UCLA Bruins men's basketball

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UCLA Bruins
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University University of California, Los Angeles
Conference Pac-10
Location Los Angeles, CA
Head Coach Ben Howland (4th year)
Arena Pauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 12,829)
Nickname Bruins
Colors True Blue and Gold

             

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Away
NCAA Tournament Champions
1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1995, 2006, 2007
Conference Tournament Champions
1987, 2006
Conference Regular Season Champions
1945, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007

The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 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 returned the program to the spotlight in 1995, leading the team to another NCAA title. Current coach Ben Howland is also focusing on restoring Bruin Basketball to national prominence, having led UCLA to back to back Final Fours in 2006 and 2007.

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[edit] NCAA Records

UCLA men's basketball has set several NCAA records.

  • 11 NCAA titles
  • 7 consecutive NCAA titles (1967-1973)
  • 13 NCAA title game appearances
  • 17 Final Four appearances
  • 10 consecutive Final Four appearances (1967-1976)
  • 26 Final Four wins
  • 38 game NCAA Tournament winning streak (1964-1974)
  • 134 weeks ranked #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 regular season winning streak (1971-1974)

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[edit] Season Results

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason AP# Coaches°


Fred W. Cozens (1919 — 1921)
1919–20 Fred Cozens 12-2
1920–21 Fred Cozens 8-2
Fred Cozens: 20-4
Pierce "Caddy" Works (1921 — 1939)
1921–22 Caddy Works 9-1
1922–23 Caddy Works 12-4
1923–24 Caddy Works 8-2
1924–25 Caddy Works 11-6
1925–26 Caddy Works 14-2
1926–27 Caddy Works 12-4
1927–28 Caddy Works 10-5
1928–29 Caddy Works 7-9
1929–30 Caddy Works 14-8
1930–31 Caddy Works 9-6
1931–32 Caddy Works 9-10
1932–33 Caddy Works 10-11
1933–34 Caddy Works 10-13
1934–35 Caddy Works 11-12
1935–36 Caddy Works 10-13
1936–37 Caddy Works 6-14
1937–38 Caddy Works 4-20
1938–39 Caddy Works 7-20
Caddy Works: 173-159
Wilbur Johns (1939 — 1948)
1939–40 Wilbur Johns 8-17
1940–41 Wilbur Johns 6-20
1941–42 Wilbur Johns 5-18
1942–43 Wilbur Johns 14-7
1943–44 Wilbur Johns 10-10
1944–45 Wilbur Johns 11-12 3-1 1
1945–46 Wilbur Johns 8-16 9-3
1946–47 Wilbur Johns 18-7
1947–48 Wilbur Johns 12-13
Wilbur Johns: 93-120
John Wooden (1948 — 1975)
1948-49 John Wooden 22-7 10-2
1949-50 John Wooden 24-7 10-2 1 NCAA Regional 4th Place 7
1950-51 John Wooden 19-10 9-4
1951-52 John Wooden 19-12 8-4 1 NCAA Regional 4th Place
1952-53 John Wooden 16-8
1953-54 John Wooden 18-7
1954-55 John Wooden 21-5 11-1
1955-56 John Wooden 22-6 16-0 1 NCAA Regional 3rd Place 8 9
1956-57 John Wooden 22-4 9
1957-58 John Wooden 16-10
1958-59 John Wooden 16-9
1959-60 John Wooden 14-12
1960-61 John Wooden 18-8
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 1 1
1964-65 John Wooden 28-2 14-0 1 NCAA Champion 2 2
1965-66 John Wooden 18-8
1966-67 John Wooden 30-1 14-0 1 NCAA Champion 1 1
1967-68 John Wooden 29-1 14-0 1 NCAA Champion 2 2
1968-69 John Wooden 29-1 14-0 1 NCAA Champion 1 1
1969-70 John Wooden 28-2 12-2 1 NCAA Champion 2 2
1970-71 John Wooden 29-1 14-0 1 NCAA Champion 1 1
1971-72 John Wooden 30-0 14-0 1 NCAA Champion 1 1
1972-73 John Wooden 30-0 14-0 1 NCAA Champion 1 1
1973-74 John Wooden 26-4 12-2 1 NCAA Third Place 2 2
1974-75 John Wooden 28-3 12-2 1 NCAA Champion 1 2
John Wooden: 620-147 316-68
Gene Bartow (1975 — 1977)
1975-76 Gene Bartow 28-4 13-1 1 NCAA Third Place 5 5
1976-77 Gene Bartow 24-5 11-3 1 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2 4
Gene Bartow: 52-9 24-4
Gary Cunningham (1977 — 1979)
1977-78 Gary Cunningham 25-3 14-0 1 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2 2
1978-79 Gary Cunningham 25-5 15-3 1 NCAA Elite Eight 2 2
Gary Cunningham: 50-8 29-3
Larry Brown (1979 — 1981)
1979-80 Larry Brown 22-10 NCAA Finals
1980-81 Larry Brown 20-7 NCAA Round of 32 10
Larry Brown: 42-17
Larry Farmer (1981 — 1984)
1981-82 Larry Farmer 21-6
1982-83 Larry Farmer 23-6 15-3 1 NCAA Round of 32 7 7
1983-84 Larry Farmer 17-11
Larry Farmer: 61-23
Walt Hazzard (1984 — 1988)
1984-85 Walt Hazzard 21-12 NIT Champion
1985-86 Walt Hazzard 15-14 NIT First Round
1986-87 Walt Hazzard 25-7 14-4 1 NCAA Round of 32
1987-88 Walt Hazzard 16-14
Walt Hazzard: 77-47
Jim Harrick (1988 — 1996)
1988-89 Jim Harrick 21-10 NCAA Round of 32
1989-90 Jim Harrick 22-11 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1990-91 Jim Harrick 23-9 NCAA Round of 64
1991-92 Jim Harrick 28-5 16-2 1 NCAA Elite Eight 4 8
1992-93 Jim Harrick 22-11 NCAA Round of 32
1993-94 Jim Harrick 21-7 NCAA Round of 64
1994-95 Jim Harrick 32-1 17-1 1 NCAA Champion 1 1
1995-96 Jim Harrick 23-8 16-2 1 NCAA Round of 64
Jim Harrick: 192-62
Steve Lavin (1996 — 2003)
1996-97 Steve Lavin 24-8 15-3 1 NCAA Elite Eight 7 7
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 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 20
2001-02 Steve Lavin 21-12 11-8 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2002-03 Steve Lavin 10-19 7-13
Steve Lavin: 145-78 81-48
Ben Howland (2003 — present)
2003-04 Ben Howland 11-17 7-12
2004-05 Ben Howland 18-11 11-8 3 NCAA Round of 64 18
2005-06 Ben Howland 32-7 17-4 1 NCAA Finals 7 2
2006-07 Ben Howland 30-6 15-4 1 NCAA Final Four 7 6
2007-08 Ben Howland
Ben Howland: 91-41 50-28
Total: 1616-715

      National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion

#Rankings from final AP Poll of the season.
°Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.

Loss later forfeited by Oregon State. Loss later forfeited by California.

Source: 2006-2007 UCLA Basketball Media Guide

[edit] Coaches

Head Coach Years Win-Loss Pct.
Fred W. Cozens1919-192120-4.833
Pierce “Caddy” Works1921-1939173-159.521
Wilbur Johns1939-194893-120.437
John Wooden1948-1975620-147.808
Gene Bartow1975-197752-9.852
Gary Cunningham1977-197950-8.862
Larry Brown1979-198142-17.712
Larry Farmer1981-198461-23.726
Walt Hazzard1984-198877-47.621
Jim Harrick1988-1996192-62.756
Steve Lavin1996-2003145-78.650
Ben Howland2003-91-41.689

Source:

  • Athletic Department, University of California, Los Angeles

[edit] Players

UCLA has played host to a number of standout players. (Seasons Played)

In all, 70 players have gone on to play in the NBA at some point in their careers, as of the 2006 NBA Draft.[5]

[edit] Facilities

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.

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