1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball

LA Classic
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
1962–63 record	20–9 (8–5 (T-1st) Big Six)
Head coach	John R. Wooden
Assistant coach	Jerry Norman
Home arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California

The 1962-63 UCLA basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 15th year. The Bruins finished tied for 1st in the AAWU (8–5), and accepted a bid for the 1963 NCAA Tournament. The Bruins lost in their first game to Arizona State (79-93). Things would only get better after this season. For the next thirteen years UCLA would go on to win ten national championships.

Starting lineup

Position	Player	Class
F	Keith Erickson	Sp.
F	Jack Hirsch	Jr.
C	Fred Slaughter	Jr.
G	Walt Hazzard	Jr.
G	Gail Goodrich	So.

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

1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Starting lineup

See also

References