1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball

LA Classic; AAWU
NCAA Far West Regional
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches	#17
AP	#19
1961–62 record	18–11 (10–2 (1st) Big Six)
Head coach	John R. Wooden
Assistant coach	Jerry Norman
Home arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California

The 1961-62 UCLA basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 14th year. The Bruins finished 1st in the AAWU (10–2), and accepted a bid to the 1962 NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won the NCAA Far West Regional and played in the Final Four. UCLA lost 72-70 to Cincinnati and then in the third place game on March 24, 1962 in Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall), Wake Forest defeated UCLA 82-80. The Bruins finished the season as the 4th best team in the nation.

Players

Blackman, P.
Cunningham, G.
Gower, L.
Green, J.
Hazzard, W.
Hicks, B.
Huggins, M.
Milhorn, J.
Rosvall, J.
Slaughter, F.
Stewart, K.
Waxman, D.

Season results

The Bruins were the league champions with a 10–2 record and participated in the NCAA National Championship tournament.

Notes

March 17, 1962 – At the NCAA Regional Final at Provo, Utah (BYU Fieldhouse), UCLA defeated Oregon State 88–69 for the Far West Regional Championship

References

"2011-12 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved July 1, 2014.

UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)

Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC

Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players

Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Season results

Notes

See also

References