UCLA Basketball: Bruins Social Media Team Honors Numerous University Legends

Your UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, as you most likely remember, is the single winningest program in college hoops history, with 11 NCAA championships to its credit thus far (10 under John "The Wizard Of Westwood" Wooden, one under Jim Harrick).

As we eagerly await the Blue and Gold debuts of highly-anticipated freshmen Aday Mora, Sebastian Mack and others, the official UCLA men's basketball Twitter account took to waxing nostalgic about Bruins teams past.

Recently, the Bruins celebrated three of the program's 1980s-era All-Pac-10 picks: small forward Mike Sanders, point guard Rod Foster and small forward Kenny Fields.

𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟖𝟎𝐬.

Looking back to a trio of All-Pac-10 selections out of Westwood, in Rod Foster, Mike Sanders and Kenny Fields.#GoBruins | #FlashbackFriday 🏀⏳ pic.twitter.com/tlOkBIRqeH
— UCLA Men’s Basketball (@UCLAMBB) September 1, 2023

Sanders, a 6'6" swingman, was selected by the then-Kansas City Kings with the No. 74 overall pick following a storied run in Westwood. Across an 11-year NBA carer, he played for four franchises, averaging 8.0 points and 3.0 rebounds.

Foster was less effective as a pro, averaging 7.5 points, 2.3 assists and 1.2 rebounds across just three NBA seasons, all with the Phoenix Suns.

Fields, too, got limited run at the NBA level. He averaged 6.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.5 steals in four seasons, split between the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers.

Two foundational pieces of the club's 1995 title team (its most recent championship winner to date in men's basketball), Charles O'Bannon and Cameron Dollar, were also highlighted in another post.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙤 ...

Cameron Dollar and Charles O’Bannon joined the Bruins’ program in the fall of 1993 as freshmen. They played major roles in UCLA’s NCAA Championship run in 1995.#GoBruins | #ThrowbackThursday 🏀 pic.twitter.com/54GYqsKYLM
— UCLA Men’s Basketball (@UCLAMBB) August 31, 2023

O'Bannon, a 6'5" wing, played for just two seasons with the Pistons, averaging 2.5 points and 1.4 boards a game.