The 1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team finished the season in second place, under head coach John R. Wooden. It won the Los Angeles Classic Championship and completed the year with an 18–8 overall record.
The 1965–1966 UCLA Bruin team was the ranked No. 1 in preseason polls.[2] On November 27, 1965, the freshmen team, led by Lew Alcindor, defeated the varsity team 75–60 in the UCLA Women's gym.[3] Alcindor scored 31 points and had 21 rebounds in that game although the defeat had no effect on the varsity's national ranking. The Bruins were still number one the following week.
^"2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^Crowe, Jerry (May 27, 1990). "A Grand Opening : Pauley Pavilion and UCLA's Best Freshman Team Made Their Debuts Together 25 Years Ago". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^(I was there)Florence, Mal (November 28, 1965). "Who's No. 1? UCLA Frosh Too Hot for Varsity, 75–60". Los Angeles Times. Sec. D, pp. 1, 10. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Lew Alcindor strode onto the UCLA Women's gym basketball court Saturday night and captured the town, completely demoralizing the UCLA varsity basketball team in the process.
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The 1965 66 UCLA Bruins men s basketball team finished the season in second place under head coach John R Wooden It won the Los Angeles Classic Championship and completed the year with an 18 8 overall record 1965 66 UCLA Bruins men s basketballL A Classic championsConferenceAthletic Association of Western UniversitiesRecord18 8 10 4 AAWU Head coachJohn R Wooden 18th season Assistant coachesJerry Norman Denny CrumHome arenaPauley PavilionLos Angeles CaliforniaSeasons 1964 651966 67 1965 66 AAWU Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Oregon State 12 2 857 21 7 750 UCLA 10 4 714 18 8 692 Stanford 8 6 571 13 12 520 Washington State 6 8 429 15 11 577 Oregon 6 8 429 13 13 500 USC 6 8 429 13 13 500 Washington 4 10 286 10 15 400 California 4 10 286 9 16 360 As of April 15 1966 1 Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Preseason 2 Roster 3 Schedule 4 Rankings 5 See also 6 Notes 7 Team players drafted into the NBA 8 ReferencesPreseason editThe 1965 1966 UCLA Bruin team was the ranked No 1 in preseason polls 2 On November 27 1965 the freshmen team led by Lew Alcindor defeated the varsity team 75 60 in the UCLA Women s gym 3 Alcindor scored 31 points and had 21 rebounds in that game although the defeat had no effect on the varsity s national ranking The Bruins were still number one the following week Roster edit1965 66 UCLA Bruins men s basketball team Players Coaches Pos Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 43 Brice Chambers 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m F 55 Joe Chrisman 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m G 40 Freddie Goss 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Sr C 34 Vaughn Hoffman 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m F 52 Randy Judd 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m F 54 Edgar Lacey 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Jr Los Angeles California F 35 Mike Lynn 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m Jr Covina California C 32 Doug McIntosh 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m Sr Lily Kentucky G 25 Don Saffer 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m C 30 Neville Saner 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m G 24 Gene Sutherland 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m G 23 Michael Warren 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m So South Bend Indiana F 44 Kenny Washington 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Sr Beaufort South Carolina Head coach John Wooden Purdue Assistant coach es Jerry Norman Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirt RosterSchedule editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city state Regular Season December 3 1965 No 1 Ohio State W 92 66 1 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA December 4 1965 No 1 Illinois W 97 79 2 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA December 10 1965 No 1 at No 6 Duke L 66 82 2 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham NC December 11 1965 No 1 vs No 6 Duke L 75 94 2 2 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte NC December 17 1965 No 8 No 4 Kansas W 78 71 3 2 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA December 18 1965 No 8 vs Cincinnati L 76 82 3 3 December 21 1965 at USC W 86 67 4 3 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles CA December 27 1965 vs LSU L A Classic W 95 89 5 3 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles CA December 29 1965 vs Purdue L A Classic W 82 70 6 3 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles CA December 30 1965 at USC L A Classic W 94 76 7 3 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles CA January 7 1966 No 10 Oregon State W 79 35 8 3 1 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA January 8 1966 No 10 Oregon W 97 65 9 3 2 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA January 14 1966 No 9 at California W 75 66 10 3 3 0 Harmon Gym Berkeley CA January 15 1966 No 9 at Stanford L 69 74 10 4 3 1 Burnham Pavilion Stanford CA January 28 1966 No 10 at No 7 Loyola Chicago L 96 102 10 5 Chicago Stadium Chicago IL January 31 1966 No 10 Arizona W 84 67 11 5 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA February 5 1966 at Washington State L 83 84 11 6 3 2 Bohler Gymnasium Pullman WA February 7 1966 at Washington W 89 67 12 6 4 2 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle WA February 11 1966 Washington State W 88 61 13 6 5 2 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA February 12 1966 Washington W 100 71 14 6 6 2 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA February 18 1966 at Oregon State L 51 64 14 7 6 3 Gill Coliseum Corvallis OR February 19 1966 at Oregon L 72 79 14 8 6 4 McArthur Court Eugene OR February 25 1966 California W 95 79 15 8 7 4 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA February 26 1966 Stanford W 70 58 16 8 8 4 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA March 4 1966 USC W 94 79 17 8 9 4 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA March 5 1966 at USC W 99 62 18 8 10 4 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles CA Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses All times are in Pacific Time Source 4 Rankings editMain article 1965 66 NCAA University Division men s basketball rankingsSee also edit1966 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball TournamentNotes editThe team beat USC four times winning 94 79 at home and 99 62 away the last two games The Bruins lost to Duke twice Team players drafted into the NBA editRound Pick Player NBA Team 8 66 Ken Washington San Francisco Warriors 5 References edit 2017 18 Men s Basketball Media Guide Pac 12 Conference p 72 Retrieved February 16 2018 Crowe Jerry May 27 1990 A Grand Opening Pauley Pavilion and UCLA s Best Freshman Team Made Their Debuts Together 25 Years Ago Los Angeles Times Retrieved June 18 2021 I was there Florence Mal November 28 1965 Who s No 1 UCLA Frosh Too Hot for Varsity 75 60 Los Angeles Times Sec D pp 1 10 Retrieved June 14 2021 via Newspapers com Lew Alcindor strode onto the UCLA Women s gym basketball court Saturday night and captured the town completely demoralizing the UCLA varsity basketball team in the process Season by Season Records PDF UCLA Athletics Archived copy Archived from the original on January 17 2010 Retrieved May 13 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1965 66 UCLA Bruins men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1222179196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,