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1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1969–70
team	UCLA Bruins
conference	Pacific-8 Conference
short_conf	Pac-8
CoachRank	2
APRank	2
record	28–2
conf_record	12–2
head_coach	John Wooden
hc_year	22nd
asst_coach1	Denny Crum
asst_coach2	Gary Cunningham
captain	John Vallely
stadium	Pauley Pavilion
champion	[NCAA tournament](1970-ncaa-university-division-basketball-tournament) National champions
Pac-8 champions
bowl	[National Championship Game](1970-ncaa-university-division-basketball-championship-game)
bowl_result
W 80–69 vs. [Jacksonville](1969-70-jacksonville-dolphins-men-s-basketball-team)

Pac-8 champions W 80–69 vs. Jacksonville

The 1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won its fourth consecutive NCAA National Basketball Championship, the sixth in seven years under head coach John Wooden, despite the departure of Lew Alcindor to the NBA, with a win over Jacksonville.

The team was honored forty years later in 2010, at halftime of the UCLA vs Oregon game on February 27.

Players

Denny Crum (UCLA)
Gary Cunningham (UCLA)}}

Coaches

Head Coach: John Wooden
Assistants: Denny Crum and Gary Cunningham
Athletic Trainer: Elvin C. "Ducky" Drake
Head Student Manager: George Morgan

Schedule

|- !colspan=9 style=|Regular Season |- !colspan=12 style="background:#;"| NCAA Tournament :Source:

Rankings

Main article: 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

Notes

Sidney Wicks was named to the 1970 All-America roster's second team.
1970 – Sidney Wicks received national co-player of the year honors from the Helms Athletic Foundation
At the conclusion of the season, the team collectively signed a letter to President Nixon condemning the Vietnam War and the administration's actions at home.
The Bruin Classic was held on Dec. 27 and Dec. 29 with Georgia Tech and Princeton.
In defeating LSU, UCLA forced Pete Maravich to commit 18 turnovers.

References

(March 1970). "Fourth straight for Bruins". Spokesman-Review.
Official Collegiate Basketball Guide
(18 January 1970). "Bruin Speed Wilts 'Confused' Loyola". Los Angeles Times.
"Season by Season Records". UCLA Athletics.
Office Collegiate Basketball Guide, ''NCAA's College Athletics Publishing Service''

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