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1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
AAWU regular season champions
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record30–0 (14–0 AAWU (Pac-8))
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1966–67 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 14 0   1.000 30 0   1.000
Washington State 8 6   .571 15 11   .577
Oregon State 8 6   .571 14 14   .500
Stanford 7 7   .500 15 11   .577
California 6 8   .429 17 10   .630
Washington 6 8   .429 13 12   .520
USC 6 8   .429 13 12   .520
Oregon 1 13   .071 9 17   .346
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


The 1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won UCLA's third NCAA national championship under head coach John Wooden with a win over Dayton. The Bruins went undefeated, winning all 30 games.

In the NCAA West Regional at Corvallis, Oregon, the Bruins beat Wyoming (109–60) and Pacific (80–64).[2][3] The Final Four was played in Louisville, Kentucky, where UCLA defeated Houston (73–58) and Dayton (79–64).[4]

The Bruins were led by starters Lynn Shackelford, Kenny Heitz, Lew Alcindor, Mike Warren, and Henry Pate.

The Bruins entered the season ranked number 1, beginning what was then the most consecutive weeks ranked in the AP poll. The streak ended at 221 weeks in January 1980 and has since been surpassed by the Kansas Jayhawks.[5]

Season summary

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This was the season Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, debuted on to the college basketball scene. After playing on the freshman team under then NCAA rules, Alcindor dominated at the varsity level as a sophomore, leading UCLA to an undefeated 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.

Roster

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1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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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, CA
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, CA
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
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
March 18, 1967*
No. 1 vs. Pacific
Regional Finals
W 80–64  28–0
Gill 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*
6:30 pm
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.
All times are in Pacific time.
Source:[6][7]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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Notes

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  • 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.[8][9]

Awards and honors

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  • Lew Alcindor, NCAA basketball tournament MOP (1967)
  • Lew Alcindor, USBWA College Player of the Year[10]
  • 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

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  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "UCLA to face possible Wyoming stall". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 17, 1967. p. 1B.
  3. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (March 19, 1967). "Strong Tigers extend UCLA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  4. ^ UCLA History, UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guild 2008
  5. ^ "🏀 Kansas Sets Record for Consecutive Rankings in the Associated Press Poll". Kansas Jayhawks. November 30, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  6. ^ 2014-15 UCLA Men's Basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Apr-09.
  7. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-09.
  8. ^ Scavone, Daniel C (2002) [1992]. Dawson, Dawn P (ed.). Great Athletes. Vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Salem Press. pp. 7–10. ISBN 1-58765-008-8.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "USBWA > Awards > Oscar Robertson Trophy". Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2007.
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