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Trivia: Afflalo, alongside teammate Ryan Hollins, helped the distraught Gonzaga star Adam Morrison off the court after UCLA defeated Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 in the 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. 2007-2008 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide - PDF copy available at www.uclabruins.com. 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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Green is currently No. 3 overall pick by the Seattle Supersonics in the first round of the 1969 NBA draft. A three-year starter, Jackson, averaged 8.4 points per game, peaking his senior year with 12.5 points per game. The three-year starter was a two-time All-American and was named Most Outstanding Player of the 1964 NCAA Tournament. [21], In 2006, Hayes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor) and Wooden were inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame,[22] followed by Lewis in 2007. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. In the NCAA West Regional at Corvallis, Oregon, the Bruins beat Wyoming (109-60) and Pacific (80-64). Trivia: OBannon returned to UCLA in 2011 to finish his bachelors degree, which he is expected to finish later in the year. Choose a Player: Go. He is also ninth in career three-point field goals made with 133. Trivia: Jackson played one game in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers, recording two points, one rebound, four assists and two steals. He led the team in points scored (429- 15.9 avg.) It established college basketball as a sports commodity on television and paved the way for the modern "March Madness" television coverage. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Won National Final (80-69) versus Jacksonville, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. He led the team in rebounds (252- 7.6 avg.) Trivia: Jerome Pooh Richardsons nickname came from his grandmother, who thought Richardson resembled Winnie the Pooh. UCLA limited Houston's Elvin Hayes, who was averaging 37.7 points per game but was held to only 10. ), -Second in career three-point field goal percentage: 44.6 percent, -First in career three-point field goals made: 317, -Fifth in free throw percentage: 83 percent, -Second in career double-figure scoring games: 107 (out of 127), Trivia: Kapono has won the Three-Point Shootout twice in the NBA, and is known to be one of the most accurate three-point shooters in NBA history (ranked fifth all-time in NBA as of 2011 [43.7 percent]). 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. Trivia: Shipp holds the record for most career starts with 134. The Bruins still had time to score, but an attempted basket by Allen would not drop. 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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. The official 2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster for the UCLA Bruins. [4] The second half saw the tension between the squads highlighted within the matchup of Houston's Elvin Hayes and UCLA's Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul Jabbar). He received many accolades as a collegiate athlete, including: -Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1967-69), -Naismith College Player of the Year (1969-first year awarded). 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. [19], UCLA and Houston played again in 1969 at Pauley Pavilion for the regular-season rematch. He was also known for his command of the court and his ability to facilitate plays, as well as for being a great leader. Bibby was also known for being accurate from the free throw line and ranks seventh in career free throw percentage at 82.3 percent. The Bruins arrived in Houston with a 47-game, two-and-a-half-season winning streak. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? and blocks (55- 1.7 avg.) Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. ), which positions him at No. 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. 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. 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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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. The championship game was held in Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. Record: 28-2 (14-0) Forward Matt Barnes maximized his two years as a starter at UCLA, having an immediate impact on both sides of the court, averaging 11.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals in his first year as a starter in his junior season. 23 on the all-time scoring list with 1,449 points. Trivia: Dayes son, Austin Daye, played for Gonzaga and currently plays professional basketball in Turkey. Trivia: Greenwood was the second pick in the 1979 NBA draft. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 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. UCLA's 47-game winning streak came to an end in January when they were beaten by Houston and All-American Elvin Hayes in the Astrodome 7169; the game was known as the Game of the Century. Point guard Tynus Edney is best known for his game-winning drive down the court with 4.8 seconds left against Missouri in the second round of the 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. (12 avg.). Trivia: Hazzard came back to the UCLA Basketball program to coach from 1985-88. 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. He received the USBWA Player of the Year award that year as well. Point guard Jordan Farmar played a big role in his sophomore season in helping the Bruins work their way into the NCAA Championship game. 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). Join our linker program. 10 in average rebounds for a freshman with 5.8 rebounds per game. Naulls dominance in the key is echoed by the record books. Name. . R. Wooden Award in 1977. Vandeweghe shined the most in his senior season, averaging 19.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Title. )his freshman year. [3], Ted Nance, the sports information director for the University of Houston, put the schedule together. Record: 30-0 (15-0) pg. Associate Head Coach. Trivia: At UCLA, Westbrook shared a dorm with teammate and current Minnesota Timberwolves player Kevin Love. 10 Kansas 54, Dec. 27, 1963 UCLA 98, No. Alcindor scored 37 points with 20 rebounds in the championship game.[5]. 21 Keith Erickson, San Francisco Warriors, No. Trivia: Naulls went on to be a four-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA Champion with the Boston Celtics. Darren Savino. 2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster # Full Name Pos. Jan 26, 2023 10:02 PM EST. He made a great defense impact as well, currently at No. 122 Year by Year results. He showed off his passing abilities in his senior season, leading the team in assists with 108 (3.5 avg.). The Boilermakers won two Big Ten titles and the 1932 national championship during his years there. Trivia: Henderson currently plays basketball in Japan and has changed his name to J.R. . As of 2011, he plays basketball in China. 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). Point guard Henry Bibby was a role player in the three consecutive championships that the Bruins won during his seasons as a varsity starter. His ability as a facilitator peaked his senior season, dishing out 6.8 assists per game. The Bruins avenged the only loss in the Final Four, thrashing the Cougars behind Lew Alcindor's 19 points and 18 rebounds. [4] Hayes, playing with four fouls in the second half, scored two free throws. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Houston and UCLA had met in the previous season in the semifinals of the 1967 NCAA Tournament. Do you have a sports website? Three consecutive national championships for the Bruins, five in six years. This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 21:53. UCLA's Walt Hazzard was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player, while Duke's Jeff Mullins was the tournament's leading scorer with 116 points. 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. Kapono was best known for his three-point shooting ability, and currently holds the record for most three-pointers in one game at nine. 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). Johnsons No. 54 was retired at UCLA in 1996. Forward Charles OBannon was a varsity-starter in all of his four years at UCLA, playing his first two seasons alongside his brother Ed. 23 in career rebounds with 650 (6 avg. 36 on the all-time scoring list with 1210 points (11.1 avg.). Point guard Baron Davis was a highly sought-after recruit who chose UCLA due to its proximity to his family in Los Angeles. 2022-23 Season . 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. Bruins' third national championship in four years. Barnes scored 792 points in his two years as a starter out of his total 1,066 (8.8 avg. Watson capped off his UCLA career well, averaging 14.7 points per game. Bibby was honored as an All-American in his senior season. in scoring, and placing himself on as one of the greatest Bruin scorers of his time (he is currently at No. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Walton had 27 rebounds in one game twice. Trivia: Miller holds the UCLA individual season record for free throws made at 202 in 1986. [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. Then came a 14-0 rout of top-ranked UCLA. [12][13] "I've never enjoyed playing for that man," Lacy said of Wooden after quitting. Bruins coach John Wooden credited his assistant, Jerry Norman, for devising the diamond-and-one defense that contained Hayes.[3][4]. Trivia: As of 2011, Washington is No. Yr. 2 on the career blocks list with 184. [18], The 1971 NCAA Tournament was held at the Astrodome following the success of the game and drew more than 31,000 spectators for both the semifinals and championship. His No. Lew Alcindor went down in the UCLA record books as the best Bruin ever in his three seasons under John Wooden. 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MacLean went on to average 20.5 points per game, peaking in his junior season with 23 points per game. 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. Princeton's Bill Bradley was both the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player and the NCAA tournament's leading scorer with 177 points. Trivia: As of 2011, MacLean is an analyst for the UCLA ISP Sports Network during the UCLA basketball season. 42 on the all-time scoring list with 1148 points (14.2 avg.). Forward Don MacLean made his mark as a Bruin from the very beginning, starting as a freshman and averaging 18.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Henderson currently sits at No. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. [5] He would miss the next two games against Stanford and Portland. Title. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. He maintains the seventh-highest scoring average for a junior and has the sixth-most field goals scored for an individual season with 276. UCLA had prevailed against Houston 7358, and won their 3rd NCAA championship. Join our linker program. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Here are the top matchups and tournaments to watch in the non-conference portion of the NCAA softball season. Trivia: Fields was selected in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and played four seasons in the NBA. At times an almost unstoppable offensive threat, Wilson landed himself at No. Foster in currently No. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster. ), which was also a great deal during his time in Bruin history. His performance placed him on the All-Tournament Team that year. Lewis led his Phi Slama Jama teams to three consecutive Final Fours (1982-1984), advancing to the national championship game in 1983 and 1984. Jerry Wizig - UH Stuns Mighty UCLA 71-69. 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. Trivia: Vallely played beach volleyball in college as well. Cal's Place in the NET Rankings is Not Much of a Head-Scratcher. There were 25 teams in the 1969 NCAA tournament an increase of two from 1968. Trivia: Henry Bibby, father of NBA guard Mike Bibby, coached at USC for nine seasons. Won National Semifinal (93-77) versus New Mexico State Watson was also an alert defender, and currently holds the all-time career for most steals at 235. In those three seasons, Bibby averaged 14.4 points per game in his career at UCLA and is at No. Forward Jrme Moso showed great potential before enlisting in the 2000 NBA draft. He plays basketball in Turkey as of 2011. He is currently speckled throughout the UCLA record books: -Third in all-time career scoring: 2095 points (16.5 avg. UCLA fell at the cavernous Astrodome and had its 47-game winning streak stopped. Guard John Vallely was a junior-transfer from junior college who was a two-year starter for the Bruins. pg. In his senior season, he averaged 20.4 points and 8.3 per game, worthy of the USBWA College Player of the Year. 2 Houston closed with the Cougars up by three points. [2] The Bruins opened with 25 wins, on a 41-game winning streak, but lost the regular season finale to rival USC on March8, which snapped a home winning streak of 85games.[3][4]. 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. Washington exploded as a junior, averaging 20.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Martin currently holds the record for most assists in an individual game at 15 in his junior season. Trivia: After playing with six different NBA franchises, Murray played basketball in Greece. 39 on the all-time scoring list. 17 on the individual season rebounds list with 299 (10 avg.) While its undeniably difficult to juxtapose and numerically rank such Bruin greats as Lew Alcindor and Ed OBannon, heres a look at the top 50 players in Bruin basketball history based upon their individual merit and accomplishments in an UCLA uniform: Guard Ralph Jackson was best known for his ability to spray the ball around the court, averaging 4.7 assists during his four-year career at UCLA. 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 championship game. 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. A four-year starter, Fields averaged 15 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, displaying dominance his senior year with 17.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 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. Although the Bruins were not very successful as a team during Millers UCLA career, he led the team to a NIT Championship in 1985 and was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. The Michael Price Family UCLA Men's Head Basketball Coach. 1970 Sidney Wicks received national co-player of the year honors from the. Point guard Rod Foster saw the NCAA Finals in his freshman season as a starter. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [20] UCLA won six more national championships under Wooden. ), -Ninth in career rebounds: 894 (9.9 avg. He also led the Bruins in steals in his freshman and sophomore seasons. 42 was retired in 1996. The Bruins were led by starters Lynn Shackelford, Kenny Heitz, Lew Alcindor, Mike Warren, and Lucius Allen. Wilson helped lead the Bruins to the Sweet Sixteen in his senior season, averaging 17.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Forward Curtis Rowe was a three-year starter in the middle of the UCLAs NCAA Championship dynasty under John Wooden. [4] Nance put advertisements in the Cougar football programs touting the game as the "Game of the Century. McCoys 10.4 points per game as Bruin was accompanied the highest career field goal percentage in UCLA history at 69.4 percent. [7], The January 1968 cover of Sports Illustrated depicted the game, with Hayes shooting over Alcindor. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 2 ranked Bruins winning 10169 against the No. Coach: John Wooden A profile of the 1969 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team. It hurt him, and that's why he quit. Leading the team in rebounds his first two seasons, Mbah a Moute is currently No. 22 on the all-time scoring list with 1458 points (12.5 career avg.). All rights reserved. Trivia: Rowe played eight seasons in the NBA, averaging 11.6 points per game and becoming an All-Star in 1976. We begin with the 1963-64 season, in the 26th year of the NCAA tournament and the 16th year of coach John Wooden's tenure at UCLA. He is currently No. [10] It was one of only two times in his UCLA career that he shot less than 50% from the field. He averaged an impressive 21.5 points per game in the 1964 season, surpassing that with 24.8 points per game in his final season as a Bruin. 1 Cougars. In the 1972 and 1973 seasons, Walton spearheaded two teams that went a combined 60-0, winning the NCAA Championship in both years with an average scoring margin of 30 points. 10 in assists in an individual season. Collison was a dynamic player, always exercising his best effort on the court.
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