At Purdue, John Wooden was college basketball's best player. At UCLA, he was the best coach. The programs meet for the first ...

They literally and figuratively elevate basketball and are at the heart of “Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the ...

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 ...