UCLA Basketball - The 1965 Championship Team

The 1965 Championship Team

UCLA started off the 1964-65 season on a bad note, losing to Illinois 110-83. They only lost one more game the rest of the season. Gail Goodrich blossomed into a scoring machine, averaging 24.6 points per game. Three other Bruins averaged double figures: Keith Erickson (12.9), Fred Goss (12.2), and Edgar Lacey (11.6). The killer press-and-fast-break style of the previous year continued to work again.

TOP (l to r): John Wooden, Ducky Drake, Rich Levin, Edgar Lacey, Doug McIntosh, Vaughn Hoffman, Bill Winkelholz, Mike Lynn, Keith Erickson, Kenny Washington, Bill Ureda. BOTTOM: Jerry Norman, Gail Goodrich, John Lyons, John Galbraith, Mike Serafin, Brice Chambers, Larry McCollister, Fred Goss.

In the NCAA Tournament, UCLA averaged 100 points per game!!! Gail Goodrich led them with 42 points in the championship game, as UCLA went on to beat Michigan 91-80 for their second (consecutive) championship. Goodrich, Edgar Lacey, and Kenny Washington were voted to the All Tournament team, though Bill Bradley of Princeton narrowly beat Goodrich for the Most Outstanding Player by scoring 58 points in the national third place game. Here's some stats on UCLA's 1965 NCAA Tournament games:

March 12: NCAA West Regional semi-final at Provo, Utah:

			UCLA 100		Brigham Young 76
	Leading Scorers:		Goodrich 40 Erickson 28 Lacey 15		Fairchild 23 Gardner 14 Kramer 10

March 13: NCAA West Regional final at Provo, Utah:

			UCLA 101		USF 93
	Leading Scorers:		Goodrich 30 Erickson 29 Lacey 15 Goss 13		Johnson 37 Ellis 16 Gumina 16 Mueller 12

March 19: NCAA Championship semi-final at Portland, Oregon:

			UCLA 108		Wichita State 89
	Leading Scorers:		Goodrich 28 Lacey 24 Goss 19 McIntosh 11 Washington 10 Lynn 10		Thompson 36 Pete 17 Leach 12

March 20: NCAA Championship final at Portland, Oregon:

			UCLA 91		Michigan 80
	Leading Scorers:		Goodrich 42 Washington 17 Lacey 11		Russell 28 Darden 17 Buntin 14

March 12: NCAA West Regional semi-final at Provo, Utah:

UCLA 100

Brigham Young 76

Leading Scorers:

Goodrich 40Erickson 28Lacey 15

Fairchild 23Gardner 14Kramer 10

March 13: NCAA West Regional final at Provo, Utah:

UCLA 101

USF 93

Leading Scorers:

Goodrich 30Erickson 29Lacey 15Goss 13

Johnson 37Ellis 16Gumina 16Mueller 12

March 19: NCAA Championship semi-final at Portland, Oregon:

UCLA 108

Wichita State 89

Leading Scorers:

Goodrich 28Lacey 24Goss 19McIntosh 11Washington 10Lynn 10

Thompson 36Pete 17Leach 12

March 20: NCAA Championship final at Portland, Oregon:

UCLA 91

Michigan 80

Leading Scorers:

Goodrich 42Washington 17Lacey 11

Russell 28Darden 17Buntin 14

Goodrich 40
Erickson 28
Lacey 15

Fairchild 23
Gardner 14
Kramer 10

Goodrich 30
Erickson 29
Lacey 15
Goss 13

Johnson 37
Ellis 16
Gumina 16
Mueller 12

Goodrich 28
Lacey 24
Goss 19
McIntosh 11
Washington 10
Lynn 10

Thompson 36
Pete 17
Leach 12

Goodrich 42
Washington 17
Lacey 11

Russell 28
Darden 17
Buntin 14