UCLA Bruins men's basketball

 

UCLA Bruins
University	University of California, Los Angeles
Conference	Pac-10
Location	Los Angeles, CA
Head Coach	Ben Howland (4th year)
Arena	Pauley Pavilion (Capacity: 12,829)
Nickname	Bruins
Colors	True Blue and Gold
Uniforms
Home     　 Away
NCAA Tournament Champions
1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1995, 2006, 2007
Conference Tournament Champions
1987, 2006
Conference Regular Season Champions
1945, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007

The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record 4 times, in 1964, 1967, 1972, and 1973. Coach Jim Harrick returned the program to the spotlight in 1995, leading the team to another NCAA title. Current coach Ben Howland is also focusing on restoring Bruin Basketball to national prominence, having led UCLA to back to back Final Fours in 2006 and 2007.

NCAA Records

UCLA men's basketball has set several NCAA records.

• 11 NCAA titles
• 7 consecutive NCAA titles (1967-1973)
• 13 NCAA title game appearances
• 17 Final Four appearances
• 10 consecutive Final Four appearances (1967-1976)
• 26 Final Four wins
• 38 game NCAA Tournament winning streak (1964-1974)
• 134 weeks ranked #1 in AP Top 25 Poll
• 221 consecutive weeks ranked in AP Top 25 Poll (1966-1980)
• 54 consecutive winning seasons (1949-2002)
• 88 game regular season winning streak (1971-1974)

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Season Results

Final Four
National Championship

Season	W-L
1919-1920	12-2
1920-1921	8-2
1921-1922	9-1
1922-1923	12-4
1923-1924	8-2
1924-1925	11-6
1925-1926	14-2
1926-1927	12-4
1927-1928	10-5
1928-1929	7-9
1929-1930	14-8
1930-1931	9-6
1931-1932	9-10
1932-1933	10-11
1933-1934	10-13
1934-1935	11-12
1935-1936	10-13
1936-1937	6-14
1937-1938	4-20
1938-1939	7-20
1939-1940	8-17
1940-1941	6-20
1941-1942	5-18
1942-1943	14-7
1943-1944	10-10
1944-1945	11-12
1945-1946	8-16
1946-1947	18-7
1947-1948	12-13
1948-1949	22-7
1949-1950	24-7
1950-1951	19-10
1951-1952	19-12
1952-1953	16-8
1953-1954	18-7
1954-1955	21-5
1955-1956	22-6
1956-1957	22-4
1957-1958	16-10
1958-1959	16-9
1959-1960	14-12
1960-1961	18-8
1961-1962	18-11
1962-1963	20-9
1963-1964	30-0
1964-1965	28-2
1965-1966	18-8
1966-1967	30-0
1967-1968	29-1
1968-1969	29-1
1969-1970	28-2
1970-1971	29-1
1971-1972	30-0
1972-1973	30-0
1973-1974	26-4
1974-1975	28-3
1975-1976	28-4+
1976-1977	24-5
1977-1978	25-3
1978-1979	25-5
1979-1980	22-10
1980-1981	20-7
1981-1982	21-6
1982-1983	23-6
1983-1984	17-11
1984-1985	21-12
1985-1986	15-14
1986-1987	25-7
1987-1988	16-14
1988-1989	21-10
1989-1990	22-11
1990-1991	23-9
1991-1992	28-5
1992-1993	22-11
1993-1994	21-7
1994-1995	32-1++
1995-1996	23-8
1996-1997	24-8
1997-1998	24-9
1998-1999	22-9
1999-2000	21-12
2000-2001	23-9
2001-2002	21-12
2002-2003	10-19
2003-2004	11-17
2004-2005	18-11
2005-2006	32-7
2006-2007	30-6
All-Time	1616-715

+Loss later forfeited by Oregon State
++Loss later forfeited by California
Source: 2006-2007 UCLA Basketball Media Guide

Coaches

Head Coach	Years	Win-Loss	Pct.
Fred W. Cozens	1919-1921	20-4	.833
Pierce “Caddy” Works	1921-1939	173-159	.521
Wilbur Johns	1939-1948	93-120	.437
John Wooden	1948-1975	620-147	.808
Gene Bartow	1975-1977	52-9	.852
Gary Cunningham	1977-1979	50-8	.862
Larry Brown	1979-1981	42-17	.712
Larry Farmer	1981-1984	61-23	.726
Walt Hazzard	1984-1988	77-47	.621
Jim Harrick	1988-1996	192-62	.756
Steve Lavin	1996-2003	145-78	.650
Ben Howland	2003-	91-41	.689

Source:

• Athletic Department, University of California, Los Angeles

Players

UCLA has played host to a number of standout players. (Seasons Played)

• Willie Naulls (1954-1956)
• Walt Hazzard (aka Mahdi Abdul-Rahman) (1962-1964)
• Gail Goodrich (1963-1965)
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1967-1969)
• Sidney Wicks (1969-1971)
• Henry Bibby (1970-1972)
• Swen Nater (1971-1973)
• Bill Walton (1972-1974)
• Jamaal Wilkes (1972-1974)
• David Meyers (1973-1975)
• Marques Johnson (1975-1977)
• Kiki Vandeweghe (1977-1980)
• Mark Eaton (1980-1982)
• Reggie Miller (1984-1987)
• Jack Haley (1985-1988)
• Don MacLean (1989-1992)
• Tracy Murray (1990-1992)
• Tyus Edney (1992-1995)
• Ed O'Bannon (1992-1995)
• Baron Davis (1998-1999)
• Earl Watson (1998-2001)
• Dan Gadzuric (2000-2002)
• Jason Kapono (2000-2003)
• Cedric Bozeman (2002-2006)
• Ryan Hollins (2003-2006)
• Jordan Farmar (2005-2006)
• Arron Afflalo (2005-2007)
• Darren Collison (2006-)

In all, 68 players have gone on to play in the NBA at some point in their careers, as of the 2006 NBA Draft.[5]

Facilities

The men's basketball team played in the 2000 seat Men's Gym from 1932 to 1965. They played at other venues around Los Angeles including the Pan-Pacific Auditorium and Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. In 1965, Pauley Pavilion was built on campus and has been the home of Bruin Basketball since that time.

External links

• Official Site
• UCLA Basketball 2006-2007 Media Guide (pdf documents)
• Bruin Basketball Report
• Bruinville UCLA Bruins Basketball News

UCLA Bruins Basketball 1963-1964 NCAA Champions
Keith Erickson | Gail Goodrich | Walt Hazzard | Jack Hirsch | Doug McIntosh | Fred Slaughter | Kenny Washington Coach John Wooden

UCLA Bruins Basketball 1964-1965 NCAA Champions
Keith Erickson | Gail Goodrich | Freddie Goss | Edgar Lacey | Mike Lynn | Doug McIntosh | Kenny Washington Coach John Wooden

UCLA Bruins Basketball 1966-1967 NCAA Champions
Lew Alcindor | Lucius Allen | Kenny Heitz | Jim Nielsen | Lynn Shackleford | Bill Sweek | Mike Warren Coach John Wooden

UCLA Bruins Basketball 1967-1968 NCAA Champions
Lew Alcindor | Lucius Allen | Kenny Heitz | Edgar Lacey | Mike Lynn | Jim Nielsen | Lynn Shackleford | Mike Warren Coach John Wooden

UCLA Bruins Basketball 1968-1969 NCAA Champions
Lew Alcindor | Kenny Heitz | Steve Patterson | Curtis Rowe | Lynn Shackleford | Bill Sweek | Sidney Wicks | John Vallely Coach John Wooden

UCLA Bruins Basketball 1969-1970 NCAA Champions
Henry Bibby | Kenny Booker | John Ecker | Steve Patterson | Curtis Rowe | Terry Schofield | Sidney Wicks | John Vallely Coach John Wooden

UCLA Bruins Basketball 1970-1971 NCAA Champions
Henry Bibby | Kenny Booker | Larry Farmer | Steve Patterson | Curtis Rowe | Terry Schofield | Sidney Wicks Coach John Wooden

UCLA Bruins Basketball 1971-1972 NCAA Champions
Henry Bibby |Tommy Curtis | Larry Farmer | Larry Hollyfield | Greg Lee | Swen Nater | Bill Walton | Keith Wilkes Coach John Wooden

UCLA Bruins Basketball 1972-1973 NCAA Champions
Tommy Curtis | Ralph Drollinger | Larry Farmer | Larry Hollyfield | Greg Lee | Dave Meyers | Swen Nater | Pete Trgovich | Bill Walton | Keith Wilkes Coach John Wooden

UCLA Bruins Basketball 1974-1975 NCAA Champions
Ralph Drollinger | Marques Johnson | Andre McCarter | Dave Meyers | Jim Spillane | Pete Trgovich | Richard Washington Coach John Wooden

UCLA Bruins Basketball 1994-1995 NCAA Champions
Toby Bailey | Cameron Dollar | Tyus Edney | J. R. Henderson | Ike Nwanko | Charles O'Bannon | Ed O'Bannon | George Zidek Coach Jim Harrick

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