After the passing of John Wooden, the consensus greatest coach of all-time, it is my opinion that the Wizard of Westwood's legacy will be defined in two parts. Read more...
Photo: Jamal Wilkes spoke at Pauley Pavilion Saturday afternoon, less than 24 hours after the passing of John Wooden.
One day after Wooden's death at the age of 99, Chancellor Charles E. Young spoke to the Daily Bruin's Sam Allen about his memories of Wooden and the legacy Wooden has left on this campus. Read more...
Photo: Charles E. Young served as chancellor from 1968 to 1997. Young and Coach John Wooden spent several years as iconic figures at UCLA together.
In the spring of 1970, John Sandbrook was a UCLA student writing for this newspaper. That same spring, John Wooden was celebrating his sixth national title. Wooden was, by that point, one of the most recognizable figures in college sports, widely considered the greatest basketball coach in the world. Read more...
As the thousands of us prepare to graduate from UCLA and move onto the next stage of our lives, I can imagine coach John Wooden smiling down from heaven like a proud teacher. Read more...
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This weekend just might have been Cody Regis's coming out party. Read more...
It wasn't your typical NCAA tournament. For one, the 1975 field included 32 teams for the first time, up from 25 in the previous year. Conferences were now allowed to send more than one team to the dance. The Final Four took place in San Diego, the last time it would be held in California. And UCLA did not enter as the defending champion. Read more...
Photo: 1975 – In a game against Memphis State early in the 1974-1975 season, Marques Johnson reaches for a layup. The Bruins won that game 114-94. They lost only three games that season, en route to their 10th NCAA Championship.
