1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pacific-8 Champions Bruin Classic Champions
NCAA National Championship Game vs. Jacksonville, W, 80–69
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1969–70 record	28–2 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	John R. Wooden
Assistant coach	Denny Crum
Assistant coach	Gary Cunningham
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

The 1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won UCLA's sixth NCAA National Basketball Championship in seven years under head coach John R. Wooden 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

No.	Name	Pos	Height	Class	PPG	RPG
No. 24	Rick Betchley	G-F	6–4½	So.	1.5 ppg	0.7 rpg
No. 45	Henry Bibby	G*	6–1	So.	15.6 ppg	3.5 rpg
No. 23	Kenny Booker	G-F	6–3½	Jr.	3.1 ppg	1.5 rpg
No. 34	Jon Chapman	C	6–6½	So.	1.8 ppg	1.6 rpg
No. 52	John Ecker	F	6–6½	Jr.	3.5 ppg	2.5 rpg
No. 25	Andy Hill	G	6–1	So.	1.8 ppg	0.6 rpg
No. 32	Steve Patterson (Deceased July 28, 2004)	C*	6–9	Jr.	12.5 ppg	10.0 rpg
No. 30	Curtis Rowe	F*	6–6½	Jr.	15.3 ppg	8.7 rpg
No. 42	Terry Schofield	G	6–3	Jr.	2.7 ppg	0.8 rpg
No. 54	Bill Seibert	F	6–6	Jr.	1.4 ppg	1.6 rpg
No. 40	John Vallely	G*	6–2½	Sr.	16.3 ppg	3.7 rpg
No. 35	Sidney Wicks	F*	6–8	Jr.	18.6 ppg	11.9 rpg

KEY: * — Denotes starters

Coaches

Head Coach: John Wooden
Assistants: Denny Crum and Gary Cunningham
Athletic Trainer: Elvin C. "Ducky" Drake
Head Student Manager: George Morgan

Notes

Sidney Wicks was named to the 1970 All-America roster's second team.^[2]
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.

References

↑ Official Collegiate Basketball Guide
↑ Office Collegiate Basketball Guide, NCAA's College Athletics Publishing Service

External links

Media related to 1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball season at Wikimedia Commons
1969–70 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com

UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball 1969–70 NCAA Champions

23 Kenny Booker 25 Andy Hill 30 Curtis Rowe 32 Steve Patterson 35 Sidney Wicks (MOP) 40 John Vallely 42 Terry Schofield 45 Henry Bibby 52 John Ecker Head Coach John Wooden Assistant Coaches Denny Crum Gary Cunningham

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

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke

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