Martin currently holds the record for most assists in an individual game at 15 in his junior season. MacLean went on to average 20.5 points per game, peaking in his junior season with 23 points per game. Mick Cronin. Won West Regional Semifinal (88-65) versus Long Beach State Arron Afflalo played a vital role on three Bruin teams that contributed to the recent revival of UCLA Mens Basketball under Ben Howland, whose first recruit was Afflalo. Jeff Prugh - Big E Stands For End Of Bruin Streak. The lowest-ever recorded team-leading field goal percentage for the Bruins was in 1948 by John Stanich29.6 percent. Bruins' third national championship in four years. The 196869 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. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. Find out more. Dollar is ninth in career assists at 451. Johnson continued to excel under new head coach Gene Bartow, putting up 17.3 points per game in his junior season. The Final Four was played in Louisville, Kentucky, where UCLA defeated Houston (73-58) and . Here's everything you need to know about UCLA's first national championship team. Goodrich topped off his UCLA career with a bang, scoring 42 points in a winning NCAA Championship game against Michigan (91-80) in 1965. During his first season as a Bruin, McCoy averaged 3.3 blocks per game and currently holds the record for all-time blocks at 188. 2022-23 Season Roster | Roster (PDF) Schedule | Schedule (PDF) Quick Facts (PDF) 2021-22 Season Statistics (HTML . and is eighth in career field goal percentage at 55.5 percent. He averaged 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in his career as a Bruin, leading the team in average scoring in his junior (15.4 PPG) and senior (14.4 PPG) seasons. He currently operates a website that is dedicated to motivational speaking. In the NCAA West Regional at Corvallis, Oregon, the Bruins beat Wyoming (10960) and Pacific (8064). Title. 30 on the all-time scoring list with 1,349 points (15 avg.) This page was last edited on 22 January 2023, at 21:00. and is dotted across the records books: -Third in career rebounds: 1022 (8.7 avg), -Second in individual season blocked shots: 76 (1979), -Third in career double-figure rebounding games: 52. in his senior season. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Trivia: Naulls went on to be a four-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA Champion with the Boston Celtics. Trivia: Watson holds the all-time record for minutes played with 4,371 minutes (33 mpg over 129 games). . 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. Dollar had eight assists and four steals in the game to help the Bruins win their first NCAA championship in 20 years. Charleston Southern Buccaneers (10-20, 5-13 Big South) vs. UNC Asheville Bulldogs (24-7, 16-2 Big South) All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Trivia: As of 2011, Charles OBannon plays in the Japanese Basketball League for the Panasonic Trians. He got struck by Ted Henderson of Cal in a rebound battle. 1968-1969 UCLA Bruins Roster # Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date . Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Mick Cronin. Trivia: Henderson currently plays basketball in Japan and has changed his name to J.R. 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. Wilkes was named an All-American in his junior and senior seasons. He performed well in the 1972 NCAA championship game, playing the entire game and scoring 18 points. Bailey was a huge performer as a freshman in UCLAs victory in the 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, scoring 26 points with nine rebounds in the championship game. Forward J.R. Henderson was an immense offensive asset for the Bruins. The Cougars were also undefeated since the last meeting between the two teams. Then came a 14-0 rout of top-ranked UCLA. UCLA Basketball Archives. Trivia: As of 2011, Green holds the record for most free throws made in an individual game21 in his senior season. In 1969, NBC became the first major network to broadcast the championship game, at a cost of more than $500,000. Kapono was best known for his three-point shooting ability, and currently holds the record for most three-pointers in one game at nine. All rights reserved. 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. McCoys 10.4 points per game as Bruin was accompanied the highest career field goal percentage in UCLA history at 69.4 percent. Shooting guard John Green was a pivotal player in the years preceding John Woodens championship dynasty. The team opened the season as the No. Assistant Coach. The Bruins finished the 2021-22 season with a 27-8 overall record and a conference record of 15-5. 41 on the all-time scoring list with 1149 points (10.1 avg.) . The Michael Price Family UCLA Men's Head Basketball Coach. 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. His ability as a facilitator peaked his senior season, dishing out 6.8 assists per game. 27 on the all-time scoring list with 1371 points (15.2 avg) and No. Drake made its first Final Four in 1969, while North Carolina made its fifth. Davis came out strong in his freshman year and was named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. His high ranks in the UCLA record books in both offensive and defensive categories include: -Highest three-point field goal percentage: 46.4 percent, -Most career assists: 833 (the next player on the list has 181 less), -Most individual season assists: 236 (1989), -Twenty-first on the all-time scoring list: 1461 pts. Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2008, Wizig, Jerry - Madness began with one game. 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. Forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is known best for crashing the boards at UCLA, pulling in 8.2 rebounds per game in his freshman seasonthe second-highest in history for a freshman. [5] He would miss the next two games against Stanford and Portland. during his sophomore season, earning him No. Trivia: Jackson played one game in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers, recording two points, one rebound, four assists and two steals. Three consecutive national championships for the Bruins, five in six years. 2 ranked Bruins winning 10169 against the No. This team was honored at the January 26, 2019 game against Arizona on its 50th anniversary. 25 on the all-time scoring list at 1401 points (16.1 avg.). Turning it on his junior and senior seasons, averaging respectively 17.2 and 16.8 points per game, Hamilton worked his way toward No. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Leading the team in rebounds his first two seasons, Mbah a Moute is currently No. On the precipice of what looks like an exciting 2011-12 season for UCLA Mens Basketball, lets take a look back at the greatest players in the history of the program. 1970 Sidney Wicks received national co-player of the year honors from the. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. Gail Goodrich scored 42 points to lead the Bruins in the final. NCAA Tournament: Forward Mike Sanders was a versatile player in his three years as a starter at UCLA. He received the USBWA Player of the Year award that year as well. After UCLA went 30-0 in the 1963-64 season and won its first national championship, the Bruins lost eight players from their roster, most notably second-leading scorer Walt Hazzard, who was the second pick in the 1964 NBA Draft. Darren Savino. 42 on the all-time scoring list with 1148 points (14.2 avg.). He was named to the All-Tournament Team that year despite losing to Louisville in the championship. Wooden also played baseball during his freshman year. 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: Fields was selected in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and played four seasons in the NBA. 10 on the all-time scoring list. Wicks continued to excel in his senior season, averaging an impressive 21.3 points and 12.8 rebounds per game during a season that brought home another NCAA title to the Bruins. 29 on the all-time scoring list with 1355 points (12.5 avg.). He is currently speckled throughout the UCLA record books: -Third in all-time career scoring: 2095 points (16.5 avg. This happened right before the game against the University of Houston. Al Carter - College Basketball: UH and UCLA, under the big top. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Trivia: As of 2011, MacLean is an analyst for the UCLA ISP Sports Network during the UCLA basketball season. Record: 30-0 (15-0) [4] Nance put advertisements in the Cougar football programs touting the game as the "Game of the Century. 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. Averaging 15.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, Rowe helped the Bruins win three consecutive championships. UCLA went 20-9 (7-5 AAWU) in the 1962-63 season,won the conference and the third-place game in the NCAA tournament against San Francisco. 2007-2008 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide - PDF copy available at www.uclabruins.com. Yr. The three-year starter was a two-time All-American and was named Most Outstanding Player of the 1964 NCAA Tournament. and blocks (55- 1.7 avg.) Center Kevin Love was dominant in his one season as a Bruin, averaging 17.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. NBA 1969 Playoffs: Won NBA Western Division Semifinals (4-2) versus San Francisco Warriors . He is a graduate of Indiana University. He showed off his passing abilities in his senior season, leading the team in assists with 108 (3.5 avg.). As a sophomore, Washington led the Bruins to their last NCAA championship under John Wooden, scoring 28 points with 12 rebounds in the Finals and earning the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament award. In his junior season, Goodrich was part of a team that went in the record books by becoming the first team in UCLA history to have a perfect record of 30-0 in 1964, which led the Bruins to their first NCAA Championship in school history. 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. In his first three seasons as a Bruin, he was a part of teams that reached the Final Four under Ben Howland. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Forward John Moore was a three-time starter for UCLA, leading the Bruins in his sophomore (12.2 avg.) 122 Year by Year results. The Bruins were led by starters Lynn Shackelford, Kenny Heitz, Lew Alcindor, Mike Warren, and Lucius Allen. Barnes scored 792 points in his two years as a starter out of his total 1,066 (8.8 avg. Or write about sports? Foster in currently No. UCLA won the L.A. Classic by defeating Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, and USC. in scoring, and placing himself on as one of the greatest Bruin scorers of his time (he is currently at No. Trivia: Farmar also holds the record for most turnovers in an individual season (since 1979) with 135 in his sophomore season, an average of 3.6 turnovers per game. He is currently No. He is also tied for sixth on the all-time steals list at 179 and second on the individual season steals list at 217. Cal's Place in the NET Rankings is Not Much of a Head-Scratcher. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Coach: John Wooden Trivia: Bailey has played on 14 different teams in his 11-year professional playing career, including teams in Italy, Belgium, Germany, Greece, China and Spain. Point guard Rod Foster saw the NCAA Finals in his freshman season as a starter. In his senior season, he averaged 20.4 points and 8.3 per game, worthy of the USBWA College Player of the Year. Trivia: Ernest Maurice Kiki Vandeweghe II, born in West Germany to a former NBA player and the winner of the 1952 Miss American pageant, served as interim head coach for the New Jersey Nets in the 2009-10 NBA Season. Forward Kiki Vandeweghe thrived as a starter in his junior and senior seasons as a Bruin. Checkout the latest Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats for 1968-69 on Basketball-Reference.com. NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics, 196869 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, UCLA Bruins men's basketball 196869 NCAA champions, NCAA Division I men's basketball champions, 196869 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings, 1964 and 1965 NCAA Championship Teams to be Honored. The "Game of the Century" proved that a national audience would watch college basketball games during the regular season. Vandeweghe is currently No. 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. In his senior season, Naulls helped the Bruins win the conference with a perfect 16-0 record. The Bruins defeated the Michigan Wolverines 91-80 in the latter's firstnational championship game appearance. Edgar was a fine boy. Forward Josh Shipp was notslowed down after having hip surgery and having to red-shirt his sophomore season. Big Men Are Big Again. Miller was a scoring machine as a Bruin, and is second all-time behind Lew Alcindor in both average points scored in a single season (25.9-1986) and most career 30-point games (16). As a Bruin, Moso averaged 12 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Miller scored only six of those points from behind the arc despite the three-point lines establishment in the NCAA in 1987. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 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Second consecutive national championship; fourth in five years. It was the Boilermakers' first Final Four and national championship game appearance. The 1965 NCAA tournament had two fewer teams, 23, than the previous year's tournament, which featured 25 schools. 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. Bibby was also known for being accurate from the free throw line and ranks seventh in career free throw percentage at 82.3 percent. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Forward Marques Johnson helped the Bruins win their final NCAA Championship under John Wooden in 1975 as a sophomore. He is currently No. 54 was retired at UCLA in 1996. 196768 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Jeff Prugh Bruins win again without Alcindor. UCLA limited Houston's Elvin Hayes, who was averaging 37.7 points per game but was held to only 10. 17 on the all-time scoring list with 1638 points (15 avg.). Trivia: Miller holds the UCLA individual season record for free throws made at 202 in 1986. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Trivia: Dayes son, Austin Daye, played for Gonzaga and currently plays professional basketball in Turkey. Shooting guard Roy Hamilton was a three-time starter in the very beginning of the post-Wooden era. In his four seasons as a starter, Shipp averaged 12.3 points and 1.3 steals per game. He is currently No. Forward Charles OBannon was a varsity-starter in all of his four years at UCLA, playing his first two seasons alongside his brother Ed. He is currently No. 1 team in both the AP and UPI polls. This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 21:55. This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 21:53. Trivia: Vallely played beach volleyball in college as well. ), -Seventh in average points scored for a senior: 21.3, -Fourth in rebounds averaged for a senior: 12.8. Trivia: McCoy played in the D-League for a bit with the Los Angeles D-Fenders, and was briefly on the rosters of the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers. [16][17] Houston also lost the consolation game to Ohio State. Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Points: 870 (1967), Lew Alcindor, School Record, Highest season Scoring Average: 29.0 (1967), Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Field Goals: 346 (1967), Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Free Throw Attempts: 274 (1967), Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most single game field goals: 26 (vs. Washington State, 2/25/67), This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 21:58. Image. Trivia: Sanders was selected by the Kansas City Kings (currently Sacramento Kings) as the 74th overall pick in the 1982 NBA draft. At the conclusion of the season, the team collectively signed a letter to President Nixon condemning the Vietnam War and the administration's actions at home. The Bruins would have loved to have the first-team All-American and Pac-10 Player of the year around for a few more seasons to have a run at an NCAA Championship. In his two seasons as a starter, Washington averaged 15.9 and 20.1 points per game respectively. Or write about sports? He is also No. He maintains the seventh-highest scoring average for a junior and has the sixth-most field goals scored for an individual season with 276. In those three seasons, Bibby averaged 14.4 points per game in his career at UCLA and is at No. 1965-66 UCLA Bruins Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 18-8 (12-4, 2nd in AAWU MBB ) Coach: John Wooden PS/G: 83.9 (41st of 186) PA/G: 72.7 (64th of 186) SRS: 16.64 (7th of 181) SOS: 5.37 (14th of 181) UCLA (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats
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