Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Records Never to Be Duplicated (#3)

July 27th, 2019 - 21:37

What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #3 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:

3. UCLA's 38-game winning streak in NCAA Tournament (under coach John Wooden from 1964 to 1974).

UCLA's first three outings in this streak were decided by fewer than seven points but the Bruins only had four more decisions in that category in their next 35 playoff assignments. Following is a look at UCLA's NCAA Tournament hit list during the Bruins' wonder years when they won nine national championships from 1964 through 1973 before losing to North Carolina State (80-77 in double overtime) at the 1974 Final Four:

Opponent Score Bruins High Scorer
Seattle 95-90 Walt Hazzard 26
San Francisco 76-72 Walt Hazzard 23
Kansas State 90-84 Keith Erickson 28
Duke* 98-83 Gail Goodrich 27
Brigham Young 100-76 Gail Goodrich 40
San Francisco 101-93 Gail Goodrich 30
Wichita State 108-89 Gail Goodrich 28
Michigan* 91-80 Gail Goodrich 42
Wyoming 109-60 Lew Alcindor 29
Pacific 80-64 Lew Alcindor 38
Houston 73-58 Lynn Shackelford 22
Dayton* 79-64 Lew Alcindor 20
New Mexico State 58-49 Lew Alcindor 28
Santa Clara 87-66 Lew Alcindor 22
Houston 101-69 Lew Alcindor/Mike Lynn/Lucious Allen 19
North Carolina* 78-55 Lew Alcindor 34
New Mexico State 53-38 Lew Alcindor 16
Santa Clara 90-52 Lew Alcindor 17
Drake 85-82 John Vallely 29
Purdue* 92-72 Lew Alcindor 37
Long Beach State 88-65 Henry Bibby/Sidney Wicks 20
Utah State 101-79 Curtis Rowe/Sidney Wicks 26
New Mexico State 93-77 John Vallely 23
Jacksonville* 80-69 Curtis Rowe 19
Brigham Young 91-73 Henry Bibby 15
Long Beach State 57-55 Sidney Wicks 18
Kansas 68-60 Sidney Wicks 21
Villanova* 68-62 Steve Patterson 29
Weber State 90-58 Henry Bibby 16
Long Beach State 73-57 Henry Bibby 23
Louisville 96-77 Bill Walton 33
Florida State* 81-76 Bill Walton 24
Arizona State 98-81 Bill Walton 28
San Francisco 54-39 Larry Farmer 13
Indiana 70-59 Tommy Curtis 22
Memphis State* 87-66 Bill Walton 44
Dayton** 111-100 Dave Meyers 28
San Francisco 83-60 Keith Wilkes 27

*NCAA Tournament title games.
**Triple overtime.

4. Pete Maravich's career scoring average of 44.2 points per game with a total of 28 contests scoring at least 50 points (for LSU from 1967-68 through 1969-70).

5. Bill Walton's NCAA Tournament championship game field-goal accuracy of 95.5% (21 of 22 for UCLA vs. Memphis State in 1973).

6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive undisputed conference championships in a power league (from 1967 through 1979 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).

7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71).

8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.

9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955.)

10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953.).