1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions; AAWU regular season champions
National Championship Game, ; W 91-80 vs. Michigan
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	28–2 (14–0 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Wooden (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Jerry Norman; Denny Crum;
Home arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena; Los Angeles, California
	Seasons ← 1963–64 1965–66 →

1964–65 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UCLA	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	2	.933
Stanford	9	–	5	.643	15	–	8	.652
USC	8	–	6	.571	14	–	12	.538
Oregon State	7	–	7	.500	16	–	10	.615
Washington State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	17	.346
Washington	5	–	9	.357	9	–	16	.360
California	4	–	10	.286	8	–	15	.348
Oregon	3	–	11	.214	9	–	17	.346

As of November 25, 2011^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won its second NCAA national championship under head coach John Wooden.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]^[5] 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."^[6]

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.^[7]^[8] This was Wooden's 17th season at UCLA.

Roster[edit]

1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	53	Keith Erickson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	San Francisco, California
G	22	John Galbraith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
G	25	Gail Goodrich	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Los Angeles, California
G	40	Freddie Goss	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
G	43	Brice Chambers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
C	34	Vaughn Hoffman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
F	54	Edgar Lacey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Los Angeles, California
F	52	Rich Levin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
F	35	Mike Lynn	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Covina, California
G	20	John Lyons	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
C	32	Doug McIntosh	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Lily, Kentucky
G	42	Mike Serafin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
F	44	Kenny Washington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Beaufort, South Carolina
F	55	Bill Winkelholz	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—

Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Norman

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 4, 1964	No. 2	at Illinois	L 83–110	0–1	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
December 5, 1964	No. 2	at Indiana State	W 112–76	1–1	Indiana State College Arena Terre Haute, IN
December 11, 1964	No. 7	Arizona State	W 107–76	2–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1964	No. 7	Oklahoma State	W 68–52	3–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1964	No. 5	at Marquette Milwaukee Classic	W 61–52	4–1	Milwaukee Arena^[9] Milwaukee, WI
December 19, 1964	No. 5	vs. Boston College Milwaukee Classic	W 61–52	5–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 22, 1964	No. 4	at USC	W 84–75	6–1 (1–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1964*	No. 4	Arizona Los Angeles Classic	W 99–79	7–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1964*	No. 4	Minnesota Los Angeles Classic	W 93–77	8–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1964	No. 4	Utah Los Angeles Classic	W 104–74	9–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1965	No. 1	at Oregon	W 91–74	10–1 (2–0)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
January 9, 1965	No. 1	at Oregon State	W 83–53	11–1 (3–0)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
January 15, 1965	No. 1	California	W 76–54	12–1 (4–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1965	No. 1	Stanford	W 80–66	13–1 (5–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 1965	No. 1	vs. Iowa	L 82–87	13–2	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
January 30, 1965	No. 1	at Loyola–Chicago	W 85–72	14–2	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
February 5, 1965	No. 2	Washington State	W 93–41	15–2 (5–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1965	No. 2	Washington	W 78–75	16–2 (6–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1965	No. 2	Washington	W 83–73	17–2 (7–0)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
February 13, 1965	No. 2	Washington State	W 70–68	18–2 (8–0)	Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA
February 19, 1965	No. 2	Oregon State	W 83–73	19–2 (9–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1965	No. 2	Oregon	W 70–68	20–2 (10–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1965	No. 2	Stanford	W 83–67	21–2 (11–0)	Burnham Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 27, 1965	No. 2	at California	W 83–68	22–2 (12–0)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
March 5, 1965	No. 2	USC	W 77–71	23–2 (13–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1965	No. 2	USC	W 52–50	24–2 (14–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 12, 1965 8:30 pm	No. 2	at No. 9 BYU Regional semifinals	W 100–76	25–2	Smith Fieldhouse (10,766) Provo, UT
March 13, 1965 8:00 pm	No. 2	vs. San Francisco Regional Finals	W 101–93	26–2	Smith Fieldhouse (10,515) Provo, UT
March 19, 1965 9:00 pm	No. 2	vs. Wichita State National semifinals	W 108–89	27–2	Memorial Coliseum (13,197) Portland, OR
March 20, 1965 7:00 pm	No. 2	vs. No. 1 Michigan National Championship	W 91–80	28–2	Memorial Coliseum (13,204) Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

Source:^[10]

Notes[edit]

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[edit]

^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
^ 1964 and 1965 NCAA Championship Teams to be Honored Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
^ Rice, Gordon (March 21, 1965). "UCLA wins title". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). UPI. p. 6A.
^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (March 21, 1965). "UCLA nabs 2nd straight NCAA title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Missildine, Harry (March 21, 1965). "Goodrich, bouncin' Bruins mow down Michigan 91-80". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ Bill Becker, "UCLA Repeats; Goodrich Excels", New York Times, March 21, 1965
^ Missildine, Harry (March 20, 1965). "UCLA, Michigan quintets blast way to NCAA finals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 8.
^ "Bruins slim pick to tip Michigan". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1965. p. 8.
^ "UCLA Quint to Play in Milwaukee Tourney". Los Angeles Times. May 15, 1964. ProQuest 168580777.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

External links[edit]

1964–65 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com

[1] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

[2] 1964 and 1965 NCAA Championship Teams to be Honored Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine

[ssnws-3] Rice, Gordon (March 21, 1965). "UCLA wins title". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). UPI. p. 6A.

[ergju-4] Uhrhammer, Jerry (March 21, 1965). "UCLA nabs 2nd straight NCAA title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

[boubr-5] Missildine, Harry (March 21, 1965). "Goodrich, bouncin' Bruins mow down Michigan 91-80". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.

[6] Bill Becker, "UCLA Repeats; Goodrich Excels", New York Times, March 21, 1965

[cmqu-7] Missildine, Harry (March 20, 1965). "UCLA, Michigan quintets blast way to NCAA finals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 8.

[bslmpck-8] "Bruins slim pick to tip Michigan". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1965. p. 8.

[9] "UCLA Quint to Play in Milwaukee Tourney". Los Angeles Times. May 15, 1964. ProQuest 168580777.

[10] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

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