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UCLA opened their 1974–75 campaign as the second-ranked team in the country in the AP Poll. Their first game of the season, against Wichita State on November 29, 1974, was an 85–74 victory. That game began a long winning streak for the Bruins, and was the first of seven straight wins by margins greater than 10 points.
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, [citation needed] 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 1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1975, and ended with the championship game on March 31 at the San Diego Sports Arena, now known as Pechanga Arena San Diego, in San Diego ...
The 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1974, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 31, 1975, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California.
The 1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gene Bartow as the first coach of the post-Wooden era, began his first year as head coach. The Bruins were ranked #2 in the polls and opened in St. Louis against #1 Indiana, and lost 64 ...
The last basketball season for the Yankee Conference, which dropped all sports except football at the end of the season. Indiana went undefeated (32–0) during the season. In the Pacific 8 Conference, UCLA won its 10th of what would ultimately be 13 consecutive conference titles. The National Invitation Tournament contracted from 16 to 12 teams.
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The 1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team would be Bill Walton's final year with the school. During the season, the Bruins' 88 game winning streak would end. The defeat was a 71–70 loss to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Coincidentally, the Bruins' last loss was to Notre Dame and Austin Carr in 1971 by a score of 89–82.