Arron Afflalo played a vital role on three Bruin teams that contributed to the recent revival of UCLA Mens Basketball under Ben Howland, whose first recruit was Afflalo. Hometown / High School; 0: Alex Olesinski: F: 6-10: 220: R-Jr. Roswell, N.M. / La Lumiere School [IN] 1: Moses Brown: C: 7-1: 245 . Point guard Jordan Farmar played a big role in his sophomore season in helping the Bruins work their way into the NCAA Championship game. [7], Three days after the game, UCLA starting forward Edgar Lacy quit the team. Forward Kiki Vandeweghe thrived as a starter in his junior and senior seasons as a Bruin. 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. Bailey is one of two Bruins to achieve a triple-double (23 PTS 10 RB 10 AST). 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. OBannon shined as a senior at UCLA, becoming an All-American while leading the Bruins to their first NCAA Championship in 20 years. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Murrays name constantly pops up the Bruins record book in offensive stats, including: -Sixth in career three-point percentage: 41.1 percent, -Ninth in individual season field goals: 247. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. In a tight game in the 2006 NCAA tournament, Afflalo made a game-winning three-pointer against Alabama in the Round of 32. As a three-year starter at UCLA, Green averaged 14.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. The championship game was held in Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. Trivia: In 1952, Moore led the Bruins in field goal percentage at a measly 38.6 percent.
Cal basketball's all-time history against No. 1-ranked teams - Sports 4 in average scoring for a freshman. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Bruins' third national championship in four years. Trivia: Greenwood was the second pick in the 1979 NBA draft. His consistent scoring years as a Bruin leave him at No.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Photomatched 1968-1969 UCLA Championship Warmup Jacket Join our linker program. Find out more. 30 on the all-time scoring list with 1,349 points (15 avg.) The Bruins later went on to face Florida in the Finals that year. Bill Walton was one of the best all-around centers to play college basketball with the combination of his skilled offense and intimidating defense. Trivia: As of 2011, Washington is No. Point guard Darren Collison was one of the scrappiest players in UCLA Mens Basketball history. Won West Regional Final (101-79) versus Utah State Westbrook led the Bruins in steals (63) and assists (167) in the 2008 season, ranking ninth in steals in an individual season. Shooting guard and small forward Toby Bailey was a big-time offensive producer as a Bruin from the very beginning. He peaked in his senior season, scoring 21.4 points and pulling in 11.1 rebounds per game, going on to receive the USBWA College Player of the Year Award. The "Game of the Century" proved that a national audience would watch college basketball games during the regular season. Al Carter - College Basketball: UH and UCLA, under the big top. 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. Miller scored only six of those points from behind the arc despite the three-point lines establishment in the NCAA in 1987. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Point guard Earl Watson was a very unselfish player, only focusing on the ultimate goal of scoring points regardless of which player scored. He also holds the individual season records of most league points scored (500-1986) and highest league scoring average (27.8-1986). Collison had a solid career at UCLA, averaging 11.6 points, 4.1 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in his four seasons. Trivia: The dunk was banned in college basketball after 1967 predominantly due to Alcindors dominant use of it in his first collegiate season. Jerry Crowe, "Mack Calvin waited it out with USC to beat UCLA", Top 16 college basketball teams of all time, "1969 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com", 196869 UCLA Bruins men's basketball season, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=196869_UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=1141980342, 196869 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball season, NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons, NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons, 1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament participants, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. 23 on the all-time scoring list with 1,449 points. "[12], Neither Houston nor UCLA lost another game for the remainder of the regular season. Drake made its first Final Four in 1969, while North Carolina made its fifth. SGA is a modern point guard. (15.8 avg. Starting with the 1997 tournament, only domed stadiums have hosted the Final Four. 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). In his four seasons as a varsity starter at UCLA, Gadzuric averaged 10.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. Name. Trivia: In 2003, Martin played for the Harlem Globetrotters. Moso is currently No. Smith, John Matthew. 17 on the individual season rebounds list with 299 (10 avg.) [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. 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Houston and UCLA had met in the previous season in the semifinals of the 1967 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. Yr. [11] Wooden had benched him after 11 minutes, and he never re-entered the game. NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics, 196869 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, UCLA Bruins men's basketball 196869 NCAA champions, NCAA Division I men's basketball champions, 196869 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings, 1964 and 1965 NCAA Championship Teams to be Honored. Trivia: Shipp holds the record for most career starts with 134. He led the team in rebounds (252- 7.6 avg.) Do you have a sports website? Moore is No. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Dishing out passes to Tracy Murray, Mitchell Butler, and Don MacLean helped Martin earn the third-most career assists as a Bruin (636). Visible Ink Press, 1998). Forward Marques Johnson helped the Bruins win their final NCAA Championship under John Wooden in 1975 as a sophomore. He also maintains the ninth-highest scoring average for a freshman with 11.5 points per game. Trivia: Foster was drafted in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft and played four seasons with the Phoenix Suns. Over his three-year career at UCLA, Wilkes averaged 15 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, earning him No. He led the team in points scored (429- 15.9 avg.) 34 on the all-time scoring list with 1235 points (14.2 avg.).
Look at how far UCLA's players have come under Mick Cronin - Los [4] UCLA sports information director J. D. Morgan talked Bruin head coach John Wooden into the game by explaining how great it would be for college basketball. 2022-23 Season . 27 on the all-time scoring list with 1371 points (15.2 avg) and No.
UCLA Bruins Roster | ESPN Game of the Century (college basketball) - Wikipedia 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. Greg Lee and Henry Bibby formed a solid back court, and forwards Keith Wilkes and Larry Farmer were double-digit scorers.
1968-69 Los Angeles Stars Roster and Stats - Basketball-Reference.com The streak ended at 221 weeks in January 1980. [2][3] The Final Four was played in Louisville, Kentucky, where UCLA defeated Houston (7358) and Dayton (7964).[4]. 196970 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Last edited on 27 February 2023, at 21:53, 196970 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings, 196970 UCLA Bruins men's basketball season, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=196970_UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=1141980064. Goodrich topped off his UCLA career with a bang, scoring 42 points in a winning NCAA Championship game against Michigan (91-80) in 1965. 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). 32 on the all-time scoring list with 1293 points. Mick Cronin. 1968-69 UCLA Bruins Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 29-1 (13-1, 1st in Pac-8 MBB ) Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll Coach: John Wooden More School Info NCAA Champion Pac-8 Reg Season Champ UCLA (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Per Game During the season, UCLA was invited and participated in the Empire Classic at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Trivia: Henderson currently plays basketball in Japan and has changed his name to J.R. United States: University of Illinois Press, 2013. He also holds the individual game blocks record of 11, which he achieved as a freshman. 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. MacLean went on to average 20.5 points per game, peaking in his junior season with 23 points per game. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Darren Savino. 7 on the all-time scoring list and had the highest field goal percentage on the team in his senior season at 53.6 percent.
1971-72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team - Wikipedia Checkout the latest Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats for 1968-69 on Basketball-Reference.com. Conference Finish: 1st. UCLA won 100-64. He made a great defense impact as well, currently at No. Daye showed great improvement in his senior season, averaging 15.7 points and six rebounds per game, helping the Bruins win the Pacific-10 and play in the 1983 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. 32 was retired at UCLA in 1990. Gadzuric is currently No. Alcindorwho had sustained an eye injury at a game against Cal a week earlierhad the worst performance of his college career. He is also No. He also showed defensive proficiency by leading the team in steals (53) his freshman season. Trivia: As of 2011, Charles OBannon plays in the Japanese Basketball League for the Panasonic Trians.
1969-70 UCLA Bruins Men's Roster and Stats - College Basketball at 17 on the all-time scoring list with 1638 points (15 avg.). We present them here for purely educational purposes. 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. Lew Alcindor went down in the UCLA record books as the best Bruin ever in his three seasons under John Wooden. 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.". Alcindor scored 37 points with 20 rebounds in the championship game.[5]. 42 on the all-time scoring list with 1148 points (14.2 avg.). 1968-1969 UCLA Bruins . 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. 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. 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. Here is the Week 1 ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll, released Feb. 14.
1969 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records Point guard Walt Hazzard led the Bruins to their first ever NCAA Championship during his senior season, in which UCLA had a perfect record of 30-0. Find out more. Shooting guard and small forward Dijon Thompson averaged 15.6 points per game in his three seasons as a starter at UCLA, placing him at No. He is currently No. Trivia: Wicks earned Academic All-American honors in 1971, earning a degree in sociology. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. He is also No. 14 in career 20-point games as a Bruin with 25 and was honored as an all-American in his junior season.
UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting News | On3.com 2 on the career blocks list with 184. Guard Cameron Dollar is best known for filling in for the injured Tyus Edney in the 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball championship game versus Arkansas. "[4], The game was televised nationally via a syndication package through the TVS Television Network, with Dick Enberg announcing and Bob Pettit providing color commentary. Guard Russell Westbrook was a feisty player in his sophomore season as a starter for UCLA. He performed well in the 1972 NCAA championship game, playing the entire game and scoring 18 points. [8] The basketball floor actually came from the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.[4]. Johnsons No. during his sophomore season, earning him No. Record: 30-0 (15-0) The 1982 tournament was held at the Louisiana Superdome.
UCLA Basketball Archives - UCLA Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Trivia: After playing with six different NBA franchises, Murray played basketball in Greece. In the NCAA West Regional at Corvallis, Oregon, the Bruins beat Wyoming (109-60) and Pacific (80-64). Forward Dave Greenwood excelled greatly in a starting role during his sophomore season as a Bruin. Here is the schedule, scores and game times for the 2023 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, running Feb. 23-26. 2 Houston closed with the Cougars up by three points. It established college basketball as a sports commodity on television and paved the way for the modern "March Madness" television coverage.
Trivia: After two season in the NBA, Thompson went abroad to play basketball. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Forward J.R. Henderson was an immense offensive asset for the Bruins. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? The "Money Man", John Vallely, scored 29 points and Alcindor had 25 points at the semi-final game. He also proved to be a good defender, leading the Bruins in steals in two of his three seasons as a starter. 21 Keith Erickson, San Francisco Warriors, No. OBannon was named on the first team All-Pacific-10 in 1996 and 1997. 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. Join our linker program. Josh Giddey is a traditional point guard (even if he is 6-foot-8). [7], The January 1968 cover of Sports Illustrated depicted the game, with Hayes shooting over Alcindor. He also maintains the fifth-highest career field goal percentage at 57 percent. Point guard Darrick Martin was a quick, agile player who was able to make plays happen. The three-year starter was a two-time All-American and was named Most Outstanding Player of the 1964 NCAA Tournament. Each school received $125,000 for the game, four times the 1968 NCAA tournament payout of $31,781. The Cougars were also undefeated since the last meeting between the two teams. Won National Final (80-69) versus Jacksonville, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. One new team enters after the opening weekend. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. His No. Fields is also No. 54 was retired at UCLA in 1996. 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. Center Jelani McCoy showed his dominance in the paint as soon as he stepped on the court his freshman year. Trivia: Rowe played eight seasons in the NBA, averaging 11.6 points per game and becoming an All-Star in 1976. He is currently No. ), -Seventh in average points scored for a senior: 21.3, -Fourth in rebounds averaged for a senior: 12.8. As a red-shirt sophomore and junior, Shipp helped the Bruins reach the Final Four two consecutive years, winning the Pacific-10 as well. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Rowe is also No. UCLA limited Houston's Elvin Hayes, who was averaging 37.7 points per game but was held to only 10. Forward Mike Sanders was a versatile player in his three years as a starter at UCLA. He is also tied for sixth on the all-time steals list at 179 and second on the individual season steals list at 217. The team was honored forty years later in 2010, at halftime of the UCLA-Oregon game on February 27. [23], Previously, only NCAA post-season games were broadcast on national television. Trivia: Miller holds the UCLA individual season record for free throws made at 202 in 1986.
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UCLA Bruins - 1969 - YouTube Trivia: As of 2011, MacLean is an analyst for the UCLA ISP Sports Network during the UCLA basketball season. 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. 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. his sophomore year. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. In the end, the Cougars pulled the upset, 7169, ending the Bruins' 47-game winning streak. 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. Trivia: Vallely played beach volleyball in college as well. In those three seasons, Bibby averaged 14.4 points per game in his career at UCLA and is at No.
Charting UCLA's roster for next season may not require much effort 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. After the season, UCLA lost the following players: In the fall of 1963, UCLA added the following players to its varsity roster: UCLA's historic run of nine men's basketball national championships in 10 years (and 10 in 12 years) started in the 1964 NCAA tournament, when the Bruins knocked off the Duke Blue Devils in the first national title game appearance for both schools. Center Lew Alcindor had a total of 33 points in the two games. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. In his first three seasons as a Bruin, he was a part of teams that reached the Final Four under Ben Howland. He maintains the seventh-highest scoring average for a junior and has the sixth-most field goals scored for an individual season with 276. 29 on the all-time scoring list with 1355 points (12.5 avg.). It was the first NCAA regular season game broadcast nationwide in prime time. 196768 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Jeff Prugh Bruins win again without Alcindor. Jeff Prugh - Big E Stands For End Of Bruin Streak. [5][6] Einhorn paid $27,000 for the broadcast rights on TVS. 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. Do you have a sports website? ), -Sixth in rebounds per game for a sophomore: 9.4, -Fifth in career double-figure rebounding games: 42. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title.