1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
AAWU Regular Season Champions
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches No. 1
AP No. 1
1966–67 record 30–0 (14–0 AAWU)
Head coach John Wooden (19th season)
Assistant coach Jerry Norman
Assistant coach Denny Crum
Home arena Pauley Pavilion
1966–67 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UCLA14–0 1.000  30–0  1.000
Washington State8–6 .571  15–11  .577
Oregon State8–6 .571  14–14  .500
Stanford7–7 .500  15–11  .577
California6–8 .429  17–10  .630
Washington6–8 .429  13–12  .520
USC6–8 .429  13–12  .520
Oregon1–13 .071  9–17  .346
Rankings from AP Poll

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The 1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won UCLA's third NCAA National Basketball Championship under head coach John Wooden with a win over Dayton.

In the NCAA West Regional at Corvallis, Oregon, the Bruins beat Wyoming (109–60) and Pacific (80–64). The Final Four was played in Louisville, Kentucky, where UCLA defeated Houston (73–58) and Dayton (79–64).[2]

The team was led by starters Lynn Shackelford, Kenny Heitz, Lew Alcindor, Mike Warren, and Lucius Allen.

Season Summary

This was the season Lew Alcindor, later to be known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, debuted on to the college basketball scene. After sitting out his freshman year under then NCAA rules, Alcindor dominated as a sophomore, leading UCLA to a 30-0 record while averaging 29.0 points and 15.5 rebounds. Three other players averaged in double figures, including sophomore guard Lucius Allen and junior Mike Warren.

Players

1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 33 Lew Alcindor 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)225 lb (102 kg) So New York, New York
G 42 Lucius Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Kansas City, KS
F 55 Joe Chrisman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
G 22 Kenny Heitz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So Santa Monica, CA
F 52 Dick Lynn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So
F 34 Jim Nielsen
—
—
G 25 Don Saffer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
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)
—
 So Pasadena, CA
G 23 Michael Warren 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Jr South Bend, IN
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1966*
 No. 1 USC W 105–90  1–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 1966*
 No. 1 No. 7 Duke W 88–54  2–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 1966*
 No. 1 No. 7 Duke W 107–87  3–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles
December 22, 1966*
 No. 1 Colorado State W 84–74  4–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1966*
 No. 1 Notre Dame W 96–67  5–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1966*
 No. 1 Wisconsin
L.A. Classic		 W 100–56  6–0
 Los Angeles Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1966*
 No. 1 Georgia Tech
L.A. Classic		 W 91–72  7–0
 Los Angeles Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1966*
 No. 1 USC
L.A. Classic		 W 107–83  8–0
 Los Angeles Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 1967
 No. 1 at Washington State W 76–67  9–0
(1–0)		 Bohler Gymnasium 
Pullman, WA
January 9, 1967
 No. 1 at Washington W 83–68  10–0
(2–0)		 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
January 13, 1967
 No. 1 California W 96–78  11–0
(3–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1967
 No. 1 Stanford W 116–78  12–0
(4–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 1967*
 No. 1 Portland W 122–57  13–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 1967*
 No. 1 UC Santa Barbara W 119–75  14–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1967*
 No. 1 at Loyola–Chicago W 82–67  15–0
 Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
January 29, 1967*
 No. 1 at Illinois W 120–82  16–0
 Chicago Stadium (10,025)
Chicago, IL
February 4, 1967
 No. 1 at USC W 40–35 OT 17–0
(5–0)		 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1967
 No. 1 Oregon State W 76–44  18–0
(6–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1967
 No. 1 Oregon W 100–66  19–0
(7–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1967
 No. 1 at Oregon W 34–25  20–0
(8–0)		 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
February 18, 1967
 No. 1 at Oregon State W 72–50  21–0
(9–0)		 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 24, 1967
 No. 1 Washington W 71–43  22–0
(10–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 1967
 No. 1 Washington State W 100–78  23–0
(11–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles
March 3, 1967
 No. 1 at Stanford W 75–47  24–0
(12–0)		 Burnham Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 4, 1967
 No. 1 at California W 103–66  25–0
(13–0)		 Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
March 11, 1967
 No. 1 USC W 83–55  26–0
(14–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 1967*
 No. 1 vs. Wyoming
Regional Semifinals		 W 109–60  27–0
 Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
March 18, 1967*
 No. 1 vs. Pacific
Regional Finals		 W 80–64  28–0
 Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
March 24, 1967*
 No. 1 vs. No. 7 Houston
National Semifinals		 W 73–58  29–0
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
March 25, 1967*
 No. 1 vs. Dayton
National Championship Game		 W 79–64  30–0
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Notes

  • UCLA won the L.A. Classic by defeating Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, and USC.
  • Bruins' third national championship in four years.
  • The dunk was banned in college basketball after the season, primarily because of Alcindor's dominant use of the shot.[5][6]

Awards and honors

  • Lew Alcindor, NCAA Basketball Tournament MOP (1967)
  • Lew Alcindor, USBWA College Player of the Year [7]
  • Lew Alcindor, Helms Foundation Player of the Year award
  • Lew Alcindor, First Team All-American
  • Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Points: 870 (1967)
  • Lew Alcindor, School Record, Highest season Scoring Average: 29.0 (1967)
  • Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Field Goals: 346 (1967)
  • Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Free Throw Attempts: 274 (1967)
  • Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most single game field goals: 26 (vs. Washington State, 2/25/67)

References

  1. ↑ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ UCLA History, UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guild 2008
  3. ↑ 2014-15 UCLA Men's Basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Apr-09.
  4. ↑ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-09.
  5. ↑ Scavone, Daniel C (2002) [1992]. Dawson, Dawn P, ed. Great Athletes. 1 (Revised ed.). Salem Press. pp. 7–10. ISBN 1-58765-008-8.
  6. ↑ Lew's Still Loose. Time Magazine, April 14, 1967. Quote:First there was the Wilt Chamberlain Rule, designed to force him away from the basket by widening the "3-sec. zone," in which an offensive player can remain for only 3 sec. at a time. Next came the Bill Russell Rule, which forbids blocking a shot when the ball is on its downward course. Now there is the Lew Alcindor Rule. College basketball's rules makers decided last week that players may no longer "dunk" or "stuff" the ball by ramming it through the hoop from directly above.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
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