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1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
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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 No. 1
AP No. 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
Seasons
← 1969–70
1971–72 →
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; 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.

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."

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.

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.


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