Darren Savino. Trivia: Miller holds the UCLA individual season record for free throws made at 202 in 1986. Point guard Darren Collison was one of the scrappiest players in UCLA Mens Basketball history. 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. Wilson helped lead the Bruins to the Sweet Sixteen in his senior season, averaging 17.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Yr. UCLA fell at the cavernous Astrodome and had its 47-game winning streak stopped. Daye is currently No. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The first half between the AP Poll's No. That season, Vandeweghe led the Bruins to the NCAA Finals for the first time with a team that was not coached by John Wooden. Kansas State and Michigan also made the Final Four in 1964, with the Wildcats' making their fourth Final Four and Wolverines making their Final Four debut. The Michael Price Family UCLA Men's Head Basketball Coach. Or write about sports? Hazzards No. 15 in career rebounds with 775 (7.2 avg.). [5] He would miss the next two games against Stanford and Portland. Forward Dave Greenwood excelled greatly in a starting role during his sophomore season as a Bruin. Associate Head Coach. Trivia: Edney was appointed as Director of Operations for the UCLA Mens Basketball team in 2010. Cal's Place in the NET Rankings is Not Much of a Head-Scratcher. In the end, the Cougars pulled the upset, 7169, ending the Bruins' 47-game winning streak. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. Hamilton is ranked seventh in career assists (512) and seventeenth in career 20-point games (23). Green led the Bruins in scoring twice, most notably in his senior season with 19.3 points per game. Edney was an All-Pacific-10 player three years in-a-row and won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award his senior season as the nations best player under six feet tall. Watson capped off his UCLA career well, averaging 14.7 points per game. [12][13] "I've never enjoyed playing for that man," Lacy said of Wooden after quitting. Find out more. A four-year starter, Fields averaged 15 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, displaying dominance his senior year with 17.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Trivia: Henderson currently plays basketball in Japan and has changed his name to J.R. [9] The broadcast drew a vast television audience in addition to the 52,693 fans who had filled the Astrodome for its first basketball game. Rowe had a key performance in the 1970 NCAA Finals, scoring 19 points with eight rebounds, and was later named to the All-Tournament Team that year. Here is the Week 1 ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll, released Feb. 14. He is currently No. Chapin, Dwight - How Wooden Stopped the Big E. 2007-2008 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide - PDF copy available at www.uclabruins.com. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Image. Drake made its first Final Four in 1969, while North Carolina made its fifth. This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 21:55. 28 on the all-time scoring list with 1355 points (12.5 avg.). Charles stepped up as a sophomore and helped the Bruins win a NCAA Championship in 1995, averaging 13.6 points per game. Visible Ink Press, 1998). He was a crafty point guard with the ability to make split-second decisions look easy. 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. Checkout the latest Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats for 1968-69 on Basketball-Reference.com. [11] Wooden had benched him after 11 minutes, and he never re-entered the game. Murrays name constantly pops up the Bruins record book in offensive stats, including: -Sixth in career three-point percentage: 41.1 percent, -Ninth in individual season field goals: 247. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [7], The January 1968 cover of Sports Illustrated depicted the game, with Hayes shooting over Alcindor. 42 was retired in 1996. ), -Ninth in career rebounds: 894 (9.9 avg. Murray established his name well in the Bruin record books in his three seasons at UCLA. The 1968-69 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won an unprecedented third consecutive NCAA National Basketball Championship, the fifth in six years under head coach John Wooden with a win over Purdue, coach Wooden's alma mater. 8 on the career rebounds list with 896. Those games were at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, on the same floor used in the Astrodome game. This page was last edited on 22 January 2023, at 21:00. As a three-year starter at UCLA, Green averaged 14.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. Eventually, most Final Fours were awarded only to host cities with domed stadiums. He was named on the All-Tournament Team when the Bruins won the NCAA Championship in 1967 and again in 1968 with another NCAA Title. Trivia: Allen was drafted as the No. Up to that point, only NCAA post-season games had been broadcast nationally, so there was much skepticism regarding where the broadcast would take the non-profit organization's policy. The Cougars were also undefeated since the last meeting between the two teams. 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. One new team enters after the opening weekend. Trivia: After two season in the NBA, Thompson went abroad to play basketball. Foster in currently No. UCLA won its third national championship in a row and fifth in six years in 1969, when the Lew Alcindor-led Bruins defeated Purdue 92-72 in the championship game. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. He is also No. 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. A look back at the UCLA Bruins men's basketball dynasty. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster. The UCLA records books are filled with Wicks name: -Twenty-fourth all-time scorer: 1,423 pts. 1 team in both the AP and UPI polls. He is currently speckled throughout the UCLA record books: -Third in all-time career scoring: 2095 points (16.5 avg. 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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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Kapono was best known for his three-point shooting ability, and currently holds the record for most three-pointers in one game at nine. Trivia: Foster was drafted in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft and played four seasons with the Phoenix Suns. Forward Josh Shipp was notslowed down after having hip surgery and having to red-shirt his sophomore season. On March 22, 1969, Coach John Wooden and UCLA won their fifth national championship in six years as they beat Purdue 92-72 in the finals of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball tournament.. He was named to the All-Tournament Team that year despite losing to Louisville in the championship. The Bruins entered the season ranked number 1, beginning what still stands today as the most consecutive weeks ranked in the AP poll. He also hold a plethora of other UCLA records, including: -Most points averaged by a freshman: 18.6, -Most career double-figure scoring games: 123 (68 straight). It's been 50 years since the University of Houston beat the UCLA Bruins, 71-69, in front of 52,693 in the Astrodome. In his senior season, he averaged 20.4 points and 8.3 per game, worthy of the USBWA College Player of the Year. Richardson performed as a passer and a shooter, turning on his offensive production in his senior year to average 15.2 points per game. [19], UCLA and Houston played again in 1969 at Pauley Pavilion for the regular-season rematch. The 196970 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won its fourth consecutive NCAA National Basketball Championship, the sixth in seven years under head coach John Wooden,[1] despite the departure of Lew Alcindor to the NBA, with a win over Jacksonville.[2]. As a red-shirt sophomore and junior, Shipp helped the Bruins reach the Final Four two consecutive years, winning the Pacific-10 as well. pg. He performed well in the 1972 NCAA championship game, playing the entire game and scoring 18 points. Afflalo was also awarded Pac-10 Player of the Year that season with 17.4 points per game and a reputation as one of the best defenders in the NCAA of the season. Trivia: At UCLA, Westbrook shared a dorm with teammate and current Minnesota Timberwolves player Kevin Love. Assistant Coach. The Bruins later went on to face Florida in the Finals that year. He has played in Germany, Ukraine, Israel, Russia and will play in France in 2011. UCLA forward Kenneth Nwuba, left, is defended by Arizona forward Jordan Brown during a game on Feb. 18. 2007-2008 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide - PDF copy available at www.uclabruins.com. Won National Semifinal (85-82) versus Drake [5][6] Einhorn paid $27,000 for the broadcast rights on TVS. Find out more. His performance placed him on the All-Tournament Team that year. Starting with the 1997 tournament, only domed stadiums have hosted the Final Four. He also holds the individual season records of most league points scored (500-1986) and highest league scoring average (27.8-1986). He peaked in his senior season, scoring 21.4 points and pulling in 11.1 rebounds per game, going on to receive the USBWA College Player of the Year Award. He received many accolades as a collegiate athlete, including: -Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1967-69), -Naismith College Player of the Year (1969-first year awarded). In three seasons with the Bruins, Alcindor contributed greatly to a NCAA Championship. In his two season as Bruin before declaring for the NBA Draft in 2006, Farmar averaged 13.3 points and 5.2 points per game. Last season for the 7-foot-1 and 1/2-inch center, On the 40th anniversary, the team was honored at halftime of UCLA's Senior Day game, March 7, 2009, at. [8] The basketball floor actually came from the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.[4]. ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Michigan basketball will play UCLA on Tuesday in the Elite Eight for a spot in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. Join our linker program. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. MacLean is the current all-time leading scoring in UCLA basketball history with 2,608 points (Lew Alcindor had 2,325 in three seasons played. Davis ended his career as a Bruin after the 1999 season, being drafted by the Charlotte Hornets as the third overall pick. Guard John Vallely was a junior-transfer from junior college who was a two-year starter for the Bruins. UCLA basketball scores, news, schedule, players, stats, photos, rumors, depth charts on RealGM.com . This was the first year in which the Athletic Association of Western Universities officially adopted the name Pacific-8 Conference, although that name had been used unofficially since the 196465 season after Oregon and Oregon State joined the conference. Forward Trevor Wilson lit up the court when he became a starter his sophomore season, in which he averaged 15.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. [14] In 2008, Wooden stated, "I'm sorry I said that. Walton was showered in awards as a collegiate athlete, including: -Naismith College Player of the Year (1972-74), -USBWA College Player of the Year (1972-74), -Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1972, 1973), -Second-highest field goal percentage: .651, -Third-highest career scoring average: 20.3. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Edney was named the Bruins most valuable player his sophomore season with 13.6 points and 5.6 assists per game. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Point guard Henry Bibby was a role player in the three consecutive championships that the Bruins won during his seasons as a varsity starter. Houston and UCLA had met in the previous season in the semifinals of the 1967 NCAA Tournament. 10 on the all-time scoring list. UCLA had prevailed against Houston 7358, and won their 3rd NCAA championship. Forward Sidney Wicks was a great contributor to two back-to-back NCAA titles in his junior and senior seasons as a starter. Center Kevin Love was dominant in his one season as a Bruin, averaging 17.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. UCLA became the first school to have a top winner in both basketball and football in the same year with quarterback, Three days after he was benched by Coach Wooden during the "Game of the Century" on January 20, Edgar Lacey, a high school All-American at, Lew Alcindor, First Team All-American; Lucius Allen, Second Team, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 21:57. "[12], Neither Houston nor UCLA lost another game for the remainder of the regular season. MacLean went on to average 20.5 points per game, peaking in his junior season with 23 points per game. [4] The second half saw the tension between the squads highlighted within the matchup of Houston's Elvin Hayes and UCLA's Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul Jabbar). He plays basketball in Turkey as of 2011. He put solid offensive numbers as a Bruin, averaging 13.8 points per game. Forward Charles OBannon was a varsity-starter in all of his four years at UCLA, playing his first two seasons alongside his brother Ed. Hometown / High School; 0: Alex Olesinski: F: 6-10: 220: R-Jr. Roswell, N.M. / La Lumiere School [IN] 1: Moses Brown: C: 7-1: 245 . Alcindor scored 37 points with 20 rebounds in the championship game.[5]. The Thunder is developing a positionless roster. UCLA won 100-64. Naulls was named a second-team All-American his senior season. 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. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Do you have a blog? during his sophomore season, earning him No. 2 Gail Goodrich, Los Angeles Lakers, No. Forward Kiki Vandeweghe thrived as a starter in his junior and senior seasons as a Bruin. Lew Alcindor's father played trombone with the UCLA band during the championship game. This team ushered in a new era of college hoops when it played and lost to Houston in a regular-season game at Houston Astrodome that was seen by a national television audience. That season, he helped the Bruins win the conference and finish fourth in the NCAA. Trivia: Rowe played eight seasons in the NBA, averaging 11.6 points per game and becoming an All-Star in 1976. The teams met again in the 1968 NCAA Tournament semifinals, with the then-No. Averaging 15.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, Rowe helped the Bruins win three consecutive championships. The ban was revoked in 1976. After playing on the freshman team under then NCAA rules, Alcindor dominated at the varsity level as a sophomore, leading UCLA to an undefeated 300 record while averaging 29.0 points and 15.5 rebounds. The Michael Price Family UCLA Men's Head Basketball Coach. In the 1995 NCAA Final, OBannon took the Bruins on his back, scoring 30 points and pulling in 17 rebounds, earning him the Most Outstanding Player award of the Tournament. Trivia: After playing with six different NBA franchises, Murray played basketball in Greece. 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. All rights reserved. Although Love only played one season with the Bruins, he finds himself scattered in the record books: -Seventh in career field goal percentage: 55.9 percent, -Sixth in individual season rebounds: 415 (10.6 avg. Trivia: In 2003, Martin played for the Harlem Globetrotters. Trivia: In his 11-year professional basketball career, Moso has played on 13 different teams, including teams in Italy, Spain and Japan after playing in the NBA for five different teams. In 1969, NBC became the first major network to broadcast the championship game, at a cost of more than $500,000. 21 Keith Erickson, San Francisco Warriors, No. In his two seasons as a starter, Washington averaged 15.9 and 20.1 points per game respectively. Trivia: Henry Bibby, father of NBA guard Mike Bibby, coached at USC for nine seasons. Ht. The official 2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster for the UCLA Bruins. Second consecutive national championship; fourth in five years. He also maintains the ninth-highest scoring average for a freshman with 11.5 points per game. "Big Lew" was even more dominant in the title game, with 34 points and 16 boards in a win over North Carolina. UCLA's 47-game winning streak came to an end in January when they were beaten by Houston and All-American Elvin Hayes in the Astrodome 7169; the game was known as the Game of the Century. 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. Trivia: Torrence was selected in the eighth round of the 1959 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. Shooting guard John Green was a pivotal player in the years preceding John Woodens championship dynasty. Collison had a solid career at UCLA, averaging 11.6 points, 4.1 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in his four seasons. The Bruins were led by starters Lynn Shackelford, Kenny Heitz, Lew Alcindor, Mike Warren, and Lucius Allen. Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREE his sophomore year. Trivia: As of 2011, Dollar is the head coach of Seattle University, which he is attempting to revive in Division I basketball. 1970 Sidney Wicks received national co-player of the year honors from the. He was the first African-American player to be named captain of a major professional sports team. Collectable is offering shares of a 1968-1969 UCLA Bruins jacket from the famed Sports Immortals collection. Trivia: Fields was selected in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and played four seasons in the NBA. ), which was also a great deal during his time in Bruin history. Dollar had eight assists and four steals in the game to help the Bruins win their first NCAA championship in 20 years. Guard Walt Torrence was very resourceful as a guard, leading the team in rebounds in each of his three seasons as a starter at UCLA. Forward John Moore was a three-time starter for UCLA, leading the Bruins in his sophomore (12.2 avg.) 17 on the all-time scoring list with 1638 points (15 avg.). Trivia: Dayes son, Austin Daye, played for Gonzaga and currently plays professional basketball in Turkey. Although the Bruins were not very successful as a team during Millers UCLA career, he led the team to a NIT Championship in 1985 and was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. In the Final Four at Louisville, Kentucky, UCLA had a two-point lead at halftime over #11 Drake and won 8582 to advance to the championship game against sixth-ranked Purdue. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? ), -Seventh in average points scored for a senior: 21.3, -Fourth in rebounds averaged for a senior: 12.8. Alcindor, a senior, was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player for the third consecutive year, while Purdue's Rick Mount led all scorers with 122 points in the tournament. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. In those three seasons, Bibby averaged 14.4 points per game in his career at UCLA and is at No.
