The 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1964, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 20, 1965, at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. The UCLA Bruins won their second NCAA national championship with a 91–80 victory over the Michigan Wolverines.
Season headlines The Associated Press (AP) Poll introduced a preseason Top 20, but during the season continued to rank only the Top 10 teams, as it had done since the 1961–62 season.sports-reference.com Matchup Finder The NCAA tournament contracted from 25 to 23 teams. The National Invitation Tournament expanded from 12 to 14 teams. UCLA won its second consecutive national championship, as well as its second overall. Bill Bradley of Princeton became the first player to score 50 or more points in an NCAA tournament Final Four game, scoring 58 against Wichita State in the national third-place game on March 20, 1965.
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.
Associated PressRankingTeam1Michigan2UCLA3Wichita State4Davidson5Duke6Vanderbilt7Syracuse8Kansas State9San Francisco10St. John's11(tie)KentuckyMinnesota13North Carolina14Bradley15Seattle16Villanova17Notre Dame18Kansas19BYU20DePaul UPI CoachesRankingTeam1Michigan2UCLA3Davidson4Wichita State5Duke6Vanderbilt7San Francisco8North Carolina9Seattle10Minnesota11Kansas12Syracuse13Villanova14Kansas State15(tie)KentuckySt. John's17BYU18Saint Louis19Notre Dame20DePaul
Conference membership changes
SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference NCAA College Division independent Southern Conference NCAA College Division independent NCAA University Division independent Southeastern Conference NCAA University Division independent NCAA University Division independent Missouri Valley Conference NCAA University Division independent Athletic Association of Western Universities NCAA University Division independent Athletic Association of Western Universities NCAA University Division independent NCAA College Division independent
Regular season Conferences Conference winners and tournaments
ConferenceRegular season winnerConference player of the yearConference tournamentTournament venue (City)Tournament winnerAthletic Association of Western Universities UCLA None selected No TournamentAtlantic Coast Conference Duke Billy Cunningham,North Carolina2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section , retrieved 2009-02-14 1965 ACC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum(Raleigh, North Carolina) NC StateBig Eight Conference Oklahoma State None selected No TournamentBig Sky Conference Weber State None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Michigan None selected No TournamentIvy League Princeton None selected No TournamentMid-American Conference Ohio None selected No TournamentMiddle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Wichita State None selected No TournamentOhio Valley Conference Eastern Kentucky State Clem Haskins, 1965 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory(Louisville, Kentucky) Western Kentucky StateSoutheastern Conference Vanderbilt Clyde Lee, Vanderbilt2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-06 No TournamentSouthern Conference Davidson Fred Hetzel, Davidson2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09 1965 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum(Charlotte, North Carolina) West Virginia2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09Southwest Conference SMU & Texas John Beasley, No TournamentWest Coast Athletic Conference San Francisco Ollie Johnson, No TournamentWestern Athletic Conference BYU None selected No TournamentYankee Conference Connecticut None selected No Tournament Conference standings
University Division independents A total of 53 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, (24–2) had both the best winning percentage (.923) and the most wins.
Informal championships ConferenceRegular season winnerMost Valuable PlayerPhiladelphia Big 5 Saint Joseph's Jim Washington, Villanova Saint Joseph's finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Final Four
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
Awards
Consensus All-American teams
+ Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Rick Barry F Senior Miami (FL) Bill Bradley F Senior Princeton Gail Goodrich G Senior UCLA Fred Hetzel F Senior Davidson Cazzie Russell F Junior Michigan
+ Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Bill Buntin F Senior Michigan Wayne Estes F Senior Utah State Clyde Lee F Junior Vanderbilt Dave Schellhase G/F Junior Purdue Dave Stallworth F Senior Wichita State
Major player of the year awards
Helms Player of the Year: Bill Bradley, Princeton, & Gail Goodrich, UCLA Associated Press Player of the Year: Bill Bradley, Princeton UPI Player of the Year: Bill Bradley, Princeton Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Bill Bradley, Princeton Sporting News Player of the Year: Bill Bradley, Princeton
Major coach of the year awards
Henry Iba Award: Butch van Breda Kolff, Princeton NABC Coach of the Year: Butch van Breda Kolff, Princeton UPI Coach of the Year: Dave Strack, Michigan
Other major awards
Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Jim Washington, Villanova NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Warren Isaac, Iona
Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReasonArmyTates LockeBob KnightLocke left to become freshman coach at Miami (Ohio) and was replaced by his 24-year-old assistant, future Hall of Fame coach Knight. BradleyChuck OrsbornJoe StowellOrsborn was promoted to Bradley Athletic Director and passed on head coaching duties to assistant Stowell. CincinnatiEd JuckerTay Baker GeorgiaHarbin LawsonKen Rosemond Holy CrossFrank OftringJack DonohueOftring retired from coaching and was replaced with Donohue, who had been prized recruit Lew Alcindor's coach at Power Memorial Academy. Idaho StateJames NauClaude Retherford IndianaBranch McCrackenLou WatsonLa SalleBob WaltersJoe Heyer LSUJay McCrearyFrank TruittMichigan StateForddy AndersonJohn Bennington Middle TennesseeBill StokesKen Trickey Mississippi StateBabe McCarthyJoe Dan GoldNew Mexico StatePresley AskewJim McGregor NiagaraJohn J. GallagherJames Maloney North Texas StateCharles JohnsonDan Spika PurdueRay EddyGeorge King Saint LouisJohn BenningtonBuddy Brehmer Bennington left to coach Michigan State.San Jose StateStu InmanDan Glines SeattleBob BoydLionell Purcell St. John'sJoe LapchickLou Carnesecca ToledoEd MelvinBob Nichols VermontJohn C. EvansArthur Loche Wake ForestBones McKinneyJack Murdock West VirginiaGeorge KingBucky Waters King left to coach Purdue.
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