Honorable Mentions:
Ed O’Bannon. Thego-toplayer for 1995 national champions, O’Bannon was Player of the Year and All-American. O’Bannon went on to fight – andwin– against the NCAA in a federal antitrust lawsuit regarding payment and compensation of athletes.
SidneyWicks. Three straight championships from 1969 – 1971, two-time All-American and two-time player of the year, Wicks is one of the most accomplished yetoverlookedUCLA athletes of all-time.
Keith (Jamaal) Wilkes. The three-time Academic All-American was nicknamed ‘Silk’ for his smooth jump shot, and was part of UCLA teams that won a record 88 consecutive games. He was atwo-timeAll-American as a Bruin.
Reggie Miller.Played during theleastsuccessful period in UCLA basketball history, but did win a NITChampionship. Was only around for one year of the three-point line.
Marques Johnson. With one title and another Final Four appearance, the 1977 Player of theYearis amongst UCLA’s all-time leaders in points and rebounds.
Tyus Edney.4.8 seconds.
Walt Hazzard.Was MVP of thefirstnational championship team in 1964, named All-American and had his jersey retired. Came back to coach for the Bruins from 1984 -1988, compiling a 77-47 record as head man.
Don Barksdale.“The Jackie Robinson of Basketball” was thefirstAfrican-American named to the All-America team in 1947. He later became the first African-American to play for the United States Olympic team and was the first African-American NBA All-Star.
David Greenwood.Bruins were 102-17 during his four seasons, and he waselectedto the Pac-12 Ring of Honor. Three time all-conference, two-time All-American.
Don MacLean.All-time leading scorer at UCLA, elected to the UCLA Hall of Fame in 2002. Currently an analyst for the Bruins on TV and radio.
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One could make a case that John Wooden, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), Bill Walton and Gail Goodrich could form a Mount Rushmore not just for UCLA, but all of college basketball. Their contributions in Westwood enabled UCLA to scale heights previously unattainable by any program on the college basketball landscape.
Pauley Pavilion has become a cultural lodestone in Westwood, drawingcelebritiesamongst the denizens that room the legendary arena. With 11 title banners in the rafters to complement the tenretiredjerseys, the history is palpable from court side to the nose-bleeds.
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With Sidney Wicks, Keith (Jamaal) Wilkes, Don Barksdale, Walt Hazzard and many other deserving candidates, the Bruins could theoretically have two of the monuments. Though 22 years have passed since the Bruins lastcutdown the nets, the program remains indelibly imprinted on college basketball, and forever associated with greatness at any level.
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