FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Previous ties with coaches is at least one major reason transfers look at certain schools. In former Auburn Tigers safety Caleb Wooden's case, he knew Arkansas was where he ...

Wooden, his mind still sharp at 92, was modest about the attention. "You're supposed to say nice things in a situation like this," he said. "I do appreciate the comments and the fact you're all here.

Oct 26, 2022; San Francisco, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Tyger Campbell (10) and forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (24) pose with image of John Wooden during Pac-12 Media Day at Pac-12 Network Studios.

Wooden's 10 national titles are twice as many as the next coach on the all-time list, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski. UCLA won 88 straight games from 1971-74 — 28 more than the next closest — and 38 ...

It was John Wooden, who was just wrapping up his legendary career as UCLA’s basketball coach when Vermeil was the Bruins’ head football coach in 1974 and ’75. “I tried to spend as much ...

While these coaches are owed their due respect, it's another reminder that John Wooden was in a class of his own. This article first appeared on UCLA Bruins on SI and was syndicated with permission.

College basketball has coaches who have won multiple championships, gone on long winning streaks, consistently had their teams in the AP Top 25. “He had a sense of greatness that he he tried to ...

Oct 26, 2022; San Francisco, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Tyger Campbell (10) and forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (24) pose with image of John Wooden during Pac-12 Media Day at Pac-12 Network Studios.