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1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1970–71
team	UCLA Bruins
image	UCLA after 1971 NCAA championship.png
image_size	240
caption	Celebrating another national championship
conference	Pacific-8 Conference
short_conf	Pac-8
CoachRank	1
APRank	1
record	29–1
conf_record	14–0
head_coach	John Wooden
hc_year	23rd
asst_coach1	Denny Crum
asst_coach2	Gary Cunningham
stadium	Pauley Pavilion
champion	[NCAA tournament](1971-ncaa-university-division-basketball-tournament) National Champions
Pac-8 champions
bowl	[National Championship Game](1971-ncaa-university-division-basketball-championship-game)
bowl_result
W 68–62 vs. [Villanova](1970-71-villanova-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team)

Pac-8 champions W 68–62 vs. Villanova

The 1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the National Collegiate Championship on March 27, 1971, in the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. It was UCLA's fifth consecutive national title, and seventh in eight years under head coach John Wooden. The Bruins defeated Villanova 68–62,

Smith Barrier, executive sports editor at the Daily News and Record of Greensboro, North Carolina, wrote: "Mister John Wooden has a watch factory out in Los Angeles. It's a bit different from most Swiss works. They don't make watches, they win 'em."

The Bruins' only blemish was a 89–82 loss at Notre Dame on January 23. The victory over UC Santa Barbara on January 30 began UCLA's record 88-game winning streak; it lasted nearly three years, broken on January 19, 1974, again at Notre Dame.

UCLA averaged 83.5 points per game, and allowed 71.1 points. Seniors Sidney Wicks and Curtis Rowe were selected to the consensus All-America team.

The Bruins opened NCAA West Regional in Salt Lake City with a 91–73 win over BYU, then edged Long Beach State 57–55 in the regional final.

At the Final Four in Houston, UCLA defeated fourth-ranked Kansas 68–60 in the semifinal game on Thursday night.

Roster

John Wooden (Purdue)|asst_coach=

Denny Crum (UCLA)
Gary Cunningham (UCLA)}}

Schedule

|- !colspan=9 style=|Regular Season

|- !colspan=12 style="background:#;"| NCAA Tournament :Source:

Notes

The Bruins also won the "Steel Bowl" in Pittsburgh in late December, defeating William & Mary and Pittsburgh.
Sidney Wicks was a consensus All-American and Curtis Rowe was named to the second team.
Sidney Wicks received player of the year awards from the USBWA and The Sporting News.
November 21, 2010 – Sidney Wicks will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

References

(March 28, 1971). "Steve Patterson's greatest game sparks UCLA to fifth straight NCAA crown". Spokesman-Review.
but the Wildcats' runner-up finish was later vacated by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association
Jerry Crowe, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-crowe3-2009mar03,0,5727955.column?page=1 "In time of great change, Sidney Wicks helped UCLA stay the same"], ''Los Angeles Times'', March 2, 2009
Miller, Hack. (March 19, 1971). "All-California finale". Deseret News.
(March 21, 1971). "Bruins escape in final seconds; Wicks' FT's give 57-55 triumph". Spokesman-Review.
Miller, Hack. (March 22, 1971). "Bruin shaky, but Houston beckons". Deseret News.
(March 26, 1971). "Iron-man quints to battle Bruins". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
"Season by Season Records". UCLA Athletics.

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