This week, a former UCLA Bruin and two-time NCAA national champion was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame‘s class of 2024.
Dave Meyers, a UCLA power forward from 1972-1975, joined eight former Bruins in the Hall of Fame after a storied collegiate career. Though posthumously, Meyer’s induction honors his legacy in Westwood.
Meyers won two national titles with the Bruins in 1973 and 1975 under legendary head coach John Wooden. At UCLA, Meyers totaled a whopping 1,051 points on 48.5 percent shooting from the floor, earning him a consensus All-American nod with UCLA in 1975.
Moreover, on February 17th, 1975, during his hardware-laden season with the Bruins, Meyers was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
After declaring for the NBA Draft, Meyers was drafted with the second overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers before being traded in a package to the Milwaukee Bucks in a package that included fellow UCLA alumni Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Meyers passed away after a short battle with cancer in 2015 but will now be forever enshrined in the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
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