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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 basketball
From the 1968 UCLA yearbook
NCAA tournament National champions
Pac-8 champions
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record29–1 (14–0 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Seasons
1967–68 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA14–0 1.00029–1 .967
USC11–3 .78618–8 .692
Washington State8–6 .57116–9 .640
California7–7 .50016–9 .640
Oregon State5–9 .35712–13 .480
Stanford5–9 .35711–15 .423
Washington4–10 .28612–14 .462
Oregon2–12 .1437–19 .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.

Season Summary

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]

Players

1967–68 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C33Lew Alcindor7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)225 lb (102 kg)JrNew York, New York
G42Lucius Allen6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrKansas City, KS
G22Kenny Heitz6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
JrSanta Maria, CA
F54Edgar Lacey6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
SrLos Angeles, California
F35Mike Lynn6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
SrCovina, California
F34Jim Nielsen
—
—
C30Neville Saner6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
F53Lynn Shackelford6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrBurbank, CA
G24Gene Sutherland6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
G45Bill Sweek6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
JrPasadena, CA
G44Michael Warren5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
SrSouth Bend, IN
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
December 2, 1967*
 No. 1 at PurdueW 73-71 1-0
Purdue Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 8, 1967*
 No. 1 Wichita StateW 120-86 2-0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 1967*
8:00 pm, KTLA (delay)		 No. 1 Iowa StateW 121-80 3-0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1967*
 No. 1 No. 10 BradleyW 109-73 4-0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1967*
 No. 1 Notre DameW 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 StateW 97-69 9-0
(1-0)		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 1968
 No. 1 WashingtonW 93-65 10-0
(2-0)		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 1968
 No. 1 at CaliforniaW 94-64 11-0
(3-0)		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 13, 1968
 No. 1 at StanfordW 73-63 12-0
(4-0)		Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 18, 1968*
 No. 1 PortlandW 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 CrossW 90-67 14-1
Madison Square Garden (18,106[6])
New York, NY
January 27, 1968*
 No. 2 vs. Boston CollegeW 84-77 15-1
Madison Square Garden (18,499[7])
New York, NY
February 3, 1968
 No. 2 USCW 101-67 16-1
(5-0)		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1968
 No. 2 at Oregon StateW 55-52 17-1
(6-0)		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 10, 1968
 No. 2 at OregonW 104-63 18-1
(7-0)		McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
February 16, 1968
 No. 2 OregonW 119-78 19-1
(8-0)		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1968
 No. 2 Oregon StateW 88-71 20-1
(9-0)		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 1968
 No. 2 at WashingtonW 84-67 21-1
(10-0)		Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
February 26, 1968
 No. 2 at Washington StateW 101-70 22-1
(11-0)		Bohler Gymnasium 
Pullman, WA
March 1, 1968
 No. 2 StanfordW 100-62 23-1
(12-0)		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 1968
 No. 2 CaliforniaW 115-71 24-1
(13-0)		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1968
 No. 2 at USCW 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

Ranking movements
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Notes

  • The 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

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Team
445Mike LynnChicago Bulls
449Edgar LaceySan Francisco Warriors
14180Mike WarrenSeattle SuperSonics
Source:[11]

References

External links

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