Denny Crum built a dynasty at Louisville and had chances to take a head coaching job at UCLA. The John Wooden disciple built his own story with the Cardinals.
that left many Bruins wondering what might have been given the long line of failed Wooden successors.
By then, UCLA was nearly two decades removed from its last national title under Wooden and a year away from its next championship, under. To many, it felt like an eternity of darkness that could have been avoided had the Bruins not repeatedly dropped the ball with Crum. Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden and Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum discuss the upcoming NCAA basketball championships in Indianapolis on March 21, 1980. Crum was a former assistant of Wooden at UCLA.
Morgan very well might have gone with an assistant as Wooden’s replacement had Cunningham not removed himself from consideration, taking a job with the UCLA Alumni Assn. Crum called a news conference to say he was staying at Louisville because he had not accomplished what he wanted to at the school even with the two Final Four appearances. Skeptics pointed to another reason for that press conference — the UCLA job was going to Bartow and Crum knew it.
“Where could I afford 55 acres in Southern California?” he once said in explaining his decision to turn down the Bruins. “Probably not even in the Mojave Desert.”
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