1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament National champions Pac-8 champions | |
Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 28–2 (12–2 Pac-8) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches | |
Captain | John Vallely |
Home arena | Pauley Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 UCLA | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 28 | – | 2 | .933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 USC | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 5 | – | 20 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won its fourth consecutive NCAA National Basketball Championship, the sixth in seven years under head coach John Wooden,[1] despite the departure of Lew Alcindor to the NBA, with a win over Jacksonville.[2]
The team was honored forty years later in 2010, at halftime of the UCLA-Oregon game on February 27.
Players
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Coaches
- Head Coach: John Wooden
- Assistants: Denny Crum and Gary Cunningham
- Athletic Trainer: Elvin C. "Ducky" Drake
- Head Student Manager: George Morgan
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 1, 1969* |
No. 4 | Arizona | W 90–65 | 1–0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 6, 1969* |
No. 4 | at Minnesota | W 72–71 | 2–0 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
December 12, 1969* |
No. 2 | Miami (FL) | W 127–69 | 3–0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 13, 1969* |
No. 2 | LSU | W 133–84 | 4–0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 23, 1969* |
No. 2 | Texas | W 99–54 | 5–0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 27, 1969* |
No. 2 | Georgia Tech Bruin Classic |
W 121–90 | 6–0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 29, 1969* |
No. 2 | Princeton Bruin Classic |
W 76–75 | 7–0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 3, 1970* |
No. 2 | No. 13 Notre Dame | W 108–77 | 8–0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 9, 1970 |
No. 1 | Oregon | W 75–58 | 9–0 (1–0) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 10, 1970 |
No. 1 | Oregon State | W 72–71 | 10–0 (2–0) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 16, 1970* |
No. 1 | vs. Bradley | W 61–58 | 11–0 |
Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
January 17, 1970* |
No. 1 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 94–72 | 12–0 |
Chicago Stadium[3] Chicago, IL | ||||||
January 23, 1970* |
No. 1 | UC Santa Barbara | W 89–80 | 13–0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 24, 1970* |
No. 1 | Wyoming | W 115–77 | 14–0 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 30, 1970 |
No. 1 | at California | W 87–72 | 15–0 (3–0) |
Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
January 31, 1970 |
No. 1 | at Stanford | W 102–84 | 16–0 (4–0) |
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | ||||||
February 7, 1970 |
No. 1 | at Washington | W 66–56 | 17–0 (5–0) |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | ||||||
February 9, 1970 |
No. 1 | at Washington State | W 95–61 | 18–0 (6–0) |
Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA | ||||||
February 13, 1970 |
No. 1 | Washington State | W 95–61 | 19–0 (7–0) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 14, 1970 |
No. 1 | Washington | W 101–85 | 20–0 (8–0) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 20, 1970 |
No. 1 | at Oregon State | W 71–56 | 21–0 (9–0) |
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR | ||||||
February 21, 1970 |
No. 1 | at Oregon | L 65–78 | 21–1 (9–1) |
McArthur Court Eugene, OR | ||||||
February 27, 1970 |
No. 2 | Stanford | W 120–90 | 22–1 (10–1) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 28, 1970 |
No. 2 | California | W 109—95 | 23–1 (11–1) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
March 6, 1970 |
No. 1 | USC | L 86–87 | 23–2 (11–2) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
March 7, 1970 |
No. 1 | at USC | W 91–78 | 24–2 (12–2) |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 1970* 9:05 pm |
No. 2 | vs. Long Beach State Regional semifinal |
W 88–65 | 25–2 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,500) Seattle, WA | ||||||
March 14, 1970* 3:05 pm |
No. 2 | vs. No. 16 Utah State Regional Final |
W 101–79 | 26–2 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,200) Seattle, WA | ||||||
March 19, 1970* 6:40 pm, NBC |
No. 2 | vs. No. 5 New Mexico State National semifinal |
W 93–77 | 27–2 |
Cole Field House (14,380) College Park, MD | ||||||
March 21, 1970* 1:00 pm, NBC |
No. 2 | vs. No. 4 Jacksonville National Final |
W 80–69 | 28–2 |
Cole Field House (14,380) College Park, MD | ||||||
- Source:[4]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
AP | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Coaches | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Notes
- Sidney Wicks was named to the 1970 All-America roster's second team.[5]
- 1970 – Sidney Wicks received national co-player of the year honors from the Helms Athletic Foundation
- At the conclusion of the season, the team collectively signed a letter to President Nixon condemning the Vietnam War and the administration's actions at home.
- The Bruin Classic was held on Dec. 27 and Dec. 29 with Georgia Tech and Princeton.
- In defeating LSU, UCLA forced Pete Maravich to commit 18 turnovers.
References
- ^ "Fourth straight for Bruins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 1970. p. 1, sports.
- ^ Official Collegiate Basketball Guide
- ^ Chapin, Dwight (January 18, 1970). "Bruin Speed Wilts 'Confused' Loyola". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156331675.
- ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
- ^ Office Collegiate Basketball Guide, NCAA's College Athletics Publishing Service
External links
Media related to 1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball season at Wikimedia Commons
- 1969–70 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com