1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Michigan
NCAA Tournament	1965
Tournament dates	March 8 – 20, 1965
National Championship	Memorial Coliseum; Portland, Oregon
NCAA Champions	UCLA
Helms National Champions	UCLA
Other champions	St. John's (NIT)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Bill Bradley, Princeton, & Gail Goodrich, UCLA
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1963–64	1965–66»

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.^[3]
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.

Season outlook[]

Pre-season polls[]

The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.^[4]^[5]

Associated Press
Ranking	Team
1	Michigan
2	UCLA
3	Wichita State
4	Davidson
5	Duke
6	Vanderbilt
7	Syracuse
8	Kansas State
9	San Francisco
10	St. John's
11 (tie)	Kentucky
11 (tie)	Minnesota
13	North Carolina
14	Bradley
15	Seattle
16	Villanova
17	Notre Dame
18	Kansas
19	BYU
20	DePaul

UPI Coaches
Ranking	Team
1	Michigan
2	UCLA
3	Davidson
4	Wichita State
5	Duke
6	Vanderbilt
7	San Francisco
8	North Carolina
9	Seattle
10	Minnesota
11	Kansas
12	Syracuse
13	Villanova
14	Kansas State
15 (tie)	Kentucky
15 (tie)	St. John's
17	BYU
18	Saint Louis
19	Notre Dame
20	DePaul

Conference membership changes[]

School	Former Conference	New Conference
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Southeastern Conference	NCAA University Division independent
Louisville Cardinals	NCAA University Division independent	Missouri Valley Conference
Oregon Ducks	NCAA University Division independent	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Oregon State Beavers	NCAA University Division independent	Athletic Association of Western Universities

Regular season[]

Conference winners and tournaments[]

Conference	Regular Season Winner^[6]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
Athletic Association of Western Universities	UCLA	None selected	No Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke	Billy Cunningham, North Carolina^[7]	1965 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament	Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina)	NC State
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	None selected	No Tournament
Big Sky Conference	Weber State	None selected	No Tournament
Big Ten Conference	Michigan	None selected	No Tournament
Ivy League	Princeton	None selected	No Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Ohio	None selected	No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference	Saint Joseph's		No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference	Wichita State	None selected	No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference	Eastern Kentucky State	Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky State		Jefferson County Armory (Louisville, Kentucky)	Western Kentucky State
Southeastern Conference	Vanderbilt	Clyde Lee, Vanderbilt^[8]	No Tournament
Southern Conference	Davidson	Fred Hetzel, Davidson^[9]	1965 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)	West Virginia^[10]
Southwest Conference	SMU & Texas	John Beasley, Texas A&M	No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference	San Francisco	Ollie Johnson, San Francisco	No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference	BYU	None selected	No Tournament
Yankee Conference	Connecticut	None selected	No Tournament

Informal championships[]

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
Philadelphia Big 5	St. Joseph's	None selected	No Tournament

Statistical leaders[]

Post-Season Tournaments[]

NCAA Tournament[]

Final Four[]

National Semifinals			National Finals

E	Princeton	76

ME	Michigan	93
			ME	Michigan	80

			W	UCLA	91
MW	Wichita State	89

W	UCLA	108

Third Place – Princeton 118, Wichita State 82

National Invitation Tournament[]

Semifinals & Finals[]

Semifinals			Finals

	Villanova	91

	NYU	69
				Villanova	51

				St. John's	55
	St. John's	67

	Army	60

Third Place – Army 75, NYU 74

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
Sporting News Coach of the Year: No award

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.

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
St. John's	Joe Lapchick		Lou Carnesecca

References[]

^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ sports-reference.com Matchup Finder
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section, retrieved 2009-02-14
^ 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-06
^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09

[preseason-1] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[2] "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[3] sports-reference.com Matchup Finder

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[5] "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[6] "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.

[7] 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section, retrieved 2009-02-14

[8] 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-06

[9] 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09

[10] 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09

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