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1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	UCLA
NCAA Tournament	1972
Tournament dates	March 11 – 25, 1972
National Championship	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena; Los Angeles, California
NCAA Champions	UCLA
Helms National Champions	UCLA
Other champions	Maryland (NIT)
Player of the Year; (Naismith, Wooden)	Bill Walton, UCLA (Naismith)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Bill Walton, UCLA
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The 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1971, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 25, 1972, at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The UCLA Bruins won their eighth NCAA national championship with an 81–76 victory over the Florida State Seminoles.

Season headlines

At Illinois State, Will Robinson became the first African-American head coach at an NCAA University Division (now NCAA Division I) school.^[3]
UCLA went undefeated (30–0) and won its sixth NCAA championship in a row, eighth overall, and eighth in nine seasons. In the Pacific 8 Conference, it also won its sixth of what ultimately would be 13 consecutive conference titles.
The NCAA national championship game was played on Saturday for the last time. It moved to Monday night in 1973.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The Top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.^[4]^[5]

Associated Press
Ranking	Team
1	UCLA
2	North Carolina
3	USC
4	Marquette
5	Ohio State
6	Maryland
7	Houston
8	Long Beach State
9	Louisville
10	Kentucky
11	Jacksonville
12	South Carolina
13	Michigan
14	Kansas
15	Penn
16	New Mexico
17	St. John's
18	Villanova
19	BYU
20	Oklahoma

UPI Coaches
Ranking	Team
1	UCLA
2	Marquette
3	USC
4	North Carolina
5	Ohio State
6	Houston
7	Maryland
8	Louisville
9	Long Beach State
10	Kentucky
11	Jacksonville
12	New Mexico State
13	South Carolina
14	BYU
15	St. John's
16	Kansas
17	Villanova
18	Michigan
19	Harvard
20	Pacific

Conference membership changes

School	Former conference	New conference
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	Gulf States Conference	Southland Conference
NYU Violets	University Division independent	No basketball program
Pacific Tigers	West Coast Athletic Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Seattle Redhawks	University Division independent	West Coast Athletic Conference
South Carolina Gamecocks	Atlantic Coast Conference	University Division independent
Southwest Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	Gulf States Conference	Southland Conference

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference	Regular season winner^[6]	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina	Barry Parkhill, Virginia^[7]	1972 ACC men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	North Carolina
Big Eight Conference	Kansas State	Isaac "Bud" Stallworth, Kansas^[8]	No Tournament
Big Sky Conference	Weber State	None selected	No Tournament
Big Ten Conference	Minnesota	None selected	No Tournament
Ivy League	Penn	None selected	No Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Ohio	Tom Kozelko, Toledo^[9]	No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference	Temple (East); Rider (West)		No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference	Louisville & Memphis State	Larry Finch, Memphis State	No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference	Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State, & Western Kentucky	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 & Tennessee	Mike Edwards, Tennessee, & Tom Parker, Kentucky^[10]	No Tournament
Southern Conference	Davidson	Russ Hunt, Furman^[11]	1972 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Greenville Memorial Auditorium (Greenville, South Carolina) (Semifinals and Finals)	East Carolina^[12]
Southland Conference	Louisiana Tech	Dwight "Bo" Lamar, Southwest Louisiana^[13]	No Tournament
Southwest Conference	SMU & Texas	Larry Robinson, Texas	No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference	San Francisco	Mike Stewart, Santa Clara	No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference	BYU	None selected	No Tournament
Yankee Conference	Rhode Island	None selected	No Tournament

Informal championships

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
Philadelphia Big 5	Penn & Temple	None selected	No Tournament

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four

National semifinals			National finals

E	North Carolina	75

ME	Florida State	79
			ME	Florida State	76

			W	UCLA	81
MW	Louisville	77

MW	UCLA	96

Third Place – North Carolina 105, Louisville 91

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals			Finals

	Jacksonville	77

	Maryland	91
				Maryland	100

				Niagara	69
	St. John's	67

	Niagara	69

Third Place – Jacksonville 83, St. John's 80

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Henry Bibby	G	Senior	UCLA
Jim Chones	C	Junior	Marquette
Dwight Lamar	G	Junior	Southwestern Louisiana
Bob McAdoo	F	Junior	North Carolina
Ed Ratleff	F	Junior	Long Beach State
Tom Riker	F/C	Senior	South Carolina
Bill Walton	C	Sophomore	UCLA

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Rich Fuqua	G	Junior	Oral Roberts
Barry Parkhill	G	Junior	Virginia
Jim Price	G	Senior	Louisville
Bud Stallworth	F	Senior	Kansas
Henry Wilmore	G/F	Junior	Michigan

Coaching changes

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

Team	Former Coach	New Coach	Reason
Georgetown	Jack Magee	John Thompson	McGee was fired at the end of the season after the 1971–72 Georgetown team finished with a record of 3–23.
Hardin–Simmons	Glen Whitis	Russell Berry
Kentucky	Adolph Rupp	Joe B. Hall	Rupp retired as the NCAA all-time leader in victories. He was replaced by lead assistant Hall.
LSU	Press Maravich	Dale Brown	Maravich, father of NCAA career scoring leader Pete Maravich, was fired after the Tigers finished 10–16. He was succeeded by Washington State assistant Brown, who remained at LSU for 25 seasons.
Marshall	Carl Tacy	Bob Daniels	Tacy left after the season to become the head coach at Wake Forest.
Wake Forest	Jack McCloskey	Carl Tacy	McCloskey left after the season to become the head coach for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers.

References

^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
^ 2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section, Big 12 Conference, retrieved 2009-02-04
^ 2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section, Mid-American Conference, retrieved 2009-02-14
^ 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-06
^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
^ "2008–09 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2009.

[preseason-1] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[2] "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[ncaaruleshistory-3] "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[5] "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[6] "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.

[7] 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14

[8] 2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section, Big 12 Conference, retrieved 2009-02-04

[9] 2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section, Mid-American Conference, retrieved 2009-02-14

[10] 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-06

[11] 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09

[12] 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09

[13] "2008–09 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2009.

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+{{Short description|Men's collegiate basketball season}}
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 | year = 1971
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 | helmspoy = Bill Walton, UCLA
 }}
-The '''1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season''' began in December 1971, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the [[1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament]] Championship Game on March 25, 1972, at [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. The [[1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA Bruins]] won their eighth NCAA national championship with an 81–76 victory over the [[Florida State Seminoles men's basketball|Florida State Seminoles]].
+The '''1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season''' began in December 1971, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the [[1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament]] championship game on March 25, 1972, at [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. The [[1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA Bruins]] won their eighth NCAA national championship with an 81–76 victory over the [[Florida State Seminoles men's basketball|Florida State Seminoles]].
 == Season headlines ==
+* At [[Illinois State Redbirds|Illinois State]], [[Will Robinson (basketball)|Will Robinson]] became the first [[African American|African-American]] head coach at an NCAA University Division (now [[NCAA Division I]]) school.<ref name=ncaaruleshistory>{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf |title=Playing Rules History |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=ncaa.org |publisher=NCAA |access-date=June 25, 2024 |page=12}}</ref>
 * [[1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]] went undefeated (30–0) and won its sixth NCAA championship in a row, eighth overall, and eighth in nine seasons. In the [[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific 8 Conference]], it also won its sixth of what ultimately would be 13 consecutive conference titles.
-* The national championship game was played on Saturday for the last time. It moved to Monday night in [[1973 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament|1973]].
+* The [[1972 NCAA University Division basketball championship game|NCAA national championship game]] was played on Saturday for the last time. It moved to Monday night in [[1973 NCAA University Division basketball championship game|1973]].
 == Season outlook ==
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+!Former conference
-!New Conference
+!New conference
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 | {{sort|Louisiana Tech|[[Louisiana Tech]] [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball|Bulldogs]]}}
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 | [[Big West Conference|Pacific Coast Athletic Association]]
 |-
-| {{sort|Seattle|[[University of Seattle|Seattle]] [[Seattle Redhawks men's basketball|Redhawks]]}}
+| {{sort|Seattle|[[Seattle University|Seattle]] [[Seattle Redhawks men's basketball|Redhawks]]}}
 | [[NCAA Division I independent schools|University Division independent]]
 | [[West Coast Conference|West Coast Athletic Conference]]
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-!Regular <br/> Season Winner<ref>{{cite news|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Standings.pdf|title=2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section|year= 2009|publisher=NCAA|access-date=2009-02-14}}</ref>
+!Regular <br/> season winner<ref>{{cite news|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Standings.pdf|title=2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section|year= 2009|publisher=NCAA|access-date=2009-02-14}}</ref>
-![[:Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball conference players of the year|Conference <br/> Player of the Year]]
+![[:Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball conference players of the year|Conference <br/> player of the year]]
-!Conference <br/> Tournament
+!Conference <br/> tournament
-!Tournament <br/> Venue (City)
+!Tournament <br/> venue (City)
-!Tournament <br /> Winner
+!Tournament <br /> winner
 |-
-|[[Atlantic Coast Conference]] || [[1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || [[Barry Parkhill]],<br/>[[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]]<ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09mbkguide083112.pdf 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section], retrieved 2009-02-14</ref> || [[1972 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum]]<br/>([[Greensboro, North Carolina]]) || [[1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
+|[[Atlantic Coast Conference]] || [[1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || [[Barry Parkhill]],<br/>[[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]]<ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09mbkguide083112.pdf 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192652/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09mbkguide083112.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }}, retrieved 2009-02-14</ref> || [[1972 ACC men's basketball tournament]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum]]<br/>([[Greensboro, North Carolina]]) || [[1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
 |-
 |[[Big Eight Conference]] || [[Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball|Kansas State]] || [[Isaac Stallworth|Isaac "Bud" Stallworth]], [[1971–72 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]]<ref>[http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/147025.pdf 2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section], [[Big 12 Conference]], retrieved 2009-02-04</ref> || colspan=3 |No Tournament
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 ||[[Southeastern Conference]] || [[1971–72 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]] & [[Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball|Tennessee]] || [[Mike Edwards (basketball)|Mike Edwards]], [[Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball|Tennessee]], & {{nowrap|[[Tom Parker (basketball)|Tom Parker]]}}, [[1971–72 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]<ref>[http://secsports.com/doc_lib/bkc_record_book.pdf 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book], [[Southeastern Conference]], retrieved 2009-02-06</ref> || colspan=3 | No Tournament
 |-
-|[[Southern Conference]] || [[Davidson Wildcats men's basketball|Davidson]] || [[Russ Hunt]],<br/>[[Furman Paladins men's basketball|Furman]]<ref>[http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/honorsandawards.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section], [[Southern Conference]], retrieved 2009-02-09</ref> || [[1972 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament]] || [[Greenville Memorial Auditorium]]<br/>([[Greenville, South Carolina]])<br/>(Semifinals and Finals) || [[East Carolina Pirates men's basketball|East Carolina]]<ref>[http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/standingsandresults.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section], [[Southern Conference]], retrieved 2009-02-09</ref>
+|[[Southern Conference]] || [[Davidson Wildcats men's basketball|Davidson]] || [[Russ Hunt]],<br/>[[Furman Paladins men's basketball|Furman]]<ref>[http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/honorsandawards.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section], [[Southern Conference]], retrieved 2009-02-09</ref> || [[1972 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament]] || [[Greenville Memorial Auditorium]]<br/>([[Greenville, South Carolina]])<br/>(Semifinals and Finals) || [[East Carolina Pirates men's basketball|East Carolina]]<ref>[http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/standingsandresults.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section], [[Southern Conference]], retrieved 2009-02-09</ref>
 |-
-|[[Southland Conference]] || [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball|Louisiana Tech]] || [[Dwight Lamar|Dwight "Bo" Lamar]],<br/>[[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball|Southwest Louisiana]]<ref>[http://www.southland.org/pdf7/153625.pdf?ATCLID=1287496&SPSID=97316&SPID=10825&temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=18400 2008–09 Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide], [[Southland Conference]], retrieved 2009-02-07</ref> || colspan=3|No Tournament
+|[[Southland Conference]] || [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball|Louisiana Tech]] || [[Dwight Lamar|Dwight "Bo" Lamar]],<br/>[[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball|Southwest Louisiana]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southland.org/pdf7/153625.pdf?ATCLID=1287496&SPSID=97316&SPID=10825&temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=18400 |title=2008–09 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide |publisher= [[Southland Conference]] |access-date=2009-02-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613101942/http://www.southland.org/pdf7/153625.pdf?ATCLID=1287496&SPSID=97316&SPID=10825&temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=18400 |archive-date= Jun 13, 2011 }}</ref> || colspan=3|No Tournament
 |-
 |[[Southwest Conference]] || [[SMU Mustangs men's basketball|SMU]] & [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]] || [[Larry Robinson (Texas basketball)|Larry Robinson]], [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]] || colspan=3|No Tournament
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 !Conference
-!Regular <br/> Season Winner
+!Regular <br/> season winner
-![[:Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball conference players of the year|Conference <br/> Player of the Year]]
+![[:Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball conference players of the year|Conference <br/> player of the year]]
-!Conference <br/> Tournament
+!Conference <br/> tournament
-!Tournament <br/> Venue (City)
+!Tournament <br/> venue (City)
-!Tournament <br /> Winner
+!Tournament <br /> winner
 |-
 |[[Philadelphia Big 5]] || [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]] & [[Temple Owls men's basketball|Temple]] || None selected|| colspan=3|No Tournament
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 === Statistical leaders ===
-{{emptysection|date=April 2021}}
+{{empty section|date=April 2021}}
 <!--{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
 |-
-| colspan=3 | <div  style="text-align: center;">'''Points Per Game'''</div> ||  || colspan=3 | <div  style="text-align: center;">'''Rebounds Per Game'''</div> ||  || colspan=3 | <div  style="text-align: center;">'''Field Goal Percentage'''</div> ||  || colspan=3 | <div  style="text-align: center;">'''Free Throw Percentage'''</div>
+| colspan=3 | {{center|'''Points per game'''}} ||  || colspan=3 | {{center|'''Rebounds per game'''}} ||  || colspan=3 | {{center|'''Field-goal percentage'''}} ||  || colspan=3 | {{center|'''Free-throw percentage'''}}
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 ! Player !! School !! PPG !!  !! Player !! School !! RPG !!  !! Player !! School !! FG% !!  !! Player !! School !! FT%
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-== Post-Season Tournaments ==
+== Post-season tournaments ==
-=== NCAA Tournament ===
+=== NCAA tournament ===
-{{main|1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament|1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game}}
+{{main|1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game}}
 ==== Final Four ====
-{{4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals
+{{4TeamBracket | RD1=National semifinals | RD2=National finals
  | RD1-seed1=E
  | RD1-team1=[[1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
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 * Third Place – North Carolina 105, Louisville 91
-=== National Invitation Tournament ===
+=== National Invitation tournament ===
 {{main|1972 National Invitation Tournament}}
-==== Semifinals & Finals ====
+==== Semifinals & finals ====
 {{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals | RD2=Finals
  | RD1-seed1=&nbsp;
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 * '''[[NABC Coach of the Year]]:''' John Wooden, UCLA
 * '''[[UPI College Basketball Coach of the Year|UPI Coach of the Year]]:''' John Wooden, UCLA
-* '''[[Sporting News Men’s College Basketball Coach of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Coach of the Year]]:''' John Wooden, UCLA
+* '''[[Sporting News Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Coach of the Year]]:''' John Wooden, UCLA
 === Other major awards ===
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 == Coaching changes ==
-{{expandsection|date=April 2021}}
+{{expand section|date=April 2021}}
 A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
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 |[[Joe B. Hall]]
 |Rupp retired as the NCAA all-time leader in victories. He was replaced by lead assistant Hall.
+|-
+|[[LSU Tigers men's basketball|LSU]]
+|[[Press Maravich]]
+|
+|[[Dale Brown (basketball)|Dale Brown]]
+|Maravich, father of NCAA career scoring leader [[Pete Maravich]], was fired after the [[LSU Tigers men's basketball|Tigers]] finished 10–16. He was succeeded by [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State]] assistant Brown, who remained at LSU for 25 seasons.
 |-
 |[[Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball|Marshall]]

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