1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Template:Short description Template:Infobox NCAA team season Template:1974–75 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings The 1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by John R. Wooden in his 27th and final season as UCLA head coach.

The Bruins defeated Michigan in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In the West Regional, UCLA beat Montana and Arizona State to advance to the Final Four. Richard Washington scored 26 points to give UCLA an overtime victory over Louisville, 75–74, in the national semifinal. After the game, Coach Wooden announced that the championship game would be his last game.

In the title game, the Bruins won their tenth National Championship in twelve years over the Kentucky Wildcats, 92–85, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California.

Season summary

This UCLA team was far from the most talented coached by the legendary John Wooden. It was a team without superstars, in fact, but it turned out to be one of Wooden's favorites, for it sent him into retirement with a 92–85 victory over Kentucky in the 1975 National Title game behind center Richard Washington’s 28 points. The championship was Wooden’s tenth, a record which still stands for men's coaches. Geno Auriemma of Connecticut broke the overall basketball record by winning his 11th title in 2016.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
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November 29, 1974*	No. 2	Wichita State		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,014) Template:Ifnotempty
November 30, 1974*	No. 2	DePaul		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,101) Template:Ifnotempty
December 6, 1974*	No. 2	Loyola–Chicago		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,102) Template:Ifnotempty
December 7, 1974*	No. 2	Oklahoma State		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,008) Template:Ifnotempty
December 20, 1974*	No. 3	No. 11 [[{{{school}}}|Memphis State]]		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,295) Template:Ifnotempty
December 21, 1974*	No. 3	No. 12 Notre Dame		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,673) Template:Ifnotempty
December 27, 1974*	No. 3	vs. [[{{{school}}}|St. Bonaventure]] Maryland Invitational Tournament		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Cole Field House (14,500) Template:Ifnotempty
December 28, 1974*	No. 3	vs. No. 5 Maryland Maryland Invitational Tournament		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Cole Field House (14,500) Template:Ifnotempty
January 3, 1975*	No. 3	Davidson		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,037) Template:Ifnotempty
January 4, 1975*	No. 3	Oklahoma		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,407) Template:Ifnotempty
January 9, 1975	No. 2	Washington		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,685) Template:Ifnotempty
January 11, 1975	No. 2	Washington State		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,357) Template:Ifnotempty
January 17, 1975	No. 2	at Stanford		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Maples Pavilion (7,803) Template:Ifnotempty
January 18, 1975	No. 2	California		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Harmon Gym (6,200) Template:Ifnotempty
January 23, 1975*	No. 4	UC Santa Barbara		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,011) Template:Ifnotempty
January 25, 1975*	No. 4	at Notre Dame		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345) Template:Ifnotempty
February 1, 1975	No. 4	No. 6 USC		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,884) Template:Ifnotempty
February 7, 1975	No. 2	at Oregon State		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Gill Coliseum (10,095) Template:Ifnotempty
February 8, 1975	No. 2	at No. 9 Oregon		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	McArthur Court (10,000) Template:Ifnotempty
February 14, 1975	No. 2	Oregon		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,451) Template:Ifnotempty
February 15, 1975	No. 2	No. 17 Oregon State		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,762) Template:Ifnotempty
February 20, 1975	No. 2	at Washington State		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Performing Arts Coliseum (7,100) Template:Ifnotempty
February 22, 1975	No. 2	at Washington		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (10,000) Template:Ifnotempty
February 28, 1975	No. 5	California		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,392) Template:Ifnotempty
March 1, 1975	No. 5	Stanford		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Pauley Pavilion (12,833) Template:Ifnotempty
March 8, 1975	No. 4	at No. 11 USC		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (14,044) Template:Ifnotempty
colspan=12 style="background:#Template:NCAA color;"| NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1975*	No. 2	vs. Michigan Regional First round		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Performing Arts Coliseum (10,150) Template:Ifnotempty
March 20, 1975*	No. 2	vs. Montana Regional semifinal		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,797) Template:Ifnotempty
March 22, 1975*	No. 2	vs. No. 7 Arizona State Regional Final		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,534) Template:Ifnotempty
March 29, 1975*	No. 1	vs. No. 4 Louisville National semifinal		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	San Diego Sports Arena (15,151) Template:Ifnotempty
March 31, 1975*	No. 1	vs. No. 2 Kentucky National Final		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty	San Diego Sports Arena (15,151) Template:Ifnotempty
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Notes

• The team won their first 12 games before Stanford pulled an upset on the Bruins.
• The NCAA first round was held at Pullman, Washington; West Regional at Portland, Oregon.
• "He (Coach Wooden) never made more than $35,000 a year, including 1975, the year he won his 10th national championship, and never asked for a raise," wrote Rick Reilly of ESPN.
• Richard Washington was named NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player.

External links

• 1974–75 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com