89–1 (.989).
Roster
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Starting lineup
Position Player Class F Larry Farmer Senior F Keith Wilkes Junior C Bill Walton Junior G Larry Hollyfield Senior G Greg Lee Junior
Schedule
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 25, 1972* | No. 1 | Wisconsin | W 94–53 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 1, 1972* | No. 1 | Bradley | W 73–38 | 2–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 2, 1972* | No. 1 | Pacific | W 81–48 | 3–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 16, 1972* | No. 1 | UCSB | W 98–67 | 4–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 22, 1972* | No. 1 | Pittsburgh | W 89–73 | 5–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 23, 1972* | No. 1 | Notre Dame | W 82–56 | 6–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 29, 1972* | No. 1 | vs. Drake Sugar Bowl Classic | W 85–72 | 7–0 | Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, LA | ||||||
| December 30, 1972* | No. 1 | vs. Illinois Sugar Bowl Classic | W 71–64 | 8–0 | Municipal Auditorium (7,123) New Orleans, LA | ||||||
| January 5, 1973 | No. 1 | Oregon | W 64–38 | 9–0 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| January 6, 1973 | No. 1 | Oregon State | W 87–61 | 10–0 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| January 12, 1973 | No. 1 | at Stanford | W 82–67 | 11–0 (3–0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | ||||||
| January 13, 1973 | No. 1 | at California | W 69–50 | 12–0 (4–0) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
| January 19, 1973* | No. 1 | No. 10 San Francisco | W 92–64 | 13–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| January 20, 1973* | No. 1 | No. 9 Providence | W 101–77 | 14–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| January 25, 1973* | No. 1 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 87–73 | 15–0 | Chicago Stadium[7] (15,817) Chicago, IL | ||||||
| January 27, 1973* | No. 1 | at Notre Dame | W 82–63 | 16–0 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| February 3, 1973 | No. 1 | at No. 20 USC | W 79–56 | 17–0 (5–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| February 10, 1973 | No. 1 | at Washington State | W 88–50 | 18–0 (6–0) | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA | ||||||
| February 12, 1973 | No. 1 | at Washington | W 76–67 | 19–0 (7–0) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | ||||||
| February 16, 1973 | No. 1 | Washington | W 93–62 | 20–0 (8–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| February 17, 1973 | No. 1 | Washington State | W 96–64 | 21–0 (9–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| February 22, 1973 | No. 1 | at Oregon | W 72–61 | 22–0 (10–0) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR | ||||||
| February 24, 1973 | No. 1 | Oregon State | W 73–67 | 23–0 (11–0) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR | ||||||
| March 2, 1973 | No. 1 | California | W 51–45 | 24–0 (12–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| March 3, 1973 | No. 1 | Stanford | W 51–45 | 25–0 (13–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| March 9, 1973 | No. 1 | USC | W 76–56 | 26–0 (14–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 15, 1973* | No. 1 | vs. No. 16 Arizona State Regional semifinal | W 98–81 | 27–0 | Pauley Pavilion (12,671) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| March 17, 1973* | No. 1 | vs. No. 20 San Francisco Regional Final | W 54–39 | 28–0 | Pauley Pavilion (12,705) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| March 24, 1973* 1:30 pm, NBC | No. 1 | vs. No. 6 Indiana National semifinal | W 70–59 | 29–0 | St. Louis Arena (19,029) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| March 26, 1973* 6:10 pm, NBC | No. 1 | vs. No. 12 Memphis State National Final | W 87–66 | 30–0 | St. Louis Arena (19,301) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
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.[8]
- In the semifinal against #6 Indiana, the 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.
- Walton and Keith Wilkes were consensus first team All-Americans.
Awards and honors
- Bill Walton, James E. Sullivan Award,[9] which recognizes the top amateur athlete in the United States
- Bill Walton, USBWA College Player of the Year[10]
- Bill Walton, Naismith College Player of the Year[11]
- Bill Walton, Adolph Rupp Trophy[12]
References
External links
Media related to 1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball season at Wikimedia Commons- 1972–73 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com
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