1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
UCLA after winning the national championship
National Champions Pacific-8 Champions
NCAA Tournament, National Final, W 68–62 vs. Villanova
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1970–71 record	29–1 (14–0 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Wooden
Assistant coach	Denny Crum
Assistant coach	Gary Cunningham
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

1970–71 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#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

The 1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the National Collegiate Champion again on March 13, 1971, in the Astrodome Houston, Texas. It became the seventh championship in eight years under head coach John Wooden. UCLA defeated Villanova, 68-62. Villanova's second place was vacated later by 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 victory against UC Santa Barbara on January 30, 1971, 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 Previous school Home town G Betchley, RickRick Betchley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr G Bibby, HenryHenry Bibby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr G Booker, KennyKenny Booker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Chapman, JonJon Chapman — — Curtis, TommyTommy Curtis  — — F Ecker, JohnJohn Ecker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr F Farmer, LarryLarry Farmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So G Hill, AndyAndy Hill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Hollyfield, LarryLarry Hollyfield — — C Patterson, SteveSteve Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr F Rowe, CurtisCurtis Rowe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr G Schofield, TerryTerry Schofield 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr F Wicks, SidneySidney Wicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr	Head coach John Wooden Assistant coach(es) Gary Cunningham Denny Crum 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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
December 4, 1970*	No. 1	Baylor	W 108–77		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 1970*	No. 1	Rice	W 124–78		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1970*	No. 1	Pacific	W 100–88		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1970*	No. 1	Tulsa	W 95–75		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1970*	No. 1	Missouri	W 94–75		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1970*	No. 1	Saint Louis	W 79–65		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1970*	No. 1	vs. William & Mary Steel Bowl	W 90–71		–	–	–	Pittsburgh, PA
December 30, 1970*	No. 1	at Pittsburgh Steel Bowl	W 77–65		–	–	–	Pittsburgh, PA
January 2, 1971*	No. 1	Dayton	W 106–82		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1971	No. 1	Washington	W 78–69		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 1971	No. 1	Washington State	W 95–71		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1971	No. 1	at Stanford	W 58–53		–	–	–	Stanford, CA
January 16, 1971	No. 1	at California	W 94–76		–	–	–	Berkeley, CA
January 22, 1971*	No. 1	at Loyola (IL)	W 87–62		–	–	–
January 23, 1971*	No. 1	at No. 9 Notre Dame	L 82–89		–	–	–	South Bend, IN
January 30, 1971*	No. 2	UC Santa Barbara	W 74–61		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1971	No. 3	at No. 2 USC	W 64–60		–	–	–	Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1971	No. 1	at Oregon	W 69–68		–	–	–	McArthur Court  Eugene, OR
February 13, 1971	No. 1	at Oregon State	W 67–65		–	–	–	Corvallis, OR
February 19, 1971	No. 1	Oregon State	W 94–64		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1971	No. 1	Oregon	W 74–67		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1971	No. 1	at Washington State	W 57–53		–	–	–	Pullman, WA
March 1, 1971	No. 1	at Washington	W 71–69		–	–	–	Seattle, WA
March 5, 1971	No. 1	California	W 103–69		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1971	No. 1	Stanford	W 107–72		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
March 13, 1971	No. 1	No. 3 USC	W 73–62		–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
March 18, 1971*	No. 1	vs. No. 20 BYU NCAA Tournament • Regional Semifinals	W 91–73		–	–	–
March 20, 1971*	No. 1	vs. No. 16 Long Beach State NCAA Tournament • Regional Final	W 57–55		–	–	–
March 25, 1971*	No. 1	vs. No. 4 Kansas NCAA Tournament • National Semifinals	W 68–60		–	–	–
March 27, 1971*	No. 1	vs. No. 19 Villanova NCAA Tournament • National Final	W 68–62		–	–	–
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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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

See also

• 1971 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References

1. 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971
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. 2015-16 UCLA media guide. Retrieved 2016-Mar-20.

External links

• Media related to 1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball season at Wikimedia Commons
• 1970–71 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com