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John Wooden was an American basketball coach. His record of winning the NCAA Championship 10 times with the University of California, Los Angeles basketball team is unprecedented.

A Short Biography

John Wooden was born on October 14th, 1910 in Indiana.

In his youth, he became fascinated by the sport of basketball. He led his high school team to the state championship finals for three consecutive years.

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They won the championship in 1927 when Wooden was 14.

Wooden attended Purdue University where he was a three-time consensus All-American. He also led his team to the 1932 National Championships. After he graduated from Purdue, he earned his master’s degree from Indiana State University where he served as basketball coach as well.

After college, Wooden played professionally for the Indianapolis Kautskys where he was named to the National Basketball League’s First Team in the 1937-1938 season.

Around this time, he also coached high school basketball. His record for 11 years of