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1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1971–72
team	UCLA Bruins
image	1972_UCLA_Bruins.jpg
image_size	270px
conference	Pacific-8 Conference
short_conf	Pac-8
CoachRank	1
APRank	1
record	30–0
conf_record	14–0
head_coach	John Wooden
hc_year	24th
asst_coach1	Gary Cunningham
champion	[NCAA tournament](1972-ncaa-university-division-basketball-tournament) National champions
Pac-8 champions
Bruin Classic champions
bowl	[National Championship Game](1972-ncaa-university-division-basketball-championship-game)
bowl_result
W 81–76 vs. [Florida State](1971-72-florida-state-seminoles-men-s-basketball-team)

Pac-8 champions Bruin Classic champions W 81–76 vs. Florida State

The 1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the National Collegiate Championship on March 25, 1972, in the Los Angeles Sports Arena with an 81–76 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 1971–72 Bruins had an undefeated record of 30–0, 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 summary

Sophomore Bill Walton lived up to his advance billing, leading the Bruins to a 30–0 record and the National Championship while averaging a 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 lineup

:{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !Position !Player !Class |- |F |Larry Farmer

Jr.
F
Keith Wilkes
So.
-
C
Bill Walton
So.
-
G
Greg Lee
So.
-
G
Henry Bibby
Sr.
}

Roster

Schedule

|- !colspan=9 style=|Regular Season |- !colspan=12 style="background:#;"| NCAA Tournament :Source:

Notes

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 20–0 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 honors

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 NBA

Henry Bibby, New York
Bill Walton, San Antonio (ABA)

References

(March 26, 1972). "It was the same old story -- Bruins take NCAA crown". Eugene Register-Guard.
(March 25, 1972). "Bruins bid for sixth straight". Eugene Register-Guard.
(29 January 1972). "Bruin Cagers Romp but Walton Loses 'Duel' With Martin". Los Angeles Times.
"Season by Season Records". UCLA Athletics.
1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971
"USBWA > Awards > Oscar Robertson Trophy".
"Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy".
"About Us".

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