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1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Teams 25 Finals Site Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Champions UCLA (5th title) Runner-Up Purdue (1st title game) Semifinalists Drake (1st Final Four) North Carolina (5th Final Four) Winning Coach John Wooden (5th title) MOP Lew Alcindor UCLA Attendance 165,712 Top scorer Rick Mount Purdue (122 points) |
The 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing
in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division
I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1969, and ended with the championship
game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Including consolation games in
each of the regions and an overall consolation game, a total of 29 games were
played. UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 92-72 victory in the final game over Purdue, coached by George King. Lew Alcindor of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. |
Current coach Ben Howland is also focusing on restoring Bruin Basketball to national
prominence, having led UCLA to back to back Final Fours in 2006 and 2007. The men's basketball team played in the 2000 seat Men's Gym from 1932 to 1965. They played at other venues around Los Angeles including the Pan-Pacific Auditorium and Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. In 1965, Pauley Pavilion was built on campus and has been the home of Bruin Basketball since that time. |
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 NCAA
championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 titles in 12 seasons
from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated
a record 4 times, in 1964, 1967, 1972, and 1973. Coach Jim Harrick returned
the program to the spotlight in 1995, leading the team to another NCAA title. |
March 18, 2008 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton UD Arena Concierge March 20 and 22, 2008 Honda Center Anaheim, California Host: Big West Conference Honda Center Concierge Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Hosts: Colorado State University Pepsi Center Concierge Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Hosts: Creighton University Qwest Center Omaha Concierge Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Host: Georgetown University Verizon Center Concierge March 21 and 23, 2008 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Host: Southeastern Conference BJCC Arena Concierge Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas Host: University of Arkansas Alltel Arena Concierge RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina Host: North Carolina State University RBC Center Concierge St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Host: University of South Florida St Pete Times Forum Concierge March 27 and 29, 2008 East Regional Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Host: University of North Carolina Charlotte Arena Concierge West Regional US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona Host: Arizona State University US Airways Center Concierge March 28 and 30, 2008 Midwest Regional Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Host: University of Detroit Mercy Ford Field Concierge South Regional Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Host: University of Houston and Rice Reliant Stadium Concierge Final Four: April 5 and 7, 2008 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Host: Univ. of Texas-San Antonio Alamodome Concierge |
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UCLA men's basketball has set several NCAA records. 11 NCAA titles, 7 consecutive NCAA titles (1967-1973), 13 NCAA title game appearances, 17 Final Four appearances, 10 consecutive Final Four appearances (1967-1976), 26 Final Four wins, 38 game NCAA Tournament winning streak (1964-1974), 134 weeks ranked #1 in AP Top 25 Poll, 221 consecutive weeks ranked in AP Top 25 Poll (1966-1980), 54 consecutive winning seasons (1949-2002), 88 game regular season winning streak (1971-1974) |
