1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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The 1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team finished the season in second place, under head coach John R. Wooden. It won the Los Angeles Classic Championship and completed the year with an 18–8 overall record.

Preseason

The 1965–1966 UCLA Bruin team was the preseason #1. On November 27, 1965, the freshmen team, led by Lew Alcindor, defeated the varsity team 75–60 in the first game in the new Pauley Pavilion.^[1] Alcindor scored 31 points and had 21 rebounds in that game although the defeat had no effect on the varsity's national ranking. The Bruins were still number one the following week.

Starting lineup

Position	Player	Class
F	Edgar Lacey	Jr.
F	Mike Lynn	Jr.
C	Doug McIntosh	Sr.
G	Mike Warren	So.
G	Kenny Washington	Sr.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 3*	No. 1	Ohio State	W 92–66	1–0	Pauley Pavilion {{{site_cityst}}}
December 4*	No. 1	Illinois	W 97–79	2–0	Pauley Pavilion {{{site_cityst}}}
December 10*	No. 1	at No. 6 Duke	L 66–82	2–1	{{{site_cityst}}}
December 11*	No. 1	vs. No. 6 Duke	L 75–94	2–2	Charlotte {{{site_cityst}}}
December 17*	No. 8	No. 4 Kansas	W 78–71	3–2	Pauley Pavilion {{{site_cityst}}}
December 18*	No. 8	vs. Cincinnati L.A. Classic	L 76–82	3–3	Los Angeles Sports Arena {{{site_cityst}}}
December 21*		at USC	W 86–67	4–3	{{{site_cityst}}}
December 27*		vs. LSU L.A. Classic	W 95–89	5–3	Los Angeles Sports Arena {{{site_cityst}}}
December 29*		vs. Purdue L.A. Classic	W 82–70	6–3	Los Angeles Sports Arena {{{site_cityst}}}
December 30*		at USC L.A. Classic	W 94–76	7–3	Los Angeles Sports Arena {{{site_cityst}}}
January 7	No. 10	Oregon State	W 79–35	8–3 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion {{{site_cityst}}}
January 8	No. 10	Oregon	W 97–65	9–3 (2–0)	Pauley Pavilion {{{site_cityst}}}
January 14	No. 9	at California	W 75–66	10–3 (3–0)	{{{site_cityst}}}
January 15	No. 9	at Stanford	L 69–74	10–4 (3–1)	{{{site_cityst}}}
January 28*	No. 10	at No. 7 Loyola-Chicago	L 96–102	10–5	{{{site_cityst}}}
January 31	No. 10	Arizona	W 84–67	11–5 (4–1)	Pauley Pavilion {{{site_cityst}}}
February 5		at Washington State	L 83–84	11–6 (4–2)	{{{site_cityst}}}
February 7		at Washington	W 89–67	12–6 (5–2)	{{{site_cityst}}}
February 11		Washington State	W 88–61	13–6 (6–2)	Pauley Pavilion {{{site_cityst}}}
February 12		Washington	W 100–71	14–6 (5–2)	{{{site_cityst}}}
February 18		at Oregon State	L 51–64	14–7 (6–3)	Corvallis, OR {{{site_cityst}}}
February 19		at Oregon	L 72–79	14–8 (6–4)	Eugene, OR {{{site_cityst}}}
February 25		California	W 95–79	15–8 (7–4)	Pauley Pavilion {{{site_cityst}}}
February 26		Stanford	W 70–58	16–8 (8–4)	Pauley Pavilion {{{site_cityst}}}
March 4		USC	W 94–79	17–8 (9–4)	{{{site_cityst}}}
March 5		at USC	W 99–62	18–8 (10–4)	{{{site_cityst}}}
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ^[2]

Notes

The team beat USC four times, winning 94–79 at home and 99–62 away the last two games.
The Bruins lost to Duke twice.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
8	66	Ken Washington	San Francisco Warriors

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References

^ Florence, Mal – Who's No. 1? UCLA Frosh Too Hot for Varsity, 75–60. Los Angeles Times, November 28, 1965. Quote:Lew Alcindor strode onto the Pauley Pavilion court Saturday night and captured the town, completely demoralizing the UCLA varsity basketball team in the process.
^ "2014-15 UCLA Men's Basketball media guide" (PDF). ULCA. 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1966

[1] Florence, Mal – Who's No. 1? UCLA Frosh Too Hot for Varsity, 75–60. Los Angeles Times, November 28, 1965. Quote:Lew Alcindor strode onto the Pauley Pavilion court Saturday night and captured the town, completely demoralizing the UCLA varsity basketball team in the process.

[2] "2014-15 UCLA Men's Basketball media guide" (PDF). ULCA. 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-10.

[3] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1966

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