UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |||
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University | University of California, Los Angeles | ||
All-time record | 1,931–877 (.688) | ||
Head coach | Mick Cronin (6th season) | ||
Conference | Big Ten | ||
Location | Westwood, Los Angeles | ||
Arena | Pauley Pavilion (capacity: 13,800) | ||
Nickname | Bruins | ||
Student section | The Den | ||
Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament champions | |||
1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995 | |||
NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
1980*, 2006 | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980*, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1950, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980*, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1952, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980*, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1950, 1952, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980*, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 *vacated by NCAA | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1987, 2006, 2008, 2014 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1945, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2023 |
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program represents the University of California, Los Angeles in the sport of men's basketball as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Established in 1919, the program has won a record 11 NCAA titles. Coach John Wooden led the Bruins to 10 national titles in 12 seasons, from 1964 to 1975, including seven straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record four times (1964, 1967, 1972, and 1973). Coach Jim Harrick led the team to another NCAA title in 1995. Former coach Ben Howland led UCLA to three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006 to 2008.[2] As a member of the AAWU, Pacific-8 and then Pacific-10, UCLA set an NCAA Division I record with 13 consecutive regular season conference titles between 1967 and 1979 which stood until tied by Kansas in 2017.[3] In 2024, UCLA departed the Pac-12 Conference and joined the Big Ten Conference on August 2, 2024.[4]