1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1961–62 UCLA Bruins La sports arena.jpg 275px Athletic Association of Western Universities Big Six 17 18–11 10–2 (1st) John R. Wooden 14th Jerry Norman Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Classic championsAAWU regular season champions NCAA tournament, Final Four The 1961–62 UCLA basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 14th year. The Bruins finished 1st in the AAWU (10–2), and accepted a bid to the 1962 NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won the NCAA Far West Regional and played in the Final Four, the first in the school's history and the first of 12 for coach John Wooden.Shooter: John Wooden became Minnesotan's friend for life June 15, 2010 Pioneer Press https://www.twincities.com/2010/06/15/shooter-john-wooden-became-minnesotans-friend-for-life/ October 17, 2024 UCLA lost 72–70 to Cincinnati and then in the third-place game on March 24, 1962, in Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall), Wake Forest defeated UCLA 82–80. The Bruins finished the season as the 4th best team in the nation. Roster 1961 UCLA Bruins men's y Pete Blackman 52 F 6 5 Sr Gary Cunningham y 55 F 6 6 Sr C Larry Gower 22 G 5 11 John Green basketball y 45 G 6 2 Sr C Rich Gugat 25 F 6 2 Walt Hazzard y 42 G 6 2 185 So Wilmington, Delaware Bill Hicks 24 G 6 2 Mike Huggins 20 G 5 11 Jim Milhorn 44 G 5 10 Jim Rosvall 30 G 6 3 Fred Slaughter y 35 C 6 5 So Kim Stewart 34 C 6 4 Dave Waxman 32 F 6 6 http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/E/Football_Men's_Division%20I_1962_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf 18 October 2017 John Wooden (Purdue) Schedule yes 1961–62 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1961 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 1, 1961 yes yes 1961 men BYU Cougars BYU Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT 66–68 0–1 December 2, 1961 yes yes BYU Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT 83–86 0–2 December 9, 1961 yes Kansas Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 69–61 1–2 December 15, 1961 yes 1961 men DePauw Tigers DePauw Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 91–62 2–2 December 16, 1961 yes 1961 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 68–69 2–3 December 20, 1961 yes yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 72–74 2–4 December 22, 1961 yes yes Houston Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, TX Houston Holiday Classic 65–91 2–5 December 23, 1961 yes yes 1961 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, TX Houston Holiday Classic 81–71 3–5 December 27, 1961 yes 1961 men Army Black Knights Army Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 86–72 4–5 December 28, 1961 yes Ohio State 1 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 84–105 4–6 December 29, 1961 yes 1961 men Utah Utes Utah Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 79–88 4–7 January 5, 1962 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 72–57 5–7 1–0 January 6, 1962 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 75–63 6–7 2–0 January 13, 1962 yes 1961 men California Golden Bears California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 71–60 7–7 3–0 January 26, 1962 yes Texas Tech Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA 89–60 8–7 January 27, 1962 yes Texas Tech Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA 87–58 9–7 February 2, 1962 1961 men USC Trojans USC 5 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 73–59 10–7 4–0 February 10, 1962 1961 men Stanford Indians Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 82–64 11–7 5–0 February 16, 1962 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 60–74 11–8 5–1 February 17, 1962 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 69–62 12–8 6–1 February 23, 1962 California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 68–62 13–8 7–1 February 24, 1962 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 75–65 14–8 8–1 March 2, 1962 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 69–66 15–8 9–1 March 9, 1962 yes Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 67–82 15–9 9–2 March 10, 1962 yes California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 66–54 16–9 10–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 16, 1962 yes yes 1961 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Smith FieldhouseMal Florence UCLA NODS UTAH ST., 73-62; WAVES LOSE: Peps Give Oregon St. Close Call BRUINS TRIUMPH Los Angeles Times 17 March 1962 168042445 Provo, UT Regional semifinal 10,186 73–62 17–9 March 17, 1962 yes yes 1961 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Smith FieldhouseMal Florence BRUINS BOMB BEAVERS, 88-69, IN FINALS: Hot Peps Capture 3rd, 75-71 BRUINS ROUT OREGON STATE Los Angeles Times 18 March 1962 168065687 Provo, UT Regional Final 9,826 88–69 18–9 March 23, 1962 yes yes Cincinnati 2 Freedom HallMal Florence BRUINS LOSE IN LAST SECONDS, 72-70: Thacker's Jump Shot Puts Cincy in Finals Against Ohio State CINCY NIPS BRUINS, 72-70 Los Angeles Times 24 March 1962 168039976 Louisville, KY National semifinal 18,274 70–72 18–10 March 24, 1962 yes yes Wake Forest Freedom HallBRUINS LOSE AGAIN IN FINAL SECONDS, 82-80, TO DEACONS: BRUINS LOSE AGAIN, 82-80 Los Angeles Times 25 March 1962 168057189 Louisville, KY National third-place game 80–82 18–11 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=7 UCLA Athletics October 18, 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=7 dead References "2011-12 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Media Guide". 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