1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Season summary

This was the season Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, debuted on to the college basketball scene. After playing on the freshman team under then NCAA rules, Alcindor dominated at the varsity level as a sophomore, leading UCLA to an undefeated 30–0 record while averaging 29.0 points and 15.5 rebounds. Three other players averaged in double figures, including sophomore guard Lucius Allen and junior Mike Warren.

Roster

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Schedule

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Rankings

Main article: 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

Notes

• UCLA won the L.A. Classic by defeating Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, and USC.
• Bruins' third national championship in four years.
• The dunk was banned in college basketball after the season, primarily because of Alcindor's dominant use of the shot.

Awards and honors

• Lew Alcindor, NCAA basketball tournament MOP (1967)
• Lew Alcindor, USBWA College Player of the Year
• Lew Alcindor, Helms Foundation Player of the Year award
• Lew Alcindor, First Team All-American
• Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Points: 870 (1967)
• Lew Alcindor, School Record, Highest season Scoring Average: 29.0 (1967)
• Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Field Goals: 346 (1967)
• Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most season Free Throw Attempts: 274 (1967)
• Lew Alcindor, School Record, Most single game field goals: 26 (vs. Washington State, 2/25/67)

References

References

1. (March 17, 1967). "UCLA to face possible Wyoming stall". Eugene Register-Guard.
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8. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312021743/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,836963,00.html Lew's Still Loose]. Time Magazine, April 14, 1967. Quote:''First there was the Wilt Chamberlain Rule, designed to force him away from the basket by widening the "3-sec. zone," in which an offensive player can remain for only 3 sec. at a time. Next came the Bill Russell Rule, which forbids blocking a shot when the ball is on its downward course. Now there is the Lew Alcindor Rule. College basketball's rules makers decided last week that players may no longer "dunk" or "stuff" the ball by ramming it through the hoop from directly above.''
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