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1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball

NCAA tournament National champions Pac-8 champions
National Championship Game, W 87-66 vs. Memphis State
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	30–0 (14–0 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Wooden (25th season)
Assistant coach	Gary Cunningham
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

1972–73 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No.1UCLA	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 went undefeated again at 30–0 and claimed a seventh consecutive national championship.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

In the title game of the NCAA tournamentatSt. 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[edit]

1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	30	Vince Carson	6ft5in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
G	22	Tommy Curtis	5ft11in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Tampa, Florida
F	54	Larry Farmer (C)	6ft5in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F	50	Gary Franklin	6ft5in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
F	53	Larry Hollyfield	6ft5in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr
G	43	Greg Lee	6ft4in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Reseda, California
F	34	Dave Meyers	6ft7in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	San Diego, CA
C	31	Swen Nater	6ft11in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Den Helder, Netherlands
G	25	Pete Trgovich	6ft5in (1.96 m)	—	So	East Chicago, Indiana
C	32	Bill Walton	6ft11in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	La Mesa, California
F	52	Keith Wilkes	6ft6in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Berkeley, California

Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Gary Cunningham (UCLA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Starting lineup[edit]

Position	Player	Class
F	Larry Farmer	Senior
F	Keith Wilkes	Junior
C	Bill Walton	Junior
G	Larry Hollyfield	Senior
G	Greg Lee	Junior

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

Notes[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

^ ^a ^b ^c Hofmann, Dale (March 27, 1973). "Walton's 44 KO Memphis State". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Walton may be $2 million bargain". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1973. p. 1C.

^ ^a ^b UCLA media guide

^ ^a ^b "Walton 'demolishes' Memphis State, 87–66". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). UPI. March 27, 1973. p. 14.

^ Kirkpatrick, Curry (April 2, 1973). "A slight case of being superhuman". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.

^ Rapoport, Ron (January 26, 1973). "Bruins Tie All-Time Mark". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 157194780.

^ NCAA Division 1 Record, NCAA, 2002

^ "AAU Sullivan Award".

^ "USBWA > Awards > Oscar Robertson Trophy". Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2007.

^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

^ "About Us". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.

External links[edit]

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

Head coach: John Wooden

Assistant coaches: Gary Cunningham; Frank Arnold

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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 (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin
People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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 (Vacated)
2014: UConn
2015: Duke
2016: Villanova
2017: North Carolina
2018: Villanova
2019: Virginia
2020: No tournament
2021: Baylor
2022: Kansas
2023: UConn
2024: UConn

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