THE UCLA EXPERIENCE MEN S BASKETBALL HISTORY. The UCLA Experience

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1 THE UCLA EXPERIENCE MEN S BASKETBALL HISTORY A Record 11 NCAA Titles ( ) A Record 28 Conference Championships (Tied for 5th-Highest Total in the U. S.) Eight U. S. Olympic Players (All Gold Medalists) Atlanta-Reggie Miller Tokyo-Walt Hazzard London-Don Barksdale Berlin - Sam Balter, Carl Knowles, Frank Lubin, Don Piper, Carl Shy Seven Retired Jerseys #25 Gail Goodrich #31 Ed O Bannon #32 Bill Walton #33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #35 Sidney Wicks #42 Walt Hazzard #54 Marques Johnson Six Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers Larry Brown Gail Goodrich Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Denny Crum Bill Walton (coach)/1960 (player) - John Wooden Three GTE Academic All-America Hall of Famers John Wooden, Bill Walton Jamaal Wilkes Three NCAA Silver Anniversary Award Winners Bill Walton Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Willie Naulls ykareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor) 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 163

2 THE COMPLETE PACKAGE The Nation s No. 1 Combined Academic, Social and Athletic Program Located just a few miles from the beaches of the Pacific Ocean; rated among the nation s top research universities; winner of the most NCAA team championships (99) when you add it up, UCLA provides the best of all worlds for the student-athlete. Sports Illustrated s No. 1 Athletic Program UCLA has the most complete athletic program in the country, says Sports Illustrated on Campus (April 2005). In the April 28, 1997 issue of Sports Illustrated, the Bruins were easily selected the best athletic school in the country. The article proclaims that at UCLA, athletes from all sports thrive on the nation s most jock friendly campus. An Outstanding Head Coach The 2002 consensus National Coach of the Year, Ben Howland enters his fourth season as the Bruin head coach. He s one of only 28 coaches in NCAA history to guide three teams to the NCAA Tournament - UCLA ( ), Pittsburgh ( ) and Northern Arizona (1998). A Diligent, Talented Staff A youthful, enthusiastic group of coaches who believe in this program and are committed to developing great basketball players and even better people. Howland s UCLA assistants include Donny Daniels, who was the head coach at CS Fullerton from ; Kerry Keating, who spent two seasons ( ) at Tennessee; Scott Garson, who spent five seasons at Utah ( ) and Director of Operations Chris Carlson, who for two years ( ) was Howland s operations director at Pittsburgh. Academic Support Providing the student-athlete with the assistance and guidance to succeed in the classroom and society is a top priority! Coach Howland, his staff and the athletic administration provide the best in general assistance, counseling and tutoring available at any university. The Bruin Family Located in Westwood and bordered by Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Hollywood, UCLA provides a prosperous outlook for the future with internships, workshop mentoring programs and access to one of the world s meccas of business, entertainment, media and networking like no other major college program. Media Rich USA Today, Fox Sports and ESPN have offices in Los Angeles. There are seven local television stations and 13 newspapers which provide regular coverage of UCLA. A 70,000-watt radio station (XTRA Sports 570AM), satellite radio (SIRIUS) and the internet are the broadcast homes for Bruin basketball. The Next Step Since 1948, UCLA has produced more NBA selections (100) than any other college in the nation. Fourteen UCLA players have been drafted in the last 10 consecutive seasons, including three in the yben Howland first round. Recent selections include , Jordan Farmar was a first round choice and Ryan Hollins was a second round selection; 2005, Dijon Thompson was a second round choice (NY Knicks and traded to the Phoenix Suns); 2004, Trevor Ariza (NY Knicks) was a second round choice; 2003, Jason Kapono (Cleveland Cavaliers) was a second-round choice; 2002, Dan Gadzuric (Milwaukee Bucks) and Matt Barnes (Cleveland Cavaliers) were second round selections; 2001, Earl Watson (Seattle Supersonics) was a second round pick; 2000, Jerome Moiso was a first round choice of the Boston Celtics and in 1999, Baron Davis (Charlotte Hornets) was the No. 3 selection in the NBA Draft. Tradition of Success With a record 11 NCAA Championships, the UCLA men s basketball program s tradition for success is unmatched. The Bruin men are represented by six individuals in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Among them are coaching legend John Wooden and two of the greatest centers ever to play the game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

3 UCLA THE BEST IN COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS NCAA Championships (99) Men s NCAA Titles (70) Basketball (11) Track & Field (8) Volleyball (19) Golf (1) Gymnastics (2) Soccer (4) Swimming (1) Water Polo (8) Tennis (16) Women s NCAA Titles (29) Softball (10) Golf (2) Gynastics (5) Volleyball (3) Water Polo (4) 1990 Indoor Track & Field (2) y1995 Sears Men s Basketball Championship Trophy presented to UCLA Outdoor Track & Field (3) Over the last three decades, UCLA has established itself as the nation s finest allaround athletic program. UCLA has won more NCAA team championships than any school in the nation - 99 (70 men s and 29 women s), including 13 in the last four years, more than any other school in the country (Stanford is second with 10). In the 25 years that the NCAA has awarded both men s and women s championships, UCLA has won 59 NCAA team titles (30 men s and 29 women s). Overall, UCLA has won a nationleading total of 120 collegiate championships - 99 NCAA crowns and 21 other titles. UCLA has won at least one NCAA team title (men s or women s) in 24 of the last 26 years. In addition, the school has won at least one collegiate title (NCAA or AIAW) in 40 of the last 43 years, missing only in , and Over the last 35 years, UCLA has won at least two collegiate titles 28 times. UCLA has placed amongst the top six schools in each of the 12 years of the Directors Cup. In , UCLA earned the award as the nation s top combined program, according to the annual USA Today All- Sports Survey. Prior to , USA Today conducted separate surveys for men s and women s programs. In the 23-year history of the All-Sports Survey for for men s programs (formerly conducted by the Knoxville Journal), UCLA finished first 11 times (no other school had more than six titles), second seven times, third once and fourth once and was in the top 10 each year. The Bruins won five of the last eight men s surveys and placed fifth in In the women s survey (formerly sponsored by Santa monica Evening Outlook), UCLA won 10 titles in 18 years, including four straight ( ), and finished second in 1992 and In the last 37 years, the Bruin men and women have won 55 NCAA championships, 10 more than second-place Stanford and 30 more than third-place USC. Eight times they have won at least three titles in a single year. UCLA is the only school to win four men s titles in a single year more than once, accomplishing the feat in (basketball, tennis, volleyball and water polo), (basketball, tennis, volleyball and outdoor track) and (basketball, volleyball, outdoor track and water polo). UCLA has produced nearly 450 Olympians in its history, including 56 in 2004, 58 in 2000 and 52 in In the last six summer Olympiads (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004) Bruin athletes and coaches have earned 134 medals, including 72 gold. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Bruin atheltes won 19 medals (eight gold, three silver and eight bronze) Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 165

4 NELL & JOHN WOODEN COURT IN PAULEY PAVILION On Dec. 20, 2003 when UCLA defeated Michigan State in Pauley Pavilion, the floor in Pauley Pavilion was named after legendary Bruin head coach John Wooden and his late wife Nell - Nell and John Wooden Court. To celebrate the occasion, there was a reception/luncheon before the game and a pregame ceremony. More than 60 of Coach Wooden s players attended to honor the Coach and his wife. ycoach Wooden honored on a poster display ycoach Wooden addresses fans during the pregame ceremony UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

5 UCLA BASKETBALL REUNION On August 11, 2003, UCLA Head Coach Ben Howland and his staff hosted a reunion for former Bruin players, coaches and student managers in the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame. Many former players attended, along with legendary UCLA head coach John Wooden. ybruin Head Coach Ben Howland with the Lucius Allen family. y(l-to-r) Baron Davis, Kenny Washington, Coach Wooden and Michael Warren yon August 6, 2005, a Bruin reunion took place at Coach Howland s home and such Bruin greats as Coach Wooden, Bill Walton, Michael Warren, Lucius Allen and Lynn Shackelford attended. ATHLETICS ENDOWMENT PROGRAM UCLA s 1956 All-American center Willie Naulls, and his wife Anne, along with three-time ( ) All-Pac-10 Bruin point guard Jerome Pooh Richardson have endowed athletic grants-in-aid. A minimum gift of $100,000, payable over three to five years, is required to endow a scholarship. An endowment generates income to the University in perpetuity. By investing the gift principal and using just the interest earned to help meet the cost of a grant-in-aid assures the UCLA Athletic Department of on-going funds to maintain the quality and diversity of its program. Naulls was a three-year starter and letterman from A firstteam All-American in 1956, he was also a two-time ( ) All Conference performer and holds the school record for most rebounds (28, 1956) in a game. When his UCLA career ended, he was the school s all- time scorer (1,225 points, now No. 29) and rebounder (900, now No. 6). Following his Bruin career, Naulls played 10 years in the NBA, appearing in the NBA All-Star game four times. His final three seasons ( ) were with the Boston Celtics, winning three World Championship rings. Naulls was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in During his four years ( ) as the Bruins point guard, Richardson earned All-Pacific-10 honors for three consecutive seasons ( ) and ended his career as the school s all-time leader in assists (833), steals (189, now No. 4), three-point field goal percentage (46.4, ) and games played (122, now No. 13). Following his collegiate career, Richardson had a 10-year career in the NBA, last playing with the Los Angeles Clippers. Pooh was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 3, Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 167

6 THE O BANNON LEGACY From through the season, Ed and Charles O Bannon dominated the Bruin basketball scene. Ed missed all of with a severe left knee injury that required surgery, came back for the season and was a three-year starter from Charles came in as a true freshman in and was a four-year starter. During their tenure, UCLA won one NCAA Championship (1995), advanced to two other NCAA Elite Eights (1997, 92) and won four Pacific-10 titles ( ). Their overall won-loss record was (78.9), an average of 25 wins a season. ED O BANNON As a senior in 1995, Ed O Bannon led the Bruins to the NCAA Championship, the 11th in school history. In UCLA s win over Arkansas in the NCAA final, Ed scored 30 points with 17 rebounds and was named the Final Four s Most Outstanding Player. At the conclusion of the season, he received the Wooden Award as the National Player of the Year. In 1995 he was an NBA first round selection by the New Jersey Nets. Ed, who also played professionally in Europe, is a 2005 inductee into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame. CHARLES O BANNON A sophomore starter on UCLA s 1995 NCAA Championship team, Charles O Bannon as a senior in led the Bruins to their third consecutive Pacific-10 title and to the NCAA Midwest Regional championship game. At the conclusion of the season, he was named to the Wooden All-American team. In the 1997 NBA Draft, Charles was a second-round choice of the Detroit Pistons. He has been playing professionally in Japan the last several years. Charles returned to UCLA in summer 2002 and completed his degree. yed (left) and Charles O Bannon UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

7 UCLA BRUINS IN THE NBA UCLA has had 28 first-round NBA draft selections in school history. Most recently, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Jordan Farmar as the 26th overall selection in the first round of the 2006 NBA Draft. Since 1948, UCLA stands as the all-time collegiate leader in NBA draft selections with 100, ahead of North Carolina (94), Kentucky (91) and Duke (72). The Bruins have had at least one NBA draft selection in each of the past 10 seasons (14 since 1997). In 2006, Farmar and Ryan Hollins were both selected in the NBA Draft. Hollins was drafted in the second round by the Charlotte Bobcats. The 2001 NBA Draft featured 11 Pac-10 player selections, the most from the conference since the NBA began limiting its draft to two rounds in UCLA and the Pac-10 Conference led the way in the 1998 NBA Draft. The Bruins tied with Arizona and North Carolina for the most players drafted (the Bruins had three second round selections -- Jelani McCoy, Seattle; Toby Bailey, Phoenix; J. R. Henderson, Vancouver) and the Pac-10 had a total of eight players drafted, the highest of any conference in the U.S. From , UCLA sent more players (26) into the NBA than any school in the country. In , UCLA s 11 former players on NBA rosters ranked second to North Carolina. p Reggie Miller First Round (No. 11) 1987 Draft p Jerome Moiso with NBA Commissioner David Stern at the 2000 draft (No. 11) FIRST ROUND SELECTIONS Year Player Team 2006 Jordan Farmar L.A. Lakers 2000 Jerome Moiso Boston 1999 Baron Davis Charlotte 1995 Ed O Bannon New Jersey George Zidek Charlotte 1992 Tracy Murray San Antonio Don MacLean Detroit 1989 Pooh Richardson Minnesota 1987 Reggie Miller Indiana 1984 Kenny Fields Milwaukee 1980 Kiki Vandeweghe Dallas 1979 David Greenwood Chicago Roy Hamilton Detroit Brad Holland L.A. Lakers 1978 Raymond Townsend Golden State 1977 Marques Johnson Milwaukee 1976 Richard Washington Kansas City 1975 David Meyers Los Angeles 1974 Bill Walton Portland Keith Wilkes Golden State 1973 Swen Nater Milwaukee 1971 Sidney Wicks Portland Curtis Rowe Detroit 1970 John Vallely Atlanta 1969 Lew Alcindor Milwaukee Lucius Allen Seattle 1965 Gail Goodrich L.A. Lakers 1964 Walt Hazzard L.A. Lakers p Baron Davis with NBA Commissioner David Stern at the 1999 draft (No. 3) 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 169

8 yjason Kapono ydan Gadzuric Matt Barnesp y Baron Davis UCLA AND THE NBA Former UCLA players on NBA rosters - as of Oct. 18, 2006 Player (Years at UCLA) NBA Team Trevor Ariza (2004) Orlando Magic Matt Barnes ( ) Golden State Warriors Cedric Bozeman ( , 2006) Atlanta Hawks Baron Davis ( ) Golden State Warriors Jordan Farmar ( ) Los Angeles Lakers Dan Gadzuric ( ) Milwaukee Bucks Ryan Hollins ( ) Charlotte Bobcats Jason Kapono ( ) Miami Heat Darrick Martin ( ) Toronto Raptors Earl Watson ( ) Seattle Sonics yearl Watson UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

9 y Tyus Edney y Jelani McCoy Pooh Richardson p Trevor Wilson p y Tracy Murray y Gerald Madkins Don MacLean p FORMER BRUINS IN THE NBA UCLA has sent 71 players into the NBA since Don Barksdale entered the league in Last season, the NBA featured nine Bruins, and former UCLA standout Jason Kapono helped lead the Miami Heat to their first NBA title in franchise history. Above are seven former Bruins who have finished their NBA careers - Jelani McCoy (six years); Pooh Richardson (10 years); Trevor Wilson (five years); Tracy Murray (12 years); Don MacLean (nine years); Gerald Madkins (three years) Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 171

10 UCLA AND THE NBA ALL-STAR GAME UCLA has had 14 former Bruins selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor) earned 19 selections, the most by any player in league history. Below is a list of former Bruins selected to the All-Star Game. Player Games Player Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kiki Vandeweghe 2 Gail Goodrich 5 Bill Walton 2 Marques Johnson 5 Baron Davis 1 Reggie Miller 5 Don Barksdale 1 Willie Naults 4 Mark Eaton 1 Sidney Wicks 4 Walt Hazzard 1 Jamaal Wilkes 3 Curtis Rowe 1 y Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles Lakers y Bill Walton Portland Trail Blazers UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

11 y Arron Afflalo (2004) UCLA AND MCDONALD S ALL-AMERICANS Twenty-six players UCLA players have participated in the McDonald s All-America game at the conclusion of their high school careers. Only Duke and Kentucky have enrolled more McDonald s All-Americans. Player Year Player Year James Keefe 2006 Mitchell Butler 1989 Arron Afflalo 2004 Tracy Murray 1989 Jordan Farmar 2004 Don MacLean 1988 Cedric Bozeman 2001 Darrick Martin 1988 Jason Kapono 1999 Jerome Pooh Richardson 1985 Dan Gadzuric 1998 Craig Jackson 1984 JaRon Rush 1998 Montel Hatcher 1982 Ray Young 1998 Stuart Gray 1981 Baron Davis 1997 Nigel Miguel 1981 Jelani McCoy 1995 Kenny Fields 1980 omm A Givens 1994 Ralph Jackson 1980 Charles O Bannon 1993 Darren Daye (game MVP) 1979 Ed O Bannon 1990 Tyren Naulls 1978 Dan Gadzuric (1998) y y Jordan Farmar (2004) 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 173

12 THE ROAD TO THE 2006 FINAL FOUR In 2006, UCLA advanced to the Final Four for the 16th time in school history. (left page, clockwise from top left): Alfred Aboya; Ryan Hollins; Darren Collison and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute; Bruins celebrate following their Elite Eight victory against Memphis; Arron Afflalo interviewed by Lenny Elmore; Cedric Bozeman. (facing page, clockwise from top left) UCLA bench storms the court after Sweet 16 victory against Gonzaga; Lorenzo Mata; head coach Ben Howland; Jordan Farmar UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

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14 A LOOK BACK - Head coach Jim Harrick led UCLA to the 1995 NCAA Championship, the 11th national title in program history. (left page, clockwise from top left) Cameron Dollar; Ed O Bannon; Tyus Edney; 1995 Sears Trophy; postgame team celebration; (facing page, clockwise from top left) coaches Mark Gottfried, Jim Harrick, Lorenzo Romar and Steve Lavin; Toby Bailey; group photo featuring (left to right) Toby Bailey, Cameron Dollar, Charles O Bannon and Ed O Bannon, postgame team photo, fans cheer on the Bruins in Seattle, Wash.; Charles and Ed O Bannon UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

15 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 177

16 BRUIN BASKETBALL SALUTES ITS OLYMPIC HERITAGE Since the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin Germany, 12 Bruins affiliated with the UCLA basketball program have participated in the Olympics. The 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, will mark the 62nd anniversary for basketball as an Olympic sport. Most recently, former UCLA women s basketball player Natalie Williams competed for Team USA in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and led the United States squad to a gold-medal finish. Former Bruin and longtime NBA star Reggie Miller donned the red, white and blue in Playing in Atlanta, Ga., that summer, the Olympians continued the legacy of the 1992 Dream Team, finishing a perfect 8-0 in Olympic competition and capturing the gold medal. In all, four UCLA women have participated in the Olympics - coach Billie Moore, Ann Meyers-Drysdale, Denise Curry and Natalie Williams (the 1999 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year). Walt Hazzard competed on the U.S. Olympic squad in 1964, leading Team USA to the gold in Tokyo, Japan. Don Barksdale, the first African- American Olympic basketball player, helped the United States win a gold medal at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. In 1936, the U.S. team featured five Bruins and were led by captain Frank Lubin along with Sam Balter, Carl Knowles, Don Piper and Carl Shy. The 1936 squad helped the United States capture the first-ever gold medal in basketball at the Olympic Games. y Reggie Miller, Atlanta (gold medal) y Ann Meyers-Drysdale, Montreal (silver medal) y Billie Moore (U.S. head coach), Montreal (silver medal) UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

17 BRUIN BASKETBALL SALUTES ITS OLYMPIC HERITAGE FORMER BRUINS IN THE OLYMPICS Player (Years at UCLA) Year Olympic Site Sam Balter 1936 Berlin, Germany Carl Knowles 1936 Berlin, Germany Frank Lubin 1936 Berlin, Germany Don Piper 1936 Berlin, Germany Carl Shy 1936 Berlin, Germany Don Barksdale 1948 London, Great Britain Walt Hazzard 1964 Tokyo, Japan Ann Meyers-Drysdale 1976 Montreal, Canada Billie Moore 1976 Montreal, Canada Denise Curry 1984 Los Angeles, Calif. Reggie Miller 1996 Atlanta, Ga. Natalie Williams 2000 Sydney, Australia y Denise Curry Los Angeles (gold medal) y UCLA basketball s four female Olympians (left to right): Denise Curry, Billie Moore, Ann Meyers-Drysdale and Natalie Williams y 1936 United States Olympic basketball team - UCLA Olympians: Sam Balter (front row, second from left), Don Piper (front row, third from right), Carl Shy (back row, first on left), Carl Knowles (back row, second from left), Frank Lubin (back row, third from left) 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 179

18 ASPIRE TO GREATNESS BRUIN SUPERLATIVES Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Only player to win six NBA MVP awards Troy Aikman (pictured) - First NFL quarterback to win three Super Bowls in five years Arthur Ashe - First African-American to win Wimbledon tennis championship Donald Barksdale - First African- American to win an Olympic basketball gold medal Terry Donahue - First college football head coach to win bowl games in seven consecutive seasons Lisa Fernandez - First softball player to be named outstanding college athlete of the year (Honda/Brockerick Cup) Florence Griffith-Joyner - First woman to run 100 meters under seconds Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Only woman to win back-to-back Olympic heptathlons; Top Female Athlete of the Last 25 Years Karch Kiraly - First three-time Olympic gold medalist in volleyball Mike Lodish - First NFL player to appear in six Super Bowls Ann Meyers-Drysdale - First four-time female basketball All-American Ken Norton - First NFL player to win three consecutive Super Bowls Jackie Robinson - First African-American to play Major League Baseball Al Scates - First collegiate coach to win 19 NCAA titles in a single sport Kenny Washington - First African- American to play in the NFL John Wooden - First man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

19 ASPIRE TO GREATNESS BRUIN SUPERLATIVES y Holly McPeak y Lisa Fernandez y Karch Kiraly y Cobi Jones y Troy Glaus 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 181

20 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND EXPERIENCE UCLA basketball players have utilized many opportunities to represent the United States and play basketball around the world. In the summer of 1992, the UCLA men s basketball team traveled through Italy on a 17-day, nine-game tour. During the trip, the Bruins visited and played in Rimini, Bormio, Morbegno, Cagliari, Rome and Rieti. Several Bruins have competed for the United States at the Goodwill Games and at the World University Games. Most recently, former UCLA standout Tyus Edney played for the U.S. Qualifying team in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the summer of y The Spanish Steps (Rome, Italy) y Toby Bailey , 22-and-under team (Caquas, Puerto Rico) y The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) y Baron Davis - Sept. 2001, Goodwill Games (Brisbane, Australia) TO THE LEFT - In 2001, former UCLA star Baron Davis helped lead the U.S. team to a gold medal at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia. ABOVE - After having led UCLA to the 1995 NCAA Championship in his freshman season, Toby Bailey competed for the U.S. 22-and-under team in Caquas, Puerto Rico. TO THE FAR RIGHT - Several former Bruins are pictured in their U.S. national team photos. Among those depicted are Tyus Edney, Cameron Dollar, Charles O Bannon, Jason Kapono and Ryan Hollins UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

21 REPRESENTING UCLA BASKETBALL WORLDWIDE y 1994 United States Goodwill Games (St. Petersburg, Russia) Tyus Edney (bottom row, second from left) y Tyus Edney , USA Qualifying Team 1994, Goodwill Games (St. Petersburg, Russia) y 1996 United States National Team Trials; Cameron Dollar (first row, second from left) and Charles O Bannon (third row, third from right) y Ed O Bannon , Team USA at the World University Games (Buffalo, N.Y.) y 2001 U.S. World Championship for Young Men Team (gold medalists) Jason Kapono (first row, far left); Saitama, Japan y 2003 U.S. Men s Junior World Championship Team (global games gold medalists); Ryan Hollins (back row, center) 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 183

22 PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE THE CONFERENCE OF CHAMPIONS Entering the season, the Pacific-10 Conference continues to uphold its tradition as the Conference of Champions. Pac-10 members have claimed an incredible 138 NCAA team titles over the past 16 seasons, for an average of more than eight championships per academic year. Even more impressive is the breadth of the Pac-10 s success, as those 138 team titles have come in 24 different men s and women s sports. The Pac-10 has led the nation in NCAA Championships 40 of the last 46 years and finished second five times. NCAA team champions from the Pac-10 in came from UCLA (men s volleyball and women s water polo), Stanford (women s cross country and women s tennis), Arizona (softball), California (women s rowing), USC (men s water polo), Washington (women s volleyball) and Oregon State (baseball). The Pac-10 also had runners-up in six NCAA Championship events: men s basketball (UCLA), women s soccer (UCLA), women s golf (USC), women s outdoor track and field (USC), men s swimming and diving (Arizona) and women s indoor track and field (Stanford). The Trojans also competed in the BCS National Championship Game, but football is not recognized as an NCAA title. Overall, the Conference had 15 teams finish in the top three at NCAA Championship events. Spanning nearly a century of outstanding athletics achievement, the Pac-10 has captured 351 NCAA titles (251 men s, 100 women s), far outdistancing the runner-up Big Ten Conference s 205 titles. The Conference s reputation is further proven in the annual United States Sports Academy Directors Cup competition, the prestigious award that honors the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. Stanford continued its remarkable run in the season, winning its 12th consecutive Directors Cup. In the competition, seven of the Top-25 Division I programs were Pac-10 members: No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 UCLA, No. 6 California, No. 9 USC, No. 10 Arizona, No. 13 Arizona State and No. 17 Washington. The Pac-10 landed six programs in the Top-15, three more than the second-place SEC (3). The Pac-10 captured nine NCAA titles in to lead the nation. It should be noted that the Pac-10 total does not include California s national championship in rugby or men s crew, as they are not counted as NCAA titles. The Pac-10 led the nation with the most NCAA titles in women s sports with six. Participation in the postseason was a common occurrence for the Conference in Of the 22 sports sponsored by the Pac-10, 18 witnessed at least half its teams participating in NCAA or other postseason action. The men sent 56 of a possible 92 teams into the postseason (60.8 percent), while the women sent 61 of a possible 100 teams (61.0 percent). The Pac-10 experienced continued success in football as the league sent five teams to bowl games. USC claimed its fourth consecutive Pac-10 crown, capping its 12-1 season with a berth in the BCS National Championship game. Overall, the Pac-10 went 3-2 in postseason bowl games with Arizona State, California, Oregon and UCLA also earning bowl appearances. USC tailback Reggie Bush won the Heisman Trophy, the third Trojan to win the award in four years. USC and Oregon found themselves ranked in the Top-15 in the nation at the conclusion of the season, finishing second and 12th, respectively (AP and USA Today). The Pac-10 also showed its worth on the basketball court, as it sent four teams into the NCAA Men s Basketball Championship. UCLA advanced to the national championship game, falling just short to Florida in the finals. The Bruins captured both the Pac- 10 regular season championship and the Pacific Life Pac-10 Tournament crown. On the women s side, six teams competed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in Conference history. Stanford reached the Elite Eight for the third straight year, while UCLA picked up its first-ever State Farm Pac-10 Tournament Trophy. The Conference continued its dominance in softball as seven teams earned trips to NCAA regional play, the most out of any conference in the nation. Arizona claimed its seventh national title with a two-game sweep of Northwestern in the championship series. It marked the 18th national championship by a Pac-10 team since With a 15-5 Conference record, UCLA picked up the 2006 Pac-10 crown, while earning the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship. Oregon State claimed the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, earning the school s first national title since a 1961 cross country championship. The Beavers became the first team in College World Series history to lose twice in Omaha and win the national title. In addition, OSU was the first truly Northernbased school to win the series since Ohio State in The Conference also swept NCAA volleyball and water polo honors. Washington captured the women s volleyball title, while UCLA garnered the men s volleyball hardware. Water polo might as well have been labeled Conference play as USC defeated Stanford to claim the national title on the men s side and UCLA took care of USC to capture the women s championship. Rowing proved to be another showcase of Pac-10 talent, as California claimed both the NCAA women s title and the men solidified their title dreams with an IRA championship. y Don MacLean - leading scorer in Pac-10 and UCLA history On the men s side, Pac-10 members have won 251 NCAA team championships, far ahead of the the 190 claimed by the runner-up Big Ten. Men s NCAA crowns have come at a phenomenal rate for the Pac basketball titles by five schools UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

23 PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE THE CONFERENCE OF CHAMPIONS (more than any other conference), 49 tennis titles, 45 outdoor track and field crowns, and 25 baseball titles. Pac-10 members have won 25 of the last 37 NCAA titles in volleyball, 32 of the last 47 in water polo, and 20 total swimming and diving national championships. Individually, the Conference has produced an impressive number of NCAA men s individual champions as well, claiming 1,127 NCAA individual crowns. On the women s side, the story is much the same. Since the NCAA began conducting women s championships 25 years ago, Pac-10 members have claimed at least four national titles in a single season on 17 occasions. Overall, the Pac-10 has captured 100 NCAA women s crowns, easily outdistancing the Southeastern Conference, which is second with 66. Pac-10 members have dominated a number of sports, winning 18 softball titles, 17 tennis crowns, 11 of the last 16 volleyball titles, 11 of the last 17 trophies in golf and eight in swimming and diving. Pac-10 women athletes shine nationally on an individual basis as well, having captured an unmatched 464 NCAA individual titles, an average of more than 18 champions per season. The roots of the Pacific-10 Conference go back nearly 90 years to December 15, 1915, when the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was founded at a meeting at the Oregon Hotel in Portland, Ore. Original membership consisted of four schools - the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State College (now Oregon State University). All still are charter members of the Conference. Pacific Coast Conference play began in One year later, Washington State College (now Washington State University), was accepted into the Conference, and Stanford University joined in In 1922, the PCC expanded to eight teams with the admission of the University of Southern California and the University of Idaho. Montana joined the Conference in 1924, and in 1928, the PCC grew to 10 members with the addition of UCLA. y Pooh Richardson - second in assists in Pac-10 history (833) Southern California, UCLA, and Washington. Washington State became a member in 1962, while Oregon and Oregon State joined in In 1968, the name Pacific-8 Conference was adopted. Ten years later, on July 1, 1978, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University were admitted and the Pacific-10 Conference became a reality. In , the league took on a new look, expanding to include 10 women s sports. Currently, the Pac-10 sponsors 11 men s sports and 11 women s sports. Additionally, the Conference is a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) in four other men s sports and two other women s sports. The Pacific Coast Conference competed as a 10-team league until 1950, with the exception of , when World War II curtailed intercollegiate athletic competition to a minimum. In 1950, Montana resigned from the Conference and joined the Mountain States Conference. The PCC continued as a nineteam Conference through In 1959, the PCC was dissolved and a new Conference was formed - the Athletic Association of Western Universities. Original AAWU membership consisted of California, Stanford, Edwin N. Atherton was named the Conference s first Commissioner in He has been succeeded by Victor O. Schmidt (1944), Thomas J. Hamilton (1959), Wiles Hallock (1971), and current Commissioner Thomas C. Hansen in The Pacific-10 Conference offices are located 25 miles east of San Francisco in Walnut Creek, Calif. PAC-10 BASKETBALL AT A GLANCE Fifteen NCAA Champions (by five different schools, led by UCLA s record-setting 11 national titles). Three National Champions in the last 11 years (UCLA 1995 NCAA, Arizona 1997 NCAA, California 1999 NIT). Nine different Pac-10 teams have been to the Sweet 16 the last 11 years (UCLA in six of the last 10 years ). Four different Pac-10 schools have reached the Final Four in six of the last 13 years (1994 Arizona, 1995 UCLA, 1997 Arizona, 1998 Stanford, 2001 Arizona, 2006 UCLA). A total of 71 Pac-10 players have been selected over the past 12 NBA drafts. All 10 league schools have had at least one player drafted during that span. (From , UCLA had 15 players drafted, including Jerome Moiso, the No. 11 pick in the 2000 draft by Boston and Baron Davis, the No. 3 selection in the 1999 draft by Charlotte). In 2006, the Pac-10 had six players drafted, including UCLA s Jordan Farmar (LA Lakers/first round) and Ryan Hollins (Charlotte Bobcats/ second round) Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 185

24 THE STUDENT-ATHLETE AT UCLA y Mike Casillas y Kenny Donaldson Academic Services and Campus Resources UCLA has 10 full-time staff in the academic area to assist student-athletes in areas such as scheduling, degree planning, selecting a major, tutoring, career pathing, specialized learning programs and other academic-related fields. UCLA s Academic Learning Center for student-athletes operates six days a week for almost 100 hours (closed on Saturdays). There are 20 Dell computers, as well as printers and study rooms available. The learning center has over 20 laptops available for check-out for team road trips. UCLA Basketball Academic Superlatives UCLA has produced 61 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship winners, including five in basketball. UCLA has produced 96 GTE Academic All-Americans, including 18 in basketball. The Bruin basketball program has produced three GTE Academic Hall of Fame members Did You Know? Eight of 10 returning players have made the Director s Honor Roll for at least one quarter. Former Bruin Jordan Farmar was a 2005 nominee for the Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete Award (minimum GPA of 3.00). UCLA s Student-Athlete Services 1. Counseling Programs A. Academic Counseling B. Priority in classes C. Major Selection Workshops D. Degree Plans E. Career/Job Placement F. Workshops G. Media/Interview Techniques H. Professional Agent Information I. Sports Psychology J. Mentor Advice K. Graduate School Preparation 2. Academic Support A. Individual/Group Tutoring B. Review Sessions C. Academic Coordinator D. Learning Strategies 3. Orientation Programs A. Summer Orientation B. Athletic Orientation C. Freshman Summer Program D. Community Outreach y UCLA Basketball Class of (left to right) Todd Ramasar, Jason Flowers, Ryan Bailey, Rico Hines and Earl Watson UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

25 The UCLA Athletic Department is very proud of the Bruin men s basketball team and its commitment to academics. George Zidek (left), UCLA s starting center for two seasons (1995 and 94) and one of the driving forces behind the Bruins 1995 NCAA championship, is one of the most academically honored players in UCLA history. Zidek had a career gpa of 3.76 in economics. As a senior in 1995, he was a first-team GTE Academic All-American and also earned an NCAA post-graduate scholarship. A two-time first-team Academic All-Pacific-10 performer, Zidek was awarded a 1995 Pac-10 Medal, based on the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership. Zidek, from Prague, Czech Republic, in the 1995 NBA Draft was selected in the first round by the Charlotte Hornets. In 1997, Bob Myers had the team s highest GPA (3.44) and earned first-team Academic All-Pacific-10 honors. Myers is a 1998 UCLA graduate with a degree in economics and a 2003 graduate of the Loyola Marymount School of Law. Men s Basketball Academic All-Americans (18) Player (Years at UCLA) Position Year Ralph Drollinger ( ) C 1975 Kenny Heitz ( ) G 1969 Marques Johnson ( ) F 1977 Greg Lee ( ) G 1972, 1973, 1974 Kiki Vandeweghe ( ) F 1979, 1980 Bill Walton ( ) C 1972, 1973, 1974 Michael Warren ( ) G 1967 Sidney Wicks ( ) F 1971 Keith Wilkes ( ) F 1972, 1973, 1974 George Zidek ( ) C 1994, 1995 BRUIN ACADEMIC STANDOUTS Men s Basketball Academic All- Americans (18) 1967 Michael Warren, G 1969 Kenny Heitz, G 1971 Sidney Wicks, F 1972 Bill Walton, C Greg Lee, G Jamaal Wilkes, F 1973 Bill Walton, C Greg Lee, G Jamaal Wilkes, F 1974 Bill Walton, C Greg Lee, G Jamaal Wilkes, F 1975 Ralph Drollinger, C 1977 Marques Johnson, F 1979 Kiki Vandeweghe, F 1980 Kiki Vandeweghe, F 1994 George Zidek, C (2 nd team) 1995 George Zidek, C y Sidney Wicks (1971 Academic All-American) y George Zidek ( Academic All-American) 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 187

26 GTE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA y Keith Wilkes ( Academic All-American) On May 17, 1994 in Washington, D.C., UCLA s legendary basketball coach John Wooden and Hall of Fame Bruin center Bill Walton highlighted the list of inductees into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame. Wooden, who led the Bruins to an unprecedented 10 NCAA championships and was the first individual in the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and coach, was inducted into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as an honorary member. Walton, now a basketball commentator for ABC-TV/ESPN, led the Bruins to two NCAA titles ( ) and was a threetime NCAA Player of the Year selection. Wooden and Walton joined three other Bruins who are in the GTE Academic Hall of Fame Jamaal Wilkes, who was an All-American forward with Walton, inducted in 1990, the Rev. Donn Moomaw, a two-time (1950 and 52) All-American linebacker at UCLA who was one of the charter inductees in 1988 and John Fowler, Bruin linebacker who in 1978 earned an NCAA Postgraduate scholarship and in 1977 was a first-team Academic All-American. To be eligible for the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame, an athlete must have been a GTE Academic All-America team member with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. In addition, his/her class must have been graduated for at least 10 years. Walton and Wilkes were threetime Academic All-Americans from A Hall of Fame selection committee chose the class of 1994 after examining its career in community achievements since graduation from college. In 1988, GTE and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) established the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame to honor former Academic All-America team members who have attained high achievements in their chosen professions and have made substantial contributions to their communities. y John Wooden (bottom right, with 1964 NCAA Championship Team) y Bill Walton (1994 GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductee) UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

27 The prestigious NCAA Silver Anniversary Award honors former student-athletes who have distinguished themselves since completing college athletic careers 25 years ago. UCLA men s basketball has three award winners Bill Walton in 1999, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor) in 1994 and Willie Naulls in NCAA SILVER ANNIVERSARY AWARD Bill Walton During Walton s three ( ) seasons as a starter, the Bruins won two NCAA crowns ( ) and had an NCAA record 88-game winning streak. His many collegiate honors included--three-time ( ) College Player of the Year, winner of the Sullivan Award in 1973, as the nation s top amateur athlete and Walton was also a three-time Academic All-American. Following his UCLA career, Walton played 14 seasons in the NBA and played on two (Portland 1977, Boston 1986) World Championship teams and was the NBA MVP in Walton was enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in He is currently a sports analyst for ABC/ESPN. His many charity activities include Bank of America Jammin Hoops Camps (free basketball camps in inner cities), YMCA and The Boys and Girls Club. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar A three-time NCAA Player of the Year, Abdul-Jabbar led UCLA to three consecutive ( ) NCAA basketball championships. Abdul-Jabbar went on to star in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the NBA s all-time leading scorer (38,387 points) and he was a member of six NBA Championship teams. In 1995, Abdul-Jabbar was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and in 2003 into the Pac-10 Hall of Honor. Among his civic contributions, Abdul-Jabbar established Kareem s Kids in 1989, a program designed to motivate youth to stay in school. He also has conducted basketball clinics for children in such countries as Turkey, Australia, Taiwan, Germany, Italy and Saudi Arabia. An author, he has written The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII s Forgotten Heros, about an African American tank command fighting in Europe and A Season on the Reservation: My Soujourn with the White Mountain Apaches, about his season as an assistant coach at Alchesay HS (Whiteriver, AZ) on the Fort Apache Native American Reservation. y Bill Walton Willie Naulls At the end of his three-year ( ) Bruin career, Naulls was UCLA s leading scorer (1225 points, now No. 29) and rebounder (900, now No. 6) and earned All-American honors in He has the school record for most rebounds (28, 1956) in a game. He played 10 years in the NBA, including his last three seasons ( ) winning NBA titles with the Boston Celtics. Naulls, who earned a Master s degree in theology and was ordained a minister from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, is the founder of Willie Naulls Ministries and The Church of Common Ground and heads the nonprofit organization Concerned Parents of America. y Kareem Abdul-Jabbar y Willie Naulls (right) 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 189

28 UCLA IN THE NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME UCLA is represented in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., by nine of the greatest names in college basketball: John Wooden, Bill Walton, Ann Meyers-Drysdale, Denny Crum, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gail Goodrich, Denise Curry, Billie Moore and 2002 inductee Larry Brown. A three-time ( ) All-American at Purdue, John Wooden was head coach at UCLA for 27 seasons. During that time, he guided the Bruins to an overall record of (.808), a record setting 10 NCAA championships and 19 conference titles. Wooden was the first individual inducted into the Hall of Fame as both a player and coach. In 2002, he was a charter member of the Pac-10 Hall of Honor. Larry Brown has been a successful college and professional basketball coach for the last 30+ years. He was UCLA s head coach for two seasons ( ) and in 1980, led the Bruins to the NCAA Championship game vs. Louisville. At Kansas in 1988, he directed the Jayhawks to the NCAA title. A 1963 graduate of North Carolina where he was also a star player, Brown has coached eight different teams in the NBA and in 2001 led the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals and was named the NBA Coach of the Year. In 2004, Brown became the first coach to win an NBA Title (Detroit Pistons) and an NCAA Championship (Kansas 1988). Likewise, he served as the U.S. Olympic head coach at the 2004 Summer Olympic games in Athens, Greece (bronze medal). A two-year letterman ( ) at UCLA under John Wooden, Denny Crum was a starting guard as a senior. He was also an assistant coach under Wooden at UCLA from , when the Bruins won three NCAA championships. At the end of the season, Crum retired after 30 seasons as head coach at Louisville, where he guided the Cardinals to two NCAA crowns (1980 and 86) and six Final Fours. A 1965 All-American, Gail Goodrich helped lead UCLA to NCAA titles in 1964 and 65. In the 1965 title game, his 42 points vs. Michigan was a collegiate record. Finished his career as UCLA s top scorer (1,690; now No. 12). A 14-year NBA veteran, he was on the Lakers 1972 World Championship team and played in five NBA All-Star games. In , Goodrich had his Bruin jersey number retired (25) and was inducted into the Pac- 10 Hall of Honor. During her 24 years as a head coach, Billie Moore guided UCLA (1978) and CS Fullerton (1970) to national championships. In 1976, she was the head coach for the U.S. Olympic team, leading the American squad (with Ann Meyers) to a silver medal. Moore is the winningest coach in UCLA women s history (16 years, ). Moore, Meyers and Denise Curry are charter members (1999) of the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame. y John Wooden (inducted 1960 as a player, 1972 as a coach) y Denny Crum (inducted 1994) y Larry Brown (inducted 2002) UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

29 UCLA IN THE NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is widely considered one of the greatest offensive players in basketball history. Known as Lew Alcindor at UCLA from , he was named College Player of the Year three straight seasons and led the Bruins to three consecutive NCAA titles. In the NBA, he is the league s all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points. In 2003, he was inducted into the Pac-10 Hall of Honor. Ann Meyers-Drysdale became the first four-time ( ) women s basketball All-American during her days at UCLA. In 1976, she earned a silver medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic team and in 1978, she was named College Player of the Year and winner of the prestigious Broderick Cup. Meyers, who was married to the late Don Drysdale, is a television basketball commentator. She joins Denise Curry and Billie Moore as charter members (1999) of the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame. At the 2001 Wooden Awards, Meyers-Drysdale was honored as a Wooden All-Time All-American. In 2003, she received the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award. Bill Walton and the Bruins won two NCAA crowns ( ) and he earned All-American honors and College Basketball Player of the Year three straight seasons. As a professional, he led the Portland Trail Blazers to the NBA title in 1977 and helped the Boston Celtics to another title in He is now a basketball commentator for ABC/ESPN. A three-time All-American, Denise Curry set a collegiate record by scoring in double-figures in each of the 130 games she played for the Bruins and set 14 school records in her career ( ) at Westwood. Prior to her gold medal-winning performance on the 1984 U. S. Olympic team, she had previously been selected to the 1980 team. Curry joins Ann Meyers-Drysdale and Billie Moore as charter members (1999) of the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame. y Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor, inducted 1995) y Gail Goodrich (inducted 1996) 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 191

30 THE ACOSTA SPORTS TRAINING CENTER ABOUT THE ACOSTA CENTER UCLA student-athletes conduct their training and conditioning in the twostory Acosta Sports Training Center, home for sports medicine, athletic training and rehabilitiation, speed-strength and conditioning and varsity locker rooms. The state-of-the-art facility provides UCLA student-athletes and coaches all of the advantages needed to maximize athletic performance. Among the highlights of the training center include a 15,000 square-foot weight room, with the most modern equipment for use by all 24 sports in the program. The Acosta Center also provides an 8,000 square-foot athletic training and rehabilitiation facility with private offices for all certified athletic trainers. The facility includes three hydro pools, one large rehabilitiation area and a doctors suite and private examination areas. The center also has a meeting room with space for 25 people. The second floor of the Acosta Center features new locker rooms for various men s and women s sports. The second floor also houses a team meeting room and an athlete lounge UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

31 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FACILITIES UCLA s new Speed-Strength and Conditioning Facility located in the Acosta Training Center has doubled in size to 15,000 square feet and is directed by Hall of Fame speed-strength and conditioning coach E. J. Doc Kreis, who was hired in June Kreis, a two-time strength and conditioning Coach of the Year, will oversee the athletic development of more than 700 student-athletes. He is joined by a highly accredited staff, including Troy Jorgensen, Karl Jordan, Jon Fussell, Jill Robinson, Charlie Stocking, Phil Wagner and John Farr. An athlete s development requires a comprehensive plan that maximizes all physical components of competition. UCLA s Acosta Speed-Strength and Conditioning Facility and the program developed by the Speed-Strength and Conditioning staff are instrumental in equipping all UCLA athletes with the physical tools required to successfully compete in the national spotlight. Each athlete receives individual attention from the staff in developing all facets of athleticism, such as strength, force production and power. The Acosta Speed-Strength and Conditioning Facility is composed of 27 weight lifting platforms, a state of the art dumbbell area, thirty upper and lower body weight machines and a variety of cardiovascular equipment. The room is highlighted by the Athletic Performance Area, a specialized space dedicated to enhancing acceleration/deceleration capabilities, foot speed, balance and coordination, vertical jump and flexibility for all Bruin athletes. UCLA s Speed-Strength and Conditioning program is designed to produce and improve the four fundamentals of speed-strength reaction strength, explosive strength, absolute strength and starting strength. The ultimate goal is to transfer the gains made as a result of hard and consistent work into the competitive environment. The transfer of the four fundamentals to the field, court or pool allows UCLA athletes to compete successfully at the highest level of their sport. Ultimately, UCLA athletes are expected to work day in and day out to improve upon their athleticism. There are no secret training methods - just hard work, consistency, effort and attitude. The pride and tradition behind UCLA Athletics is expected to be upheld by every athlete in the Acosta Speed-Strength and Conditioning Facilty Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 193

32 UCLA BASKETBALL S FIRST-CLASS FACILITIES The centerpiece of UCLA s basketball facilities, Pauley Pavilion opened as the Bruins multi-purpose campus arena in June of While calling the 12,819- seat pavilion home, the Bruins have won nine NCAA championships and 19 Pac-10 titles. In , the Bruins broke the Pauley Pavilion attendance record twice. UCLA welcomed 13,478 fans when the Bruins played Duke (Feb. 23, 1997), and 13,382 fans came to see UCLA take on crosstownrival USC. UCLA has housed over 13,000 fans in Pauley Pavilion on seven occasions - most recently, 13,037 people watched UCLA defeated USC, 66-45, on Jan. 18, On Dec. 20, 2003, UCLA dedicated the court in Pauley Pavilion as Nell and John Wooden Court. UCLA s John Wooden Sports and Recreation Center, along with the newly-renovated Men s Gym, are the area s numberone summer basketball locations. NBA stars compete daily against UCLA basketball players in the best pick up games in Los Angeles. LARGEST CROWDS Top Pauley Pavilion Attendance Marks Attendance Date and Opponent 13,478 2/23/97 vs. Duke 13,382 2/19/97 vs. USC 13,079 2/12/98 vs. Stanford 13,037 1/18/06 vs. USC 13,037 3/11/95 vs. Oregon 13,023 3/1/92 vs. Duke 13,014 2/15/96 vs. Arizona 12,961 12/23/69 vs. Louisiana State 12,922 1/16/99 vs. Stanford 12,912 2/20/71 vs. Oregon 12,903 3/8/69 vs. USC 12,898 3/12/92 vs. Arizona 12,897 1/18/69 vs. Houston 12,893 2/13/71 vs. Washington State 12,884 2/1/75 vs. USC 12,883 2/10/67 vs. Oregon State 12,883 3/1/75 vs. Stanford UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

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34 UCLA STUDENT LIFE UCLA offers a broad range of recreational activities and co-curricular opportunities for students. With the campus in its gorgeous Westwood location, UCLA s student-athletes provide the school community with exciting college sporting events. UCLA is home to 13 different residential buildings, ranging from suite designs to hall arrangements. There are a multitude of fine dining options (four residential cafeterias) as well as late-night food options. The Wooden Center was remodeled in the summer of 2005, adding an increased number of cardiovascular workout options, flat screen televisions, new weightlifting machines and increased workout space. UCLA recreation also offers rock climbing, swimming and other enjoyable sporting and exercise activities to keep every student busy. Photos (left page; clockwise from top left): Royce Hall, residential hall bedroom, Wooden Recreation Center, Bruin Walk, campus computer lab Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, Easton Field; (right page; clockwise from top left): Jackie Robinson Stadium, UCLA campus skyline, dining hall, student store in Ackerman Union, basketball in the Wooden Center, Drake Stadium UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

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36 LOS ANGELES The city of Los Angeles is internationally recognized as America s leader in the entertainment and communications industries. With numerous scenic spots and tourist destinations, Los Angeles has much to offer its residents and visitors. Well-known for its breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean, Los Angeles and its outlying cities feature some of the nation s greatest beaches. Many area beaches, such as Venice Beach (top left) are just a short drive from UCLA s campus. Los Angeles recreation and entertainment areas are unparalleled. Universal CityWalk and Universal Studios (middle left) are located less than a 20-minute drive from Westwood. The city features numerous world-famous theatres and music halls, such as the Disney Concert Hall (middle center). The southern California sports market includes an array of major professional teams - baseball s Dodgers (Dodger Stadium, pictured below) and Angels, basketball s Lakers, Clippers and Sparks, hockey s Kings and Ducks, soccer s Galaxy and Chivas USA at the Home Depot Center and arena football s Avengers. Los Angeles has also hosted many major sporting events, including the Super Bowl and World Cup (women in 1999 and 2003; men in 1994) UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

37 Photos courtesy of the Los Angeles Convention and Visitor s Bureau. Dodger Stadium photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Dodgers Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions Above photos: (top left) Griffith Park Observatory, (top right) Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, (second top right) Los Angeles City Hall, (middle left) Catalina Island, (middle center) Six Flags Magic Mountain, (middle right) Staples Center, Santa Monica coastline (bottom) UCLA Basketball 199

38 WESTWOOD One of California s most beautiful residential areas, Westwood is the home of UCLA s campus. Activity surrounds UCLA, as Westwood Village (directly south of the campus) offers a wide variety of shops and restaurants. The Fox Village Theatre (built in 1931) and Geffen Playhouse are located in Westwood Village. Aside from its movie theaters and entertainment centers, Westwood also provides UCLA students with a variety of shopping and dining options. Aside from popular restaurants such as California Pizza Kitchen and Baja Fresh, The Village also features student favorites In-N-Out and Diddy Riese Cookies. To the west are the popular beaches of Malibu and Santa Monica. To the north are the picturesque Santa Monica Mountains and the luxurious commmunity of Bel-Air. To the east lies Beverly Hills and Hollywood. The beautiful and compact UCLA campus offers an ideal setting for education, athletics, recreation and business contacts UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

39 J.D. MORGAN CENTER UCLA s commitment to comprehensive academic support services and a dsire to expand existing resources to best serve the Bruin student-athlete of today and tomorrow remains constant. In an effort to support this ideal, UCLA s J.D. Morgan Athletic Center underwent a major expansion that has upgraded the former facility into a high-tech building for the 21st century. The project has increased office space for both administrative and coaching staffs, improved the student academic support services and provides a state of the art Athletic Hall of Fame exhibiting the illustratious Bruin history and highlighting current events. Here are some of the specifics of the J.D. Morgan Athletic Center expansion that were completed in the fall of Private offices for all administrators and coaches New Student-Athlete Academic Learning Center (over double the previous size) Increased computer access for athlete utilization Eighteen computers for student-athlete use for class papers and projects, plus an expanded laptop loan program for team road trips Reference library for student-athletes' academic projects Ability to handle academic needs both during the day and evening hours Additional conference rooms for team and group meetings Satellite cable sport connections for all offices and conference rooms Media facilities for major press conferences and events Multi-purpose room for banquets, receptions and large meetings 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 201

40 THE LEGACY OF JACKIE ROBINSON Jackie Robinson became the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in Born Jan. 31, 1919 in Cairo, Ga., Robinson was the first four-sport letterman in UCLA history football (1939 and 1940), basketball (1940 and 1941), track and field (1940) and baseball (1940). Robinson played baseball in 1944 for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro American League when a scout with the Brooklyn Dodgers noticed him. Dodgers club president and general manager Branch Rickey signed Robinson and assigned him to play for the Montreal Royals (Dodgers minor league affiliate) in He made his major league debut on April 15, 1947 at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. UCLA Football Led the nation in punt return average in 1939 (16.5 yards) and 1940 (21.0 yards)...his career average of 18.8 yards ranks fourth in NCAA history. As a senior (1940), he led UCLA in rushing (383 yards), passing (444 yards), total offense (827 yards), scoring (36 points) and punt returns (21.0 average)...in his two-year career, he rushed for 954 yards (5.9 average) and passed for 449 yards. UCLA Basketball Led the Southern Division of the Pacific Coast Conference in scoring in 1940 (12.4 average in 12 league games) and 1941 (11.1 average in 12 league games). UCLA Track and Field Missed most of the 1940 season while playing with UCLA s baseball team but won the NCAA title in the broad jump ( /4) after winning the Pacific Coast Conference meet with a leap of 25 feet. UCLA Baseball In 1940, batted just.097 during the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association season...in his first game (March 10, 1940), he had four hits and stole four bases, including home once. y Jackie Robinson led the nation in punt return average in 1939 and 1940 while playing football for the Bruins Major League Baseball Played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to Selected National League Rookie of the Year in 1947 (the award is now named in his honor). Selected National League Most Valuable Player in Post Baseball Career Became Vice-President at Chock Full O Nuts in Served as a member of the national board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Selected UCLA Alumnus of the Year in Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Was instrumental in the founding of the Freedom National Bank in Harlem, NY. Became the first African-American baseball commentator when hired by ABC-TV in Died Oct. 24, 1972 in Stamford, Conn. Posthumous Accolades Charter member of UCLA s Athletic Hall of Fame; earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom Time Magazine 100 Most Important People of the Century 2005 Congressional Gold Medal; Los Angeles Coliseum Memorial Court of Honor y Jackie Robinson led the Southern Division of the Pacific Coast Conference in scoring in 1940 and 1941 while at UCLA UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

41 y Don Barksdale (top right) led the Southern Division of the Pacific Coast conference in scoring in 1946 and 1947 A SALUTE TO DON BARKSDALE A legendary African-American sports pioneer, Don Barksdale was one of UCLA's early superstar basketball performers in the Pacific Coast Conference who could aptly be described as the "Jackie Robinson" of basketball. Barksdale was the first African- American to earn All-America honors at UCLA (1947), the first to capture a gold medal in basketball in the Olympics (1948), one of the first to break the NBA's color barrier (1951) and the first to play in an NBA All-Star Game. In March 2006, he became UCLA's fifth inductee into the Pac-10 Hall of Honors. Following in the steps of close friend and mentor Jackie Robinson, Barksdale enrolled at UCLA in February of 1943 and immediately made an impact, playing in five basketball games and averaging 13 points per contest. That season, he helped the Bruins end a 42-game losing streak to crosstown rival USC. During a three-year stint in the U. S. Army, he won the 1944 National AAU triple jump. Playing basketball with the U.S. Army, Barksdale set a national scoring record (1,288 points) and averaged 23.8 points per game. World War II limited this outstanding all-around athlete s UCLA career to five basketball games in 1943, one full basketball season ( ) and a single track campaign ( ). Barksdale entered the NBA in 1951 with the Baltimore Bullets as a 29-year-old seasoned rookie. His accomplishments off the court were just as numerous, including founding the Save High School Sports Foundation and raising over $1 million over 10 years to keep financially-troubled high school sports programs afloat in the San Francisco area. UCLA Basketball In 1943, his 18-point effort helped end USC s 42-game win streak over the Bruins. In , he led the PCC Southern Division in scoring to become the Bruins third All-American and helped lead UCLA to its second division championship and first conference playoff. UCLA Track & Field In 1947, he competed in three jumping events and the javelin. Olympics In 1948 at the Games in London, Barksdale was a member of the U. S. team that won all 12 games and the gold-medal. NBA He played for four years ( , with the Baltimore Bullets and , with the Boston Celtics), was among the league s top scorer each season and was named All-NBA (1953). Post Basketball Career Well-known jazz DJ in the Bay Area, K-D-I-A, Lucky 13, Soul of the Bay. Chairman, Save High School Sports, raised money to pay for sports programs in school districts beset by financial difficulty. Inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame (1987) and the Oakland African-American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame (2001) and the Pac-10 Hall of Honor (2006). Died March 9, 1993 at the age of 69. y Don Barksdale competed for the UCLA Track & Field Team in 1947, participating in three jumping events and the javelin 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 203

42 PROMINENT UCLA BASKETBALL ALUMNI ygail Goodrich yroy Hamilton ylynn Shackelford ymichael Warren ytony Anderson ybrad Wright yjon Chapman Name Years Accomplishments Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-time NBA scorer/ Actor/Author/Businessman/Basketball Hall of Fame/L.A. Lakers Assistant Coach Carroll Adams Retired HS teacher, coach, administrator/team Endowment Tony Anderson Advertising Management Henry Bibby Former Head Coach at USC and L.A. Sparks Pete Blackman UCLA Vice-Chancellor Stephen Brumbach Tour Director for the band Chicago Jon Chapman Culver City HS Head Basketball Coach Denny Crum Former Head Coach at Louisville/Basketball Hall of Fame Gary Cunningham AD at UC Santa Barbara/former Bruin head coach Cameron Dollar Asst. Coach at U. of Washington Ralph Drollinger Ministry/Land Development Jeff Dunlap Asst. Coach at Western Michigan Keith Erickson Sports Broadcaster/Businessman Larry Farmer Former head coach at Loyola-Chicago/former UCLA head coach Sean Farnham Fox Sports Net Basketball Analyst Kenny Fields Family First Foundation Jason Flowers 2001 Long Beach State Assistant Women s Basketball Coach David Greenwood Head Coach at Don Lugo HS, Chino, CA Gail Goodrich NBA-TV/Former President, National Fairways/Basketball Hall of Fame Jack Haley NBA veteran/fox Sports Net Analyst Roy Hamilton Fox Sports Net, VP of Production/Coordinating Producer Walt Hazzard NBA Veteran/former UCLA head coach Kenny Heitz Attorney (Harvard Law School) Andy Hill Author, Be Quick, But Don t Hurry (with John Wooden)/TV Producer Brad Holland Head Coach at University of San Diego Ralph Jackson Acct. Exec.-Dean Witter Marques Johnson All-NBA Player/Actor/Fox Sports Net Analyst Rafer Johnson President of the California Special Olympics Chris Lippert Pension Fund Manager/Businessman Brandon Loyd Former Assistant Coach at CS Los Angeles Don MacLean All-time leading scorer/nine-year NBA career/xtra Sports 570 and Fox Sports Net UCLA analyst Gerald Madkins New York Knicks (Scout) Andre McCarter Head Coach at Birmingham HS, Lake Balboa, CA Nigel Miguel Actor Jim Milhorn Retired/former UCLA Associate Athletic Director Reggie Miller All-NBA, Indiana Pacers/ Olympian Bob Myers SFX/Loyola Marymount Law School Willie Naulls Minister/Concerned Parents of America Steve Patterson(d.) Former president of CBA; former head coach at Arizona State Jerome Pooh Richardson Former Vice President, Harlem Globetrotters/NBA Veteran Mike Sanders Milwaukee Bucks Assistant Coach Neville Saner High School Teacher Terry Schofield West German Businessman Lynn Shackelford Sportscaster/Executive, Western Golf Management Fred Slaughter Sports Agent/UCLA MBA/Columbia Law School Jim Spillane Real Estate Executive Bill Sweek VP-Champ. Spts Group, Inc. Shon Tarver Basketball Coach/Deputy Probation Officer Kilpatrick High School Marvin Thomas Engineer/Hughes Aircraft Bill Walton Sportscaster/Basketball Hall of Fame Kiki Vandeweghe Former Denver Nuggets General Manager Kevin Walker General Manager, Huntsville, AL Channel Cats (hockey) Michael Warren Actor, notably Hill Street Blues and City of Angeles ; Basketball All-American Bob Webb L.A. Sparks Assistant Coach Sidney Wicks Property Management Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes Enterprises Trevor Wilson Los Angeles Police Department Brad Wright Ontario Warriors (ABA) Head Coach/Head Coach, Pierce College (d.) deceased UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

43 Name Accomplishment(s) UCLA'S FABULOUS ALUMNI Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA s all-time scoring leader; Six-time MVP Val Ackerman Vice-President, USA Basketball Troy Aikman Quarterback of three-time Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys; Television analyst (Fox) Linda Alvarez TV journalist and anchorwoman Army Archerd Veteran entertainment columnist and broadcaster Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. (d.) First African-American to win Wimbledon tennis title; Human rights activist Sean Astin Actor, Rudy and Lord of the Rings Donald Barksdale (d.) First African-American Olympic basketball gold medalist Gary Beban Heisman Trophy winner; President of CB Commercial Catherine Bell Actress, Movies and Television show Jag Harve Bennett Writer/Producer/Director, notably of Star Trek films Corbin Bernsen Actor, most notably L.A. Law, Major League and Major League Part II Jack Black Actor, most notably School of Rock Tom Bradley (d.) Former Mayor, City of Los Angeles Ralph J. Bunche (d.) 1950 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Former Under-Secretary General to the UN Yvonne B. Burke L.A. County Board of Supervisors Carol Burnett Actress, Emmy Award Winner Mark Canton Former Chair, Columbia and TriStar Pictures; President of Canton Company Cormac Carney UCLA football player, U. S. District Court Judge/Member, Academic All-America Hall of Fame Sylvia Chase Emmy Award-winning TV journalist Francis Ford Coppola Six-time Academy Award-winning movie producer (The Godfather I, II, III) Walter Cunningham NASA Astronaut; Apollo VII crew member Marilyn McCoo Davis Seven-time Grammy Award winner (Fifth Dimension) Donna de Varona Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist (swimming), Sports Broadcaster Terry Donahue Winningest football coach in Pac-10 and UCLA history Thomas Everhart President of Caltech Lisa Fernandez Three-time Olympic Gold Medal winner in softball Anna Lee Fisher NASA astronaut-discovery shuttle Troy Glaus 2002 World Series Most Valuable Player, now playing for Arizona Diamondbacks Mark Harmon Television and movie actor (Navy NCIS); Former UCLA football quarterback Rafer L. Johnson 1960 Olympic decathlon gold medalist, President, California Special Olympics; 1984 Olympic torchbearer Jackie Joyner-Kersee Three-time Olympic track & field gold medalist; Businesswoman Gary E. Knell President and CEO, Sesame Workshop Lester Korn Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Heather Locklear Television actress (Dynasty, Melrose Place, Spin City) James E. Lu Valle (d.) Inventor, chemist, 1936 Olympic medalist Waldo K. Lyon Director of the first sub-arctic North Pole voyage of the Polaris submarine Frank Marshall Movie producer (Sixth Sense, Back to the Future, Snow Falling on Cedars) R. Bruce Merrifield 1984 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Ann Meyers Drysdale Member of Basketball Hall of Fame; Sports broadcaster Rev. Donn Moomaw Football All-American, Former pastor, Bel-Air Presbyterian Church Steven Muller President emeritus, The Johns Hopkins University; Rhodes Scholar Hisham Nazer Saudi Arabia s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Dorothy Wright Nelson Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit Randy Newman Composer/Singer, I Love L.A. Rob Reiner Actor/Director/Producer, actor in All in the Family, producer of American President, director of A Few Good Men Gene Reynolds Six-time Emmy-winning Producer/Director M*A*S*H Tim Robbins Actor/Producer/Director, produced Dead Man Walking,, won Oscar for role in Mystic River Jackie Robinson (d.) UCLA s only four-sport letterman; First African-American to play Major League Baseball; Former Brooklyn Dodgers great; Hall of Famer Nobutada Saji President, Suntory, Ltd. Henry Samueli Co-Founder and Charman of the Board, Broadcom; Owner, Anaheim Mighty Ducks Milliam Sharpe Co-recipient of 1990 Nobel Prize in Economics Art Spander Oakland Tribune Sports Writer/Pro Football Hall of Fame Darren Star Producer of television shows Sex In The City and Melrose Place Ted Stevens U.S. Senator from Alaska; 2004 UCLA Alumnus of the Year Robert R. Takasugi Judge, U.S. District Court; First Japanese-American Federal Court Judge George Takei Actor, most notably as Mr. Sulu in Star Trek Kiana Tom ESPN fitness show expert/actress/model Tritia Toyota Television newscaster, KCBS 2 Los Angeles Gabrielle Union Actress, appeared in Bad Boys II, Love & Basketball, She s All That Antonio Villaraigosa Mayor of Los Angeles Bill Walton NCAA and NBA champion; College Player of the Year; Television commentator; Member, Basketball Hall of Fame Malcolm-Jamal Warner Actor/Director, most notably Cosby Show, and Listen Up Michael Warren Actor, notably Hill Street Blues and City of Angels; Basketball All-American Kenny Washington (d.) Football All-American; First African-American to play in NFL Casey Wasserman Owner, Los Angeles Avengers of Arena Football League Diane Watson U.S. Congresswoman Fred L. Whipple Astronomer; Director, NASA Optical Satellite Tracking Project Jaleel White Actor (Urkel in Family Matters ) Natalie Williams Pac-10 Female Athlete of the Decade in basketball and volleyball; Olympian John Williams 27-time Emmy, Grammy, Academy Award-winning composer ( Star Wars ) Jane Yamamoto Television newscaster, Fox 11 Los Angeles Zev Yaroslavsky Los Angeles County Supervisor, District 3 note: (d). deceased Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 205

44 MEDIA EXPOSURE In , at least 28 UCLA basketball games will be televised, including seven network contests. Over the past 25 seasons, 565 games have been shown live in Los Angeles. Fox Sports Net, a regional cable sports network, provides an additional outlet for Bruin basketball games throughout the nation. Los Angeles has seven local network affiliates or independent television stations which cover UCLA basketball on a regular basis. Over 13 local newspapers and one international wire service regularly cover UCLA basketball, including the Los Angeles Times, which boasts the nation s largest daily circulation in excess of one million readers. A 70,000-watt radio station (XTRA Sports 570 AM) broadcasts all UCLA basketball games live. The station also links with other California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii stations for simulcasts throughout the West Coast. The Bruins also have a contract with SIRIUS National Satellite Radio. UCLA has a regular half-hour sports show on Fox Sports Net Prime Ticket, highlighting basketball during the winter. Over 100 Sports Illustrated covers feature current and former Bruin athletes. Media training is available for all interested student-athletes - video interview sessions are offered as well as print interview sessions. More than 15 UCLA Olympic sports events are televised throughout the year. UCLA s awardwinning website, uclabruins.com, is one of the most recognized sites in the world UCLA Basketball 40 NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 Conference Championships 16 Final Fours 11 NCAA Titles

45 Photos, left page (clockwise from top left): The basketball team celebrates their Pac-10 Tournament championship at the Staples Center while a group of photographers capture the moment, former Bruin hoopster Sean Farnham of Fox Sports Net interviews Josh Shipp, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute speaks to reporters at an NCAA Final Four press conference. Photos, right page (clockwise from top left): CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz interviews Ben Howland following a victory at the 2006 NCAA Tournament, John Ireland of KCAL-9/CBS-2 interviews Jordan Farmar after UCLA captured the 2006 Pac-10 Tournament championship, Arron Afflalo talks to the media at an NCAA Tournament press conference. FORMER UCLA ATHLETES IN MASS MEDIA WORK Name Sport Media Position Name Sport Media Position Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Actor/Broadcaster (Movies/CBS) Troy Aikman Football Sportscaster (Fox) Kay Cockerill Golf Sportscaster (Golf Channel) Randy Cross Football Sportscaster (CBS) Tim Daggett Gymnastics Sportscaster (NBC) Donna De Varona Swimming Sportscaster/Writer (ABC/ESPN) Maura Driscoll-Farden Gymnastics Sportscaster (Lifetime, ESPN) Sean Farnham Basketball Sportscaster (Fox Sports Net) Lisa Fernandez Softball Sportscaster (ESPN) Leslie Gudel Rowing Sideline Commentator (ABC) Gail Goodrich Basketball Sportscaster (NBA TV) Jack Haley Basketball Sportscaster (Fox Sports Net) Roy Hamilton Basketball VP of Prod./Coord. Producer (FSN) Mark Harmon Football Actor (Movies, TV - NCIS ) Marques Johnson Basketball Actor/Sportscaster (Fox Net) Eric Karros Baseball Sportscaster (ESPN) Karch Kiraly Volleyball Sportscaster (NBC) Tony Luftman Basketball Memphis Grizzlies TV Don MacLean Basketball Sportscaster (XTRA Sports 570, FSN) Ann Meyers-Drysdale Basketball Sportscaster (CBS, ESPN, ABC, Fox) Bob Myers Basketball Sportscaster (Fox Sports Radio) David Norrie Football Sportscaster (ABC) Stacey Nuveman Softball Sportscaster (ESPN/Fox Net) Ron Pitts Football Sportscaster (Fox Sports Net) Tom Ramsey Football Sportscaster (Fox Sports Net) Jerome Pooh Richardson Basketball Sportscaster (Fox Sports Net) Matt Stevens Football Sportscaster (XTRA Sports 690/1150) Dwight Stones Track Sports Broadcaster (ESPN, Fox, NBC) Rick Walker Football Sportscaster (ESPN, Fox Sports Net) Bill Walton Basketball Sportscaster (ABC, ESPN) Michael Warren Basketball Actor (City of Angels, Hill Street Blues, Movies) James Washington Football Sportscaster (Fox Radio) 2006 Final Four 2006 NCAA Finalist 2006 Pacific-10 Regular Season and Tournament Champions UCLA Basketball 207

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