John Wooden
Alma Mater:
Class of:
1932
Hometown:
Martinsville, IN
- From 1964 to 1975, UCLA won an NCAA-record 10 national titles, including seven straight from 1967 through 1973
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1972
- Named national coach of the year by AP in 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1973, by UPI in 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1973, by the USBWA in 1964, 1967, 1970, 1972, and 1973, and by the NABC in 1969, 1970 and 1972
- His 1962 team finished fourth in the NCAA Tournament and his 1974 squad finished third
- Won 13 conference titles in his last 14 years
- UCLA's all-time winningest coach
- Major-college career scoring average under Ward "Piggy" Lambert (9.9 ppg). NCAA consensus first-team All-American from 1930 through 1932
- Final Top 20 Rankings (20: AP/UPI)--1949 (15), 1950 (7), 1951 (NR/16), 1952 (19/20), 1955 (13/12), 1956 (8/9), 1957 (14/9), 1962 (19/17), 1963 (NR/15), 1964 (1/1), 1965 (2/2), 1967 (1/1), 1968 (2/2), 1969 (1/1), 1970 (2/2), 1971 (1/1), 1972 (1/1), 1973 (1/1), 1974 (2/2) and 1975 (1/2)
- All-American Players (19): Indiana State's Duane Klueh (1948) and UCLA's Lew Alcindor (1967 through 1969), Lucius Allen (1968), Henry Bibby (1972), Keith Erickson (1965), Gail Goodrich (1964 and 1965), John Green (1962), Walt Hazzard (1963 and 1964), Dave Meyers (1975), Willie Naulls (1956), Curtis Rowe (1970 and 1971), George Stanich (1950), Walt Torrence (1959), John Vallely (1970), Bill Walton (1972 through 1974), Mike Warren (1967 and 1968), Richard Washington (1975), Sidney Wicks (1970 and 1971) and Keith Wilkes (1973 and 1974).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17-8 | DNP | |||||
27-7 | NAIA (4-1) | |||||
22-7 | 10-2 | 1st | PCC (South) | DNP | ||
24-7 | 10-2 | 1st | PCC (South) | NCAA (0-2) | ||
19-10 | 9-4 | T-1st | PCC (South) | DNP | ||
19-12 | 8-4 | 1st | PCC (South) | NCAA (0-2) | ||
16-8 | 6-6 | 3rd | PCC (South) | DNP | ||
18-7 | 7-5 | 2nd | PCC (South) | DNP | ||
21-5 | 11-1 | 1st | PCC (South) | DNP | ||
22-6 | 16-0 | 1st | PCC | NCAA (1-1) | ||
22-4 | 13-3 | T-2nd | PCC | Probation | ||
16-10 | 10-6 | 3rd | PCC | Probation | ||
16-9 | 10-6 | T-3rd | PCC | Probation | ||
14-12 | 7-5 | 2nd | AAWU | DNP | ||
18-8 | 7-5 | 2nd | AAWU | DNP | ||
18-11 | 10-2 | 1st | AAWU | NCAA (2-2) | ||
20-9 | 8-5 | T-1st | AAWU | NCAA (0-2) | ||
30-0 | 15-0 | 1st | AAWU | NCAA (4-0) | ||
28-2 | 14-0 | 1st | AAWU | NCAA (4-0) | ||
18-8 | 10-4 | 2nd | AAWU | DNP | ||
30-0 | 14-0 | 1st | AAWU | NCAA (4-0) | ||
29-1 | 14-0 | 1st | AAWU | NCAA (4-0) | ||
29-1 | 13-1 | 1st | Pacific-8 | NCAA (4-0) | ||
28-2 | 12-2 | 1st | Pacific-8 | NCAA (4-0) | ||
29-1 | 14-0 | 1st | Pacific-8 | NCAA (4-0) | ||
30-0 | 14-0 | 1st | Pacific-8 | NCAA (4-0) | ||
30-0 | 14-0 | 1st | Pacific-8 | NCAA (4-0) | ||
26-4 | 12-2 | 1st | Pacific-8 | NCAA (3-1) | ||
28-3 | 12-2 | 1st | Pacific-8 | NCAA (5-0) |
- 29-Year Coaching Record: 664-162 (.804) overall
- 44-15 (.746) in two years at Indiana State
- 620-147 (.808) in 27 years at UCLA
- 304-74 (.810) in Pacific Coast Conference/Athletic Association of Western Universities/Pacific-8 Conference (forerunner of Pacific-10)
- 47-10 (.825) in NCAA Tournament
- 4-1 (.800) in NAIA Tournament