UCLA: THE COMPLETE PACKAGE 9. Nation’s No. 1 Tradition of Athletic Excellence UCLA features countless athletes with historic long-term success across numerous sports, including starts such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Troy Aikman, Arthur Ashe, Lauren Cheney, Jimmy Connors, Lisa Fernandez, Troy Glaus, Natalie Golda, Rafer Johnson, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Karch Kiraly, Liz Masakayan, Ann Meyers, Jonathan Ogden, Corey Pavin, Jackie Robinson, Al Scates, Sharon Shapiro, Chase Utley, Bill Walton, and the late, legendary head coach John Wooden. UCLA ranks No. 1, worldwide, in university name recognition. 10. UCLA Intangibles / Best College Location UCLA’s overall success combining prestigious academics, top athletic finishes and tremendous social life cannot be matched by any other university. UCLA has great resources available on a daily basis for our student-athletes to be the best in any area they select. UCLA’s axiom is Champions Made Here! UCLA Continues to Excel in the NBA Since 1948, UCLA has produced more NBA selections (108) than any other college in the nation. In the last 20 years, 26 UCLA players have been selected in the NBA Draft. The Bruins had a string of 13 consecutive seasons (1997-2009) which saw 20 players drafted out of UCLA (including eight first-round picks). Over the last 10 seasons, UCLA has produced 13 NBA Draft picks, including six first-round selections. Most recently, Shabazz Muhammad was selected No. 14 overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2013 Draft. In June 2008, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Love were taken as the No. 4 and No. 5 draft selections, respectively, in the first round. Other recent firstround selections at UCLA have included Jrue Holiday (2009), Darren Collison (2009), Arron Afflalo (2007) and Jordan Farmar (2006).
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NCAA Championships (109) Men’s NCAA Titles (72) Baseball (1)
Soccer (4)
Track & Field (8) Water Polo (8)
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1956 1973 1966 1978 1971 1987 1972 1988
Basketball (11) 1964 1971 1965 1972 1967 1973 1968 1975 1969 1995 1970
Golf (2) 1988 2008
Gymnastics (2) 1984 1987
Swimming (1) 1982
Tennis (16) 1950 1970 1952 1971 1953 1975 1954 1976 1956 1979 1960 1982 1961 1984 1965 2005
1969 1995 1971 1996 1972 1999 2000 2004
Volleyball (19) 1970 1984 1971 1987 1972 1989 1974 1993 1975 1995 1976 1996 1979 1998 1981 2000 1982 2006 1983
Women’s NCAA Titles (37) Softball (11) 1982 1990 1984 1992 1985 1999 1988 2003 1989 2004 2010
Volleyball (4) 1984 1991 1990 2011
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Indoor Track & Field (2) 2000 2001
Outdoor Track & Field (3) 1982 2004 1983
Golf (3)
Water Polo (7)
1991 2004 2011
2001 2007 2003 2008 2005 2009 2006
Gymnastics (6) 1997 2003 2000 2004 2001 2010
Tennis (1) 2008
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