UCLA Bruins Basketball Information

The UCLA Bruins basketball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles, which is usually referred to as UCLA. UCLA is a public university, the main campus of which is situated in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was founded as a branch of the State University in 1919 and is the 2nd oldest general-purpose school in the University of California system. The Bruins men's and women's basketball teams take part in the NCAA Division I-A, as a member of the Pacific Ten (PAC 10) Conference.

The UCLA Bruins present official colors are true blue and gold. The true blue color is a darker shade than the previous powder blue uniforms, which were once worn by the teams. The new color was presented by the UCLA athletics department and Adidas in the 2003 academic year. Much earlier, however, the colors were navy blue and gold, just like the 1st University of California. The Bruins mascots are Joe and Josephine Bruin. The Solid Gold Sound of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band play for the fans at Bruins matches. The men's and women's basketball teams play their home games at Pauley Pavilion, situated on the campus.

The men's basketball coaches are John Wooden and Jim Harrick. The rich history and traditions of UCLA basketball program have seen eleven NCAA championships, namely in 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1995. The University currently holds the record of having most basketball championships. There are also some other fantastic achievements attributed to the UCLAs basketball program. From 1971 to 1974, the UCLA men's basketball team got victories in unprecedented 88 consecutive games. This record is considered by many unbreakable. Previous reports of the UCLA basketball team have been filled with such prominent names as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), Reggie Miller, Bill Walton, and Baron Davis. Besides, the Bruins basketball team possesses a winning record for 54 consecutive seasons from the 1948-1949 seasons to the 2001-2002 season.

In reference to the UCLA Bruins basketball team and its high achievements, a former UCLA basketball player, Earl Watson says, that he does not understand how some people can view UCLA as just another school compared to Duke. He believes that Duke is a great school in the east, but UCLA is the best team all over the globe.

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