| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1973–74 |
| Team: | UCLA Bruins |
| Conference: | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-8 |
| Coachrank: | 2 |
| Aprank: | 2 |
| Record: | 26–4 |
| Conf Record: | 12–2 |
| Hc Year: | 26th |
| Champion: | Pac-8 champions Bruin Classic champions |
| Bowl Result: | Final Four |
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.
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.
The team was ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation by both AP and UPI polls.
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Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| NCAA Tournament
Source[2]
See main article: 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bill Walton | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| 1 | 11 | Keith Wilkes | Golden State Warriors | |
| 7 | 115 | Greg Lee | Atlanta Hawks | |
| 7 | 117 | Tommy Curtis | Buffalo Braves |