1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team


The 1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the National Collegiate Championship again on March 13, 1971, in the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. It became the seventh championship in eight years under head coach John Wooden. UCLA defeated Villanova, 68–62. Villanova's second-place finish was vacated later by the 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 Bruins' only loss was at Notre Dame, 89–82 on January 23, 1971. The victory against UC Santa Barbara on January 30 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 and Long Beach State to advance to the Final Four, where they defeated Kansas in the semi-final game.

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style=|Regular Season
!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| NCAA Tournament
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