1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1965-66 UCLA Bruins Basketball UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Athletic Association of Western Universities AAWU 18–8 10–4 John R. Wooden 18th Jerry Norman Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, California L.A. Classic champions 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.Jerry Crowe A Grand Opening : Pauley Pavilion and UCLA's Best Freshman Team Made Their Debuts Together 25 Years Ago May 27, 1990 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-11-27-sp-5543-story.html June 18, 2021 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 newly opened Pauley Pavilion.(I was there)Florence Mal Who's No. 1? UCLA Frosh Too Hot for Varsity, 75–60 Los Angeles Times November 28, 1965 Sec. D, pp. 1, 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79551819/ June 14, 2021 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. 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. The game was not played in the ‘women’s gym’. It was actually the first game played at Pauley Pavilion. Roster 1965 UCLA Bruins men's y Brice Chambers 43 G 6 2 Joe Chrisman 55 F 6 3 Freddie Goss y 40 G 6 1 Sr Vaughn Hoffman 34 C 6 7 Randy Judd 52 F 6 4 Edgar Lacey y 54 F 6 6 Jr Los Angeles, California Mike Lynn basketball y 35 F 6 7 Jr Covina, California Doug McIntosh y 32 C 6 7 Sr Lily, Kentucky Don Saffer 25 G 6 1 Neville Saner 30 C 6 6 Gene Sutherland 24 G 6 1 Michael Warren actor y 23 G 5 11 So South Bend, Indiana Kenny Washington basketball y 44 F 6 3 Sr Beaufort, South Carolina https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1966.html John Wooden (Purdue) Jerry Norman Schedule yes 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1965 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 3, 1965 yes 1 1965 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 92–66 1–0 December 4, 1965 yes 1 Illinois Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 97–79 2–0 December 10, 1965 yes yes 1 Duke 6 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 66–82 2–1 December 11, 1965 yes yes 1 Duke 6 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 75–94 2–2 December 17, 1965 yes 8 Kansas 4 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 78–71 3–2 December 18, 1965 yes yes 8 1965 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 76–82 3–3 December 21, 1965 yes yes 1965 men USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 86–67 4–3 December 27, 1965 yes yes 1965 men LSU Tigers LSU Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA L.A. Classic 95–89 5–3 December 29, 1965 yes yes 1965 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA L.A. Classic 82–70 6–3 December 30, 1965 yes yes USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA L.A. Classic 94–76 7–3 January 7, 1966 10 1965 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 79–35 8–3 1–0 January 8, 1966 10 1965 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 97–65 9–3 2–0 January 14, 1966 yes 9 1965 men California Golden Bears California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 75–66 10–3 3–0 January 15, 1966 yes 9 1965 men Stanford Indians Stanford Burnham Pavilion Stanford, CA 69–74 10–4 3–1 January 28, 1966 yes yes 10 1965 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago 7 Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 96–102 10–5 January 31, 1966 yes 10 Arizona Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 84–67 11–5 February 5, 1966 yes Washington State Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA 83–84 11–6 3–2 February 7, 1966 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 89–67 12–6 4–2 February 11, 1966 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 88–61 13–6 5–2 February 12, 1966 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 100–71 14–6 6–2 February 18, 1966 yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 51–64 14–7 6–3 February 19, 1966 yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 72–79 14–8 6–4 February 25, 1966 California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 95–79 15–8 7–4 February 26, 1966 Stanford Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 70–58 16–8 8–4 March 4, 1966 USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 94–79 17–8 9–4 March 5, 1966 yes USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 99–62 18–8 10–4 AP Poll Pacific Time SourceSeason by Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=8 UCLA Athletics September 28, 2017 December 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229080204/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=8 dead Rankings 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings See also 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament 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 Warriorshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1966 Archived copy 2009-05-13 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100117123344/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1966&lg=n 2010-01-17 References Ucla Bruins Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins