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UCLA Bruins
2012–13 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
UCLA Bruins athletic logo
University University of California, Los Angeles
Conference Pac-12
Location Los Angeles, CA
Head coach Steve Alford (1st year)
Arena Pauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 13,800)
Nickname Bruins
Student section The Den
Colors True Blue and Gold

             
Uniforms
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NCAA Tournament champions
1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995
NCAA Tournament runner up
1980, 2006
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008
NCAA Tournament appearances
1950, 1952, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
Conference tournament champions
1987, 2006, 2008
Conference regular season champions
1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1945, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013
John Wooden coached 10 national championships.
Alcindor (Abdul-Jabbar) with the reverse two hand dunk.
Bill Walton taking a shot.
UCLA Bruins vs. Oregon State Beavers, January 2013, in the "New Pauley Pavilion"
Russell Westbrook at an USC game

The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 Division I NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 national 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 led the team to another NCAA title in 1995. Former coach Ben Howland led UCLA to three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006–2008.[1] On March 30, 2013, Steve Alford was named the school's 13th head men's basketball coach.[2]

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NCAA records [edit]

UCLA men's basketball has set several NCAA records.[3] [4] [5]

  • 11 NCAA titles
  • 7 consecutive NCAA titles (1967–1973)
  • 12 NCAA title game appearances*
  • 18 Final Four appearances*
  • 10 consecutive Final Four appearances (1967–1976)
  • 25 Final Four wins*
  • 38 game NCAA Tournament winning streak (1964–1974)
  • 134 weeks ranked No. 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 men's regular season winning streak (1971–1974)
  • 4 Perfect undefeated seasons, 1964, 1967, 1972, 1973


* Excludes 1980 tournament results vacated by NCAA

Season-by-season results [edit]

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Fred W. Cozens (1919–1921)
1919–20 Fred Cozens 12–2 — — —
1920–21 Fred Cozens 9–2 9–0 1 —
Fred Cozens: 21–4 9–0
Pierce "Caddy" Works (1921–1939)
1921–22 Caddy Works 9–1 9–1 1
1922–23 Caddy Works 12–4 9–1 1
1923–24 Caddy Works 8–2 8–2 2
1924–25 Caddy Works 11–6 9–1 1
1925–26 Caddy Works 14–2 10–0 1
1926–27 Caddy Works 12–4 9–1 1
1927–28 Caddy Works 10–5 5–4
1928–29 Caddy Works 7–9 1–8
1929–30 Caddy Works 14–8 3–6
1930–31 Caddy Works 9–6 4–5 3 (South)
1931–32 Caddy Works 9–10 4–7 3 (South)
1932–33 Caddy Works 10–11 1–10 4 (South)
1933–34 Caddy Works 10–13 2–10 4 (South)
1934–35 Caddy Works 11–12 4–8 3 (South)
1935–36 Caddy Works 10–13 2–10 4 (South)
1936–37 Caddy Works 6–14 2–10 4 (South)
1937–38 Caddy Works 4–20 0–12 4 (South)
1938–39 Caddy Works 7–20 0–12 4 (South)
Caddy Works: 173–159 82–108
Wilbur Johns (1939–1948)
1939–40 Wilbur Johns 8–17 3–9 4 (South)
1940–41 Wilbur Johns 6–20 2–10 4 (South)
1941–42 Wilbur Johns 5–18 2–10 4 (South)
1942–43 Wilbur Johns 14–7 4–4 2 (South)
1943–44 Wilbur Johns 10–10 3–3 2 (South)
1944–45 Wilbur Johns 11–12 3–1 1 (South)
1945–46 Wilbur Johns 8–16 5–7 3 (South)
1946–47 Wilbur Johns 18–7 9–3 1 (South)
1947–48 Wilbur Johns 12–13 3–9 3 (South)
Wilbur Johns: 93–120 34–56
John Wooden (1948–1975)
1948–49 John Wooden 22–7 10–2 1 (South)
1949–50 John Wooden 24–7 10–2 1 (PCC Champion) NCAA Regional 4th Place
1950–51 John Wooden 19–10 9–4 1 (South)
1951–52 John Wooden 19–12 8–4 1 (South) NCAA Regional 4th Place
1952–53 John Wooden 16–8 6–6 3 (South)
1953–54 John Wooden 18–7 7–5 2 (South)
1954–55 John Wooden 21–5 11–1 1 (South)
1955–56 John Wooden 22–6 16–0 1 (PCC Champion) NCAA Regional 3rd Place
1956–57 John Wooden 22–4 13–3 2
1957–58 John Wooden 16–10 10–6 3
1958–59 John Wooden 16–9 10–6 3
1959–60 John Wooden 14–12 7–5 2
1960–61 John Wooden 18–8 7–5 2
1961–62 John Wooden 18–11 10–2 1 NCAA Fourth Place
1962–63 John Wooden 20–9 8–5 1 NCAA Regional 3rd Place
1963–64 John Wooden 30–0 15–0 1 NCAA Champion
1964–65 John Wooden 28–2 14–0 1 NCAA Champion
1965–66 John Wooden 18–8 10–4 2
1966–67 John Wooden 30–0 14–0 1 NCAA Champion
1967–68 John Wooden 29–1 14–0 1 NCAA Champion
1968–69 John Wooden 29–1 13–1 1 NCAA Champion
1969–70 John Wooden 28–2 12–2 1 NCAA Champion
1970–71 John Wooden 29–1 14–0 1 NCAA Champion
1971–72 John Wooden 30–0 14–0 1 NCAA Champion
1972–73 John Wooden 30–0 14–0 1 NCAA Champion
1973–74 John Wooden 26–4 12–2 1 NCAA Third Place
1974–75 John Wooden 28–3 12–2 1 NCAA Champion
John Wooden: 620–147 316–67
Gene Bartow (1975–1977)
1975–76 Gene Bartow 28–4† 13–1 1 NCAA Third Place
1976–77 Gene Bartow 24–5 11–3 1 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Gene Bartow: 52–9 24–4
Gary Cunningham (1977–1979)
1977–78 Gary Cunningham 25–3 14–0 1 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1978–79 Gary Cunningham 25–5 15–3 1 NCAA Elite Eight
Gary Cunningham: 50–8 29–3
Larry Brown (1979–1981)
1979–80 Larry Brown 22–10 12–6 4 NCAA Finals*
1980–81 Larry Brown 20–7 13–5 3 NCAA Round of 32
Larry Brown: 42–17 25–11
Larry Farmer (1981–1984)
1981–82 Larry Farmer 21–6 14–4 2
1982–83 Larry Farmer 23–6 15–3 1 NCAA Round of 32
1983–84 Larry Farmer 17–11 10–8 4
Larry Farmer: 61–23 39–15
Walt Hazzard (1984–1988)
1984–85 Walt Hazzard 21–12 12–6 3 NIT Champion
1985–86 Walt Hazzard 15–14 9–9 4 NIT First round
1986–87 Walt Hazzard 25–7 14–4 1 NCAA Round of 32
1987–88 Walt Hazzard 16–14 12–6 2
Walt Hazzard: 77–47 47–25
Jim Harrick (1988–1996)
1988–89 Jim Harrick 21–10 13–5 3 NCAA Round of 32
1989–90 Jim Harrick 22–11 11–7 4 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1990–91 Jim Harrick 23–9 11–7 2 NCAA Round of 64
1991–92 Jim Harrick 28–5 16–2 1 NCAA Elite Eight
1992–93 Jim Harrick 22–11 11–7 3 NCAA Round of 32
1993–94 Jim Harrick 21–7 13–5 2 NCAA Round of 64
1994–95 Jim Harrick 32–1‡ 17–1 1 NCAA Champion
1995–96 Jim Harrick 23–8 16–2 1 NCAA Round of 64
Jim Harrick: 192–62 108–36
Steve Lavin (1996–2003)
1996–97 Steve Lavin 24–8 15–3 1 NCAA Elite Eight
1997–98 Steve Lavin 24–9 12–6 3 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1998–99 Steve Lavin 22–9 12–6 3 NCAA Round of 64*
1999–2000 Steve Lavin 21–12 10–8 4 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2000–01 Steve Lavin 23–9 14–4 3 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2001–02 Steve Lavin 21–12 11–7 6 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2002–03 Steve Lavin 10–19 6–12 6
Steve Lavin: 145–78 80–46
Ben Howland (2003–2013)
2003–04 Ben Howland 11–17 7–11 7
2004–05 Ben Howland 18–11 11–7 3 NCAA Round of 64
2005–06 Ben Howland 32–7 14–4 1 NCAA Championship Game
2006–07 Ben Howland 30–6 15–3 1 NCAA Final Four
2007–08 Ben Howland 35–4 16–2 1 NCAA Final Four
2008–09 Ben Howland 26–9 13–5 2 NCAA Round of 32
2009–10 Ben Howland 14–18 8–10 5
2010–11 Ben Howland 23-11 13–5 2 NCAA Round of 32
2011–12 Ben Howland 19-14 11-7 6
2012–13 Ben Howland 25-10 13-5 1 NCAA Round of 64
Ben Howland: 233–107 121–59
Steve Alford (2013–present)
2013–14 Steve Alford 0–0 0–0
Steve Alford: 0–0 0–0
Total: 1789–775

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

†Loss later forfeited by Oregon State. ‡Loss later forfeited by California. *Runner-up finish in 1980 NCAA tournament later vacated due to use of ineligible players. Source: UCLA Bruins men's basketball history

Coaches [edit]

Pauley Pavilion, home court of the Bruins prior to the 2012 renovation
Main article: List of UCLA Bruins men's basketball head coaches

The team has had 12 head coaches in its history, and they have won 11 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Division I Basketball Championships, the most of any school.[6] John Wooden won 10 national championships between 1964 and 1975, and Jim Harrick won the other in 1995. The New York Times wrote that Wooden "made UCLA the most successful team in college basketball."[7] After Wooden retired, the four coaches that succeeded him resigned, and the following three—Harrick included—were fired. The average tenure of those coaches after Wooden was four years.[8][a] Former coach Ben Howland, led the Bruins to three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006 to 2008.[9]

By the numbers [edit]

Ed O'Bannon, a member of the 1995 Championship team, was player-of-the-year
  • National titles – 11
  • Final Fours – 17*
  • Conference titles – 31
  • Undefeated conference seasons- 11
  • Undefeated seasons- 4
  • 20-win seasons – 44
  • 30-win seasons – 8
  • Winning seasons – 71
  • .500 or better – 73
  • NCAA tourney bids – 42
  • All-Americans (1st team) — 37
  • All-conference (1st team) — 118
  • NBA players (all-time) — 82
  • Most NBA MVP winners — 7[10]
  • Draft picks (1st round) — 33
  • Current NBA players — 15
  • Olympians – 8
  • Naismith Hall-of-Fame – 9[11]
  • McDonald's All-Americans – 29
  • Retired numbers – 7


* Excludes 1980 tournament results vacated by NCAA

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [edit]

UCLA players [edit]

All individuals were (or will be) inducted as players unless otherwise noted.

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)
  • Don Barksdale (2012), contributor[11]
  • Gail Goodrich (1996)
  • Reggie Miller (2012)[11]
  • Bill Walton (1993)
  • Jamaal Wilkes (2012)[11]
  • Marques Johnson

UCLA coaches [edit]

All individuals were inducted as coaches, though not necessarily for their service at UCLA.

  • Larry Brown (2002)
  • Denny Crum (1994)
  • John Wooden (1972) – Also inducted separately as a player in 1961 for his career at Purdue and in early professional leagues.

Notable players [edit]

See also category: UCLA Bruins men's basketball players
Jordan Farmar playing in the NCAA Tournament

The 13 players who have played on three NCAA Division I Championship basketball teams: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sidney Wicks, Curtis Rowe, Lynn Shackelford, Larry Farmer, Henry Bibby, Steve Patterson, Kenny Heitz, Jon Chapman, John Ecker, Andy Hill, Terry Scholfield, and Bill Sweek.

UCLA became the first school to have a top winner in both basketball and football in the same year with Gary Beban winning the Heisman Trophy and Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) winning the U.S. Basketball Writers Association player of the year award in 1968.

UCLA has produced the most NBA Most Valuable Player Award winners, six of them by Abdul-Jabbar and one to Walton, who was Abdul-Jabbar's successor.[10] As of the 2012–13 NBA season, 82 former UCLA players have played in the NBA.[12][13][b][c]

Retired numbers [edit]

Main article: UCLA Bruins men's basketball retired numbers
No. Player Pos. Career
11 Don Barksdale F 1946–47
25 Gail Goodrich G 1962-65
31 Ed O'Bannon PF 1991-95
Reggie Miller SG 1983-87
32 Bill Walton C 1971-74
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 1966–69
35 Sidney Wicks PF 1968-71
42 Walt Hazzard G 1961-64
52 Jamaal Wilkes SF 1971-74
54 Marques Johnson SF 1973-77

School records [edit]

Individual career [edit]

Record Player Total Years Ref
Most points MacLean, DonDon MacLean 2,608 1988–1992 [18]
Highest scoring average Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.4 1966–1969
Most rebounds Walton, BillBill Walton 1,370 1971–1974
Highest rebounding average Walton, BillBill Walton 15.7 1971–1974
Most assists Richardson, PoohPooh Richardson 833 1985–1989

Team season records [edit]

Record Total Year
Field Goals Made 1161 1968
Field Goals % 55.5 1979
Free Throws Made 642 1956
1991
Free Throw % 75.6 1979
3-pt. Field Goals Made 262 2009
3-pt. Field Goal % 42.6 1989
Rebounds 1670 1964
Assists 673 1974
Blocked Shots 199 2011

Conferences [edit]

Years Conferences Win–Loss Pct.
1919–1920 None — —
1920–1927 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) 63–6 .913
1927–1959 Pacific Coast Conference (PCC)
1959–1968 Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) 99–21 .825
1968–1978 Pacific-8 Conference 129–11 .921
1978–2011 Pacific-10 Conference 365–166 .687
2011–present Pacific-12 Conference

Record vs. Pac-12 opponents [edit]

The UCLA Bruins lead the all-time series vs. all other eleven Pac-12 opponents. No other Pac-12 leads the series against more than nine of its conference opponents.

Opponent Wins Losses Pct. Streak
Arizona 52 37 .584 UCLA 3
Arizona St. 63 18 .779 UCLA 1
Cal 134 100 .573 Cal 1
Colorado 6 1 .857 UCLA 2
Oregon 83 31 .728 ORE 4
Oregon St. 88 34 .721 UCLA 2
Stanford 137 91 .601 UCLA 3
USC 133 105 .559 UCLA 1
Utah 6 4 .600 UCLA 2
Washington 92 42 .687 UCLA 3
Wash. St. 102 15 .872 WSU 1
  • Note all-time series includes non-conference matchups.

Facilities [edit]

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. During the 2011-12 season, Pauley Pavilion underwent a complete renovation, both inside and out, earning it the nickname of "New Pauley." A new attendance record was set when 13,727 fans watched the Bruins defeating the Arizona Wildcats 74–69 on March 2, 2013.

See also [edit]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ There were 28 seasons from 1975–76 to 2002–03 and 7 coaches, an average of 4 years. The Yahoo article said 3.9.
  2. ^ Includes players in the American Basketball Association (ABA), which merged with the NBA in 1976.
  3. ^ basketball-reference.com counts 79 players, but is missing Greg Foster, Corey Gaines, Brett Vroman. Foster, Gaines, and Vroman all transferred from UCLA to another school.[14][15][16][17] The UCLA Media Guide did not count Foster, Gaines, and John Vallely. The Media Guide listed Ray Young, but he is not included here since he did not play a game in the NBA.

References [edit]

  1. ^ UCLA Men's Basketball Team
  2. ^ UCLA Names Steve Alford Head Men's Basketball Coach, UCLABruins.com, March 30, 2013
  3. ^ http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/m_basketball_records_book/2006/2006_m_basketball_records.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.laalmanac.com/sports/sp10rda.htm
  5. ^ http://prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb504690.htm
  6. ^ "Top 10 Colleges to Produce NBA Pros". RealClearSports. June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. 
  7. ^ Litsky, Frank (March 18, 2003). "Formality Is Reality As U.C.L.A. Fires Lavin". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. 
  8. ^ Wetzel, Dan (March 29, 2006). "Westwood's new look". yahoo.com (Yahoo! Sports). Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. 
  9. ^ Dwyre, Bill (February 11, 2011). "Ben Howland keeps cool on the UCLA basketball hot seat". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 29, 2011. 
  10. ^ a b Steve Aschburner, School is often out when it comes to picking an MVP, NBA.com, March 25, 2011
  11. ^ a b c d UCLA's Miller Highlights Class Of 2012, Pac-12.org, April 2, 2012
  12. ^ "2011–12 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide". UCLA Athletic Department. 2011. pp. 106–9. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. 
  13. ^ "NBA & ABA Players Who Attended University of California, Los Angeles". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012. 
  14. ^ Finney, Ryan (2010). "2010–11 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide". UCLA Athletic Department. p. 108. Archived from the original on March 10, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Greg Foster NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  16. ^ "Corey Gaines NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  17. ^ "Brett Vroman NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  18. ^ "UCLA Records from 2011–12 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide". UCLA Athletic Department. p. 80. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. 

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