1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball teamFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketballPacific-8 Conference titleMaryland Invitational ChampionshipNCAA National Championship Gamevs. Kentucky, W, 92–85ConferencePacific-8 ConferenceRankingCoachesNo. 2APNo. 11974–75 record28–3 (12–2 Pac-8)Head coachJohn WoodenAssistant coachGary CunninghamHome arenaPauley PavilionSeasons← 1973–741975–76 →1974–75 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standingsvteConf  OverallTeamW L PCT  W L PCT#1 UCLA12–2 .857  28–3 .903Oregon State10–4 .714  19–12 .613USC8–6 .571  18–8 .692California7–7 .500  17–9 .654Oregon6–8 .429  21–9 .700Washington6–8 .429  16–10 .615Stanford6–8 .429  12–14 .462Washington State1–13 .071  10–16 .385As of November 25, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP PollIn 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.Contents  [hide] 1Season Summary2Players3Schedule4Notes5See also6References7External linksSeason Summary[edit]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 which still stands for men's coaches. Geno Auriemma of Connecticut broke the overall basketball record by winning his 11th title in 2016.Players[edit]David ByrumCasey CorlisssRalph DrollingerMarques JohnsonAndre McCarterDave MeyersWilbert OlindeGavin SmithJim SpillaneMarvin ThomasRaymond TownsendPete TrgovichBrett VromanRichard Washington[2]Schedule[edit]Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)city, stateRegular season11/29/1974*No. 2Wichita StateW 85-74 1–0Pauley Pavilion (12,014)Los Angeles11/30/1974*No. 2DePaulW 79-64 2–0Pauley Pavilion (12,101)Los Angeles12/06/1974*No. 2Loyola (IL)W 84-67 3–0Pauley Pavilion (12, 102)Los Angeles12/07/1974*No. 2Oklahoma StateW 82-51 4–0Pauley Pavilion (12,008)Los Angeles12/20/1974*No. 3No. 11 Memphis StateW 113-94 5–0Pauley Pavilion (12,295)Los Angeles12/21/1974*No. 3No. 12 Notre DameW 85-72 6–0Pauley Pavilion (12,673)Los Angeles12/27/1974*No. 3vs. St. BonaventureMaryland Invitational TournamentW 73-62 7–0Cole Field House (14,500)College Park, MD12/28/1974*No. 3vs. No. 5 MarylandMaryland Invitational TournamentW 81-75 8–0Cole Field House (14,500)College Park, MD01/03/1975*No. 3DavidsonW 91-64 9-0Pauley Pavilion (12,037)Los Angeles01/4/1975*No. 3OklahomaW 111-66 10-0Pauley Pavilion (12,407)Los Angeles01/9/1975No. 2WashingtonW 92-82 11-0(1–0)Pauley Pavilion (12,685)Los Angeles01/11/1975No. 2Washington StateW 77-69 12-0(2–0)Pauley Pavilion (12,357)Los Angeles01/17/1975No. 2at StanfordL 60-64 12-1(2–1)Maples Pavilion (7,803)Stanford, CA01/18/1975No. 2CaliforniaW 102-72 13-1(3–1)Harmon Gym (6,200)Berkeley, CA01/23/1975*No. 4UC Santa BarbaraW 104-76 14–1Pauley Pavilion (12,011)Los Angeles01/25/1975*No. 4at Notre DameL 78-84 14-2Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345)Notre Dame, IN02/01/1975No. 4No. 6 USCW 89-84 15–2 (4–1)Pauley Pavilion (12,884)Los Angeles02/07/1975No. 2at Oregon StateW 67-60 16-2 (5–1)Gill Coliseum (10,095)Corvallis, OR02/08/1975No. 2at No. 9 OregonW 107-103 17-2 (6–1)McArthur Court (10,000)Eugene, Oregon02/14/1975No. 2OregonW 96-66 18-2(7–1)Pauley Pavilion (12,451)Los Angeles02/15/1975No. 2No. 17 Oregon StateW 74-62 19-2(8–1)Pauley Pavilion (12,762)Los Angeles02/20/1975No. 2at Washington StateW 69-61 20-2(9–1)Beasley Coliseum (7,100)Pullman, WA02/22/1975No. 2at WashingtonL 81-103 20-3(9–2)Hec Edmundson Pavilion (10,000)Seattle, WA02/28/1975No. 5CaliforniaW 51-47 21-3(10–2)Pauley Pavilion (12,392)Los Angeles03/01/1975No. 5StanfordW 93-59 22-3(11–2)Pauley Pavilion (12,833)Los Angeles03/08/1975No. 4at No. 11 USCW 72-68 23–3(12–2)Los Angeles Sports Arena (14,044)Los AngelesNCAA Tournament03/15/1975*No. 2vs. MichiganRegional First Round PlayoffW 103-91 ot24–3Beasley Coliseum (10,150)Pullman, WA03/20/1975*No. 2vs. MontanaNCAA Regional SemifinalsW 67-64 25-3Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,797)Portland, OR03/22/1975*No. 2vs. No. 7 Arizona StateNCAA Regional Championship GameW 89-75 26-3Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,534)Portland, OR03/29/1975*No. 1vs. No. 4 LouisvilleNCAA National SemifinalsW 75-74 ot27-3San Diego Sports Arena (15,151)San Diego03/31/1975*No. 1vs. No. 2 KentuckyNCAA Championship GameW 92-85 28-3San Diego Sports Arena (15,151)San Diego*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.Notes[edit]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.