UCLA's Final Four run reminiscent of team that sparked John Wooden's dynasty

By Ben Bolch, LA Times via Yahoo: It was a team without height, without expectations, without a prayer.

Underdog UCLA barreled its way into the Final Four that season, not just discounted but ignored, Sports Illustrated describing the Bruins as “the team nobody heard of.”

They faced a heavy favorite in the national semifinal, scratching their way toward a taut finish before falling short in the last seconds, on a crazy shot nobody expected to go in.

The year was 1962 — and 2021.

UCLA's Final Four run reminiscent of the team that sparked John Wooden's dynasty

Gary Cunningham, a senior captain of the 1961-62 UCLA team, noted the similarities between this season's Bruins and his edition nearly 60 years ago.

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