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Pauley Pavilion at UCLA
Published or Updated February 25, 2019
Location: United States
Sport: Basketball
Level: College
Sport: Basketball
Level: College
Event Type: Venue
First Held: 1965
Next Up: 2/28/2019-2/28/2019
First Held: 1965
Next Up: 2/28/2019-2/28/2019
When and Where: late fall and early winter in Los Angeles, CA
The Pauley – officially the Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion – was built at a cost of $5 million in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles. It opened in time to witness 10 years of John Wooden’s era of dominance at the school, and has seen many greats come and go through a program that consistently turns out star power and NCAA tournament appearances.
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UCLA's longest winning streak in Pauley Pavilion was 98 games from 1970-1976
In 1986-87, Pauley Pavilion served as the site of the inaugural Pacific-10 Conference Post Season Basketball Tournament.
Other 1986-87 highlights included the Bruin Mens' Gymnastics team winning its second NCAA team championship in the Pavilion and the UCLA Mens' Volleyball team winning its 12th NCAA title.
The first game ever played in Pauley Pavilion was on November 27, 1965.
The single-game attendance record of 13,478 was set on Feb. 23, 1997 when UCLA hosted Duke in basketball.
John Wooden coached what would be his final game as varsity head coach in Pauley Pavilion March 1, 1975 in a 93-59 victory over Stanford.
Pauley Pavilion played host to the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards.
On December 20, 2003 the basketball floor at Pauley Pavilion was named "Nell & John Wooden Court."