UCLA Bruins men's basketball

UCLA Bruins
UCLA Bruins
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University	University of California, Los Angeles
Head coach	Ben Howland (5th season)
Conference	Pacific Ten Conference
Arena	Pauley Pavilion ; (capacity: 12,829)
Nickname	Bruins
Student section	The Den
Colors	True Blue and Gold;
Uniforms
Home	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, 2008
NCAA tournament appearances
	1950, 1952, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; *vacated by NCAA
Conference tournament champions
	1987, 2006, 2008
Conference regular season champions
	1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008

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 their third consecutive final four appearance since 2006.

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
18 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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* 1980 tournament results vacated by NCAA

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Fred W. Cozens (1919–1921)
1919–20	Fred Cozens	12-2	—	—	—
1920–21	Fred Cozens	9-2	9-0	1	—
Fred Cozens:		21-4	9-0
Pierce "Caddy" Works (1921–1939)
1921–22	Caddy Works	9-1	9-1	1
1922–23	Caddy Works	12-4	9-1	1
1923–24	Caddy Works	8-2	8-2	2
1924–25	Caddy Works	11-6	9-1	1
1925–26	Caddy Works	14-2	10-0	1
1926–27	Caddy Works	12-4	9-1	1
1927–28	Caddy Works	10-5	5-4
1928–29	Caddy Works	7-9	1-8
1929–30	Caddy Works	14-8	3-6
1930–31	Caddy Works	9-6	4-5	3 (South)
1931–32	Caddy Works	9-10	4-7	3 (South)
1932–33	Caddy Works	10-11	1-10	4 (South)
1933–34	Caddy Works	10-13	2-10	4 (South)
1934–35	Caddy Works	11-12	4-8	3 (South)
1935–36	Caddy Works	10-13	2-10	4 (South)
1936–37	Caddy Works	6-14	2-10	4 (South)
1937–38	Caddy Works	4-20	0-12	4 (South)
1938–39	Caddy Works	7-20	0-12	4 (South)
Caddy Works:		173-159	82-108
Wilbur Johns (1939–1948)
1939–40	Wilbur Johns	8-17	3-9	4 (South)
1940–41	Wilbur Johns	6-20	2-10	4 (South)
1941–42	Wilbur Johns	5-18	2-10	4 (South)
1942–43	Wilbur Johns	14-7	4-4	2 (South)
1943–44	Wilbur Johns	10-10	3-3	2 (South)
1944–45	Wilbur Johns	11-12	3-1	1 (South)
1945–46	Wilbur Johns	8-16	5-7	3 (South)
1946–47	Wilbur Johns	18-7	9-3	1 (South)
1947–48	Wilbur Johns	12-13	3-9	3 (South)
Wilbur Johns:		93-120	34-56
John Wooden (1948–1975)
1948-49	John Wooden	22-7	10-2	1 (South)
1949-50	John Wooden	24-7	10-2	1 (South)	NCAA Regional 4^th Place
1950-51	John Wooden	19-10	9-4	1 (South)
1951-52	John Wooden	19-12	8-4	1 (South)	NCAA Regional 4^th Place
1952-53	John Wooden	16-8	6-6	3 (South)
1953-54	John Wooden	18-7	7-5	2 (South)
1954-55	John Wooden	21-5	11-1	1 (South)
1955-56	John Wooden	22-6	16-0	1	NCAA Regional 3^rd Place
1956-57	John Wooden	22-4	13-3	2
1957-58	John Wooden	16-10	10-6	3
1958-59	John Wooden	16-9	10-6	3
1959-60	John Wooden	14-12	7-5	2
1960-61	John Wooden	18-8	7-5	2
1961-62	John Wooden	18-11	10-2	1	NCAA Fourth Place
1962-63	John Wooden	20-9	8-5	1	NCAA Regional 3^rd Place
1963-64	John Wooden	30-0	15-0	1	NCAA Champion
1964-65	John Wooden	28-2	14-0	1	NCAA Champion
1965-66	John Wooden	18-8	10-4	2
1966-67	John Wooden	30-0	14-0	1	NCAA Champion
1967-68	John Wooden	29-1	14-0	1	NCAA Champion
1968-69	John Wooden	29-1	13-1	1	NCAA Champion
1969-70	John Wooden	28-2	12-2	1	NCAA Champion
1970-71	John Wooden	29-1	14-0	1	NCAA Champion
1971-72	John Wooden	30-0	14-0	1	NCAA Champion
1972-73	John Wooden	30-0	14-0	1	NCAA Champion
1973-74	John Wooden	26-4	12-2	1	NCAA Third Place
1974-75	John Wooden	28-3	12-2	1	NCAA Champion
John Wooden:		620-147	316-67
Gene Bartow (1975–1977)
1975-76	Gene Bartow	28-4^†	13-1	1	NCAA Third Place
1976-77	Gene Bartow	24-5	11-3	1	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Gene Bartow:		52-9	24-4
Gary Cunningham (1977–1979)
1977-78	Gary Cunningham	25-3	14-0	1	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1978-79	Gary Cunningham	25-5	15-3	1	NCAA Elite Eight
Gary Cunningham:		50-8	29-3
Larry Brown (1979–1981)
1979-80	Larry Brown	22-10	12-6	4	NCAA Finals*
1980-81	Larry Brown	20-7	13-5	3	NCAA Round of 32
Larry Brown:		42-17	25-11
Larry Farmer (1981–1984)
1981-82	Larry Farmer	21-6	14-4	2
1982-83	Larry Farmer	23-6	15-3	1	NCAA Round of 32
1983-84	Larry Farmer	17-11	10-8	4
Larry Farmer:		61-23	39-15
Walt Hazzard (1984–1988)
1984-85	Walt Hazzard	21-12	12-6	3	NIT Champion
1985-86	Walt Hazzard	15-14	9-9	4	NIT First Round
1986-87	Walt Hazzard	25-7	14-4	1	NCAA Round of 32
1987-88	Walt Hazzard	16-14	12-6	2
Walt Hazzard:		77-47	47-25
Jim Harrick (1988–1996)
1988-89	Jim Harrick	21-10	13-5	3	NCAA Round of 32
1989-90	Jim Harrick	22-11	11-7	4	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1990-91	Jim Harrick	23-9	11-7	2	NCAA Round of 64
1991-92	Jim Harrick	28-5	16-2	1	NCAA Elite Eight
1992-93	Jim Harrick	22-11	11-7	3	NCAA Round of 32
1993-94	Jim Harrick	21-7	13-5	2	NCAA Round of 64
1994-95	Jim Harrick	32-1^‡	17-1	1	NCAA Champion
1995-96	Jim Harrick	23-8	16-2	1	NCAA Round of 64
Jim Harrick:		192-62	108-36
Steve Lavin (1996–2003)
1996-97	Steve Lavin	24-8	15-3	1	NCAA Elite Eight
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	3	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2001-02	Steve Lavin	21-12	11-8	6	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2002-03	Steve Lavin	10-19	7-13	6
Steve Lavin:		145-78	81-48
Ben Howland (2003–present)
2003-04	Ben Howland	11-17	7-12	7
2004-05	Ben Howland	18-11	11-8	3	NCAA Round of 64
2005-06	Ben Howland	32-7	17-4	1	NCAA Championship Game
2006-07	Ben Howland	30-6	15-4	1	NCAA Final Four
2007-08	Ben Howland	35-4	19-2	1	NCAA Final Four
Ben Howland:		126-45	69-30
Total:		1642-719
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

^†Loss later forfeited by Oregon State. ^‡Loss later forfeited by California. *vacated by NCAA

Source: UCLA Bruins men's basketball history

Coaches

Head Coach	Years	Win-Loss	Pct.
Fred W. Cozens	1919-1921	20-4	.833
Pierce “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-	126-45	.737

Source:

Athletic Department, University of California, Los Angeles

Players

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

Willie Naulls (1954-1956)
Walt Hazzard (aka Mahdi Abdul-Rahman) (1962-1964)
Gail Goodrich (1963-1965)
Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) (1967-1969)
Sidney Wicks (1969-1971)
Henry Bibby (1970-1972)
Swen Nater (1971-1973)
Bill Walton (1972-1974)
Jamaal Wilkes (1972-1974)
David Meyers (1973-1975)
Marques Johnson (1975-1977)
Kiki Vandeweghe (1977-1980)
Mark Eaton (1980-1982)
Reggie Miller (1984-1987)
Jack Haley (1985-1988)
Don MacLean (1989-1992)
Tracy Murray (1990-1992)
Tyus Edney (1992-1995)
Ed O'Bannon (1992-1995)
Toby Bailey (1995-1998)
Baron Davis (1998-1999)
Earl Watson (1998-2001)
Matt Barnes (1999-2002)
Dan Gadzuric (2000-2002)
Jason Kapono (2000-2003)
Dijon Thompson (2002-2005)
Cedric Bozeman (2002-2006)
Ryan Hollins (2003-2006)
Trevor Ariza (2004-2005)
Jordan Farmar (2005-2006)
Arron Afflalo (2005-2007)
Darren Collison (2006-)
Kevin Love (2007-)

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]

Conferences

Years	Conferences	Win-Loss	Pct.
1919-1920	None	—	—
1920-1927	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC)	63-6	.913
1927-1959	Pacific Coast Conference (PCC)
1959-1968	Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU)	99-21	.825
1968-1978	Pacific-8 Conference	129-11	.921
1978-present	Pacific-10 Conference	365-166	.687

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.

External links

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