The 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1963, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 21, 1964, at Municipal AuditoriuminKansas City, Missouri. The UCLA Bruins won their first NCAA national championship with a 98–83 victory over the Duke Blue Devils.
1963–64 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Preseason AP No. 1 | Loyola-Chicago[1][2] |
NCAA Tournament | 1964 |
Tournament dates | March 9 – 21, 1964 |
National Championship | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
NCAA Champions | UCLA |
Helms National Champions | UCLA |
Other champions | Bradley (NIT) |
Player of the Year (Helms) | Walt Hazzard, UCLA |
← 1962–63 1964–65 → |
The Top 10 from the AP Poll and the Top 20 from the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3][4]
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Conference | Regular season winner |
Conference player of the year |
Conference tournament |
Tournament venue (City) |
Tournament winner |
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Philadelphia Big 5 | La Salle | None selected | No Tournament |
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National semifinals | National finals | ||||||||
E | Duke | 91 | |||||||
ME | Michigan | 80 | |||||||
E | Duke | 83 | |||||||
W | UCLA | 98 | |||||||
MW | Kansas State | 84 | |||||||
W | UCLA | 90 |
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Bradley | 67 | ||||||||
Army | 52 | ||||||||
Bradley | 86 | ||||||||
New Mexico | 54 | ||||||||
New Mexico | 72 | ||||||||
NYU | 65 |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Gary Bradds | F | Senior | Ohio State |
Bill Bradley | F | Junior | Princeton |
Walt Hazzard | G | Senior | UCLA |
Cotton Nash | F | Senior | Kentucky |
Dave Stallworth | F | Junior | Wichita |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Ron Bonham | F | Senior | Cincinnati |
Mel Counts | C | Senior | Oregon State |
Fred Hetzel | F | Junior | Davidson |
Jeff Mullins | G | Senior | Duke |
Cazzie Russell | F | Sophomore | Michigan |
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.