1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1970–71 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
	As of 1971[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
	UCLA after winning the national championship
Pac-8 Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1970–71 record	29–1 (14–0 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Wooden (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Denny Crum (8th season); Gary Cunningham;
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

The 1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the National Collegiate Championship again on March 13, 1971, in the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. It became the seventh championship in eight years under head coach John Wooden. UCLA defeated Villanova, 68–62. Villanova's second-place finish was vacated later by the NCAA.[2]

Smith Barrier, Executive Sports Editor, The Greensboro Daily News and Record wrote: "Mister John Wooden has a watch factory out in Los Angeles. It's a bit different from most Swiss works. They don't make watches, they win 'em."[2]

The Bruins' only loss was at Notre Dame, 89–82 on January 23, 1971. The victory against UC Santa Barbara on January 30 was the beginning of UCLA's record 88-game winning streak that stretched into the 1973–74 season.

UCLA averaged 83.5 points per game, while allowed 71.1 points per game to the opponents. Seniors Sidney Wicks and Curtis Rowe were selected to the consensus All-America team.[3]

The Bruins won in the NCAA West Regional in Salt Lake City, UT, over BYU (91–73) and Long Beach State (57–55) to advance to the Final Four, where they defeated Kansas (68–60) in the semi-final game.

Roster

1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	24	Rick Betchley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	45	Henry Bibby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Franklinton, North Carolina
G	23	Kenny Booker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Long Beach, California
C	34	Jon Chapman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G	22	Tommy Curtis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
F	52	John Ecker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
F	54	Larry Farmer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	25	Andy Hill	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Los Angeles, California
G/F	53	Larry Hollyfield	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—
C	32	Steve Patterson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Riverside, California
F	30	Curtis Rowe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Bessemer, Alabama
G	42	Terry Schofield	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Los Angeles, California
F	35	Sidney Wicks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Denny Crum (UCLA)
Gary Cunningham (UCLA)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-Mar-20

Schedule

Sidney Wicks was a consensus All-American

Henry Bibby against Stanford

Kenny Booker against Kansas in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 4, 1970*	No. 1	Baylor	W 108–77	1–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles
December 5, 1970*	No. 1	Rice	W 124–78	2–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1970*	No. 1	Pacific	W 100–88	3–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1970*	No. 1	Tulsa	W 95–75	4–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1970*	No. 1	Missouri	W 94–75	5–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1970*	No. 1	Saint Louis	W 79–65	6–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1970*	No. 1	vs. William & Mary Steel Bowl	W 90–71	7–0	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA
December 30, 1970*	No. 1	at Pittsburgh Steel Bowl	W 77–65	8–0	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA
January 2, 1971*	No. 1	Dayton	W 106–82	9–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1971	No. 1	Washington	W 78–69	10–0 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 1971	No. 1	Washington State	W 95–71	11–0 (2–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1971	No. 1	at Stanford	W 58–53	12–0 (3–0)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 16, 1971	No. 1	at California	W 94–76	13–0 (4–0)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
January 22, 1971*	No. 1	at Loyola–Chicago	W 87–62	14–0	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
January 23, 1971*	No. 1	at No. 9 Notre Dame	L 82–89	14–1	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN
January 30, 1971*	No. 2	UC Santa Barbara	W 74–61	15–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1971	No. 3	at No. 2 USC	W 64–60	16–1 (5–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1971	No. 1	at Oregon	W 69–68	17–1 (6–0)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
February 13, 1971	No. 1	at Oregon State	W 67–65	18–1 (7–0)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
February 19, 1971	No. 1	Oregon State	W 94–64	19–1 (8–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1971	No. 1	Oregon	W 74–67	20–1 (9–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1971	No. 1	at Washington State	W 57–53	21–1 (10–0)	Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA
March 1, 1971	No. 1	at Washington	W 71–69	22–1 (11–0)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
March 5, 1971	No. 1	California	W 103–69	23–1 (12–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1971	No. 1	Stanford	W 107–72	24–1 (13–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 13, 1971	No. 1	No. 3 USC	W 73–62	25–1 (14–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 1971*	No. 1	vs. No. 20 BYU Regional Semifinals	W 91–73	26–1	Special Events Center Salt Lake City, UT
March 20, 1971*	No. 1	vs. No. 16 Long Beach State Regional Final	W 57–55	27–1	Special Events Center Salt Lake City, UT
March 25, 1971*	No. 1	vs. No. 4 Kansas National Semifinal	W 68–60	28–1	Astrodome Houston, TX
March 27, 1971*	No. 1	vs. No. 19 Villanova National Final	W 68–62	29–1	Astrodome Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4]

Notes

The Bruins also won the "Steel Bowl" in Pittsburgh, PA, over William and Mary and Pittsburgh
Sidney Wicks was named to the 1971 Consensus All-America first team and Curtis Rowe to the second team.
Sidney Wicks received player of the year awards from the USBWA and The Sporting News
November 21, 2010 – Sidney Wicks will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

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References

1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971
Official Collegiate Basketball Guide 1972, College Athletic Publishing Service, 1972
Jerry Crowe, "In time of great change, Sidney Wicks helped UCLA stay the same", Los Angeles Times, March 2, 2009
"Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

External links

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[1] 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971

[Guide-2] Official Collegiate Basketball Guide 1972, College Athletic Publishing Service, 1972

[3] Jerry Crowe, "In time of great change, Sidney Wicks helped UCLA stay the same", Los Angeles Times, March 2, 2009

[4] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1970–71 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UCLA	14	–	0	1.000	29	–	1	.967
USC	12	–	2	.857	24	–	2	.923
Oregon	8	–	6	.571	17	–	9	.654
California	8	–	6	.571	16	–	9	.640
Washington	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Oregon State	4	–	10	.286	12	–	14	.462
Washington State	2	–	12	.143	12	–	14	.462
Stanford	2	–	12	.143	6	–	20	.231

As of 1971[1]; Rankings from AP Poll