1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1966–67 UCLA Bruins 1967_UCLA_Bruins.jpg 260px UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Athletic Association of Western Universities AAWU (Pac-8) 1 1 30–0 14–0 John Wooden 19th Jerry Norman Pauley Pavilion NCAA tournament National championsNCAA regular season championsAAWU regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 79–64 vs. Dayton The 1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won UCLA's third NCAA national championship under head coach John Wooden with a win over Dayton. The Bruins went undefeated, winning all 30 games. In the NCAA West Regional at Corvallis, Oregon, the Bruins beat Wyoming (109–60) and Pacific (80–64).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=16dVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1737%2C3326260 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UCLA to face possible Wyoming stall March 17, 1967 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2adVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5362%2C3575650 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Uhrhammer Jerry Strong Tigers extend UCLA March 19, 1967 1B The Final Four was played in Louisville, Kentucky, where UCLA defeated Houston (73–58) and Dayton (79–64).UCLA History, UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guild 2008 The Bruins were led by starters Lynn Shackelford, Kenny Heitz, Lew Alcindor, Mike Warren, and Lucius Allen. The Bruins entered the season ranked number 1, beginning what was then the most consecutive weeks ranked in the AP poll. The streak ended at 221 weeks in January 1980 and has since been surpassed by the Kansas Jayhawks.2020-11-30 🏀 Kansas Sets Record for Consecutive Rankings in the Associated Press Poll https://kuathletics.com/kansas-sets-record-for-consecutive-rankings-in-the-associated-press-poll/ 2023-10-26 Kansas Jayhawks en-US Season summary This was the season Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, debuted on to the college basketball scene. After playing on the freshman team under then NCAA rules, Alcindor dominated at the varsity level as a sophomore, leading UCLA to an undefeated 30–0 record while averaging 29.0 points and 15.5 rebounds. Three other players averaged in double figures, including sophomore guard Lucius Allen and junior Mike Warren. Roster 1966 UCLA Bruins men's y Lew Alcindor y 33 C 7 2 225 So New York, New York Lucius Allen y 42 G 6 2 175 So Kansas City, KS Joe Chrisman 55 F 6 3 Kenny Heitz y 22 G 6 3 So Santa Monica, CA Dick Lynn 52 F 6 2 So Jim Nielsen 34 F Don Saffer 25 G 6 1 Neville Saner 30 C 6 6 Lynn Shackelford y 53 F 6 5 190 So Burbank, CA Gene Sutherland 24 G 6 1 Bill Sweek y 45 G 6 3 So Pasadena, CA Michael Warren actor y 23 G 5 11 Jr South Bend, IN https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1967.html John Wooden (Purdue) Jerry Norman Schedule yes 1966–67 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1966 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 3, 1966 yes 1 1966 men USC Trojans USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 105-90 1–0 December 9, 1966 yes 1 Duke 7 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 98–54 2–0 December 10, 1966 yes 1 Duke 7 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 107–67 3–0 December 22, 1966 yes 1 1966 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 104–74 4–0 December 23, 1966 yes 1 1966 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 96–67 5–0 December 28, 1966 yes 1 Wisconsin Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA L.A. Classic 122–56 6–0 December 29, 1966 yes 1 1966 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA L.A. Classic 101–72 7–0 December 30, 1966 yes 1 USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA L.A. Classic 107–73 8–0 January 7, 1967 yes 1 Washington State Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA 76–57 9–0 1–0 January 9, 1967 yes 1 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 99–68 10–0 2–0 January 13, 1967 1 1966 men California Golden Bears California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 106–78 11–0 3–0 January 14, 1967 1 1966 men Stanford Indians Stanford Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 116–78 12–0 4–0 January 20, 1967 yes 1 1966 men Portland Pilots Portland Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 122–57 13–0 January 21, 1967 yes 1 1966 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 119–75 14–0 January 28, 1967 yes yes 1 1966 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 102–67 15–0 January 29, 1967 yes yes 1 Illinois Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 120–82 10,025 16–0 February 4, 1967 yes 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 40-35 9-4 17–0 5–0 February 10, 1967 1 1966 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 76–44 18–0 6–0 February 11, 1967 1 1966 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 100–56 19–0 7–0 February 17, 1967 yes 1 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 84–51 20–0 8–0 February 18, 1967 yes 1 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 92–50 21–0 9–0 February 24, 1967 1 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 101–63 22–0 10–0 February 25, 1967 1 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 100–68 23–0 11–0 March 3, 1967 yes 1 Stanford Burnham Pavilion Stanford, CA 85–47 24–0 12–0 March 4, 1967 yes 1 California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 113–66 25–0 13–0 March 11, 1967 1 USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 99–55 26–0 14–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 17, 1967 yes yes 1 1966 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR Regional semifinals 109–60 27–0 March 18, 1967 yes yes 1 1966 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR Regional Finals 80–64 28–0 March 24, 1967 yes yes 1 Houston 7 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY National semifinals 73–58 29–0 March 25, 1967 6:30 pm yes yes 1 Dayton Freedom Hall Louisville, KY National Championship Game 79–64 30–0 Pacific time W West Source:2014-15 UCLA Men's Basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Apr-09.College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-09. Rankings 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings AP 0 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Coaches 0 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Notes UCLA won the L.A. Classic by defeating Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, and USC. Bruins' third national championship in four years. The dunk was banned in college basketball after the season, primarily because of Alcindor's dominant use of the shot.Scavone Daniel C Dawn P Dawson Great Athletes Revised 1 2002 1992 Salem Press 1-58765-008-8 7–10 https://archive.org/details/greatathletes0000unse/page/7 Lew's Still Loose. Time Magazine, April 14, 1967. Quote:First there was the Wilt Chamberlain Rule, designed to force him away from the basket by widening the "3-sec. zone," in which an offensive player can remain for only 3 sec. at a time. Next came the Bill Russell Rule, which forbids blocking a shot when the ball is on its downward course. Now there is the Lew Alcindor Rule. College basketball's rules makers decided last week that players may no longer "dunk" or "stuff" the ball by ramming it through the hoop from directly above. Awards and honors Lew Alcindor, NCAA basketball tournament MOP (1967) Lew Alcindor, USBWA College Player of the Yearhttp://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/robertson/index.html USBWA > Awards > Oscar Robertson Trophy 2007-01-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070213004535/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/robertson/index.html 2007-02-13 Lew Alcindor, Helms Foundation Player of the Year award Lew Alcindor, First Team All-American Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Points: 870 (1967) Lew Alcindor, School Record, Highest season Scoring Average: 29.0 (1967) Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Field Goals: 346 (1967) Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Free Throw Attempts: 274 (1967) Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most single game field goals: 26 (vs. Washington State, 2/25/67) References External links 1966–67 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com Ucla Bruins Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Ucla UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins