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{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1974–75
|team=UCLA Bruins
|image=
|conference=Pacific-8 Conference
|short_conf=Pac-8
|CoachRank=2
|APRank=1
|record= 28–3
|conf_record= 12–2
|head_coach=[[John Wooden]]
|hc_year=27th
|asst_coach1= [[Gary Cunningham]]
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium= [[Pauley Pavilion]]
|champion=[[1975 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] National champions Pac-8 champions Maryland Invitational champions
|bowl= [[1975 NCAA Division I basketball championship game|National Championship Game]]
|bowl_result= {{Tooltip|W|Won}} 92–85 vs. [[1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
}}
{{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 Wooden|John R. Wooden]] in his 27th and final season as UCLA head coach.

The Bruins defeated [[1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team|Michigan]] in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In the West Regional, UCLA beat [[1974–75 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team|Montana]] and [[1974–75 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball|Arizona State]] to advance to the [[Final Four]]. [[Richard Washington]] scored 26 points to give UCLA an overtime victory over [[1974–75 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|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 [[1975 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|National Championship]] in twelve years over the [[1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|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,{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} 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 [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut]] broke the overall basketball record by winning his 11th title in 2016.

==Roster==
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=David|last=Byrum|dab=|link=|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=So|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ralph|last=Drollinger|dab=|link=y|num=35|pos=C|ft=7|in=1|lbs=250|class=Jr|rs=|home=[[La Mesa, California]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marques|last=Johnson|dab=|link=y|num=54|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=218|class=So|rs=|home=[[Natchitoches, Louisiana]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Andre|last=McCarter|dab=|link=y|num=45|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=190|class=Jr|rs=|home=[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dave|last=Meyers|dab=basketball|link=y|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=215|class=Sr|rs=|home=[[San Diego|San Diego, CA]]|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Wilbert|last=Olinde|dab=|link=y|num=53|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=|class=So|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gavin|last=Smith|dab=film studio executive|link=y|num=55|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=|class=So|rs=|home=[[San Fernando Valley|San Fernando Valley, California]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jim|last=Spillane|dab=|link=|num=44|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=|class=So|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Pete|last=Trgovich|dab=|link=y|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=|class=Sr|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brett|last=Vroman|dab=|link=y|num=32|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=220|class=Fr|rs=|home=[[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood, California]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Richard|last=Washington|dab=|link=y|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=220|class=So|rs=|home=[[Portland, Oregon]]}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|roster_url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/C/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1975_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf|accessdate=|head_coach=[[John Wooden]] ([[Purdue University|Purdue]])|asst_coach=[[Gary Cunningham]] ([[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]])}}

==Schedule==
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=[[1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings]]|rankyear=1974|tv=|record=yes|attend=}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins}}|Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 29, 1974
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Wichita State Shockers|title=Wichita State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Pauley Pavilion]]
| site_cityst = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]]
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 85-74
| overtime =
| attend = 12,014
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 1974
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 79-64
| overtime =
| attend = 12,101
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 1974
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Loyola Ramblers|title=Loyola–Chicago}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 84-67
| overtime =
| attend = 12,102
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 7, 1974
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 82-51
| overtime =
| attend = 12,008
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 1974
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Memphis State Tigers|title=Memphis State}}
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 113-94
| overtime =
| attend = 12,295
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 1974
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|title=Notre Dame}}
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 85-72
| overtime =
| attend = 12,673
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 27, 1974
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=St. Bonaventure Bonnies|title=St. Bonaventure}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Cole Field House]]
| site_cityst = [[College Park, Maryland|College Park, MD]]
| gamename = Maryland Invitational Tournament
| tv =
| score = 73-62
| overtime =
| attend = 14,500
| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28, 1974
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 3
| opponent = [[1974–75 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]]
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Cole Field House
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename = Maryland Invitational Tournament
| tv =
| score = 81-75
| overtime =
| attend = 14,500
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 3, 1975
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Davidson Wildcats|title=Davidson}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 91-64
| overtime =
| attend = 12,037
| record = 9-0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 1975
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 111-66
| overtime =
| attend = 12,407
| record = 10-0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = [[1974–75 Washington Huskies men's basketball team|Washington]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 92-82
| overtime =
| attend = 12,685
| record = 11-0
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = [[1974–75 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team|Washington State]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 77-69
| overtime =
| attend = 12,357
| record = 12-0
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 17, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Stanford Cardinal|title=Stanford}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Maples Pavilion]]
| site_cityst = [[Stanford, California|Stanford, CA]]
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 60-64
| overtime =
| attend = 7,803
| record = 12-1
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Harmon Gym]]
| site_cityst = [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley, CA]]
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 102-72
| overtime =
| attend = 6,200
| record = 13-1
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 1975
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|title=UC Santa Barbara}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 104-76
| overtime =
| attend = 12,011
| record = 14–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 1975
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Edmund P. Joyce Center|Athletic & Convocation Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame, IN]]
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 78-84
| overtime =
| attend = 11,345
| record = 14-2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}}
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 89-84
| overtime =
| attend = 12,884
| record = 15–2 (4–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Gill Coliseum]]
| site_cityst = [[Corvallis, Oregon|Corvallis, OR]]
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 67-60
| overtime =
| attend = 10,095
| record = 16-2 (5–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Oregon Ducks|title=Oregon}}
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = [[McArthur Court]]
| site_cityst = [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, OR]]
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 107-103
| overtime =
| attend = 10,000
| record = 17-2 (6–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 95-66
| overtime =
| attend = 12,451
| record = 18-2
| conference = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74-62
| overtime =
| attend = 12,762
| record = 19-2
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Beasley Coliseum|Performing Arts Coliseum]]
| site_cityst = [[Pullman, Washington|Pullman, WA]]
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 69-61
| overtime =
| attend = 7,100
| record = 20-2
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Hec Edmundson Pavilion]]
| site_cityst = [[Seattle|Seattle, WA]]
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 81-103
| overtime =
| attend = 10,000
| record = 20-3
| conference = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 28, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = California
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 51-47
| overtime =
| attend = 12,392
| record = 21-3
| conference = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 93-59
| overtime =
| attend = 12,833
| record = 22-3
| conference = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 1975
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = USC
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 72-68
| overtime =
| attend = 14,044
| record = 23–3
| conference = 12–2
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#{{NCAA color|UCLA Bruins|1}};"| [[1975 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Tournament]]
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 15, 1975
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = [[1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team|Michigan]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Performing Arts Coliseum
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename = Regional First round
| tv =
| score = 103-91
| overtime = OT
| attend = 10,150
| record = 24–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20, 1975
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = [[1974–75 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team|Montana]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)|Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]
| site_cityst = [[Portland, OR]]
| gamename = Regional semifinal
| tv =
| score = 67-64
| overtime =
| attend = 9,797
| record = 25-3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 22, 1975
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}
| opprank = 7
| gamename = Regional Final
| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| tv =
| score = 89-75
| overtime =
| attend = 8,534
| record = 26-3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 29, 1975
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = [[1974–75 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| opprank = 4
| gamename = National semifinal
| site_stadium = [[San Diego Sports Arena]]
| site_cityst = [[San Diego|San Diego, CA]]
| tv =
| score = 75-74
| overtime = OT
| attend = 15,151
| record = 27-3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 31, 1975
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = [[1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| opprank = 2
| gamename = National Final
| site_stadium = San Diego Sports Arena
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv =
| score = 92-85
| overtime =
| attend = 15,151
| record = 28-3
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| poll=[[AP Poll]]}}

==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]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/espnmag/story?section=magazine&id=3669154 Reilly on Wooden]</ref>
* Richard Washington was named [[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1975.html 1974–75 UCLA Bruins] at Sports-Reference.com

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imported>Abhiramakella at 06:07, 10 May 2025