1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1UCLA Bruins[1][2]
NCAA Tournament1973
Tournament datesMarch 10 – 26, 1973
National ChampionshipSt. Louis Arena
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA ChampionsUCLA Bruins
Helms National ChampionsUCLA Bruins
Other championsVirginia Tech Hokies (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Bill Walton, UCLA Bruins (Naismith)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Bill Walton, UCLA Bruins

The 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in November 1972, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 26, 1973, at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. The UCLA Bruins won their ninth NCAA national championship with an 87–66 victory over the Memphis State Tigers.

Key Events and Highlights

  • UCLA's Dominance:
    • UCLA won its seventh consecutive NCAA Championship and its ninth overall under John Wooden.
    • The Bruins completed the season with a 30–0 record, extending their winning streak to 75 games, a record that remains one of the most remarkable in sports history.
    • The team was led by Bill Walton, who was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
  • NCAA Tournament:
    • The 1973 NCAA Tournament featured 25 teams.
    • The Final Four was held at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • UCLA defeated the Memphis State Tigers (now the University of Memphis) in the championship game, 87–66.
    • Bill Walton delivered an iconic performance in the championship game, scoring 44 points on 21-of-22 shooting, one of the greatest individual performances in NCAA history.
  • Rule Changes:
    • The 1972–73 season was the first in which the NCAA allowed freshmen to play varsity basketball at all schools, except in the University Division's football and basketball programs.
  • Awards:
    • Naismith College Player of the Year: Bill Walton (UCLA).
    • Helms Foundation Player of the Year: Bill Walton.
    • AP Coach of the Year: John Wooden (UCLA).

Final Rankings

  • UCLA was ranked #1 in the final AP and Coaches' polls.
  • The Bruins were considered one of the greatest teams in college basketball history.

Notable players

  • Bill Walton (UCLA): A dominant center who became one of the most celebrated players in college basketball history.
  • Larry Finch (Memphis State): Starred for the Tigers and played a key role in their run to the championship game.

Historical Impact

  • UCLA's continued dominance cemented their legacy as a college basketball dynasty.
  • Bill Walton's championship game performance remains a benchmark for individual excellence in NCAA Tournament history.
  • The season helped popularize college basketball as a major American sport.


Rule changes

  • Freshmen became eligible to play on varsity teams.[3] Previously, they had played on separate freshman teams.
  • The free throw on a common foul for the first six personal fouls in a half was eliminated. Instead, the team that was fouled threw the ball in from out of bounds after each such foul.[3]
  • A "flop" — an unnecessary fall to the floor to get a charging call against a player dribbling the ball — was deemed a form of unsportsmanlike conduct.[3]

Season headlines

  • UCLA went undefeated (30–0) for the second straight season and won its seventh NCAA championship in a row, ninth overall, and ninth in 10 seasons. In the Pacific 8 Conference, it also won its seventh of what would ultimately be 13 consecutive conference titles.
  • This was the last season for the NCAA University Division as the subdivision of the NCAA made up of colleges and universities competing at the highest level of college sports, as well as for the NCAA College Division for colleges and universities competing at a lower level. After the season, the NCAA replaced the University Division with Division I and the College Division with Division II for schools awarding limited athletic scholarships and Division III for schools offering no athletic scholarships.[4]
  • The Final Four was played on Saturday and Monday for the first time.[5]
  • The NCAA title game was televised during prime time for the first time. NBC aired the game on March 26, 1973.[5]
  • For the first time, television broadcast rights fees for an NCAA tournament totaled more than $1 million.[5]

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Main article: 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The Top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[6][7]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Florida State
3 Maryland
4 Minnesota
5 Marquette
6 Long Beach State
7 Southwestern Louisiana
8 NC State
9 Penn
10 Ohio State
11 Memphis State
12 BYU
13 Kentucky
14 Tennessee
15 Houston
16 South Carolina
17 Kansas State
18 Oral Roberts
19 Michigan
20
(tie) 		Louisville
USC
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Florida State
3 Maryland
4 Minnesota
5 Marquette
6 Ohio State
7 Kentucky
8 Long Beach State
9 Penn
10 NC State
11 Houston
12 North Carolina
13 Southwestern Louisiana
14 Memphis State
15
(tie) 		BYU
Kansas State
17 USC
18 Providence
19 Oral Roberts
20 UTEP

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
Appalachian State Moutaineers non-University Division independent Southern Conference
Trinity Tigers Southland Conference University Division independent

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[8] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
Atlantic Coast Conference NC State David Thompson, NC State[9] 1973 ACC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 NC State
Big Eight Conference Kansas State Lon Kruger, Kansas State[10] No Tournament
Big Sky Conference Weber State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Indiana None selected No Tournament
Ivy League Penn None selected No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio Tom Kozelko, Toledo[11] No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's (East); Lafayette (West) Patrick McFarland, Saint Joseph's
& Walt Kocubinski, Lafayette		 No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Memphis State Larry Kenon, Memphis State No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Austin Peay State Les Taylor, Murray State No Tournament
Pacific 8 Conference UCLA None selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Long Beach State Ed Ratleff, Long Beach State No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Kevin Grevey, Kentucky,
& Wendell Hudson, Alabama[12]		 No Tournament
Southern Conference Davidson Aron Stewart, Richmond[13] 1973 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
(Semifinals and Finals)		 Furman[14]
Southland Conference Louisiana Tech Mike Green, Louisiana Tech[15] No Tournament
Southwest Conference Texas Tech Martin Terry, Arkansas No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference San Francisco Bird Averitt, Pepperdine No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference Arizona State None selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Massachusetts None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

1972–73 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 NC State † 12 – 0   1.000 27 – 0   1.000
No. 11 North Carolina 8 – 4   .667 25 – 8   .758
No. 8 Maryland 7 – 5   .583 23 – 7   .767
Duke 4 – 8   .333 12 – 14   .462
Virginia 4 – 8   .333 13 – 12   .520
Clemson 4 – 8   .333 12 – 14   .462
Wake Forest 3 – 9   .250 12 – 15   .444
† 1973 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1972–73 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Kansas State 12 – 2   .857 23 – 5   .821
No. 15 Missouri 9 – 5   .643 21 – 6   .778
Colorado 9 – 5   .643 13 – 13   .500
Oklahoma 8 – 6   .571 18 – 8   .692
Iowa State 7 – 7   .500 16 – 10   .615
Nebraska 7 – 7   .500 9 – 17   .346
Kansas 4 – 10   .286 8 – 18   .308
Oklahoma State 3 – 11   .214 7 – 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[16]
1972–73 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 13 – 1   .929 20 – 7   .741
Idaho State 10 – 4   .714 18 – 8   .692
Montana State 9 – 5   .643 17 – 10   .630
Montana 7 – 7   .500 13 – 13   .500
Gonzaga 6 – 8   .429 14 – 12   .538
Boise State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 15   .423
Idaho 3 – 11   .214 7 – 19   .269
Northern Arizona 3 – 11   .214 6 – 20   .231
1972–73 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Indiana 11 – 3   .786 22 – 6   .786
No. 10 Minnesota 10 – 4   .714 21 – 5   .808
Purdue 8 – 6   .571 15 – 9   .625
Illinois 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583
Ohio State 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583
Iowa 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Michigan 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Michigan State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Wisconsin 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458
Northwestern 2 – 12   .143 5 – 19   .208
Rankings from AP Poll
1972–73 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Pennsylvania 12 – 2   .857 21 – 7   .750
Princeton 11 – 3   .786 16 – 9   .640
Brown 10 – 4   .714 14 – 12   .538
Harvard 7 – 7   .500 14 – 12   .538
Yale 6 – 8   .429 9 – 16   .360
Columbia 5 – 9   .357 7 – 18   .280
Dartmouth 4 – 10   .286 6 – 20   .231
Cornell 1 – 13   .071 4 – 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll
1972–73 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (Ohio) 9 – 2   .818 18 – 9   .667
Toledo 7 – 5   .583 15 – 11   .577
Bowling Green State 7 – 5   .583 13 – 13   .500
Ohio 6 – 5   .545 16 – 10   .615
Kent State 5 – 7   .417 10 – 16   .385
Central Michigan 4 – 6   .400 13 – 13   .500
Western Michigan 2 – 10   .167 8 – 18   .308
Rankings from AP Poll
1972–73 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
University–Eastern
Saint Joseph's † 6 – 0   1.000 22 – 6   .786
Temple 5 – 1   .833 17 – 10   .630
American 4 – 2   .667 21 – 4   .840
La Salle 3 – 3   .500 15 – 10   .600
Drexel 2 – 4   .333 14 – 7   .667
Hofstra 1 – 5   .167 8 – 16   .333
West Chester 0 – 6   .000 5 – 21   .192
University–Western
Lafayette 7 – 3   .700 16 – 10   .615
Gettysburg 6 – 4   .600 14 – 11   .560
Delaware 6 – 4   .600 14 – 11   .560
Bucknell 6 – 4   .600 11 – 14   .440
Lehigh 3 – 7   .300 8 – 17   .320
Rider 2 – 8   .200 12 – 14   .462
† 1973 MAC men's basketball tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1972–73 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Memphis State 12 – 2   .857 24 – 6   .800
Louisville 11 – 3   .786 23 – 7   .767
Saint Louis 10 – 4   .714 19 – 7   .731
Tulsa 10 – 4   .714 18 – 8   .692
New Mexico State 6 – 8   .429 12 – 14   .462
Wichita State 6 – 8   .429 10 – 16   .385
Drake 5 – 9   .357 14 – 12   .538
Bradley 4 – 10   .286 12 – 14   .462
North Texas State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 16   .360
West Texas State 2 – 12   .143 9 – 17   .346
Rankings from AP Poll
1972–73 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Austin Peay State* 11 – 3   .786 22 – 7   .759
Murray State 9 – 5   .643 17 – 8   .680
Morehead State 9 – 5   .643 14 – 11   .560
Tennessee Tech 7 – 7   .500 14 – 11   .560
Eastern Kentucky 7 – 7   .500 12 – 13   .480
Western Kentucky 6 – 8   .429 10 – 16   .385
Middle Tennessee 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
East Tennessee State 2 – 12   .143 9 – 17   .346
* – Overall record adjusted to 21–5
Rankings from AP Poll
1972–73 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 14 – 0   1.000 30 – 0   1.000
USC 9 – 5   .643 18 – 10   .643
Oregon 8 – 6   .571 16 – 10   .615
Stanford 7 – 7   .500 14 – 11   .560
Washington 6 – 8   .429 16 – 11   .593
Oregon State 6 – 8   .429 15 – 11   .577
California 4 – 10   .286 11 – 15   .423
Washington State 2 – 12   .143 6 – 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll[17]
1972–73 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Long Beach State* 10 – 2   .833 26 – 3   .897
UC Santa Barbara 8 – 4   .667 17 – 9   .654
San Diego State 7 – 5   .583 15 – 11   .577
Pacific 6 – 6   .500 14 – 12   .538
San Jose State 6 – 6   .500 11 – 14   .440
Cal State Los Angeles 4 – 8   .333 11 – 14   .440
Fresno State 1 – 11   .083 10 – 16   .385
* – Overall record adjusted to 24–2
Rankings from AP Poll[18]
1972–73 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Kentucky 14 – 4   .778 20 – 8   .714
Vanderbilt 13 – 5   .722 20 – 6   .769
Alabama 13 – 5   .722 22 – 8   .733
Tennessee 13 – 5   .722 15 – 9   .625
LSU 9 – 9   .500 14 – 10   .583
Ole Miss 8 – 10   .444 14 – 12   .538
Florida 7 – 11   .389 11 – 15   .423
Georgia 5 – 13   .278 10 – 16   .385
Mississippi State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 15   .423
Auburn 4 – 14   .222 6 – 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll
1972–73 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 9 – 1   .900 18 – 9   .667
Furman † 11 – 2   .846 20 – 9   .690
East Carolina 7 – 7   .500 13 – 13   .500
The Citadel 6 – 7   .462 11 – 15   .423
William & Mary 5 – 6   .455 10 – 17   .370
Richmond 5 – 9   .357 8 – 16   .333
Appalachian State 3 – 8   .273 6 – 20   .231
VMI 3 – 9   .250 6 – 20   .231
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1972–73 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech†* 10 – 2   .833 20 – 6   .769
McNeese State** 10 – 2   .833 21 – 5   .808
Texas-Arlington*** 8 – 4   .667 13 – 13   .500
Lamar**** 6 – 6   .500 11 – 13   .458
Arkansas State***** 4 – 8   .333 7 – 17   .292
Abilene Christian****** 4 – 8   .333 6 – 20   .231
No. 7 Southwestern Louisiana******* 0 – 12   .000 23 – 3   .885
† Regular-season championship winner
* – Played as non-major program; conference record adjusted to 10–2.
** – Played as non-major program; conference record adjusted to 10–2.
*** – Disputed conference record 6–6.
**** – Disputed conference record 4–8.
***** – Disputed conference record 2–10.
****** – Disputed conference record 2–10.
******* – Disputed record 12–0 conference, 24–5 overall.
Rankings from AP Poll[19]
1972–73 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Tech 12 – 2   .857 19 – 8   .704
Texas A&M 9 – 5   .643 17 – 9   .654
Arkansas 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615
Baylor 8 – 6   .571 14 – 11   .560
Texas 7 – 7   .500 13 – 12   .520
SMU 7 – 7   .500 10 – 15   .400
Rice 2 – 12   .143 7 – 19   .269
TCU 2 – 12   .143 4 – 21   .160
Rankings from AP Poll
1972–73 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 San Francisco 12 – 2   .857 23 – 5   .821
Santa Clara 11 – 3   .786 19 – 7   .731
Pepperdine 7 – 7   .500 14 – 11   .560
Loyola (Calif.) 7 – 7   .500 10 – 16   .385
Seattle 6 – 8   .429 13 – 13   .500
UNLV 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464
Nevada 5 – 9   .357 10 – 16   .385
Saint Mary's 2 – 12   .143 7 – 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[20]
1972–73 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Arizona State 10 – 4   .714 19 – 9   .679
New Mexico 9 – 5   .643 21 – 6   .778
BYU 9 – 5   .643 19 – 7   .731
Arizona 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615
UTEP 6 – 8   .429 16 – 10   .615
Colorado State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
Wyoming 4 – 10   .286 9 – 17   .346
Utah 4 – 10   .286 8 – 19   .296
Rankings from AP Poll[21]
1972–73 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Massachusetts 10 – 2   .833 20 – 7   .741
Connecticut 9 – 3   .750 15 – 10   .600
Boston University 7 – 4   .636 15 – 10   .600
Maine 6 – 6   .500 13 – 10   .565
Rhode Island 5 – 6   .455 7 – 18   .280
New Hampshire 2 – 10   .167 11 – 15   .423
Vermont 2 – 10   .167 7 – 17   .292

University Division independents

A total of 72 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Providence (27–4) and Marquette (27–4) had both the best winning percentage (.871) and the most wins.[22]

1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Providence –   – 27 – 4   .871
No. 5 Marquette –   – 27 – 4   .871
No. 13 Houston –   – 23 – 4   .852
No. 14 Syracuse –   – 24 – 5   .828
Virginia Tech –   – 22 – 5   .815
Jacksonville –   – 21 – 6   .778
Oklahoma City –   – 21 – 6   .778
Oral Roberts –   – 21 – 6   .778
South Carolina –   – 22 – 7   .759
Marshall –   – 20 – 7   .741
Northeastern –   – 19 – 7   .731
St. John's –   – 19 – 7   .731
Centenary –   – 19 – 8   .704
Florida State –   – 18 – 8   .692
Northern Illinois –   – 17 – 8   .680
Duquesne –   – 16 – 8   .667
Fairfield –   – 18 – 9   .667
Cincinnati –   – 17 – 9   .654
Denver –   – 17 – 9   .654
George Washington –   – 17 – 9   .654
Penn State –   – 15 – 8   .652
Detroit –   – 16 – 9   .640
Hardin–Simmons –   – 16 – 9   .640
Indiana State –   – 16 – 10   .615
Manhattan –   – 16 – 10   .615
Utah State –   – 16 – 10   .615
Notre Dame –   – 18 – 12   .600
Air Force –   – 14 – 10   .583
Creighton –   – 15 – 11   .577
Hawaii –   – 15 – 11   .577
Rutgers –   – 15 – 11   .577
Stetson –   – 15 – 11   .577
DePaul –   – 14 – 11   .560
South Alabama –   – 14 – 11   .560
Trinity (TX) –   – 14 – 11   .560
Canisius –   – 13 – 11   .542
Butler –   – 14 – 12   .538
Charlotte –   – 14 – 12   .538
Illinois State –   – 13 – 12   .520
Long Island –   – 13 – 12   .520
Navy –   – 13 – 12   .520
Dayton –   – 13 – 13   .500
Fairleigh Dickinson –   – 13 – 13   .500
St. Bonaventure –   – 13 – 13   .500
Portland State –   – 12 – 12   .500
Georgetown –   – 12 – 14   .462
Pittsburgh –   – 12 – 14   .462
Tulane –   – 12 – 14   .462
Army –   – 11 – 13   .458
Boston College –   – 11 – 14   .440
Colgate –   – 11 – 14   .440
Villanova –   – 11 – 14   .440
Fordham –   – 12 – 16   .429
Southern Illinois –   – 11 – 15   .423
West Virginia –   – 10 – 15   .400
Cleveland State –   – 9 – 14   .391
Ball State –   – 9 – 15   .375
Niagara –   – 9 – 16   .360
Loyola (IL) –   – 8 – 15   .348
Holy Cross –   – 9 – 17   .346
Southern Miss –   – 8 – 16   .333
St. Francis (NY) –   – 8 – 16   .333
Portland –   – 9 – 19   .321
Seton Hall –   – 8 – 17   .320
Georgia Southern –   – 8 – 18   .308
Saint Peter's –   – 8 – 18   .308
Georgia Tech –   – 7 – 18   .280
Iona –   – 6 – 16   .273
Samford –   – 5 – 20   .200
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 5 – 21   .192
Pan American –   – 4 – 22   .154
Xavier –   – 3 – 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Penn Tom Ingelsby, Villanova

Penn finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main articles: 1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and 1973 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

Final Four

National semifinals National finals
      
E Providence 85
MW Memphis State 98
MW Memphis State 66
W UCLA 87
ME Indiana 59
W UCLA 70 Third place
E Providence 79
ME Indiana 97

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1973 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
    
North Carolina 71
Notre Dame 78
Notre Dame 91
Virginia Tech 92
Virginia Tech 74
Alabama 73 Third place
North Carolina 88
Alabama 69

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1973 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Doug Collins G Senior Illinois State
Ernie DiGregorio G Senior Providence
Dwight Lamar G Senior Southwestern Louisiana
Ed Ratleff F Senior Long Beach State
David Thompson G/F Sophomore North Carolina State
Bill Walton C Junior UCLA
Keith Wilkes G/F Junior UCLA


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Jim Brewer F/C Senior Minnesota
Tom Burleson C Junior North Carolina State
Larry Finch G Senior Memphis State
Kevin Joyce G Senior South Carolina
Tom McMillen F Junior Maryland
Kermit Washington C Senior American

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Georgia Tech John Hyder Dwane Morrison
Long Beach State Jerry Tarkanian Lute Olson
Oklahoma City Abe Lemons Paul Hansen
Pan American Sam Williams Abe Lemons
Rhode Island Tom Carmody Jack Kraft
St. John's Frank Mulzoff Lou Carnesecca
Southwestern Louisiana Beryl Shipley None The NCAA shut down the Ragin' Cajun program for the 1973–74 and 1974–75 seasons due to over 100 rules violations.
Temple Harry Litwack Don Casey
UNLV John Bayer Jerry Tarkanian
Villanova Jack Kraft Rollie Massimino
West Texas State Dennis Walling Ron Ekker

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