1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won its second NCAA national championship under head coach John Wooden.

1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
AAWU regular season champions
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record28–2 (14–0 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Los Angeles, California
1964–65 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA140 1.000282  .933
Stanford95 .643158  .652
USC86 .5711412  .538
Oregon State77 .5001610  .615
Washington State68 .429917  .346
Washington59 .357916  .360
California410 .286815  .348
Oregon311 .214917  .346
As of November 25, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

At Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, the #2 Bruins successfully defended their national title with a 91–80 win over top-ranked Michigan before 13,204. Gail Goodrich's 42 points and Kenny Washington's 17 points helped UCLA to become the fifth team to win consecutive championships. Wooden liked Goodrich for his "poise, quickness and speed."

After dropping the season opener at Illinois in early December, the Bruins finished the season with a 28–2 record, winning the last fifteen games and scoring a team record of 400 points in the four tournament games. Brigham Young, San Francisco, and Wichita State were also eliminated by the Bruins. This was Wooden's 17th season at UCLA.

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