# 1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team finished the season in second place, under head coach John R. Wooden. It won the Los Angeles Classic Championship and completed the year with an 18–8 overall record.

## Preseason

The 1965–1966 UCLA Bruin team was the ranked No. 1 in preseason polls. On November 27, 1965, the freshmen team, led by Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), defeated the varsity team 75–60 in the UCLA Women's gym. Alcindor scored 31 points and had 21 rebounds in that game although the defeat had no effect on the varsity's national ranking. The Bruins were still number one the following week.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 3, 1965* | No. 1 | Ohio State | W 92–66 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 4, 1965* | No. 1 | Illinois | W 97–79 | 2–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 10, 1965* | No. 1 | at No. 6 Duke | L 66–82 | 2–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 11, 1965* | No. 1 | vs. No. 6 Duke | L 75–94 | 2–2 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| December 17, 1965* | No. 8 | No. 4 Kansas | W 78–71 | 3–2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 18, 1965* | No. 8 | vs. Cincinnati | L 76–82 | 3–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 1965* | | at USC | W 86–67 | 4–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 27, 1965* | | vs. LSU L.A. Classic | W 95–89 | 5–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29, 1965* | | vs. Purdue L.A. Classic | W 82–70 | 6–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 30, 1965* | | at USC L.A. Classic | W 94–76 | 7–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 7, 1966 | No. 10 | Oregon State | W 79–35 | 8–3 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 8, 1966 | No. 10 | Oregon | W 97–65 | 9–3 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 14, 1966 | No. 9 | at California | W 75–66 | 10–3 (3–0) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| January 15, 1966 | No. 9 | at Stanford | L 69–74 | 10–4 (3–1) | Burnham Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 28, 1966* | No. 10 | at No. 7 Loyola–Chicago | L 96–102 | 10–5 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| January 31, 1966* | No. 10 | Arizona | W 84–67 | 11–5 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 5, 1966 | | at Washington State | L 83–84 | 11–6 (3–2) | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA |
| February 7, 1966 | | at Washington | W 89–67 | 12–6 (4–2) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| February 11, 1966 | | Washington State | W 88–61 | 13–6 (5–2) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 12, 1966 | | Washington | W 100–71 | 14–6 (6–2) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 18, 1966 | | at Oregon State | L 51–64 | 14–7 (6–3) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| February 19, 1966 | | at Oregon | L 72–79 | 14–8 (6–4) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| February 25, 1966 | | California | W 95–79 | 15–8 (7–4) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 26, 1966 | | Stanford | W 70–58 | 16–8 (8–4) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| March 4, 1966 | | USC | W 94–79 | 17–8 (9–4) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| March 5, 1966 | | at USC | W 99–62 | 18–8 (10–4) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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