1963–64 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1963–64 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won its first NCAA National Basketball Championship under head coach John R. Wooden in his 16th year at UCLA. Assistant coach Jerry Norman convinced a reluctant Wooden to use the zone press, which the team had never utilized before.^[2][3][4] The press quickened the pace of the game and was influential in the first two national titles won by the Bruins, who were undersized.^[2][5]

1963–64 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions AAWU regular season champions
National Championship Game, W 98-83 vs. Duke
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	30–0 (15–0 AAWU)
Head coach	John Wooden (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Jerry Norman Denny Crum
Captain	Walt Hazzard Jack Hirsch
Home arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Seasons ← 1962–63 1964–65 →

1963–64 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UCLA	15	–	0		1.000			30	–	0		1.000
Stanford	9	–	6		.600			15	–	10		.600
California	8	–	7		.533			13	–	14		.481
USC	6	–	9		.400			10	–	16		.385
Washington	5	–	10		.333			9	–	17		.346
Washington State	2	–	13		.133			5	–	21		.192
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

In the national title game, the Bruins defeated Duke, coached by Vic Bubas, by the score of 98–83. Walt Hazzard of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. It was the team's 30th consecutive win, played before 10,684 fans in Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, March 21, 1964.^[6]

High scorers were Gail Goodrich, 27 points; Kenny Washington, 26; Jack Hirsch, 13; and Hazzard, 11. Hazzard, Keith Erickson and Duke's Jeff Mullins fouled out of the game.

In the semi-final game, Erickson and Hazzard scored 28 and 19 points respectively to help UCLA to defeat Kansas State 90–84 on March 20.

Roster

1963–64 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 43 Steve Brucker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — G 25 Chuck Darrow 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — F 53 Keith Erickson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr San Francisco, California G 25 Gail Goodrich 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California F 30 Kent Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — G 42 Walt Hazzard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Wilmington, Delaware F 50 Jack Hirsch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Brooklyn, New York C 34 Vaughn Hoffman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — G 20 Mike Huggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Sr Kalispell, Montana F 52 Rich Levin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — C 32 Doug McIntosh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Lily, Kentucky C 35 Fred Slaughter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Topeka, Kansas F 54 Kim Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — F 44 Kenny Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Beaufort, South Carolina	Head coach John Wooden (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Jerry Norman Denny Crum Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 26 September 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 6, 1963*		BYU	W 113–71	1–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 1963*		Butler	W 80–65	2–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 1963*		vs. Kansas State	W 78–75	3–0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 14, 1963*		vs. Kansas	W 74–54	4–0	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, KS
December 20, 1963*	No. 6	vs. Baylor	W 112–61	5–0	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, CA
December 21, 1963*	No. 6	vs. Creighton	W 112–61	6–0	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, CA
December 26, 1963*	No. 4	Yale L.A. Classic	W 95–65	7–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1963*	No. 4	No. 3 Michigan L.A. Classic	W 98–80	8–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (14,241) Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1963*	No. 4	Illinois L.A. Classic	W 83–79	9–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1964	No. 2	at Washington State	W 88–83	10–0 (1–0)	Bohler Gymnasium  Pullman, WA
January 4, 1964	No. 2	at Washington State	W 121–77	11–0 (2–0)	Bohler Gymnasium  Pullman, WA
January 10, 1964	No. 1	USC	W 79–59	12–0 (3–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 1964	No. 1	USC	W 78–71	13–0 (4–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 1964	No. 1	Stanford	W 84–71	14–0 (5–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1964	No. 1	Stanford	W 80–61	15–0 (6–0)	Santa Monica City College  Santa Monica, CA
January 31, 1964*	No. 1	UC Santa Barbara	W 107–76	16–0	Robertson Gymnasium  Santa Barbara, CA
February 1, 1964*	No. 1	UC Santa Barbara	W 87–59	17–0	Santa Monica City College  Santa Monica, CA
February 7, 1964	No. 1	at California	W 87–67	18–0 (7–0)	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, CA
February 8, 1964	No. 1	at California	W 58–56	19–0 (8–0)	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, CA
February 14, 1964	No. 1	at Washington	W 73–58	20–0 (9–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 1964	No. 1	at Washington	W 88–60	21–0 (10–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1964	No. 1	at Stanford	W 100–88	22–0 (11–0)	Burnham Pavilion  Stanford, CA
February 24, 1964	No. 1	at Washington	W 78–64	23–0 (12–0)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, WA
February 29, 1964	No. 1	at Washington State	W 93–56	24–0 (13–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 1964	No. 1	at California	W 87–57	25–0 (14–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1964	No. 1	at USC	W 91–81	26–0 (15–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1964	No. 1	vs. Seattle Regional semifinals	W 95–90	27–0	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
March 14, 1964	No. 1	vs. San Francisco Regional Finals	W 76–72	28–0	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
March 20, 1964	No. 1	vs. Kansas State National semifinals	W 90–84	29–0	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas, City, MO
March 21, 1964	No. 1	vs. No. 3 Duke National Championship Game	W 98–83	30–0	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[7]

Notes

• In the Los Angeles Basketball Classic, UCLA defeated then third-ranked Michigan, 98–80 in front of 14,241 in the Sports Arena.
• The half time National Championship game score was UCLA 50, Duke 38.
• Duke's height was no advantage. Duke had two 6-foot-10-inch (2.08 m) players — Hack Tison and Jay Buckley.
• By winning the Championships, six Bruins automatically qualified for trials on the United States Olympic basketball team.
• Hazzard received All-American honors for the second consecutive season, and was named the nation's Player of the Year by the Helms Athletic Foundation/USBWA.
• Hazzard finished the season with 1,401 points, the all-time leading scorer.
• Goodrich and Hirsch were named All-AAWU first team.^[8]
• Wooden was the UPI's Coach of the Year for the first time.
• The team will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020 in 2021.

Draft list

• Walt Hazzard was number 1 draft pick in the NBA draft of 1964 by the Los Angeles Lakers.

References

1. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
2. Crowe, Jerry (March 19, 2007). "This right-hand man could use a pat on back". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015.
3. Chortkoff, Mitch (March 13, 2014). "What Might Have Been For UCLA Basketball". Culver City Observer. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015.
4. Florence, Mal (June 2, 1994). "Don't Press It: New Wrinkle Was Norman's". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015.
5. Whicker, Mark (March 8, 2014). "UCLA's first reign-drop". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015.
6. New York Times, March 22, 1964
7. "SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORDS" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
8. 1964 and 1965 NCAA Championship Teams to be Honored Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• 1963–64 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com