1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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 basketball
L.A. Classic champions
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	18–8 (10–4 AAWU)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (18th season)
Assistant coach	Jerry Norman
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Preseason

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 (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), 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

1965–66 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 Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, 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	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
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

Main article: 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

See also

• 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Notes

• The 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

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
8	66	Ken Washington	San Francisco Warriors

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