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NCAA Final Four Tournaments Involving
Los Angeles Teams
| Year |
Game |
| 1995 |
Champion - UCLA 89, Arkansas
78 |
| 1980 |
Runner-Up - Louisville 59, UCLA 54 |
| 1976 |
3rd
Place - UCLA |
| 1975 |
Champion - UCLA 92,
Kentucky 85 |
| 1974 |
3rd
Place - UCLA |
| 1973 |
Champion - UCLA 87,
Memphis State 66 |
| 1972 |
Champion - UCLA 81,
Florida State 76 |
| 1971 |
Champion - UCLA 68,
Villanova* 62 |
| 1970 |
Champion - UCLA 80,
Jacksonville 69 |
| 1969 |
Champion - UCLA 92, Purdue
72 |
| 1968 |
Champion - UCLA 78,
North Carolina 55 |
| 1967 |
Champion - UCLA 79, Dayton
64 |
| 1965 |
Champion - UCLA 91,
Michigan 80 |
| 1964 |
Champion - UCLA 98, Duke
83 |
| 1962 |
4th
Place - UCLA |
| 1954 |
4th
Place - Penn State
defeats USC |
| 1940 |
Tied
for 3rd Place - USC & Duquesne |
UCLA went undefeated in 1964, 1967, 1972 and 1973 to win the
national championship.
John Wooden coached the UCLA team for each
of their victories from 1964 to his retirement in 1975. Jim Harrick coached the
team for their 1995 victory.
Outstanding UCLA players from NCAA Final Four
Tournaments
| Year |
Player & Position |
| 1995 |
Ed O'Bannon, forward |
| 1975 |
Dave Meyers, forward |
| 1972 & 1973 |
Bill Walton, center |
| 1970 |
Sidney Wickes, forward |
| 1967, 1968, 1969 |
Lew Alcindor (later Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar), center |
| 1964 |
Walt Hazzard, guard |
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