1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
AAWU regular season champions
National Championship Game,
W 91–80 vs. Michigan
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record28–2 (14–0 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coachJerry Norman
Home arenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Los Angeles, California
1964–65 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 14 0   1.000 28 2   .933
Stanford 9 5   .643 15 8   .652
USC 8 6   .571 14 12   .538
Oregon State 7 7   .500 16 10   .615
Washington State 6 8   .429 9 17   .346
Washington 5 9   .357 9 16   .360
California 4 10   .286 8 15   .348
Oregon 3 11   .214 9 17   .346
As of November 25, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won its second NCAA national championship under head coach John Wooden.

At Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, the #2 Bruins successfully defended their national title with a 91–80 win over top-ranked Michigan before 13,204. Gail Goodrich's 42 points and Kenny Washington's 17 points helped UCLA to become the fifth team to win consecutive championships. Wooden liked Goodrich for his "poise, quickness and speed."

After dropping the season opener at Illinois in early December, the Bruins finished the season with a 28–2 record, winning the last fifteen games and scoring a team record of 400 points in the four tournament games. Brigham Young, San Francisco, and Wichita State were also eliminated by the Bruins. This was Wooden's 17th season at UCLA.