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UCLA Sports Highlights John Wooden Hoops Coaches History Hoops Championships 1995 Hoops Championship Ben Howland UCLA has a rich athletic tradition. Some of the notable Bruins in the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame are as follows: Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), basketball Arthur Ashe, tennis Gail Goodrich, basketball Jackie Robinson, football, baseball, basketball and track Bill Walton, basketball John Wooden, basketball coach Kenny Easley, football Corey Pavin, golf Jimmy Connors, tennis Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track Florence Griffith-Joyner, track Eric Karros, baseball Reggie Miller, basketball Ken Norton Jr., football Tom Ramsey, football Troy Aikman, football Carnell Lake, football Dick Vermeil, football |
UCLA Wins The School's 11th NCAA Men's Basketball Crown in 1995Having graduated from UCLA in 1992, I continued to follow their rich basketball tradition while working at the University. UCLA was able to beat Arkansas in the NCAA Finals on Monday, April 3, 1995. The school newspaper, The Daily Bruin, had tons of nice articles on April 4, 1995. Randy Satterburg of the Daily Bruin staff described the accomplishment,"Monday evening here at the Kingdome, with Wooden himself in attendance at the title game for the first time since 1991, the UCLA Bruins stepped out of the shadows. Now, after UCLA's 89-78 win against the defending champions Arkansas Razorbacks, the Bruins return to their familiar role atop the college basketball world as the 1995 National Champions. Make room in Pauley Pavilion for another championship banner - No. 11 to be precise." The tournament was especially sweet for Ed O'Bannon who was named the Most Outstanding Player. I remember when Ed came to UCLA after UNLV, his first choice was put on probation. Unfortunately Ed tore his ACL his freshman year but the championship game he played as a senior showed just how hard he worked to come back. Scott Yamaguchi of the Daily Bruin wrote an article explaining how incredible it was that the Bruins were able to win the final game without injured point guard Tyus Edney. "And so when it was announced that Edney - the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA West Regional - would miss Monday's NCAA Championship game aganist the defending National Champion Arkansas, speculation centered on whether the Bruins would be able to break the Razorbacks' vaunted pressure defense. After all, Edney was the backbone of his team, and it was his ability to dismantle opposing teams' defenses that had propelled UCLA through its first five tournament games. 'I was certainly concerned when we couldn't have our most valuable player play,' UCLA head coach Jim Harrick said after his team captured UCLA's first NCAA Championship in 20 years with an 89-78 victory. " Few people thought UCLA had a chance without Edney. After all, many fans saw the Missouri game in an earlier round where Edney drove the length of the court to give UCLA the winning basket with only 5 seconds left. Everyone knew that UCLA would not have been in the finals had it not been for Tyus Edney on that play. "DB: The national media makes a big deal out of the comparisons to you that every UCLA coach endures. Are these fair? JW: They're not fair at all because things have changed so much. I learned from my dad that you never compare. You always get into a pickle when you start comparing because you always compare with someone who you think has more. My philosophy was to never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. The score was the by-product of that preparation." It was exciting to have John Wooden talk about the road ahead for Ben Howland. "DB: What do you think Ben Howland's biggest challenge will be next season? JW: His biggest challenge will be getting the players there to accept a different type of discipline to what they are accustomed, but I think he'll be fine. They have talent. It was too bad losing a couple players – Patterson and Cummings until the end of the quarter. But I still think there's quality material there. His style of play will no doubt be a change." Wooden was fortunate to have Kareem Abdul-Jabbar play for him. He talks about Kareem's struggle to get into coaching. "DB: Not only was Lew Alcindor (also known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) one of the best NBA players of all time, but he was also one of the most intelligent. Why do you think he hasn't gotten the opportunity to be a head coach? JW: He didn't have the best rapport with the media when he was playing, and I think that's what has hurt him the most. No question in my mind, he'd make a good coach. He's very bright. He knows the game. He's a tremendous draw. I'd like to see him get a chance." John Wooden will always be a legend. It is nice to see the University recognize him by naming Pauley Pavilion after him. |
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