1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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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.[1] 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.[2]

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

Position Player Class
F Larry Farmer Jr.
F Keith Wilkes So.
C Bill Walton So.
G Greg Lee So.
G Henry Bibby Sr.

Roster

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
colspan=9 style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|Regular Season
December 3, 1971*
 No. 1 The Citadel Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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December 4, 1971*
 No. 1 Iowa Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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December 10, 1971*
Template:IfnotemptyKTLA (delay) 		No. 1 Iowa State Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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December 11, 1971*
 No. 1 Texas A&M Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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December 22, 1971*
 No. 1 Notre Dame Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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December 23, 1971*
 No. 1 TCU Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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December 29, 1971*
 No. 1 Texas Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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December 30, 1971*
 No. 1 No. 6 Ohio State Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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January 7, 1972
 No. 1 at Oregon State Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Gill Coliseum 
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January 1972
 No. 1 at Oregon Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty McArthur Court 
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January 14, 1972
 No. 1 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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January 15, 1972
 No. 1 California Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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January 21, 1972*
 No. 1 [[{{{school}}}|Santa Clara]] Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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January 22, 1972*
 No. 1 Denver Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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January 28, 1972
 No. 1 at Loyola–Chicago Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Chicago Stadium[3] (11,255)
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January 29, 1972*
 No. 1 at Notre Dame Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Athletic & Convocation Center (11,343)
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February 5, 1972
 No. 1 USC Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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February 11, 1972
 No. 1 Washington State Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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February 12, 1972
 No. 1 Washington Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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February 19, 1972
 No. 1 at Washington Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
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February 21, 1972
 No. 1 at Washington State Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Bohler Gymnasium 
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February 25, 1972
 No. 1 Oregon Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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February 26, 1972
 No. 1 Oregon State Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Pauley Pavilion 
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March 3, 1972
 No. 1 at California Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Harmon Gym 
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March 4, 1972
 No. 1 at Stanford Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Maples Pavilion 
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March 10, 1972
 No. 1 at USC Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
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colspan=12 style="background:#Template:NCAA color;"| NCAA Tournament
March 16, 1972*
6:00 pm 		No. 1 vs. Weber State
Regional semifinal 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Marriott Center 
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March 18, 1972*
3:00 pm 		No. 1 vs. No. 5 [[{{{school}}}|Long Beach State]]
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March 23, 1972*
8:00 pm 		No. 1 vs. No. 4 Louisville
National semifinal 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
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March 25, 1972*
2:00 pm 		No. 1 vs. No. 10 Florida State
National Final 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
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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[5]
  • 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

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

References

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External links

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