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Website. ucla.edu. The University of California, Los Angeles ( UCLA) [1] is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the California State Normal School which later evolved into San José State University.
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Apr 2, 2024 · How the UCLA mascots have evolved over the years to become the beloved bears we know today. By Fiona Ruane. April 2, 2024. T hese Bruin facts are universal: We bleed Bruin blue and gold. We eight-clap with pride. We detest one irrelevant crosstown team.
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UCLA men's basketball has set several NCAA records. 1. 11 NCAA titles 2. 7 consecutive NCAA titles (1967–1973) 3. 13 NCAA title game appearances* 4. 10 consecutive Final Four appearances (1967–1976) 5. 25 Final Four wins* 6. 38 game NCAA Tournament winning streak (1964–1974) 7. 134 weeks ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25 Poll 8. 54 consecutive winning seas...
Early years
In 1919, Fred Cozens became the first head coach of the UCLA basketball and football teams. Cozens coached the basketball team for two seasons, finishing with an overall record of 21–4. Caddy Works was the head coach of the Bruins from 1921 to 1939, guiding them to a 173–159 record. Works was a lawyer by profession and coached the team only during the evenings. According to UCLA player and future Olympian Frank Lubin, Works was "more of an honorary coach" with little basketball knowledge. Dic...
John Wooden era
From 1948 to 1975, John Wooden, nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", served as UCLA's head coach. He won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period, including a run of seven in a row that shattered the previous record of only two consecutive titles; to this day, no other team has won more than two straight titles.Within this period, his teams won a men's basketball-record 88 consecutive games. Prior to Wooden's arrival, UCLA had only won two conference championships in the previous 18...
Post-Wooden era
From 1975 to 1977, Gene Bartow served as the head coach of UCLA. He guided them to a 52–9 record, including a berth in the 1976 Final Four. He coached the 1977 College Player of the Year, Marques Johnson. Gary Cunninghambecame the head coach at UCLA in 1977. He coached two seasons, winning the Pacific-8 and Pacific-10 conference championships and leading UCLA to a #2 ranking in the final polls both seasons. Larry Brown then moved on to coach UCLA from 1979 to 1981, leading his freshman-domina...
The men's basketball team played in the 2,400 seat Men's Gym from 1932 to 1965. They also played at other venues around Los Angeles, including the Pan-Pacific Auditorium and Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, when larger crowds were expected for games.
The team has had 12 head coaches in its history, and they have won 11 NCAA Championships, the most of any school. John Wooden won 10 national championships between 1964 and 1975, and Jim Harrick won the other in 1995. The New York Times wrote that Wooden "made UCLA the most successful team in college basketball." After Wooden retired, the four coac...
USC
When John Wooden became the coach, UCLA turned into a national basketball powerhouse. UCLA has won 11 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments and has dominated the conference, winning two games for every one that USC won. As of the 2013–2014 season, UCLA has won or shared the conference title 31 times, and USC has won or shared the title 7 times. There have been a number of significant gamesin this rivalry.
Arizona
Since the mid-1980s, UCLA has also had a basketball rivalry with Arizona under coach Lute Olson, as the two schools competed for the Pac-10 Championship every year. Since 1985 the two teams have combined to win 27 out of the 38 conference titles. The UCLA–Arizona basketball rivalry still is seen as the match up of the two premier teams in the conference. Also, the performance of the two schools influences the national opinion of the conference.
Notre Dame
UCLA had a basketball rivalry with Notre Dame that started when Digger Phelps was the Notre Dame coach and John Wooden was the UCLA coach. UCLA and Notre Dame played a home-and-home meeting for several seasons, which is otherwise uncommon outside conference play. This rivalry existed from the desire of the Notre Dame athletic department to schedule the top schools for intersectional competition. UCLA and Notre Dame played 42 times between 1966 and 1995, and the height of the rivalry was when...
National titles – 11Final Four – 19*Elite Eights – 23*Sweet Sixteens – 35*UCLA players
All individuals were (or will be) inducted as players unless otherwise noted. 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995) 2. Don Barksdale (2012), contributor 3. Gail Goodrich (1996) 4. Reggie Miller (2012) 5. Bill Walton (1993) 6. Jamaal Wilkes (2012)
UCLA coaches
All individuals were inducted as coaches, though not necessarily for their service at UCLA. 1. Larry Brown(2002) 2. Denny Crum(1994) 3. John Wooden (1972) – Also inducted separately as a player in 1961 for his career at Purdueand in early professional leagues.
Six former UCLA Bruins went on to be named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Reggie Miller, Gail Goodrich, Jamaal Wilkes, Bill Walton and Don Barksdale. Barksdale was also notable as the first player to break many color barriers, including being the first African American to be named an NCAA All-American and NBA...
Record vs. Pac-12 opponents
1. Note all-time series includes non-conference matchups and the Pac-12 Tournament. Updated March 20, 2022
- 1,931–877 (.688)
- Pac-12
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Mick Cronin (4th season)
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) traces back to the 19th century when the institution operated as a teachers' college. It grew in size and scope for nearly four decades on two Los Angeles campuses before California governor William D. Stephens signed a bill into law in 1919 to establish the Southern Branch of the University of ...
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