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	#1
AP	#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
1.5 !G	Betchley, RickRick Betchley	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.0 !Sr
1.5 !G	Bibby, HenryHenry Bibby	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	3.0 !Jr
1.5 !G	Booker, KennyKenny Booker	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	4.0 !Sr
	Chapman, JonJon Chapman	—	—
	Curtis, TommyTommy Curtis	—	—
3.5 !F	Ecker, JohnJohn Ecker	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	4.0 !Sr
3.5 !F	Farmer, LarryLarry Farmer	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	2.0 !So
1.5 !G	Hill, AndyAndy Hill	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	3.0 !Jr
	Hollyfield, LarryLarry Hollyfield	—	—
5.0 !C	Patterson, SteveSteve Patterson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	4.0 !Sr
3.5 !F	Rowe, CurtisCurtis Rowe	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	4.0 !Sr
1.5 !G	Schofield, TerryTerry Schofield	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	4.0 !Sr
3.5 !F	Wicks, SidneySidney Wicks	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	4.0 !Sr

Head coach

John Wooden

Assistant coach(es)

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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
December 4, 1970*	#1	Baylor	W 108–77	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 1970*	#1	Rice	W 124–78	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1970*	#1	Pacific	W 100–88	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1970*	#1	Tulsa	W 95–75	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1970*	#1	Missouri	W 94–75	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1970*	#1	Saint Louis	W 79–65	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1970*	#1	vs. William & Mary Steel Bowl	W 90–71	–	–	–	Pittsburgh, PA
December 30, 1970*	#1	at Pittsburgh Steel Bowl	W 77–65	–	–	–	Pittsburgh, PA
January 2, 1971*	#1	Dayton	W 106–82	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1971	#1	Washington	W 78–69	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 1971	#1	Washington State	W 95–71	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1971	#1	at Stanford	W 58–53	–	–	–	Stanford, CA
January 16, 1971	#1	at California	W 94–76	–	–	–	Berkeley, CA
January 22, 1971*	#1	at Loyola (IL)	W 87–62	–	–	–
January 23, 1971*	#1	at #9 Notre Dame	L 82–89	–	–	–	South Bend, IN
January 30, 1971*	#2	UC Santa Barbara	W 74–61	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1971	#3	at #2 USC	W 64–60	–	–	–	Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1971	#1	at Oregon	W 69–68	–	–	–	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
February 13, 1971	#1	at Oregon State	W 67–65	–	–	–	Corvallis, OR
February 19, 1971	#1	Oregon State	W 94–64	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1971	#1	Oregon	W 74–67	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1971	#1	at Washington State	W 57–53	–	–	–	Pullman, WA
March 1, 1971	#1	at Washington	W 71–69	–	–	–	Seattle, WA
March 5, 1971	#1	California	W 103–69	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1971	#1	Stanford	W 107–72	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 13, 1971	#1	#3 USC	W 73–62	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 18, 1971*	#1	vs. #20 BYU NCAA Tournament • Regional Semifinals	W 91–73	–	–	–
March 20, 1971*	#1	vs. #16 Long Beach State NCAA Tournament • Regional Final	W 57–55	–	–	–
March 25, 1971*	#1	vs. #4 Kansas NCAA Tournament • National Semifinals	W 68–60	–	–	–
March 27, 1971*	#1	vs. #19 Villanova NCAA Tournament • National Final	W 68–62	–	–	–
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

^[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

References

↑ 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971
1 2 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
↑ 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

UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball 1970–71 NCAA Champions

23 Kenny Booker 25 Andy Hill 30 Curtis Rowe 32 Steve Patterson 35 Sidney Wicks 43 Terry Schofield 45 Henry Bibby 52 John Ecker 53 Larry Hollyfield 54 Larry Farmer Head Coach John Wooden Assistant Coaches Denny Crum Gary Cunningham

UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)

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Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players

Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke

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1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Notes

See also

References

External links