All rights reserved. As a three-year starter at UCLA, Green averaged 14.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. MacLean is the current all-time leading scoring in UCLA basketball history with 2,608 points (Lew Alcindor had 2,325 in three seasons played. Edgar was a fine boy. McCoy also maintains the record for highest individual season field goal percentage as an astonishing 75.6 percent, which is 8.9 percent greater than the runner-upLew Alcindor. Find out more. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. He also proved to be a good defender, leading the Bruins in steals in two of his three seasons as a starter. Forward Mike Sanders was a versatile player in his three years as a starter at UCLA. [14] In 2008, Wooden stated, "I'm sorry I said that. Trivia: Shipp holds the record for most career starts with 134. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. MacLean went on to average 20.5 points per game, peaking in his junior season with 23 points per game. 2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster # Full Name Pos. With the combination of Hazzard and Gail Goodrich on the floor, who averaged 21.5 points in the 1964, the Bruins were destined for success. [10] It was one of only two times in his UCLA career that he shot less than 50% from the field. Forward Tracy Murray turned it on offensively in his sophomore and junior seasons, averaging over 21 points in both seasons, making himself a hot asset for the 1992 NBA draft and earning second place for average points in a sophomore season with 21.2, behind Lew Alcindor. 10 in average rebounds for a freshman with 5.8 rebounds per game. He was honored as an All-American his junior season on a team that went to the Final Four. He suffered a scratched left cornea on January 12, 1968, in a game against the California Golden Bears. and senior (14.6 avg.) Over his three-year career at UCLA, Wilkes averaged 15 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, earning him No. He was mostly known for his gritty defense, currently holding the record for most steals in an individual season (82-1997) and ranks fourth overall in all-time steals with 214. [20] UCLA won six more national championships under Wooden. 1968-1969 UCLA Bruins . In his two years on the varsity squad, Allen averaged 15.3 points per game. Trivia: Naulls went on to be a four-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA Champion with the Boston Celtics. 10 Kansas 54, Dec. 27, 1963 UCLA 98, No. He played a supporting role in UCLAs 1969 and 1970 NCAA Championships, scoring 15 points in the finals both years. Chiu / Associated Press) Then: Nwuba barely played over the first month as the. 54 was retired at UCLA in 1996. Won National Semifinal (85-82) versus Drake As a red-shirt sophomore and junior, Shipp helped the Bruins reach the Final Four two consecutive years, winning the Pacific-10 as well. Guard John Vallely was a junior-transfer from junior college who was a two-year starter for the Bruins. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. He is also No. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. UCLA roster situation: Who is arriving, who might be departing and staying UCLA basketball players (from left) Mac Etienne, Tyger Campbell and Jules Bernard celebrate after an NCAA. Wilkes helped the Bruins win the 1972 NCAA Championship by putting up 23 points with 10 rebounds, being named to the All-Tournament Team. Trivia: In his 11-year professional basketball career, Moso has played on 13 different teams, including teams in Italy, Spain and Japan after playing in the NBA for five different teams. Cal's Place in the NET Rankings is Not Much of a Head-Scratcher. Three other players averaged in double figures, including sophomore guard Lucius Allen and junior Mike Warren. At times an almost unstoppable offensive threat, Wilson landed himself at No. 8 on the career rebounds list with 896. Join our linker program. 20 on the all-time rebounds list with 667 (6.1 avg). Bibby was honored as an All-American in his senior season. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Turning it on his junior and senior seasons, averaging respectively 17.2 and 16.8 points per game, Hamilton worked his way toward No. Name. McCoys 10.4 points per game as Bruin was accompanied the highest career field goal percentage in UCLA history at 69.4 percent. Sanders also led the team in rebounds those two seasons, and showed his defensive ability by leading the Bruins in blocks during his sophomore and junior seasons. He showed off his passing abilities in his senior season, leading the team in assists with 108 (3.5 avg.). The 196768 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won a second consecutive NCAA national championship, the fourth in five years under head coach John Wooden, with a win over North Carolina.[2]. [1], The UCLA Bruins were the dominant NCAA men's basketball program of the era, having won Division I championships in 1964, 1965, and 1967. Point guard Gail Goodrich was a key player in establishing UCLAs dynasty under John Wooden, leading the Bruins in scoring in 1964 and 1965 towards an NCAA Championship. 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Starting with the 1997 tournament, only domed stadiums have hosted the Final Four. 15 in career rebounds with 775 (7.2 avg.). . 39 on the all-time scoring list. Forward Kenny Fields was part of some rather unsuccessful NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament teams, but did notlet that bog him down. ), which was also a great deal during his time in Bruin history. 25 on the all-time scoring list at 1401 points (16.1 avg.). Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. UCLA and Houston played again in 1969 at Pauley Pavilion for the regular-season rematch. It established college basketball as a sports commodity on television and paved the way for the modern "March Madness" television coverage. The Bruins avenged the only loss in the Final Four, thrashing the Cougars behind Lew Alcindor's 19 points and 18 rebounds. Trivia: As of 2011, Dollar is the head coach of Seattle University, which he is attempting to revive in Division I basketball. UCLA fell at the cavernous Astrodome and had its 47-game winning streak stopped. Dollar had eight assists and four steals in the game to help the Bruins win their first NCAA championship in 20 years. Conference: Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 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. Trivia: Kevins uncle, Mike Love, is a singer for The Beach Boys. 12 in individual season rebounds with 318 during his freshman season. Trivia: Henderson currently plays basketball in Japan and has changed his name to J.R. "Big Lew" was even more dominant in the title game, with 34 points and 16 boards in a win over North Carolina. Forward Keith Wilkes made an impact from the time he stepped on the court as a starter his sophomore year, averaging 13.5 points and 8.2 rebounds that year. The Bruins were led by starters Lynn Shackelford, Kenny Heitz, Lew Alcindor, Mike Warren, and Lucius Allen. 8 on the all-time scoring list with 1,798 points (14.3 avg.). The first half between the AP Poll's No. The history of UCLA's college basketball championships in 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1995, including rosters, stats, schedules and . ), which positions him at No. 2 Gail Goodrich, Los Angeles Lakers, No. Trivia: At UCLA, Westbrook shared a dorm with teammate and current Minnesota Timberwolves player Kevin Love. [2][3] The Final Four was played in Louisville, Kentucky, where UCLA defeated Houston (7358) and Dayton (7964).[4]. Upset with Wooden's public comments implying that he did not want back into the game, Lacy quit the team. In fact, Watsons points-per-game stat decreased in his junior season only to have his assists per game increase (from 4.6 to 5.9). Title. In the Final Four at Louisville, Kentucky, UCLA had a two-point lead at halftime over #11 Drake and won 8582 to advance to the championship game against sixth-ranked Purdue. 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. It was the first NCAA regular season game broadcast nationwide in prime time. This team ushered in a new era of college hoops when it played and lost to Houston in a regular-season game at Houston Astrodome that was seen by a national television audience. Putting up an impressive 13.2 points per game in his freshman season put him at No. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Chapin, Dwight - How Wooden Stopped the Big E. 2007-2008 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide - PDF copy available at www.uclabruins.com. He was also known for his command of the court and his ability to facilitate plays, as well as for being a great leader. ), -Seventh in average points scored for a senior: 21.3, -Fourth in rebounds averaged for a senior: 12.8. 2 Houston closed with the Cougars up by three points. pg. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Title. Westbrook led the Bruins in steals (63) and assists (167) in the 2008 season, ranking ninth in steals in an individual season. in his senior season. 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Dishing out passes to Tracy Murray, Mitchell Butler, and Don MacLean helped Martin earn the third-most career assists as a Bruin (636). Do you have a sports website? He is also ranked eighth in career blocks at 91. A three-year starter, Jackson, averaged 8.4 points per game, peaking his senior year with 12.5 points per game. [11] Wooden had benched him after 11 minutes, and he never re-entered the game. Trivia: The dunk was banned in college basketball after 1967 predominantly due to Alcindors dominant use of it in his first collegiate season. He is currently No. Checkout the latest Los Angeles Stars Roster and Stats for 1968-69 on Basketball-Reference.com Second consecutive national championship; fourth in five years. 1968-69 UNC Basketball Roster UNC Basketball Rosters 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | All Rosters UNC Basketball Rosters He ranks third on the all-time scoring list with 2095 points (17.2 avg.). In the fall of 1964, UCLA added the following players to its varsity roster: UCLA won its second national championship in a row in 1965, part of a run of 10 national titles in 12 years. He also holds the individual season records of most league points scored (500-1986) and highest league scoring average (27.8-1986). 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. 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. Trivia: Mbah a Moute, a prince in his native village of Bia Messe in Cameroon, was nicknamed The Fresh Prince after the television show "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.". Under two different head coaches, Greenwood helped lead the Bruins into three consecutive Sweet 16 campaigns. Trivia: When he was asked to express what the return of the dunk [in 1976] meant to him It was like I was reborn, Johnson responded (Inside Sports Magazine: College Basketball. The 196970 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won its fourth consecutive NCAA National Basketball Championship, the sixth in seven years under head coach John Wooden,[1] despite the departure of Lew Alcindor to the NBA, with a win over Jacksonville.[2]. He also maintains the ninth-highest scoring average for a freshman with 11.5 points per game. 8 in individual season blocks. Trivia: After two season in the NBA, Thompson went abroad to play basketball. Jordan gives back to the community by hosting an annualbasketball campcalled Hoop Farmat UCLA. Trivia: Gadzuric was born in The Hague, Netherlands. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Trivia: As of 2011, Charles OBannon plays in the Japanese Basketball League for the Panasonic Trians. Greg Lee and Henry Bibby formed a solid back court, and forwards Keith Wilkes and Larry Farmer were double-digit scorers. 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. Darren Savino. He is a graduate of Indiana University. It's been 50 years since the University of Houston beat the UCLA Bruins, 71-69, in front of 52,693 in the Astrodome. Richardson performed as a passer and a shooter, turning on his offensive production in his senior year to average 15.2 points per game. He has played in Germany, Ukraine, Israel, Russia and will play in France in 2011. 10 in assists in an individual season. 29 on the all-time scoring list with 1355 points (12.5 avg.). All rights reserved. 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. Trivia: Edney was appointed as Director of Operations for the UCLA Mens Basketball team in 2010. In the NCAA West Regional at Corvallis, Oregon, the Bruins beat Wyoming (109-60) and Pacific (80-64). He is currently No. Forward Dave Greenwood excelled greatly in a starting role during his sophomore season as a Bruin. His consistent scoring years as a Bruin leave him at No. 1969-70 UCLA Bruins Men 's Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com via Sports Logos.net About logos 1969-70 UCLA Bruins Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 28-2 (12-2, 1st in Pac-8 MBB ) Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll Coach: John Wooden More School Info NCAA Champion Pac-8 Reg Season Champ Trivia: Vallely played beach volleyball in college as well. He was also known for his free throw shooting, ranking seventh in career free throws made (404) and second in free throws made in an individual season (201). Edney was named the Bruins most valuable player his sophomore season with 13.6 points and 5.6 assists per game. Point guard Earl Watson was a very unselfish player, only focusing on the ultimate goal of scoring points regardless of which player scored. ), -Seventh in individual season rebounds: 410 (14.6 avg-1956), -Third in average points scored for a senior: 23.6, -Fifth in career double-figure rebounding game: 42. United States: University of Illinois Press, 2013. Trivia: Fields was selected in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and played four seasons in the NBA. Trivia: OBannon returned to UCLA in 2011 to finish his bachelors degree, which he is expected to finish later in the year. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Torrence turned it on as a senior, averaging 21.5 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, ranking him fifth overall in both those categories for a senior. 21 Keith Erickson, San Francisco Warriors, No. It was the Boilermakers' first Final Four and national championship game appearance. Center Willie Naulls was dominant in the key, averaging 15.5 points and 11.4 rebounds per game in his three years as a starter at UCLA. Forward Sidney Wicks was a great contributor to two back-to-back NCAA titles in his junior and senior seasons as a starter. Point guard Henry Bibby was a role player in the three consecutive championships that the Bruins won during his seasons as a varsity starter. [7], Three days after the game, UCLA starting forward Edgar Lacy quit the team. Trivia: In 1952, Moore led the Bruins in field goal percentage at a measly 38.6 percent. The teams met again in the 1968 NCAA Tournament semifinals, with the then-No. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Freddie Goss, 6-1, guard: 7.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, Dave Waxman, 6-6, forward: 5.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg, Jim Milhorn, 5-9, guard: 3.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg, Larry Gower: 5-10, guard: 0.0 ppg, 0.3 rpg, Dec. 14, 1963 UCLA 74, No. [23], Previously, only NCAA post-season games were broadcast on national television. 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. On the last possession, UCLA's All-American guard Mike Warren committed a rare mental error deflecting out of bounds a pass meant for UCLA's star shooter Lynn Shackelford, who was unguarded in the corner.[4]. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Here are the 1969 NCAA tournament leaders (number of games in parentheses): Andy Wittry has written for Stadium, SI.com, Sporting News, the Indianapolis Star, Louisville Courier-Journal and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Then came a 14-0 rout of top-ranked UCLA. Afflalo was also awarded Pac-10 Player of the Year that season with 17.4 points per game and a reputation as one of the best defenders in the NCAA of the season. [16][17] Houston also lost the consolation game to Ohio State. R. Wooden Award in 1977. The Thunder is developing a positionless roster. Mbah a Moutes offensive stats dont soar off the charts (career 8.7 points per game) but he was an aggressive defensive player, leading the team with 44 steals (1.1 avg. During his three starting seasons, Greenwood proved his dominance on the court averaging a career-high 19.9 points 10.3 rebounds per game in his senior season. The firstMagic Johnson. Shooting guard Jason Kapono was one of the most consistent shooting machines in recent Bruin history, coming out of the gates his freshman year scoring 16 points per game and averaging 16.5 in his career at UCLA. 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. [20] UCLA won six more national championships under Wooden. 3 Minnesota 77, Jan. 30, 1965 UCLA 85, Loyola Chicago 72, Feb. 5, 1965 UCLA 93, Washington State 41, Feb. 13, 1965 UCLA 70, Washington State 68, March 5, 1965 UCLA 77, Southern California 71, March 6, 1965 UCLA 52, Southern California 50, March 12, 1965 (NCAA tournament) UCLA 100, No. Fields is also No. 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. Choose a Player: Go. The Boilermakers won two Big Ten titles and the 1932 national championship during his years there. 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. The Bruins opened with 25 wins, on a 41-game winning streak, but lost the regular season finale to rival USC on March 8, which snapped a home winning streak of 85 games. The ban was revoked in 1976. The UCLA records books are filled with Wicks name: -Twenty-fourth all-time scorer: 1,423 pts. Charles flourished in his final year as a Bruin in 1997, averaging 17.7 points per game and leading the Bruins to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. Davis was a consistent threat on both sides of the court, averaging 13.6 points per game in his career as a Bruin and leading the team in steals during both of his two seasons at UCLA. Lew Alcindor went down in the UCLA record books as the best Bruin ever in his three seasons under John Wooden. Trivia: Rowe played eight seasons in the NBA, averaging 11.6 points per game and becoming an All-Star in 1976. In his four seasons at UCLA, he averaged 14.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, capping out in his senior season at 19 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Find out more. 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. 1969 Naismith Winner: Lew Alcindor Share UCLA won its third national championship in a row and fifth in six years in 1969, when the Lew Alcindor-led Bruins defeated Purdue 92-72 in the. [4] Morgan had insisted to TVS owner Eddie Einhorn that TVS use Enberg, the Bruins' play-by-play announcer. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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. He also holds the individual season record for highest free throw percentage at an amazingly accurate 95 percent (1982). The streak ended at 221 weeks in January 1980. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster. 122 Year by Year results. Naulls dominance in the key is echoed by the record books. He also hold a plethora of other UCLA records, including: -Most points averaged by a freshman: 18.6, -Most career double-figure scoring games: 123 (68 straight). In 2008, the NCAA deal with CBS to televise the entire tournament was worth $545 million.[24][25]. Furthermore, it was telecast not by a Big Three Network but rather by the independent TVS Television Network. Trivia: Goodrich was originally considering attending USC after the legacy of his father but was swayed by John Woodens interest in him to attend UCLA.
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