1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
L.A. Classic champions
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record18–8 (10–4 AAWU)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, California
1965–66 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oregon State12–2 .85721–7  .750
UCLA10–4 .71418–8  .692
Stanford8–6 .57113–12  .520
Washington State6–8 .42915–11  .577
Oregon6–8 .42913–13  .500
USC6–8 .42913–13  .500
Washington4–10 .28610–15  .400
California4–10 .2869–16  .360
As of April 15, 1966[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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, defeated the varsity team 75–60 in the first game in the new Pauley Pavilion.[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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 43 Brice Chambers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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F 55 Joe Chrisman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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G 40 Freddie Goss 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr
C 34 Vaughn Hoffman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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F 52 Randy Judd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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F 54 Edgar Lacey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 Jr Los Angeles, California
F 35 Mike Lynn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 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)
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C 30 Neville Saner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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G 24 Gene Sutherland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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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)
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 Sr Beaufort, South Carolina
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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
  
 
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

See also

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

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