Known as the “Wizard of Westwood,” he led the Bruins to 10 national titles in 12 seasons, from 1964 to 1975, including seven straight from 1967 to 1973.

Wooden was a five-time winner of the AP Coach of the Year Award, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.

He finished with a career record 620-147—a remarkable winning percentage of .808—going undefeated a record four times, in 1964, 1967, 1972, and 1973.

From 1975 to 1977, Gene Bartow served as UCLA’s head coach from 1975-1977, leading the Bruins to a 52–9 record, including a berth in the 1976 Final Four.

Gary Cunningham took over in 1977, coaching two seasons, winning the Pacific-8 and Pacific-10 conference championships and leading UCLA to a No. 2 ranking in the final AP polls.

Larry Brown took the helm from 1979 to 1981, guiding his freshman-dominated 1979–80 team to the NCAA title game, but lost to Louisville.

Larry Farmer coached the Bruins from 1981 to 1984, compiling a 61–23 record. He had recruited Earvin “Magic” Johnson to come play at UCLA, but delayed his visit and ultimately lost him.

Former Bruin player Walt Hazzard was named the UCLA basketball coach in 1984 and lasted four seasons, going 77-48 with an NIT Championship.

Jim Harrick, who was hired in 1988, won three conference titles, making eight trips to the NCAA Tournament, and directing UCLA to another NCAA title in 1995.

The Bruins handed the reins to Steve Lavin in 1996. Lavin guided UCLA to six straight seasons of 20+ wins and six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

Lavin’s winning percentage in the first two rounds of the Big Dance (.909) ranks second only to Dean Smith in Tournament history.

Ben Howland, hired in 2003, led the Bruins to three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006 to 2008.

Howland compiled a career record 233-107, ranking him second behind only Wooden on the all-time wins list. He also won four conference titles, making seven trips to the NCAA Tournament.

UCLA’s latest revival has been spearheaded by Mick Cronin, who recently signed a six-year extension that makes him the highest-paid coach in the Pac-12 at $4M per year.

Hired in 2019, Cronin has directed the Bruins to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Final Four in 2021 and the Sweet 16 in 2022 and 2023.

The 2023-24 season saw UCLA take a turn for the worse under Cronin as the Bruins went 16-17 overall and 10-10 in Pac-12 play, failing to make the postseason for the first time since 2019.

It was also the first losing record the Bruins have posted since Steve Alford’s third season, when the Bruins went 15-17 in 2015-16.

The Bruins bounced back in Cronin’s sixth year—UCLA’s first season in the Big Ten—going 23-11 and advancing to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Current Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Mick Cronin (2019-present)
Associate Head Coach: Darren Savino (2019-present)
Assistant: Rod Palmer (2019-present)
Assistant: Nate Georgeton (2019-present)
Assistant: Nemanja Jovanovic (2023-present)
Assistant: Brendyn Taylor (2023-present)
Director of Basketball Administration: Doug Erickson (1995-present)
Director of Player Personnel: T.J. Wolf (2019-present)

Postseason Results

National Championships: 11 (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995)

Final Four Appearances: 18 (1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021) **

Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 35 (1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023) **

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 51 (1950, 1952, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025) **

NCAA Tournament Overall Record: 110-44 **
NIT Championships: 1 (1985)
NIT Appearances: 2 (1985, 1986)
NIT Overall Record: 5-1

Helms Foundation National Championships: 10 (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975)

Conference Titles (PCC / Pac-12)

Pac-12 Regular Season Championships: 33 (1945, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2023)

Pac-12 Tournament Championships: 4 (1987, 2006, 2008, 2014)
Big Ten Tournament Championships: 0 

Annual Award Winners

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: 36 (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Lonzo Ball, 2017; Kyle Anderson, 2013; Kevin Love, 2008; Darren Collison, 2008; Arron Afflalo, 2006; Baron Davis, 1999; Ed O’Bannon, 1995; Don MacLean, 1992; Kenny Fields, 1983; Dave Greenwood, 1979; Roy Hamilton, 1979; Dave Greenwood, 1978; Marques Johnson, 1977; Dave Meyers, 1975; Bill Walton, 1974, 1973 & 1972; Jamaal Wilkes, 1974 & 1973; Henry Bibby, 1971; Sidney Wicks, 1971 & 1970; Curtis Rowe, 1971; John Vallely, 1970; Lew Alcindor, 1969, 1968 & 1967; Mike Warren, 1968; Lucius Allen, 1978; Gail Goodrich, 1965; Keith Erickson, 1965; Walt Hazzard, 1964 & 1963; Willie Naulls, 1956)

Pac-12 Player of the Year: 8 (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kevin Love, 2008; Arron Afflalo, 2007; Ed O’Bannon, 1995; Kenny Fields, 1983; David Greenwood, 1979 & 1978; Marques Johnson, 1977)

Big Ten Player of the Year: None

**Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.

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