List of UCLA Bruins men's basketball head coaches
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The men's college basketball program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was founded in 1919 and is known competitively as the UCLA Bruins. The team has had 13 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.[1] 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."[2] 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.[3][note 1] Ben Howland, led the Bruins to three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006 to 2008.[4]
Years | Duration of head coaching career at UCLA |
Won | Number of games won at UCLA |
Lost | Number of games lost at UCLA |
% | Percentage of games won at UCLA |
* | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
- Statistics updated through 2019–20 season
Head Coach | Years | Won | Lost | % | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fred Cozens | 1919–1921 | 20 | 4 | .833 | [5] |
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 | 2003–2013 | 233 | 107 | .685 | [6] |
Steve Alford | 2013–2018 | 124 | 63 | .663 | [7] |
Murry Bartow (interim) | 2018–2019 | 10 | 10 | .500 | |
Mick Cronin | 2019–present | 99 | 36 | .733 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ There were 28 seasons from 1975–76 to 2002–03 and 7 coaches, an average of 4 years. The Yahoo article said 3.9.
References
[edit]- ^ "Top 10 Colleges to Produce NBA Pros". RealClearSports. June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012.
- ^ Litsky, Frank (March 18, 2003). "Formality Is Reality As U.C.L.A. Fires Lavin". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013.
- ^ Wetzel, Dan (March 29, 2006). "Westwood's new look". yahoo.com. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013.
- ^ Dwyre, Bill (February 11, 2011). "Ben Howland keeps cool on the UCLA basketball hot seat". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 19, 2011.
- ^ "2011–12 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UCLA Athletic Department. 2011. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ "Ben Howland coaching record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ "Steve Alford Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.