1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1964–65 UCLA Bruins 1965_UCLA_Bruins.jpg 260px UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Athletic Association of Western Universities Pac-8 2 2 28–2 14–0 John Wooden 17th Jerry Norman Los Angeles Memorial Sports ArenaLos Angeles, California NCAA tournament National championsAAWU regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 91–80 vs. Michigan The 1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won its second NCAA national championship under head coach John Wooden.1964 and 1965 NCAA Championship Teams to be Honored https://web.archive.org/web/20090130011159/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012609aah.html 2009-01-30 At Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, the #2 Bruins successfully defended their national title with a 91–80 win over top-ranked Michigan before 13,204.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XEVjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XHQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5539%2C3414524 Sunday Star-News Wilmington, North Carolina UPI Rice Gordon UCLA wins title March 21, 1965 6Ahttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YgBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3971%2C4411005 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Uhrhammer Jerry UCLA nabs 2nd straight NCAA title March 21, 1965 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MzlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7026%2C1403009 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Goodrich, bouncin' Bruins mow down Michigan 91-80 March 21, 1965 1, sports Gail Goodrich's 42 points and Kenny Washington's 17 points helped UCLA to become the fifth team to win consecutive championships. Wooden liked Goodrich for his "poise, quickness and speed."Bill Becker, "UCLA Repeats; Goodrich Excels", New York Times, March 21, 1965 After dropping the season opener at Illinois in early December, the Bruins finished the season with a 28–2 record, winning the last fifteen games and scoring a team record of 400 points in the four tournament games. Brigham Young, San Francisco, and Wichita State were also eliminated by the Bruins.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MjlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7206%2C1128786 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry UCLA, Michigan quintets blast way to NCAA finals March 20, 1965 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NrBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4764%2C5612653 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Bruins slim pick to tip Michigan March 20, 1965 8 This was Wooden's 17th season at UCLA. Roster 1964 UCLA Bruins men's y Keith Erickson y 53 F 6 5 195 Sr San Francisco, California John Galbraith 22 G 6 2 Gail Goodrich y 25 G 6 1 170 Sr Los Angeles, California Freddie Goss y 40 G 6 1 Jr Brice Chambers 43 G 6 2 Vaughn Hoffman 34 C 6 7 Jr Edgar Lacey y 54 F 6 6 So Los Angeles, California Rich Levin 52 F 6 4 Mike Lynn basketball y 35 F 6 7 215 So Covina, California John Lyons 20 G 6 0 Doug McIntosh y 32 C 6 7 Jr Lily, Kentucky Mike Serafin 42 G 6 3 Kenny Washington basketball y 44 F 6 3 Jr Beaufort, South Carolina Bill Winkelholz 55 F 6 8 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1965.html John Wooden (Purdue) Jerry Norman Schedule yes 1964–65 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1964 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 4, 1964 yes yes 2 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 83–110 0–1 December 5, 1964 yes yes 2 1964 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Indiana State College Arena Terre Haute, IN 112–76 1–1 December 11, 1964 yes 7 1964 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 107–76 2–1 December 12, 1964 yes 7 1964 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 68–52 3–1 December 18, 1964 yes 5 Marquette Milwaukee ArenaUCLA Quint to Play in Milwaukee Tourney Los Angeles Times 15 May 1964 168580777 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Classic 61–52 4–1 December 19, 1964 yes 5 1964 men Boston College Eagles Boston College Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Classic 61–52 5–1 December 22, 1964 yes 4 1964 men USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 84–75 6–1 1–0 December 28, 1964 yes 4 1964 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 99–79 7–1 December 29, 1964 yes 4 1964 men Minnesota Gophers Minnesota Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 93–77 8–1 December 30, 1964 yes 4 1964 men Utah Utes Utah Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 104–74 9–1 January 8, 1965 yes 1 1964 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 91–74 10–1 2–0 January 9, 1965 yes 1 1964 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 83–53 11–1 3–0 January 15, 1965 1 1964 men California Golden Bears California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 76–54 12–1 4–0 January 16, 1965 1 1964 men Stanford Indians Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 80–66 13–1 5–0 January 29, 1965 yes yes 1 Iowa Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 82–87 13–2 January 30, 1965 yes yes 1 1964 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 85–72 14–2 February 5, 1965 2 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 93–41 15–2 5–0 February 6, 1965 2 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 78–75 16–2 6–0 February 12, 1965 yes 2 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 83–73 17–2 7–0 February 13, 1965 yes 2 Washington State Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA 70–68 18–2 8–0 February 19, 1965 2 Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 83–73 19–2 9–0 February 20, 1965 2 Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 70–68 20–2 10–0 February 26, 1965 yes 2 Stanford Burnham Pavilion Stanford, CA 83–67 21–2 11–0 February 27, 1965 yes 2 California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 83–68 22–2 12–0 March 5, 1965 2 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 77–71 23–2 13–0 March 6, 1965 2 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 52–50 24–2 14–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 12, 1965 8:30 pm yes yes 2 1964 men BYU Cougars BYU 9 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT Regional semifinals 10,766 100–76 25–2 March 13, 1965 8:00 pm yes yes 2 1964 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT Regional Finals 10,515 101–93 26–2 March 19, 1965 9:00 pm yes yes 2 Wichita State Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR National semifinals 13,197 108–89 27–2 March 20, 1965 7:00 pm yes yes 2 Michigan 1 Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR National Championship 13,204 91–80 28–2 AP Poll Pacific time Source:Season by Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf 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 dead Notes UCLA began the season ranked first in both major polls. Half time score of the championship game was UCLA 47, Michigan 34. UCLA hit .569 of its shots, while Michigan hit .516. Gail Goodrich was a first team All-American References 2 External links 1964–65 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 Category:1965 in American sports