Autographed John Wooden Basketball


Item Number: 108

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $250

Online Close: Apr 23, 2008 8:00 AM EDT

Bid History: 9 bids - Item Sold!



Description

John Robert Wooden is a retired American basketball coach. He is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach. He was the first person even enshrined in both categories.  He has 10 NCAA National Championship at UCLA. 

During his tenure with the Bruins, Wooden became known as the “Wizard of Westwood” and gained lasting fame with UCLA by winning 665 games in 27 seasons and 10 NCAA titles during his last 12 seasons, including 7 in a row from 1967 to 1973. His UCLA teams also had a record winning streak of 88 games, four perfect 30-0 seasons, and won 38 straight games in NCAA Tournaments. In 1967 he was named the the Henry Iba Award USBWA College Basketball Coach of the Year. In 1972, he received Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award. Wooden coached his final game in Pauley Pavilion March 1st, 1975 in a 93-59 victory over Stanford Four weeks later he would surprisingly announce his retirement following a 75-74 NCAA semi-final victory, over Louisville, and before his 10th national championship game victory, over Kentucky.