the word perfection was thrown around
plenty before the 1960s but it was not
until John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins entered
the NCAA seen that the word was really
given meaning with Hall of Famers Lew
Alcindor and Bill Walton leading the way
John Wooden did not just create winning
teams he created a dynasty beginning in
1964 with their first NCAA championship
the program 19 more in just over a
decade of course ten national
championships in 12 years is impressive
but even more impressive was the fact
that four of these teams did so going
undefeated along the way the first of
the teams to achieve the perfect season
was that first 1964 squad considered
overrated by most in the country it was
not until their victory over Duke in the
finals of the NCAA tournament that many
believe wooden squad was an unbeatable
team the Nets 30a no bruins team was the
1967 addition now with superstar Lew
Alcindor at the helm who later renamed
himself Kareem abdul-jabbar the UCLA
team did not only power through the
season and tournament a perfection but
also began wouldn’t run at an improbable
seven consecutive national championships
it also began alcindor streak of three
consecutive most outstanding player
awards in the NCAA tournament by the
1970s UCLA had already written
themselves into the record books with
their winning tradition and consistency
however to add to their already golden
legacy they strew together a
record-shattering eighty eight
consecutive wins and took home the
championship as undefeated squads twice
more in 1972 and 1973 these two teams
were led this time by future Hall of
Famer Bill Walton who himself repeated
as the tournament’s Most Outstanding
Player those same two years the UCLA
Bruins of the 1960s and 70s may not have
been the first to prove unbeatable
however by taking it one step further
and creating an unbeatable program John
Wooden and the UCLA Bruins became
unforgettable on the college basketball
stage
plenty before the 1960s but it was not
until John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins entered
the NCAA seen that the word was really
given meaning with Hall of Famers Lew
Alcindor and Bill Walton leading the way
John Wooden did not just create winning
teams he created a dynasty beginning in
1964 with their first NCAA championship
the program 19 more in just over a
decade of course ten national
championships in 12 years is impressive
but even more impressive was the fact
that four of these teams did so going
undefeated along the way the first of
the teams to achieve the perfect season
was that first 1964 squad considered
overrated by most in the country it was
not until their victory over Duke in the
finals of the NCAA tournament that many
believe wooden squad was an unbeatable
team the Nets 30a no bruins team was the
1967 addition now with superstar Lew
Alcindor at the helm who later renamed
himself Kareem abdul-jabbar the UCLA
team did not only power through the
season and tournament a perfection but
also began wouldn’t run at an improbable
seven consecutive national championships
it also began alcindor streak of three
consecutive most outstanding player
awards in the NCAA tournament by the
1970s UCLA had already written
themselves into the record books with
their winning tradition and consistency
however to add to their already golden
legacy they strew together a
record-shattering eighty eight
consecutive wins and took home the
championship as undefeated squads twice
more in 1972 and 1973 these two teams
were led this time by future Hall of
Famer Bill Walton who himself repeated
as the tournament’s Most Outstanding
Player those same two years the UCLA
Bruins of the 1960s and 70s may not have
been the first to prove unbeatable
however by taking it one step further
and creating an unbeatable program John
Wooden and the UCLA Bruins became
unforgettable on the college basketball
stage
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