It was the Boilermakers' first Final Four and national championship game appearance. The Boilermakers won two Big Ten titles and the 1932 national championship during his years there. At times an almost unstoppable offensive threat, Wilson landed himself at No. Walton had 27 rebounds in one game twice. 8 on the all-time scoring list with 1,798 points (14.3 avg.). After UCLA went 30-0 in the 1963-64 season and won its first national championship, the Bruins lost eight players from their roster, most notably second-leading scorer Walt Hazzard, who was the second pick in the 1964 NBA Draft. The 1966-67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won UCLA's third NCAA national championship under head coach John Wooden with a win over Dayton.The Bruins went undefeated, winning all 30 games. Find out more. Trivia: OBannon returned to UCLA in 2011 to finish his bachelors degree, which he is expected to finish later in the year. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Pac-12 Basketball: UCLA Difficult to KO. In his first season as starter his junior year, Wicks was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament during a year in which he averaged 18.6 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. Collison had a solid career at UCLA, averaging 11.6 points, 4.1 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in his four seasons. Wooden graduated from Purdue in 1932, after earning All-American honors as a guard on the school's basketball team that he captained during his junior and senior years. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. In his varsity debut against USC, Lew scored 56 points, immediately displaying his dominance as a collegiate athlete. Dollar is also prevalently known for in-bounding the ball to Tyus Edneys 4.8-second game-winning drive against Missouri. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. 10 in assists in an individual season. Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Points: 870 (1967), Lew Alcindor, School Record, Highest season Scoring Average: 29.0 (1967), Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Field Goals: 346 (1967), Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Free Throw Attempts: 274 (1967), Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most single game field goals: 26 (vs. Washington State, 2/25/67), This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 21:58. Center Lew Alcindor had a total of 33 points in the two games. Trivia: Ernest Maurice Kiki Vandeweghe II, born in West Germany to a former NBA player and the winner of the 1952 Miss American pageant, served as interim head coach for the New Jersey Nets in the 2009-10 NBA Season. All rights reserved. Point guard Lucius Allen, alongside Lew Alcindor and Mike Warren, was considered to be part of the greatest college basketball team in history in 1968, when UCLA took home its second out of seven consecutive NCAA titles. Center Kevin Love was dominant in his one season as a Bruin, averaging 17.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. Greg Lee and Henry Bibby formed a solid back court, and forwards Keith Wilkes and Larry Farmer were double-digit scorers. 1965-66 UCLA Bruins Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 18-8 (12-4, 2nd in AAWU MBB ) Coach: John Wooden PS/G: 83.9 (41st of 186) PA/G: 72.7 (64th of 186) SRS: 16.64 (7th of 181) SOS: 5.37 (14th of 181) UCLA (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats In 1969, NBC became the first major network to broadcast the championship game, at a cost of more than $500,000. He also maintains the ninth-highest scoring average for a freshman with 11.5 points per game. After the season, UCLA lost the following players: In the fall of 1963, UCLA added the following players to its varsity roster: UCLA's historic run of nine men's basketball national championships in 10 years (and 10 in 12 years) started in the 1964 NCAA tournament, when the Bruins knocked off the Duke Blue Devils in the first national title game appearance for both schools. Josh Giddey is a traditional point guard (even if he is 6-foot-8). Trivia: According to the L.A. Times, Wilson was dismissed from his high school team in 1985 due to violations of team rules and his continued disregard of [their] program and its objectives. The All-American high school star returned to the team a few months later after resolving his differences with his teammates and coach. 33 was retired at UCLA in 1990. [4] Morgan had insisted to TVS owner Eddie Einhorn that TVS use Enberg, the Bruins' play-by-play announcer. Dollar had eight assists and four steals in the game to help the Bruins win their first NCAA championship in 20 years. Under two different head coaches, Greenwood helped lead the Bruins into three consecutive Sweet 16 campaigns. Name. His ability as a facilitator peaked his senior season, dishing out 6.8 assists per game. Choose a Player: Go. 17 on the all-time scoring list with 1638 points (15 avg.). 7 on the all-time scoring list and had the highest field goal percentage on the team in his senior season at 53.6 percent. 26 on the all-time scoring list with 1,380 points (12.2 avg). The Bruins arrived in Houston with a 47-game, two-and-a-half-season winning streak. Forward Ed OBannon had a rocky start to his career as a Bruin, severely injuring his knee and subsequently having surgery before his freshman season at UCLA. The jacket is Sand Knit, eight-button, size 46, and blue colored, with the UCLA vertically arched across the front in gold and outlined in white tackle twill. Three consecutive national championships for the Bruins, five in six years. Houston and UCLA had met in the previous season in the semifinals of the 1967 NCAA Tournament. Here is the Week 1 ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll, released Feb. 14. The Bruins still had time to score, but an attempted basket by Allen would not drop. Princeton's Bill Bradley was both the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player and the NCAA tournament's leading scorer with 177 points. 1970 Sidney Wicks received national co-player of the year honors from the. 2007-2008 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide - PDF copy available at www.uclabruins.com. Collectable is offering shares of a 1968-1969 UCLA Bruins jacket from the famed Sports Immortals collection. He got struck by Ted Henderson of Cal in a rebound battle. UCLA basketball scores, news, schedule, players, stats, photos, rumors, depth charts on RealGM.com . Trivia: Dayes son, Austin Daye, played for Gonzaga and currently plays professional basketball in Turkey. Do you have a blog? As a three-year starter at UCLA, Green averaged 14.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Trivia: After playing with six different NBA franchises, Murray played basketball in Greece. A three-year starter, Jackson, averaged 8.4 points per game, peaking his senior year with 12.5 points per game. 21 Keith Erickson, San Francisco Warriors, No. Trivia: Allen was drafted as the No. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. Here's everything you need to know about UCLA's 1965 national championship team. Title. [7] TVS signed up 120 stations, many of which would preempt regularly scheduled network programming. In his four seasons as a varsity starter at UCLA, Gadzuric averaged 10.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. Forward Darren Daye was a two-time starter at UCLA, averaging 10.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in his four-year career. He is also No. . Forward John Moore was a three-time starter for UCLA, leading the Bruins in his sophomore (12.2 avg.) In the 1972 and 1973 seasons, Walton spearheaded two teams that went a combined 60-0, winning the NCAA Championship in both years with an average scoring margin of 30 points. Yr. Edney was named the Bruins most valuable player his sophomore season with 13.6 points and 5.6 assists per game. He averaged 12.7 points, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game that season, in which the Bruins went to the Final Four. UCLA Basketball Archives. The 196667 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won UCLA's third NCAA national championship under head coach John Wooden with a win over Dayton. Those games were at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, on the same floor used in the Astrodome game. The streak ended at 221 weeks in January 1980. Won West Regional Final (101-79) versus Utah State Gadzuric led the team in field goal percentage in each one of his season as a Bruin and led the team in rebounds and blocks in his final two seasons. Drake made its first Final Four in 1969, while North Carolina made its fifth. UCLA won the L.A. Classic by defeating Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, and USC. His overall record as a coach was 77-47. Visible Ink Press, 1998). In his senior season, he averaged 20.4 points and 8.3 per game, worthy of the USBWA College Player of the Year. Title. It was the first NCAA regular season game broadcast nationwide in prime time. Or write about sports? Lewis led his Phi Slama Jama teams to three consecutive Final Fours (1982-1984), advancing to the national championship game in 1983 and 1984. He currently holds the record for most steals in a game (11), ranks second in career assists (652), and ranks twentieth on the all-time scoring list. MacLean went on to average 20.5 points per game, peaking in his junior season with 23 points per game. Trivia: Davis received a scholarship at Crossroads High School in Santa Monica, California. Name. ), -Seventh in average points scored for a senior: 21.3, -Fourth in rebounds averaged for a senior: 12.8. "Big Lew" was even more dominant in the title game, with 34 points and 16 boards in a win over North Carolina. He is currently No. He completed a degree in history from UCLA after his playing career ended. [21] The Sons of Westwood: John Wooden, UCLA, and the Dynasty That Changed College Basketball. Hamilton is ranked seventh in career assists (512) and seventeenth in career 20-point games (23). The 196768 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won a second consecutive NCAA national championship, the fourth in five years under head coach John Wooden, with a win over North Carolina.[2]. In three seasons with the Bruins, Alcindor contributed greatly to a NCAA Championship. His other establishments in the UCLA record books include: -Nineteenth in career rebounds: 670 (5.2 avg), -Sixth in career three-point field goals made: 171, -Sixth in career double-figure scoring games: 94. The official 2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster for the UCLA Bruins Skip To Main Content . Trivia: Bailey has played on 14 different teams in his 11-year professional playing career, including teams in Italy, Belgium, Germany, Greece, China and Spain. He maintains the seventh-highest scoring average for a junior and has the sixth-most field goals scored for an individual season with 276. 23 in career rebounds with 650 (6 avg. He is currently No. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Jerry Wizig - UH Stuns Mighty UCLA 71-69. Trivia: Naulls went on to be a four-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA Champion with the Boston Celtics. Trivia: Shipp holds the record for most career starts with 134. Forward Mike Sanders was a versatile player in his three years as a starter at UCLA. 196768 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Jeff Prugh Bruins win again without Alcindor. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster. 71 Ken Washington, San Francisco Warriors, Walt Hazzard, 6-2, guard: 18.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, Jack Hirsch, 6-3, forward: 14.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, Fred Slaughter, 6-5, center: 7.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg, Kim Stewart, 6-5, forward: 2.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg, Mike Huggins, 5-11, guard: 1.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg, Chuck Darrow, 5-11, guard: 1.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg, Steve Brucker, 6-4, forward: 4.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, Kent Graham, 6-3, forward: 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, Dec. 11, 1964 UCLA 107, Arizona State 76, Dec. 12, 1964 UCLA 68, Oklahoma State 52, Dec. 19, 1964 UCLA 115, Boston College 93, Dec. 22, 1964 UCLA 84, Southern California 75, Dec. 29, 1964 UCLA 93, No. McCoys 10.4 points per game as Bruin was accompanied the highest career field goal percentage in UCLA history at 69.4 percent. It's been 50 years since the University of Houston beat the UCLA Bruins, 71-69, in front of 52,693 in the Astrodome. Do you have a blog? ), -Second in career three-point field goal percentage: 44.6 percent, -First in career three-point field goals made: 317, -Fifth in free throw percentage: 83 percent, -Second in career double-figure scoring games: 107 (out of 127), Trivia: Kapono has won the Three-Point Shootout twice in the NBA, and is known to be one of the most accurate three-point shooters in NBA history (ranked fifth all-time in NBA as of 2011 [43.7 percent]). Richardson performed as a passer and a shooter, turning on his offensive production in his senior year to average 15.2 points per game. Eventually, most Final Fours were awarded only to host cities with domed stadiums. Shooting guard Roy Hamilton was a three-time starter in the very beginning of the post-Wooden era. Find out more. United States: University of Illinois Press, 2013. Houston Chronicle, The Home Court, March 26, 1995. He is currently No. Bill Walton was one of the best all-around centers to play college basketball with the combination of his skilled offense and intimidating defense. Wicks continued to excel in his senior season, averaging an impressive 21.3 points and 12.8 rebounds per game during a season that brought home another NCAA title to the Bruins. Trivia: Foster was drafted in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft and played four seasons with the Phoenix Suns. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. The team was honored forty years later in 2010, at halftime of the UCLA-Oregon game on February27. 13 on the all-time scoring list with 1721 points (14.6 avg.) He was named to the All-Tournament Team that year despite losing to Louisville in the championship. Forward Charles OBannon was a varsity-starter in all of his four years at UCLA, playing his first two seasons alongside his brother Ed. Trivia: When he was asked to express what the return of the dunk [in 1976] meant to him It was like I was reborn, Johnson responded (Inside Sports Magazine: College Basketball. 23 on the all-time scoring list with 1,449 points. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. UCLA won 100-64. On the last possession, UCLA's All-American guard Mike Warren committed a rare mental error deflecting out of bounds a pass meant for UCLA's star shooter Lynn Shackelford, who was unguarded in the corner.[4]. ), -Third in individual season free throws made: 198, -Second highest freshman points per game: 17.5, -First in freshman rebounds per game: 10.6, -First in single-season double-scoring games: 39. Guard Cameron Dollar is best known for filling in for the injured Tyus Edney in the 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball championship game versus Arkansas. Trivia: As of 2011, Green holds the record for most free throws made in an individual game21 in his senior season. and is eighth in career field goal percentage at 55.5 percent. ), -Ninth in career rebounds: 894 (9.9 avg. [7], Three days after the game, UCLA starting forward Edgar Lacy quit the team. Charleston Southern Buccaneers (10-20, 5-13 Big South) vs. UNC Asheville Bulldogs (24-7, 16-2 Big South) The firstMagic Johnson. Chiu / Associated Press) Then: Nwuba barely played over the first month as the.