1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 1

1974–75 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UCLA	12	–	2	.857	28	–	3	.903
No. 18 Oregon State	10	–	4	.714	19	–	12	.613
USC	8	–	6	.571	18	–	8	.692
California	7	–	7	.500	17	–	9	.654
Oregon	6	–	8	.429	21	–	9	.700
Washington	6	–	8	.429	16	–	10	.615
Stanford	6	–	8	.429	12	–	14	.462
Washington State	1	–	13	.071	10	–	16	.385

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

In head coach John R. Wooden's final game, the 1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the team's tenth National Championship in twelve years over the Kentucky Wildcats (92–85), in the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California.

The Bruins defeated Michigan in the first round. In the West Regional, UCLA beat Montana and Arizona State to advance to the Final Four. Washington scored 26 points to give UCLA an overtime victory over Louisville, 75–74, in the semi-finals game. After the game, Coach Wooden announced that the championship game would be his last game.

Season Summary

This UCLA team was far from the most talented coached by the legendary John Wooden. It was a team without superstars, in fact, but it turned out to be one of Wooden’s favorites, for it sent him into retirement with a 92-85 victory over Kentucky in the 1975 National Title game behind center Richard Washington’s 28 points. The championship was Wooden’s 10th, a record that may never be broken.

Players

David Byrum
Casey Corlisss
Ralph Drollinger
Marques Johnson
Andre McCarter
Dave Meyers
Wilbert Olinde
Gavin Smith
Jim Spillane
Marvin Thomas
Raymond Townsend
Pete Trgovich
Brett Vroman
Richard Washington^[2]

Notes

The team won their first 12 games before Stanford pulled an upset on the Bruins.
The NCAA first round was held at Pullman, Washington; West Regional at Portland, Oregon.
"He (Coach Wooden) never made more than $35,000 a year, including 1975, the year he won his 10th national championship, and never asked for a raise," wrote Rick Reilly of ESPN.^[3]
Richard Washington was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

References

^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
^ UCLA Media Guide
^ Reilly on Wooden

[1] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

[2] UCLA Media Guide

[3] Reilly on Wooden

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

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