| Year: | 1964 |
| Preseason Ap: | Michigan[1] [2] |
| Tourney Start: | March 8 |
| Nc Date: | 20, 1965 |
| Champ Stad: | Memorial Coliseum |
| Champ City: | Portland, Oregon |
| Champ: | UCLA |
| Helmschamp: | UCLA |
| Nit Champ: | St. John's |
| Helmspoy: | Bill Bradley, Princeton, & |
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.
See main article: 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings.
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[5] [6]
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| Conference | Regular season winner[7] | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner | |
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| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| Billy Cunningham, North Carolina[8] | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) | NC State | ||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| No Tournament | ||||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| Clem Haskins, | Jefferson County Armory (Louisville, Kentucky) | Western Kentucky State | ||||
| Clyde Lee, Vanderbilt[9] | No Tournament | |||||
| Fred Hetzel, Davidson[10] | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) | West Virginia[11] | ||||
| John Beasley, | No Tournament | |||||
| Ollie Johnson, | No Tournament | |||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
A total of 53 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, (24–2) had both the best winning percentage (.923) and the most wins.[12]
See main article: 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and 1965 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game.
See main article: 1965 National Invitation Tournament.
See main article: 1965 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.
| 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 |
| 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 |
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach | Interim Coach | New Coach | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | Tates Locke | Bob Knight | Locke left to become freshman coach at Miami (Ohio) and was replaced by his 24-year-old assistant, future Hall of Fame coach Knight.[13] | |
| Bradley | Chuck Orsborn | Joe Stowell | Orsborn was promoted to Bradley Athletic Director and passed on head coaching duties to assistant Stowell.[14] | |
| Cincinnati | Ed Jucker | Tay Baker | ||
| Georgia | Harbin Lawson | Ken Rosemond | ||
| Holy Cross | Frank Oftring | Jack Donohue | Oftring retired from coaching and was replaced with Donohue, who had been prized recruit Lew Alcindor's coach at Power Memorial Academy.[15] | |
| Indiana | Branch McCracken | Lou Watson | ||
| LSU | Jay McCreary | Frank Truitt | ||
| Mississippi State | Babe McCarthy | Joe Dan Gold | ||
| St. John's | Joe Lapchick | Lou Carnesecca | ||
| Wake Forest | Bones McKinney | Jack Murdock | ||