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List: UCLA's History in the NCAA Basketball Tournament

UCLA has a long and storied history in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. In fact, the Bruins hold a record 11 NCAA men's basketball championships. They are tied with Kentucky for the second-most Final Four appearances with 17, trailing only North Carolina's 19. 

Here's a look at the Bruin's history in the Big Dance and the coaches who took them to the tournament.

John Wooden

  • 1950 -- lost to Bradley 73-59; lost to BYU 83-62.
  • 1952 -- lost to Santa Clara 68-59; lost to Oklahoma City 55-53.
  • 1956 -- lost to San Francisco 72-61; beat Seattle 94-70.
  • 1962 -- beat Utah State 73-62; beat Oregon State 88-69; lost to Cincinnati 72-70; lost to Wake Forest 82-80. Final Four.
  • 1963 -- lost to Arizona State 93-79; lost to San Francisco 76-75.
  • 1964 -- beat Seattle 95-90; beat San Francisco 76-72; beat Kansas State 90-84; beat Duke 98-83. NCAA champion.
  • 1965 -- beat BYU 100-76; beat San Francisco 101-93; beat Wichita State 108-89; beat Michigan 91-80. NCAA champion.
  • 1967 -- beat Wyoming 109-60; beat Pacific 80-64; beat Houston 73-58; beat Dayton 79-64. NCAA champion.
  • 1968 -- beat New Mexico State 58-49; beat Santa Clara 87-66; beat Houston 101-69; beat North Carolina 78-55. NCAA champion.
  • 1969 -- beat New Mexico State 53-38; beat Santa Clara 90-52; beat Drake 85-82; beat Purdue 92-72. NCAA champion.
  • 1970 -- beat Long Beach State 88-65; beat Utah State 101-79; beat New Mexico 93-77; beat Jacksonville 80-69. NCAA champion.
  • 1971 -- beat BYU 91-73; beat Long Beach State 57-55; beat Kansas 68-60; beat Villanova 68-62. NCAA champion.
  • 1972 -- beat Weber State 90-58; beat Long Beach State 73-57; beat Louisville 96-77; beat Florida State 81-76. NCAA champion.
  • 1973 -- beat Arizona State 98-81; beat San Francisco 54-39; beat Indiana 70-59; beat Memphis State 87-66. NCAA champion.
  • 1974 -- beat Dayton 111-100, 3OT; beat San Francisco 83-60; lost to N.C. State 80-77, 2OT; beat Kansas 78-61. Final Four.
  • 1975 -- beat Michigan 103-91, OT; beat Montana 67-64; beat Arizona State 89-75; beat Louisville 75-74, OT; beat Kentucky 92-85. NCAA champion.

Gene Bartow

  • 1976 -- beat San Diego State 74-64; beat Pepperdine 70-61; beat Arizona 82-66; lost to Indiana 65-51; beat Rutgers 106-92. Final Four.
  • 1977 -- beat Louisville 87-79; lost to Idaho State 76-75.

Gary Cunningham

  • 1978 -- beat Kansas 83-76; lost to Arkansas 74-70.
  • 1979 -- beat Pepperdine 76-71; beat San Francisco 99-81; lost to DePaul 95-91.

Larry Brown

  • 1980 -- beat Old Dominion 87-74; beat DePaul 77-71; beat Ohio State 72-68; beat Clemson 85-74; beat Purdue 67-63; lost to Louisville 59-54. NCAA runnerup.
  • 1981 -- lost to BYU 78-55.

Larry Farmer

  • 1983 -- lost to Utah 67-61.

Walt Hazzard

  • 1987 -- beat Central Michigan 92-73; lost to Wyoming 78-68.

Jim Harrick

  • 1989 -- beat Iowa State 84-74; lost to North Carolina 88-81.
  • 1990 -- beat UAB 68-56; beat Kansas 71-70; lost to Duke 90-81.
  • 1991 -- lost to Penn State 74-69.
  • 1992 -- beat Robert Morris 73-53; beat Louisville 85-69; beat New Mexico State 85-78; lost to Indiana 106-79.
  • 1993 -- beat Iowa State 81-70; lost to Michigan 86-84, OT.
  • 1994 -- lost to Tulsa 112-102.
  • 1995 -- beat FIU 92-56; beat Missouri 75-74; beat Mississippi State 86-67; beat UConn 102-96; beat Oklahoma State 74-61; beat Arkansas 89-78. NCAA champion.
  • 1996 -- lost to Princeton 43-41.

Steve Lavin

  • 1997 -- beat Charleston Southern 109-75; beat Xavier 96-83; beat Iowa State 74-73, OT; lost to Minnesota 80-72.
  • 1998 -- beat Miami 65-62; beat Michigan 85-82; lost to Kentucky 94-68.
  • 1999 -- lost to Detroit 56-53.
  • 2000 -- beat Ball State 65-57; beat Maryland 105-70; lost to Iowa State 80-56.
  • 2001 -- beat Hofstra 61-48; beat Utah State 75-50; lost to Duke 76-63.
  • 2002 -- beat Mississippi 80-58; beat Cincinnati 105-101, 2OT; lost to Missouri 82-73.

Ben Howland

  • 2005 -- lost to Texas Tech 78-66.
  • 2006 -- beat Belmont 78-44; beat Alabama 62-59; beat Gonzaga 73-71; beat Memphis 50-45; beat LSU 59-45; lost to Florida 73-57. NCAA runnerup.
  • 2007 -- beat Weber State 70-42; beat Indiana 54-49; beat Pittsburgh 64-55; beat Kansas 68-55; lost to Florida 76-66. Final Four.
  • 2008 -- beat MVSU 70-29; beat Texas A&M 53-49; beat Western Kentucky 88-78; beat Xavier 76-57; lost to Memphis 78-63. Final Four.
  • 2009 -- beat VCU 65-64; lost to Villanova 89-69.
  • 2011 -- beat Michigan State 78-76; lost to Florida 73-65.
  • 2013 -- lost to Minnesota 83-63.

Steve Alford

  • 2014 -- beat Tulsa 76-59; beat Stephen F. Austin 77-60; lost to Florida 79-68.
  • 2015 -- beat SMU 60-59; beat UAB 92-75; lost to Gonzaga 74-62.
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