Having been mentored by John Wooden at UCLA, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar learned many valuable lessons from the legendary coach. According to Abdul-Jabbar, among those was to emphasize the importance of ...

John Wooden, who played for Purdue and coached UCLA ... When the Bruins, led by Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), played Purdue in the first game at Mackey Arena, it was not the first ...

John Wooden seemingly did it all ... and he was always his own best example," said Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor when he led UCLA to three NCAA titles from 1967-69). "He discouraged expressing ...

Since his early days playing alongside UCLA legend Bill Walton under legendary coach John Wooden, Abdul-Jabbar has consistently used his platform to advocate for racial equality, social justice ...

Long before becoming a legendary coach, John Wooden played at Purdue. His jersey was sold at an auction after one family ...

One of the most prestigious college basketball awards is the John Wooden Award, which honors the best male and female college basketball player every year. It’s essentially the college basketball MVP ...