1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 19

1961–62 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UCLA	10	–	2	.833	18	–	11	.621
Stanford	8	–	4	.667	16	–	6	.727
Washington	5	–	7	.417	16	–	10	.615
USC	5	–	7	.417	14	–	11	.560
California	2	–	10	.167	8	–	17	.320

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1961-62 UCLA basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 14th year. The Bruins finished 1st in the AAWU (10–2), and accepted a bid to the 1962 NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won the NCAA Far West Regional and played in the Final Four. UCLA lost 72-70 to Cincinnati. In the third place game on March 24, 1962 in Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall), Wake Forest defeated UCLA 82-80.

Players

Blackman, P.
Cunningham, G.
Gower, L.
Green, J.
Hazzard, W.
Hicks, B.
Huggins, M.
Milhorn, J.
Rosvall, J.
Slaughter, F.
Stewart, K.
Waxman, D.

Season results

The Bruins were the league champions with a 10–2 record and participated in the NCAA National Championship tournament.

Notes

March 17, 1962 – NCAA Regional Final at Provo, Utah (BYU Fieldhouse), UCLA defeated Oregon State 88–69 for the Far West Regional Championship

Draft list

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

"2011-12 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved July 1, 2014.

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[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Players

Season results

Notes

Draft list

See also

References