Former Kamikaze Kid Bruce Coldren’s passing recalls one golden afternoon

By Bud Withers, Mad Hoops: If somebody posed the question of who was the most decorated, memorable Kamikaze Kid, the debate wouldn’t be a long one: It was Ronnie Lee, all day, every day.

But the discussion over who turned in the greatest one-game performance during that seven-year stretch is a little more nuanced.

I’d argue the one that seems most indelible almost half a century later was authored by 6-8 forward Bruce Coldren, who nailed 12 of 14 shots from the floor for 24 points in the Ducks’ rousing 56-51 upset of UCLA in February of 1974 – the back half of UCLA’s infamous double-defeat “Lost Weekend” in Oregon.

Bruce Coldren's passing recalls one golden afternoon - Mad Hoops

If somebody posed the question of who was the most decorated, memorable Kamikaze Kid, the debate wouldn’t be a long one: It was Ronnie Lee, all day, every day. But the discussion over who turned in the greatest one-game performance during that seven-year stretch is a little more nuanced. I’d argue the one […]

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