1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
L.A. Classic champions
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	18–8 (10–4 AAWU)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Jerry Norman; Denny Crum;
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion; Los Angeles, California
	Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oregon State	12	–	2	.857	21	–	7	.750
UCLA	10	–	4	.714	18	–	8	.692
Stanford	8	–	6	.571	13	–	12	.520
Washington State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	11	.577
Oregon	6	–	8	.429	13	–	13	.500
USC	6	–	8	.429	13	–	13	.500
Washington	4	–	10	.286	10	–	15	.400
California	4	–	10	.286	9	–	16	.360

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team finished the season in second place, under head coach John R. Wooden. It won the Los Angeles Classic Championship and completed the year with an 18–8 overall record.

Preseason

The 1965–1966 UCLA Bruin team was the ranked No. 1 in preseason polls.^[2] On November 27, 1965, the freshmen team, led by Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), defeated the varsity team 75–60 in the UCLA Women's gym.^[3] Alcindor scored 31 points and had 21 rebounds in that game although the defeat had no effect on the varsity's national ranking. The Bruins were still number one the following week.

Roster

1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	43	Brice Chambers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	55	Joe Chrisman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
G	40	Freddie Goss	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
C	34	Vaughn Hoffman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—
F	52	Randy Judd	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
F	54	Edgar Lacey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Los Angeles, California
F	35	Mike Lynn	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Covina, California
C	32	Doug McIntosh	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Lily, Kentucky
G	25	Don Saffer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—
C	30	Neville Saner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G	24	Gene Sutherland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—
G	23	Michael Warren	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So	South Bend, Indiana
F	44	Kenny Washington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Beaufort, South Carolina

Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Norman

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1965*	No. 1	Ohio State	W 92–66	1–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 1965*	No. 1	Illinois	W 97–79	2–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 1965*	No. 1	at No. 6 Duke	L 66–82	2–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 11, 1965*	No. 1	vs. No. 6 Duke	L 75–94	2–2	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
December 17, 1965*	No. 8	No. 4 Kansas	W 78–71	3–2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1965*	No. 8	vs. Cincinnati	L 76–82	3–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 1965*		at USC	W 86–67	4–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1965*		vs. LSU L.A. Classic	W 95–89	5–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1965*		vs. Purdue L.A. Classic	W 82–70	6–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1965*		at USC L.A. Classic	W 94–76	7–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 1966	No. 10	Oregon State	W 79–35	8–3 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1966	No. 10	Oregon	W 97–65	9–3 (2–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1966	No. 9	at California	W 75–66	10–3 (3–0)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
January 15, 1966	No. 9	at Stanford	L 69–74	10–4 (3–1)	Burnham Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 28, 1966*	No. 10	at No. 7 Loyola–Chicago	L 96–102	10–5	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
January 31, 1966*	No. 10	Arizona	W 84–67	11–5	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1966		at Washington State	L 83–84	11–6 (3–2)	Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA
February 7, 1966		at Washington	W 89–67	12–6 (4–2)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
February 11, 1966		Washington State	W 88–61	13–6 (5–2)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1966		Washington	W 100–71	14–6 (6–2)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 1966		at Oregon State	L 51–64	14–7 (6–3)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
February 19, 1966		at Oregon	L 72–79	14–8 (6–4)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
February 25, 1966		California	W 95–79	15–8 (7–4)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1966		Stanford	W 70–58	16–8 (8–4)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 4, 1966		USC	W 94–79	17–8 (9–4)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 1966		at USC	W 99–62	18–8 (10–4)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings

Notes

The team beat USC four times, winning 94–79 at home and 99–62 away the last two games.
The Bruins lost to Duke twice.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
8	66	Ken Washington	San Francisco Warriors

^[5]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ Crowe, Jerry (May 27, 1990). "A Grand Opening : Pauley Pavilion and UCLA's Best Freshman Team Made Their Debuts Together 25 Years Ago". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ (I was there)Florence, Mal (November 28, 1965). "Who's No. 1? UCLA Frosh Too Hot for Varsity, 75–60". Los Angeles Times. Sec. D, pp. 1, 10. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Lew Alcindor strode onto the UCLA Women's gym basketball court Saturday night and captured the town, completely demoralizing the UCLA varsity basketball team in the process.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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

[crowe_05271990-2] Crowe, Jerry (May 27, 1990). "A Grand Opening : Pauley Pavilion and UCLA's Best Freshman Team Made Their Debuts Together 25 Years Ago". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[3] (I was there)Florence, Mal (November 28, 1965). "Who's No. 1? UCLA Frosh Too Hot for Varsity, 75–60". Los Angeles Times. Sec. D, pp. 1, 10. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Lew Alcindor strode onto the UCLA Women's gym basketball court Saturday night and captured the town, completely demoralizing the UCLA varsity basketball team in the process.

[4] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t e UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)
Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin
People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Preseason

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

Notes

Team players drafted into the NBA

References