1970–71_UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball_team

1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
	Celebrating another national championship
NCAA tournament National champions; Pac-8 champions
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
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
	Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the National Collegiate Championship on March 27, 1971, in the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.^[4] It was UCLA's fifth consecutive national title, and seventh in eight years under head coach John Wooden. The Bruins defeated Villanova 68–62,^[4] but the Wildcats' runner-up finish was later vacated by the NCAA.^[5]

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Smith Barrier, executive sports editor at the Daily News and Record of Greensboro, North Carolina, 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."^[5]

The Bruins' only blemish was a 89–82 loss at Notre Dame on January 23. The victory over UC Santa Barbara on January 30 began UCLA's record 88-game winning streak; it lasted nearly three years, broken on January 19, 1974, again at Notre Dame.

UCLA averaged 83.5 points per game, and allowed 71.1 points. Seniors Sidney Wicks and Curtis Rowe were selected to the consensus All-America team.^[6]

The Bruins opened NCAA West Regional in Salt Lake City with a 91–73 win over BYU,^[7] then edged Long Beach State 57–55 in the regional final.^[8]^[9]

At the Final Four in Houston, UCLA defeated fourth-ranked Kansas 68–60 in the semifinal game on Thursday night.^[10]

Schedule

Sidney Wicks was a consensus All-American

Henry Bibby against Stanford

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

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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* 8:20 pm	No. 1	vs. No. 20 BYU Regional semifinals	W 91–73	26–1	Special Events Center (15,032) Salt Lake City, UT
March 20, 1971* 3:30 pm, NBC	No. 1	vs. No. 16 Long Beach State Regional Final	W 57–55	27–1	Special Events Center (14,003) Salt Lake City, UT
March 25, 1971* 6:30 pm, NBC	No. 1	vs. No. 4 Kansas National semifinal	W 68–60	28–1	Astrodome (31,428) Houston, TX
March 27, 1971* 1:15 pm, NBC	No. 1	vs. No. 19 Villanova National Final	W 68–62	29–1	Astrodome (31,765) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

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1970–71_UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball_team

1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Celebrating another national championship
NCAA tournament National champions Pac-8 champions
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
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
Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UCLA	14	–	0	1.000	29	–	1	.967
No. 5 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]^[2] Rankings from AP Poll^[3]