The 1967–68 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won a second consecutive NCAA national championship, the fourth in five years under head coach John Wooden, with a win over North Carolina.

The Bruins avenged the only loss in the Final Four, thrashing the Cougars behind Lew Alcindor's 19 points and 18 rebounds.

"Big Lew" was even more dominant in the title game, with 34 points and 16 boards in a win over North Carolina.

Bruins coach John Wooden credited his assistant, Jerry Norman, for devising the diamond-and-one defense that contained Hayes.

[3][4] John Wooden (Purdue) Roster Lew Alcindor would suffer the first major injury of his athletic career.