1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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.

1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 champions
Bruin Classic champions
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record26–4 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA122 .857264  .867
USC113 .786245  .828
Oregon95 .6431511  .577
Washington77 .5001610  .615
Oregon State68 .4291313  .500
Stanford59 .3571114  .440
California311 .214917  .346
Washington State311 .214821  .276
Rankings from AP Poll

In the postseason, UCLA's record streak of seven consecutive national titles was broken. North Carolina State defeated the Bruins 80–77 in double overtime in the Final Four.

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