There isn’t a more significant award in college basketball than the Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year. Now, it is ...

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 time the two schools met in men's basketball.

Even after losing Hazzard to the NBA, the Bruins kept the ship steady and became the fifth Division I men's basketball ...

After converting to Islam in 1971, he changed his name from Lew Alcindor Jr. to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In Arabic, his name means a noble and powerful servant of Allah. Wearing number 33, the seven ...

After failing to make the NCAA tournament the following season, Wooden and the Bruins retooled -- adding players such as Lew Alcindor, who later changed name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Bill ...