Naismith Player of the Year: 5 (Lew Alcindor, 1969; Bill Walton, 1972, 1973 & 1974; Marques Johnson, 1977)
John R. Wooden Award: 2 (Marques Johnson, 1977; Ed O’Bannon, 1995)
Oscar Robertson Trophy: 9(Walt Hazzard, 1964; Lew Alcindor, 1967 & 1968; Sidney Wicks, 1971; Bill Walton, 1972, 1973 & 1974; Marques Johnson, 1977; Ed O’Bannon, 1995)
AP Player of the Year: 5 (Lew Alcindor, 1967 & 1969; Bill Walton, 1972 & 1973; Marques Johnson, 1977)
NABC Player of the Year: 1 (Marques Johnson, 1977)
Sporting News Player of the Year: 7 (Lew Alcindor, 1967 & 1969; Sidney Wicks, 1971; Bill Walton, 1972, 1973 & 1974; Marques Johnson, 1977)
AP All-Americans: 35 (last = Lonzo Ball, 2017)
Pac-12 Player of the Year: 7 (last = Kevin Love, 2008)
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How Many NCAA Men's Basketball Championships Have the UCLA Bruins Won?
In the world of college basketball, plenty of programs have made a name for themselves during the NCAA Tournament. Coach K and his Duke Blue Devils, for example, didn’t make it to March this year but have been a powerhouse since the late 1980s. During the 1960s, however, John Wooden and his UCLA Bruins ruled the roost.
With the current Bruins squad making an unexpected run to the Final Four, there’s no better time to look back through the history books and remember the program’s glory days. So how many times has UCLA claimed a men’s basketball national championship?
UCLA won 10 championships under John Wooden
John Wooden and his UCLA Bruins celebrate winning the NCAA Tournament| Bettmann / Contributor
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While we’re talking about the UCLA Bruins, it’s impossible to discuss the program’s historical success without focusing on one man: the legendary John Wooden.
After cutting his teeth at Indiana State, Wooden took over the UCLA Bruins men’s basketball program in 1948. While the head coach quickly turned his team into winners, it would take some time for the Wizard of Westwood to perform his greatest trick.
During the 1961-62 campaign, UCLA reached the Final Four for the first time in school history. While they fell in the National Semifinal, that run convinced Wooden that his team was capable of making it over the hump. In 1964, they did just that, claiming UCLA’s first men’s basketball national championship.
That title began an unprecedented run of success. The Bruins defended their title in 1965 but failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in 1966. That setback, however, wouldn’t derail things for long; starting in 1967, UCLA won the next seven national championships.
After falling in the National Semifinals in 1974, Wooden led UCLA to a 10th championship the following season. He then retired, riding off into the sunset as a living basketball legend.
Winning an 11th championship in 1995
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Once John Wooden left UCLA, the men’s basketball program saw some continued success before understandably tailed off. The Bruins, however, did manage to win another NCAA title in 1995.
Led by Ed O’Bannon, that year’s UCLA squad only lost one game all season—they technically lost a second to California, but the Golden Bears later forfeited the entire season —and entered the NCAA Tournament as a number one seed. Despite a second-round scare against Missouri, the Bruins cruised to the national title.
That championship was UCLA’s 11th and the only one without John Wooden at the helm.
Can this year’s UCLA Bruins make it 12 NCAA Championships?
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Entering the NCAA Tournament as an 11-seed and playing in the First Four usually isn’t a recipe for success. That hasn’t stopped this year’s UCLA Bruins from making a run to the Final Four, though.
As you might expect, though, UCLA’s Cinderella story is expected to end promptly. According to Yahoo Sports, the Bruins are heading into their matchup with Gonzaga as a 14-point underdog; facing the number one team in the nation without Chris Smith and Jalen Hill isn’t exactly a recipe for success.
If UCLA does pull off an upset, however, it will probably be due to Johnny Juzang. The former Kentucky Wildcat took over the game against Michigan, scoring 28 of the Bruins’ 51 points and single-handedly willed his team to victory. If he’s not on his game against Gonzaga, even the ghost of John Wooden himself couldn’t secure the win.
The UCLA Bruins entered the 2020-21 season with an impressive 11 NCAA men’s basketball championships under their collective belt. While they’re heavy underdogs in the Final Four, they’re now two wins away from hanging banner number 12 in the Pauley Pavilion.
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Coach Eremin explained why Spain won the European Basketball Championship teams with superstars in their lineup.
On Sunday in Berlin, the Spanish team beat the French team in the final of the European Championship, which was held in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Georgia. The Spanish national team won the EuroBasket for the fourth time in history, having previously won in 2009, 2011 and 2015.
- Spain has a very good base to win. See how their national teams perform across all ages. Strongest everywhere. What is their championship? How many players they have in the National Basketball Association. Yes, they are changing generations, but EuroBasket showed that those who came are worthy guys. You can lose by accident, but you can’t win by accident,” RG quoted Yeremin as saying.
- Teams with superstars failed: Slovenia with Luka Doncic, Greece with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Serbia with Nikola Jokic. Do these failures have something in common?
- Each of these teams had their own reasons for the unsuccessful performance. Suppose the Serbian national team. It was a surprise for me that it was headed by 73-year-old Svetislav Pesic. This is a very well-deserved coach who achieved results both with clubs and with the national team. But age still takes its toll. A new generation is coming, and it's not that you understand basketball and know how to build a training process. These guys are good for your grandchildren, they have a different mentality that requires a different energy. And Pesic is an authoritarian coach. Perhaps the current Serbian national team requires a different approach. Despite the fact that the Serbs have a very strong composition in terms of names, they lacked internal chemistry.
Regarding Greece. Its head coach Dimitris Itoudis has so many awards, so many victories, he also knows how to organize the training process, but it's not a secret for everyone that playing a game is not Itoudis's strongest point. It probably had an effect too. It was in this championship that the winning teams found options for strengthening during the game. And Itoudis, it seems to me, did not find such moments. Well, what about Slovenia... This is a team that depends heavily on the performance of Doncic and Dragic. But maybe such a team does not need a coach. More precisely, we need a coach who would not interfere with these basketball players to play. Well, the burden of responsibility also affected: at the most important moment, the realization that "we are stronger, we must win" crushed them.
- Hypothetically, what could our team count on at EuroBasket, which qualified for the tournament, but was removed from it for political reasons?
- Our team could count on reaching the playoffs. The fact that the Russian team did not participate in such a big forum is a tragedy for our basketball and a loss for the European one. Our teams have always been respected, they were considered. We knew how to surprise.
Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
If he’s not on his game against Gonzaga, even the ghost of John Wooden himself couldn’t secure the win.
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Do these failures have something in common? 
It probably had an effect too. It was in this championship that the winning teams found options for strengthening during the game. And Itoudis, it seems to me, did not find such moments. Well, what about Slovenia... This is a team that depends heavily on the performance of Doncic and Dragic. But maybe such a team does not need a coach. More precisely, we need a coach who would not interfere with these basketball players to play. Well, the burden of responsibility also affected: at the most important moment, the realization that "we are stronger, we must win" crushed them. 
