LOS ANGELES — Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, who guided the Bruins to 10 NCAA championships and died on June 4, has been buried in Los Angeles.
UCLA athletics spokesman Marc Dellins confirmed that Wooden was laid to rest Friday afternoon after a private ceremony for family and invited guests at Forest Lawn's Old North Church in the Hollywood Hills.
A public memorial for Wooden is scheduled for June 26 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion.
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Wooden died of natural causes at the age of 99 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He had been hospitalized since May 26.