# 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1974, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 31, 1975, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. The UCLA Bruins won their tenth NCAA national championship with a 92–85 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.

## Season headlines

* The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament expanded from 25 to 32 teams.
* For the first time, teams other than the conference champion could be chosen at large from the same conference for the NCAA tournament. No more than two teams from any one conference could be chosen for the tournament until 1980, but the NCAA's decision to allow even as many as two teams per conference into the annual tournament threatened to greatly reduce or even eliminate the access of Division I independents — most of which were located in the Northeastern United States — to the tournament. This resulted in a steady decline in the number of independents in ensuing seasons as former independents formed conferences to ensure their access to an automatic tournament bid each year.
* In a 1975 Cleveland Plain Dealer article, sportswriter Ed Chay used the term "final four" to refer to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament, giving rise to a myth that this was the first such use of the term. In fact, the term "final four" already was in use in the 1960s.
* In the Pacific 8 Conference, UCLA won its ninth of what would ultimately be 13 consecutive conference titles.
* The National Commissioners Invitational Tournament (NCIT), a new postseason tournament created by the NCAA in 1974 as the Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament to compete with the National Invitation Tournament, was played for the second and final time in 1975.

## Season outlook
### Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.
'Associated Press' :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | NC State |
| 2 | UCLA |
| 3 | Indiana |
| 4 | Maryland |
| 5 | Marqette |
| 6 | Kansas |
| 7 | South Carolina |
| 8 | Louisville |
| 9 | Alabama |
| 10 | USC |
| 11 | North Carolina |
| 12 | Notre Dame |
| 13 | Purdue |
| 14 | Providence |
| 15 | Memphis State |
| 16 | Kentucky |
| 17 | Michigan |
| 18 | Minnesota |
| 19 | Arizona |
| 20 | Penn |
UPI Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | NC State |
| 2 | UCLA |
| 3 | Indiana |
| 4 | Louisville |
| 5 | North Carolina |
| 6 | USC |
| 7 | Marquette |
| 8 | Alabama |
| 9 | Kansas |
| 10 | Maryland |
| 11 | Notre Dame |
| 12 | South Carolina |
| 13 | Penn |
| 14 | Arizona State |
| 15 | Arizona |
| 16 (tie) | Oregon State |
| 16 (tie) | Purdue |
| 18 | Memphis State |
| 19 (tie) | Michigan |
| 19 (tie) | Oregon |

## Conference membership changes

| School | Former conference | New conference |
| American Eagles | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |
| Baptist Buccaneers | non-Division I | Division I independent |
| Bucknell Bison | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |
| Cal State Fullerton Titans | Non-Division I | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |
| Drexel Dragons | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |
| Hofstra Pride | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |
| La Salle Explorers | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |
| Lafayette Leopards | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |
| Lehigh Engineers | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |
| Rider Broncs | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |
| St. Joseph's Hawks | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |
| Saint Louis Billikens | Missouri Valley Conference | Division I independent |
| Temple Owls | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |
| West Chester Golden Rams | Middle Atlantic Conference | East Coast Conference |

## Regular season
### Conferences
#### Conference winners and tournaments

| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Maryland | David Thompson, NC State | 1975 ACC men's basketball tournament | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) | North Carolina |
| Big Eight Conference | Kansas | Alvan Adams, Oklahoma | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Big Sky Conference | Montana | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Big Ten Conference | Indiana | None Selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| East Coast Conference | American & La Salle (East) Lafayette (West) | Wilbur Thomas, American (East) & Henry Horne, Lafayette (West) | 1975 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | Kirby Sports Center (Easton, Pennsylvania) | La Salle |
| Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) | Division I ECAC members played as independents during the regular season (see note) | | 1975 ECAC Metro Region tournament | Madison Square Garden (New York, New York) | Rutgers |
| Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) | Division I ECAC members played as independents during the regular season (see note) | | 1975 ECAC New England Region tournament | Springfield Civic Center (Springfield, Massachusetts) | Boston College |
| Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) | Division I ECAC members played as independents during the regular season (see note) | | 1975 ECAC Southern Region tournament | WVU Coliseum (Morgantown, West Virginia) | Georgetown |
| Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) | Division I ECAC members played as independents during the regular season (see note) | | 1975 ECAC Upstate Region tournament | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (Buffalo, New York) | Syracuse |
| Ivy League | Penn | Ron Haigler, Penn | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | Central Michigan | Dan Roundfield, Central Michigan | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Louisville | Junior Bridgeman, Louisville | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Middle Tennessee | George Sorrell, Middle Tennessee | 1975 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Murphy Center (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals) | Middle Tennessee |
| Pacific-8 Conference | UCLA | None Selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Association | Long Beach State | Bob Gross, Long Beach State | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | Alabama & Kentucky | Kevin Grevey, Kentucky, & Bernard King, Tennessee | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Southern Conference | Furman | Clyde Mayes, Furman | 1975 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Greenville Memorial Auditorium (Greenville, South Carolina) (Semifinals and Finals) | Furman |
| Southland Conference | McNeese State | Henry Ray, McNeese State | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Southwest Conference | Texas A&M | Rick Bullock, Texas Tech | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| West Coast Athletic Conference | UNLV | Ricky Sobers, UNLV | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Western Athletic Conference | Arizona State | None Selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Yankee Conference | Massachusetts | None Selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
NOTE: From 1975 to 1981, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a loosely organized sports federation of colleges and universities in the Northeastern United States, organized Division I ECAC regional tournaments for those of its members that were independents in basketball. Each 1975 tournament winner received an automatic bid to the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in the same way that the tournament champions of conventional athletic conferences did.

#### Conference standings

1974–75 ACC men's basketball standings :
| 1974–75 ACC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 Maryland10–2 .83324–5  .828 No. 9 North Carolina †8–4 .66723–8  .742 Clemson8–4 .66717–11  .607 No. 7 NC State8–4 .66722–6  .786 Virginia4–8 .33312–13  .480 Duke2–10 .16713–13  .500 Wake Forest2–10 .16713–13  .500 † 1975 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Kansas11–3 .78619–8  .704 No. 15 Kansas State10–4 .71420–9  .690 Missouri9–5 .64318–9  .667 Nebraska7–7 .50014–12  .538 Oklahoma6–8 .42913–13  .500 Oklahoma State5–9 .35710–16  .385 Iowa State4–10 .28610–16  .385 Colorado4–10 .2867–19  .269 Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 Big Sky men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Montana13–1 .92921–8  .724 Idaho State9–5 .64316–10  .615 Boise State7–7 .50013–13  .500 Gonzaga7–7 .50013–13  .500 Weber State6–8 .42911–15  .423 Montana State5–9 .35711–15  .423 Northern Arizona5–9 .3579–17  .346 Idaho4–10 .28610–16  .385 |
| 1974–75 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Indiana18–0 1.00031–1  .969 No. 19 Michigan12–6 .66719–8  .704 Minnesota11–7 .61118–8  .692 Purdue11–7 .61117–11  .607 Michigan State10–8 .55617–9  .654 Ohio State8–10 .44414–14  .500 Iowa7–11 .38910–16  .385 Wisconsin5–13 .2788–18  .308 Illinois4–14 .2228–18  .308 Northwestern4–14 .2226–20  .231 Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 ECC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East American5–1 .83316–10  .615 La Salle †5–1 .83322–7  .759 Temple4–2 .6677–19  .269 Hofstra3–3 .50011–13  .458 Saint Joseph's3–3 .5008–17  .320 West Chester1–5 .1678–17  .320 Drexel0–6 .00012–11  .522 West Lafayette7–1 .87522–6  .786 Rider5–3 .62516–11  .593 Bucknell4–4 .50014–12  .538 Delaware4–4 .50012–13  .480 Lehigh0–8 .0001–23  .042 † 1975 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 Ivy League men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Pennsylvania13–1 .92923–5  .821 No. 12 Princeton12–2 .85722–8  .733 Brown9–5 .64314–12  .538 Harvard9–5 .64312–13  .480 Dartmouth5–9 .3578–18  .308 Cornell4–10 .2867–18  .280 Columbia2–12 .1434–22  .154 Yale2–12 .1433–20  .130 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1974–75 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Central Michigan10–4 .71422–6  .786 Toledo9–5 .64317–9  .654 Bowling Green State9–5 .64318–10  .643 Miami (Ohio)8–5 .61519–7  .731 Western Michigan8–6 .57116–10  .615 Eastern Michigan4–9 .30812–14  .462 Ohio4–10 .28612–14  .462 Kent State3–11 .2146–20  .231 Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 4 Louisville12–2 .85728–3  .903 New Mexico State11–3 .78620–7  .741 No. 16 Drake9–5 .64319–10  .655 Bradley7–7 .50015–11  .577 Wichita State6–8 .42911–15  .423 Tulsa5–9 .35715–14  .517 West Texas State3–11 .2149–17  .346 North Texas State3–11 .2146–20  .231 Southern Illinois0–0 –18–9  .667 Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Middle Tennessee†12–2 .85723–5  .821 Western Kentucky11–3 .78616–8  .667 Austin Peay State10–4 .71417–10  .630 Tennessee Tech7–7 .50013–12  .520 Morehead State5–9 .35713–13  .500 East Tennessee State5–9 .3579–14  .391 Murray State3–11 .21410–15  .400 Eastern Kentucky3–11 .2147–18  .280 † Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1974–75 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 UCLA12–2 .85728–3  .903 No. 18 Oregon State10–4 .71419–12  .613 USC8–6 .57118–8  .692 California7–7 .50017–9  .654 Oregon6–8 .42921–9  .700 Washington6–8 .42916–10  .615 Stanford6–8 .42912–14  .462 Washington State1–13 .07110–16  .385 Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Long Beach State8–2 .80019–7  .731 San Diego State6–4 .60014–13  .519 Fresno State5–5 .50016–10  .615 San Jose State4–6 .40016–13  .552 Cal State Fullerton4–6 .40013–11  .542 Pacific3–7 .30012–14  .462 Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Kentucky15–3 .83326–5  .839 No. 10 Alabama15–3 .83322–5  .815 Auburn12–6 .66718–8  .692 Tennessee12–6 .66718–8  .692 Vanderbilt10–8 .55615–11  .577 Florida8–10 .44412–16  .429 LSU6–12 .33310–16  .385 Mississippi State5–13 .2789–17  .346 Ole Miss4–14 .2228–18  .308 Georgia3–15 .1678–17  .320 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1974–75 Southern Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Furman†12–0 1.00022–7  .759 East Carolina11–3 .78619–9  .679 William & Mary6–5 .54516–12  .571 Richmond7–7 .50010–16  .385 VMI6–6 .50013–13  .500 Davidson4–6 .4007–19  .269 The Citadel2–11 .1545–15  .250 Appalachian State1–11 .0833–23  .115 † Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 Southland Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT McNeese State6–2 .75016–8  .667 Louisiana Tech5–3 .62512–13  .480 Lamar4–4 .5007–16  .304 Arkansas State3–5 .37513–12  .520 Texas-Arlington2–6 .2506–20  .231 Southwestern Louisiana*0–0 –0–0  – * – Served second season of NCAA two-season ban on competing. Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas A&M12–2 .85720–7  .741 Texas Tech11–3 .78618–8  .692 Arkansas11–3 .78617–9  .654 Texas6–8 .42910–15  .400 Baylor6–8 .42910–16  .385 TCU4–10 .2869–16  .360 SMU4–10 .2868–18  .308 Rice2–12 .1435–21  .192 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1974-75 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 17 UNLV13–1 .92924–5  .828 San Francisco9–5 .64319–7  .731 Pepperdine8–6 .57117–8  .680 Loyola Marymount7–7 .50014–12  .538 Saint Mary's7–7 .50014–12  .538 Seattle6–8 .4298–18  .308 Santa Clara4–10 .28610–16  .385 Nevada2–12 .14310–16  .385 Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 WAC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 8 Arizona State12–2 .85725–4  .862 UTEP10–4 .71420–6  .769 Arizona9–5 .64322–7  .759 Utah7–7 .50017–9  .654 Colorado State6–8 .42914–12  .538 BYU5–9 .35712–14  .462 New Mexico4–10 .28613–13  .500 Wyoming3–11 .21410–16  .385 Rankings from AP Poll | 1974–75 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Massachusetts 10–2 .83318–8  .692 Connecticut 9–3 .75018–10  .643 Vermont 8–4 .66716–10  .615 Boston University 7–4 .63612–13  .480 Rhode Island 3–7 .3005–20  .200 New Hampshire 2–10 .1676–18  .250 Maine 1–10 .09111–14  .440 |

### Division I independents

A total of 83 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, Texas–Pan American (22–2) had the best winning percentage (.917) and Centenary (25–4) finished with the most wins.
1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings :
* 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
* vteConf.Overall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* Texas–Pan American– –22–2
* .917
* UNC Charlotte– –23–3
* .885
* Centenary (LA)– –25–4
* .862
* No. 11 Marquette– –23–4
* .852
* Stetson– –22–4
* .846
* No. 13 Cincinnati– –23–6
* .793
* Utah State– –21–6
* .778
* Rutgers– –22–7
* .759
* Creighton– –20–7
* .741
* Memphis State– –20–7
* .741
* South Alabama– –19–7
* .731
* No. 6 Syracuse– –23–9
* .719
* Holy Cross– –20–8
* .714
* Oral Roberts– –20–8
* .714
* Boston College– –21–9
* .700
* Florida State– –18–8
* .692
* Portland State– –18–8
* .692
* UC Santa Barbara– –18–8
* .692
* VCU– –17–8
* .680
* South Carolina– –19–9
* .679
* St. John's– –21–10
* .677
* No. 14 Notre Dame– –19–10
* .655
* Detroit– –17–9
* .654
* No. 20 Providence– –20–11
* .645
* Georgetown– –18–10
* .643
* George Washington– –17–10
* .630
* Pittsburgh– –18–11
* .621
* Houston– –16–10
* .615
* Illinois State– –16–10
* .615
* Tulane– –16–10
* .615
* Virginia Tech– –16–10
* .615
* Canisius– –15–10
* .600
* DePaul– –15–10
* .600
* Northeast Louisiana– –15–10
* .600
* South Florida– –15–10
* .600
* Seton Hall– –16–11
* .593
* Jacksonville– –15–11
* .577
* Duquesne– –14–11
* .560
* Hawaii– –14–11
* .560
* Saint Peter's– –15–12
* .556
* Cleveland State– –13–11
* .542
* Manhattan– –14–12
* .538
* Air Force– –13–12
* .520
* LIU– –13–12
* .520
* St. Bonaventure– –14–13
* .519
* West Virginia– –14–13
* .519
* Cal State Los Angeles– –13–13
* .500
* Marshall– –13–13
* .500
* Navy– –12–12
* .500
* Northeastern– –12–12
* .500
* Fairfield– –13–14
* .481
* Niagara– –13–14
* .481
* Fordham– –12–13
* .480
* Penn State– –11–12
* .478
* Indiana State– –12–14
* .462
* Oklahoma City– –12–14
* .462
* Saint Louis– –12–14
* .462
* Fairleigh Dickinson– –11–13
* .458
* Portland– –13–16
* .448
* Saint Francis (PA)– –11–14
* .440
* Georgia Tech– –11–15
* .423
* Southern Miss– –11–15
* .423
* Xavier– –11–15
* .423
* Ball State– –10–15
* .400
* Loyola-Chicago– –10–15
* .400
* Butler– –10–16
* .385
* Dayton– –10–16
* .385
* Denver– –9–16
* .360
* Northern Illinois– –8–15
* .348
* Houston Baptist– –9–17
* .346
* Mercer– –9–17
* .346
* Samford– –9–17
* .346
* Colgate– –8–16
* .333
* Villanova– –9–18
* .333
* Buffalo– –8–17
* .320
* Georgia Southern– –8–18
* .308
* Georgia State– –8–18
* .308
* Wisconsin-Milwaukee– –8–18
* .308
* St. Francis (NY)– –7–19
* .269
* Baptist– –4–16
* .200
* Hardin-Simmons– –5–20
* .200
* Iona– –4–19
* .174
* Army– –3–22
* .120
* Rankings from AP Poll

### Informal championships

| Conference | Regular season winner | Most Valuable Player |
| Philadelphia Big 5 | La Salle | Ron Haigler, Penn |
La Salle finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

### Statistical leaders
## Post-season tournaments
### NCAA tournament
#### Final Four

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National finals | National finals | National finals |
| E | Syracuse | 79 | | | |
| ME | Kentucky | 95 | | | |
| ME | Kentucky | 95 | ME | Kentucky | 85 |
| | | | W | UCLA | 92 |
| MW | Louisville | 74 | W | UCLA | 92 |
| W | UCLA | 75 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | E | Syracuse | 88 |
| | | | MW | Louisville | 96 |

### National Invitation tournament
#### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Providence | 85 | | |
| St. John's | 72 | | |
| St. John's | 72 | Providence | 69 |
| | | Princeton | 80 |
| Oregon | 79 | Princeton | 80 |
| Princeton | 58 | Third place | Third place |
| | | St. John's | 76 |
| | | Oregon | 80 |

### National Commissioners Invitational Tournament

The Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament debuted the previous season as a new postseason tournament created by the NCAA to compete with the NIT. Renamed the National Commissioners Invitational Tournament, it was played for the second and last time in 1975.

#### Semifinals & final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Drake | 78 | | |
| Bowling Green State | 65 | | |
| Bowling Green State | 65 | Drake | 83 |
| | | Arizona | 76 |
| Arizona | 102 | Arizona | 76 |
| Purdue | 96 | | |

## Awards
### Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Adrian Dantley | F | Sophomore | Notre Dame |
| John Lucas | G | Junior | Maryland |
| Scott May | F | Junior | Indiana |
| Dave Meyers | F | Senior | UCLA |
| David Thompson | G/F | Senior | North Carolina State |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Luther Burden | G | Junior | Utah |
| Leon Douglas | F/C | Junior | Alabama |
| Kevin Grevey | G | Senior | Kentucky |
| Ron Lee | G | Junior | Oregon |
| Gus Williams | G | Senior | Southern California |

### Major player of the year awards

* Naismith Award: David Thompson, NC State
* Helms Player of the Year: David Thompson, NC State
* Associated Press Player of the Year: David Thompson, NC State
* UPI Player of the Year: David Thompson, NC State
* NABC Player of the Year: David Thompson, NC State
* Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): David Thompson, NC State
* Adolph Rupp Trophy: David Thompson, NC State
* Sporting News Player of the Year: David Thompson, NC State

### Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana
* Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Bob Knight, Indiana
* NABC Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana
* UPI Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana
* Sporting News Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana

### Other major awards

* Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Monte Towe, NC State
* Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Ron Haigler, Penn
* NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Phil Sellers, Rutgers

## Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach | New Coach | Reason |
| Army | Dan Dougherty | Mike Krzyzewski | |
| Hardin–Simmons | Russell Berry | Preston Vice | |
| Illinois | Gene Bartow | Lou Henson | Bartow left for UCLA and was replaced by New Mexico State coach Lou Henson. |
| New Mexico State | Lou Henson | Ken Hayes | |
| Tulsa | Ken Hayes | Jim King | |
| UCLA | John Wooden | Gene Bartow | Wooden announced his retirement during the 1975 Final Four, where he won his record tenth NCAA title. He was replaced by Illinois head coach Bartow. |