Lucius Allen (2000) - Hall of Fame

Lucius Allen

Induction:
2000

A two-year starting shooting guard for the Bruins and key contributor on the 1967 and 1968 NCAA Championship basketball teams. Allen also was a member of the famous freshman class that included Lew Alcindor which defeated John Wooden’s successor to two NCAA Championship teams in the opening of the 1965-66 season. Allen averaged 15.3 ppg and 5.9 rebounds for UCLA as the Bruins rolled to a 59-1 record in the two-year span. Allen, who didn’t play his senior season, was the third overall pick in the 1^stround of the 1969 NBA Draft. He went on to have a ten year NBA career with Seattle, Milwaukee and Los Angeles averaging 13.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists.