UCLA's 47-game winning streak came to an end in January when they were beaten by Houston and All-American Elvin Hayes in the Astrodome 71–69; the game was known as the Game of the Century. The Bruins avenged the loss in a rematch with Houston in the NCAA Final Four, by beating the Cougars 101–69 to become the only team to win consecutive NCAA championships twice.
This team ushered in a new era of college hoops when it played and lost to Houston in a regular-season game at Houston Astrodome that was seen by a national television audience. The Bruins avenged the only loss in the Final Four, thrashing the Cougars behind Lew Alcindor's 19 points and 18 rebounds. "Big Lew" was even more dominant in the title game, with 34 points and 16 boards in a win over North Carolina. UCLA limited Houston's Elvin Hayes, who was averaging 37.7 points per game but was held to only 10. Bruins coach John Wooden credited his assistant, Jerry Norman, for devising the diamond-and-one defense that contained Hayes.[3][4]
Lew Alcindor would suffer the first major injury of his athletic career. He suffered a scratched left cornea on January 12, 1968, in a game against the California Golden Bears. He got struck by Ted Henderson of Cal in a rebound battle.[5] He would miss the next two games against Stanford and Portland. This happened right before the game against the University of Houston.
Three days after he was benched by Coach Wooden during the "Game of the Century" on January 20, Edgar Lacey, a high school All-American at Jefferson High School and Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year in 1963, quit the team.[9]
On its 50th anniversary in 2018, the team was honored at halftime of the UCLA–Stanford game at Pauley Pavilion on January 27.
^Esper, Dwain (March 25, 1968). "Bruins Hope Norman Stays". The Independent. Pasadena, California. p. 15. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^Gasaway, John (June 7, 2010). . Basketball Prospectus. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
^Jeff Prugh – Bruins win again without Alcindor. Big Lew Sidelined By Eye Injury Suffered in Game against Bears. Los Angeles Times, January 14, 1968
^Prugh, Jeff (January 27, 1968). "LEW PUTS ON SHOW FOR FOLKS AT 'HOMECOMING': Alcindor Demolishes Holy Cross' Man-to-Man Defense With 33 Points as Bruins Romp, 90-67, at the Garden UCLA WINS, 90-67". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155784798.
^Prugh, Jeff. "BRUINS HOLD OFF EAGLE SPURT, POST 84-77 WIN". Los Angeles Times. No. 28 January 1968. ProQuest 155770221.
^"Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
^Funeral in Downey today for UCLA player Edgar Lacey 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, Long Beach Press Telegram, April 8, 2011
^. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2007.
^. Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
External linksedit
1967–68 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com
January 01, 1970
1967, ucla, bruins, basketball, team, second, consecutive, ncaa, national, championship, fourth, five, years, under, head, coach, john, wooden, with, over, north, carolina, 1967, ucla, bruins, basketballfrom, 1968, ucla, yearbookncaa, tournament, national, cha. The 1967 68 UCLA Bruins men s basketball team won a second consecutive NCAA national championship the fourth in five years under head coach John Wooden with a win over North Carolina 2 1967 68 UCLA Bruins men s basketballFrom the 1968 UCLA yearbookNCAA tournament National championsPac 8 championsConferenceAthletic Association of Western UniversitiesRankingCoachesNo 2APNo 2Record29 1 14 0 Pac 8 Head coachJohn Wooden 20th season Assistant coachesJerry Norman Denny CrumSeasons 1966 671968 69 1967 68 AAWU Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT No 2 UCLA 14 0 1 000 29 1 967 USC 11 3 786 18 8 692 Washington State 8 6 571 16 9 640 California 7 7 500 16 9 640 Oregon State 5 9 357 12 13 480 Stanford 5 9 357 11 15 423 Washington 4 10 286 12 14 462 Oregon 2 12 143 7 19 269 As of April 15 1968 1 Rankings from AP Poll UCLA s 47 game winning streak came to an end in January when they were beaten by Houston and All American Elvin Hayes in the Astrodome 71 69 the game was known as the Game of the Century The Bruins avenged the loss in a rematch with Houston in the NCAA Final Four by beating the Cougars 101 69 to become the only team to win consecutive NCAA championships twice Contents 1 Season Summary 2 Players 3 Schedule 4 Rankings 5 Notes 6 Awards and honors 7 Team players drafted into the NBA 8 References 9 External linksSeason Summary editThis team ushered in a new era of college hoops when it played and lost to Houston in a regular season game at Houston Astrodome that was seen by a national television audience The Bruins avenged the only loss in the Final Four thrashing the Cougars behind Lew Alcindor s 19 points and 18 rebounds Big Lew was even more dominant in the title game with 34 points and 16 boards in a win over North Carolina UCLA limited Houston s Elvin Hayes who was averaging 37 7 points per game but was held to only 10 Bruins coach John Wooden credited his assistant Jerry Norman for devising the diamond and one defense that contained Hayes 3 4 Players edit1967 68 UCLA Bruins men s basketball team Players Coaches Pos Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 33 Lew Alcindor 7 ft 2 in 2 18 m 225 lb 102 kg Jr New York New York G 42 Lucius Allen 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 175 lb 79 kg Jr Kansas City KS G 22 Kenny Heitz 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Jr Santa Maria CA F 54 Edgar Lacey 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Sr Los Angeles California F 35 Mike Lynn 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m Sr Covina California F 34 Jim Nielsen C 30 Neville Saner 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m F 53 Lynn Shackelford 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 190 lb 86 kg Jr Burbank CA G 24 Gene Sutherland 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m G 45 Bill Sweek 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Jr Pasadena CA G 44 Michael Warren 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m Sr South Bend IN 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 Roster Lew Alcindor would suffer the first major injury of his athletic career He suffered a scratched left cornea on January 12 1968 in a game against the California Golden Bears He got struck by Ted Henderson of Cal in a rebound battle 5 He would miss the next two games against Stanford and Portland This happened right before the game against the University of Houston Schedule editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city state Regular Season December 2 1967 No 1 at Purdue W 73 71 1 0 Purdue Arena West Lafayette IN December 8 1967 No 1 Wichita State W 120 86 2 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA December 9 1967 8 00 pm KTLA delay No 1 Iowa State W 121 80 3 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA December 22 1967 No 1 No 10 Bradley W 109 73 4 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA December 23 1967 No 1 Notre Dame W 114 63 5 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA December 27 1967 No 1 Minnesota Los Angeles Classic W 95 55 6 0 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles CA December 29 1967 No 1 Saint Louis Los Angeles Classic W 108 67 7 0 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles CA December 30 1967 No 1 Wyoming Los Angeles Classic W 104 71 8 0 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles CA January 5 1968 No 1 Washington State W 97 69 9 0 1 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA January 6 1968 No 1 Washington W 93 65 10 0 2 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA January 12 1968 No 1 at California W 94 64 11 0 3 0 Harmon Gym Berkeley CA January 13 1968 No 1 at Stanford W 73 63 12 0 4 0 Stanford Pavilion Stanford CA January 18 1968 No 1 Portland W 93 69 13 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA January 20 1968 TVS No 1 vs No 2 Houston Game of the Century L 69 71 13 1 Houston Astrodome 52 693 Houston TX January 26 1968 No 2 vs Holy Cross W 90 67 14 1 Madison Square Garden 18 106 6 New York NY January 27 1968 No 2 vs Boston College W 84 77 15 1 Madison Square Garden 18 499 7 New York NY February 3 1968 No 2 USC W 101 67 16 1 5 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA February 9 1968 No 2 at Oregon State W 55 52 17 1 6 0 Gill Coliseum Corvallis OR February 10 1968 No 2 at Oregon W 104 63 18 1 7 0 McArthur Court Eugene OR February 16 1968 No 2 Oregon W 119 78 19 1 8 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA February 17 1968 No 2 Oregon State W 88 71 20 1 9 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA February 24 1968 No 2 at Washington W 84 67 21 1 10 0 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle WA February 26 1968 No 2 at Washington State W 101 70 22 1 11 0 Bohler Gymnasium Pullman WA March 1 1968 No 2 Stanford W 100 62 23 1 12 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA March 2 1968 No 2 California W 115 71 24 1 13 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CA March 9 1968 No 2 at USC W 72 64 25 1 14 0 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles CA NCAA Tournament March 15 1968 No 2 vs New Mexico State Regional semifinal W 58 49 26 1 University Arena Albuquerque NM March 16 1968 No 2 vs Santa Clara Regional Final W 87 66 27 1 University Arena Albuquerque NM March 22 1968 No 2 vs No 1 Houston National semifinal W 101 69 28 1 Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles CA March 23 1968 No 2 vs No 5 North Carolina National Final W 78 55 29 1 Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles CA Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses All times are in Pacific time Source 8 Rankings editMain article 1967 68 NCAA University Division men s basketball rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in rankingWeekPollPre1234567891011121314FinalAP1111111122222222Coaches1111111122222222Notes editThe team opened the season as the No 1 team in both the AP and UPI polls Second consecutive national championship fourth in five years UCLA became the first school to have a top winner in both basketball and football in the same year with quarterback Gary Beban winning the Heisman Trophy and Lew Alcindor winning the U S Basketball Writers Association player of the year award in 1968 Three days after he was benched by Coach Wooden during the Game of the Century on January 20 Edgar Lacey a high school All American at Jefferson High School and Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year in 1963 quit the team 9 On its 50th anniversary in 2018 the team was honored at halftime of the UCLA Stanford game at Pauley Pavilion on January 27 Awards and honors editLew Alcindor NCAA basketball tournament MOP 1968 Lew Alcindor USBWA College Player of the Year 10 Lew Alcindor Helms Foundation Player of the Year award Lew Alcindor First Team All American Lucius Allen Second TeamTeam players drafted into the NBA editRound Pick Player NBA Team 4 45 Mike Lynn Chicago Bulls 4 49 Edgar Lacey San Francisco Warriors 14 180 Mike Warren Seattle SuperSonics Source 11 References edit 2017 18 Men s Basketball Media Guide Pac 12 Conference p 72 Retrieved February 16 2018 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide Esper Dwain March 25 1968 Bruins Hope Norman Stays The Independent Pasadena California p 15 Retrieved July 22 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Gasaway John June 7 2010 John Wooden s Century Basketball Prospectus Archived from the original on July 23 2015 Retrieved July 23 2015 Jeff Prugh Bruins win again without Alcindor Big Lew Sidelined By Eye Injury Suffered in Game against Bears Los Angeles Times January 14 1968 Prugh Jeff January 27 1968 LEW PUTS ON SHOW FOR FOLKS AT HOMECOMING Alcindor Demolishes Holy Cross Man to Man Defense With 33 Points as Bruins Romp 90 67 at the Garden UCLA WINS 90 67 Los Angeles Times ProQuest 155784798 Prugh Jeff BRUINS HOLD OFF EAGLE SPURT POST 84 77 WIN Los Angeles Times No 28 January 1968 ProQuest 155770221 Season by Season Records PDF UCLA Athletics Funeral in Downey today for UCLA player Edgar Lacey Archived 2012 03 09 at the Wayback Machine Long Beach Press Telegram April 8 2011 USBWA gt Awards gt Oscar Robertson Trophy Archived from the original on February 13 2007 Retrieved January 25 2007 1968 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball com Archived from the original on June 30 2014 Retrieved October 4 2014 External links edit1967 68 UCLA Bruins at Sports Reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1967 68 UCLA Bruins men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1214105791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
