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1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1973–74
team	UCLA Bruins
conference	Pacific-8 Conference
short_conf	Pac-8
CoachRank	2
APRank	2
record	26–4
conf_record	12–2
head_coach	John Wooden
hc_year	26th
asst_coach1	Gary Cunningham
asst_coach2	Frank Arnold
stadium	Pauley Pavilion
champion	Pac-8 champions
Bruin Classic champions
bowl	[NCAA tournament](1974-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_result	[Final Four](1974-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)

Bruin Classic champions The 1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team would be Bill Walton's final year with the school. During the season, the Bruins' 88 game winning streak would end. The defeat was a 71–70 loss to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Coincidentally, the Bruins' previous last loss was to Notre Dame and Austin Carr in 1971 by a score of 89–82.

In the postseason, UCLA's record streak of seven consecutive national titles was broken. Eventual national champion North Carolina State defeated the Bruins 80–77 in double overtime in the Final Four.

Pre-season

The team was ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation by both AP and UPI polls.

Roster

Schedule

|- !colspan=9 style=|Regular Season

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

Source

Rankings

Main article: 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1	1	Bill Walton	Portland Trail Blazers
1	11	Keith Wilkes	Golden State Warriors
7	115	Greg Lee	Atlanta Hawks
7	117	Tommy Curtis	Buffalo Braves

References

. (March 1974). "1974 NCAA Final Four program".
(15 March 1974). "The Dynasty Lives in Triple Overtime, 111-100". Los Angeles Times.
"Season by Season Records". UCLA Athletics.
"USBWA > Awards > Oscar Robertson Trophy".
"Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy".
"About Us".
"1974 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".

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