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The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program represents the University of California, Los Angeles in the sport of men's basketball as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Established in 1919, the program has won a record 11 NCAA titles.

When we think of UCLA Basketball and its prominent place in sports history, we naturally flash back to John Wooden and the championship teams of the 60s and 70s, featuring Lew Alcindor '69 (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Bill Walton '74 and so many other all-time greats.

UCLA Bruin Bash events are designed for alumni, fans, and friends to gather and celebrate the Bruin Spirit before entering the game. Bruin Bash is family-friendly, nostalgic and exciting for all ages. Everyone is welcome, from first time Bruin fans to life-long supporters.

Berkeley's student leaders voted to give the Bruin name up and finally, UCLA had its mascot.

During the interview, biographer Mark Vancil asks if North Carolina was Jordan's first choice. Responds Jordan, “I always wanted to go to UCLA. That was my dream school.” “When I was growing up, they were a great team,” Jordan continues.

The University of Kentucky has produced 28 current NBA players, the most of any college. March 1, 2024, at 12:45 p.m.

A hand signal signifying the four letters in UCLA; or two 4s (both hands) add up to 8 signifying the 8-clap.

It's a Bruin. Hence “UCLA Bruins”. A bruin is an adolescent bear.

Is UCLA hard to get into? ›

The acceptance rate at UCLA is 8.6%.

This means the school is extremely selective. Meeting their GPA requirements and SAT/ACT requirements is very important to getting past their first round of filters and proving your academic preparation. If you don't meet their expectations, your chance of getting in is nearly zero.

The UCLA Bruins have a number of players in the NBA, including Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Jrue Holiday.

The unweighted GPA requirements for UCLA are between 3.9 to 4.0 and the median GPA score is 4.0. UCLA considers unweighted GPA as a factor of admissions. Unweighted GPA is the average of the grades you got in high school (typically from at least grades 10th and 11th) based on a 4.0 scale.

Joe and Josephine Bruin are such beloved mascots that it's hard to imagine a time when UCLA had a different mascot. But it actually wasn't until 1926 that the university settled on the Bruins.

According to the Alumni Association on slang terms, becoming Bruintized means touching the fountain water of the inverted fountain, typically organized during freshmen or transfer orientation. This process marks students becoming an “official Bruin” and is considered good luck.

While it had been among the students' suggestions, the name Bruins had been used alternately with Bears by Berkeley for years. In a show of brotherly unity, Berkeley's student leaders offered the name Bruins to UCLA, and the Associated Student Council voted unanimously to adopt the name.