Coaches No. 17 Head coach John R. Wooden | AP No. 19 Assistant coach Jerry Norman | |
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Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities 1961–62 record 18–11 (10–2 (1st) Big Six) | ||
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.
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The Bruins were the league champions with a 10–2 record and participated in the NCAA National Championship tournament.
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1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA