1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 Champions
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 2
1969–70 record 28–2 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach John Wooden (22nd season)
Assistant coach Denny Crum
Assistant coach Gary Cunningham
Captain John Vallely
Home arena Pauley Pavilion
1969–70 Pacific–8 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#2 UCLA12–2 .857  28–2  .933
Washington State9–5 .643  19–7  .731
#20 USC9–5 .643  18–8  .692
Oregon8–6 .571  17–9  .654
Washington7–7 .500  17–9  .654
California5–9 .357  11–15  .423
Oregon State4–10 .286  10–16  .385
Stanford2–12 .143  5–20  .200
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won UCLA's sixth NCAA National Basketball Championship in seven years under head coach John Wooden, despite the departure of Lew Alcindor to the NBA, with a win over Jacksonville.[1]

The team was honored 40 years later at half-time of the UCLA-Oregon game on February 27, 2010.


Players

1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 24 Rick Betchley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So
G 45 Henry Bibby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Franklinton, North Carolina
G/F 23 Kenny Booker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Long Beach, California
C 34 Jon Chapman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 So
F 52 John Ecker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr
G 25 Andy Hill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 So Los Angeles, California
C 32 Steve Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Riverside, California
F 30 Curtis Rowe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Bessemer, Alabama
G 42 Terry Schofield 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr Los Angeles, California
F 54 Bill Seibert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr
G 40 John Vallely 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Newport Beach, California
F 35 Sidney Wicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

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

Roster

Coaches

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1969*
 No. 4 Arizona W 90–65  1–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 1969*
 No. 4 at Minnesota W 72–71  2–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 1969*
 No. 2 Miami (FL) W 127–69  3–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 1969*
 No. 2 LSU W 133–84  4–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1969*
 No. 2 Texas W 99–54  5–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1969*
 No. 2 Georgia Tech
Bruin Classic		 W 121–90  6–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1969*
 No. 2 Princeton
Bruin Classic		 W 76–75  7–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1970*
 No. 2 No. 13 Notre Dame W 108–77  8–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 1970
 No. 1 Oregon W 75–58  9–0
(1–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 1970
 No. 1 Oregon State W 72–71  10–0
(2–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1970*
 No. 1 vs. Bradley W 61–58  11–0
 Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, Illinois
January 17, 1970*
 No. 1 at Loyola–Chicago W 94–72  12–0
 Chicago Stadium[2] 
Chicago, IL
January 23, 1970*
 No. 1 UC Santa Barbara W 89–80  13–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1970*
 No. 1 Wyoming W 115–77  14–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1970
 No. 1 at California W 87–72  15–0
(3–0)		 Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 31, 1970
 No. 1 at Stanford W 102–84  16–0
(4–0)		 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 7, 1970
 No. 1 at Washington W 66–56  17–0
(5–0)		 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
February 9, 1970
 No. 1 at Washington State W 95–61  18–0
(6–0)		 Bohler Gymnasium 
Pullman, WA
February 13, 1970
 No. 1 Washington State W 95–61  19–0
(7–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1970
 No. 1 Washington W 101–85  20–0
(8–0)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1970
 No. 1 at Oregon State W 71–56  21–0
(9–0)		 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 21, 1970
 No. 1 at Oregon L 65–78  21–1
(9–1)		 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
February 27, 1970
 No. 2 Stanford W 120–90  22–1
(10–1)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 1970
 No. 2 California W 109—95  23–1
(11–1)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1970
 No. 1 USC L 86–87  23–2
(11–2)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 7, 1970
 No. 1 at USC W 91–78  24–2
(12–2)		 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 12, 1970*
 No. 2 vs. Long Beach State
Regional Semifinal		 W 88–65  25–2
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
March 14, 1970*
 No. 2 vs. No. 16 Utah State
Regional Final		 W 101–79  26–2
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
March 19, 1970*
 No. 2 vs. No. 5 New Mexico State
National Semifinal		 W 93–77  27–2
 Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
March 21, 1970*
 NBC		 No. 2 vs. No. 4 Jacksonville
National Final		 W 80–69  28–2
 Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3]

Notes

  • Sidney Wicks was named to the 1970 All-America roster's second team.[4]
  • 1970 – Sidney Wicks received national co-player of the year honors from the Helms Athletic Foundation
  • At the conclusion of the season, the team collectively signed a letter to President Nixon condemning the Vietnam War and the administration's actions at home.
  • The Bruin Classic was held on Dec. 27 and Dec. 29 with Georgia Tech and Princeton.
  • In defeating LSU, UCLA forced Pete Maravich to commit 18 turnovers.

References

  1. ↑ Official Collegiate Basketball Guide
  2. ↑ Chapin, Dwight (18 January 1970). "Bruin Speed Wilts 'Confused' Loyola". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  4. ↑ Office Collegiate Basketball Guide, NCAA's College Athletics Publishing Service
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