UCLA Bruins basketball — program history

UCLA basketball began in 1919, and the school was originally known as the 'Cubs' before adopting 'Bruins' in 1926. John Wooden, the 'Wizard of Westwood,' built the greatest dynasty in college sports history, winning ten NCAA championships in twelve years including seven consecutive titles from 1967 to 1973. Before Wooden arrived in 1948, UCLA had not won a conference title since 1927 and once lost 42 straight games to rival USC between 1932 and 1943. The program produced legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton and holds the record of 88 consecutive victories.

The name

Originally called the 'Cubs' as the younger sibling of UC Berkeley, UCLA adopted 'Bruins' in 1926 when Berkeley gifted them the name

Signature moment

The John Wooden dynasty — winning ten NCAA Championships in twelve years (1964-1975), including an unprecedented seven straight titles

UCLA's first live mascot was a stray dog named Rags found on campus by a gardener, and when Wooden arrived, he found lopsided basketballs and a gym smaller than his hometown high school's

The UCLA Bruins compete in the Big Ten and hold an all-time record of 2052–931 (.688 winning percentage) across 107 recorded seasons dating back to 1919-20. The program has won 11 NCAA national championships (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995) and reached 19 Final Fours.

National championships

1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995

Season-by-season results

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