It has been 42 years since the last John Wooden championship. In 1975, Wooden and his UCLA Basketball team captured their 10th national championship, which was followed by his retirement from coaching.
It has been 22 years since the UCLA has last won a national title. That was the year Ed O’Bannon, Tyus Edney and company won a title with the Head Coach JIm Harrick.
Interesting how it took 20 years for the most storied basketball program in college to raise another banner. The reason behind that can be read in the words of renowned author Jim Bendat in his article, One Title in 42 Years.