1920–21 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball team

1920–21 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball
1920–21 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball
SCIAC champion
Conference	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	9–2 (9–0 SCIAC)
Head coach	Fred Cozens (2nd season);
	Seasons ← 1919–20 1921–22 →

The 1920–21 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball team represented the Southern Branch of the University of California during the 1920–21 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The cubs were led by second year head coach Fred Cozens who also served as Athletic Director. They finished the regular season with a record of 9–2 and were conference champions with a record of 9–0.

Roster

1920–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Name	Height	Weight
Silas "Si" Gibbs	—	—
Raymond McBurney (C)	—	—
Eddie Rossell	—	—
Al Shepard	—	—
Sterling Tipton	—	—
Carlton West	—	—
Norris Woodard	—	—

Head coach

Fred Cozens (California)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
January 3, 1921*	California	L 28–36	0–1	Physical Education Building^[1] (300^[2]) Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 1921*	at Los Angeles Athletic Club^{[note 1]}^[3]	L 20–36	0–2	Los Angeles Athletic Club Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1921	Redlands	W 29–26	1–2 (1–0)	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1921	Occidental^{[note 2]}
January 22, 1921^[5]	at Pomona	W 24–21	2–2 (2–0)	Claremont, CA
January 29, 1921^[5]	Caltech	W 32–18	3–2 (3–0)	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1921	at Redlands	W 26–22	4–2 (4–0)	Redlands, CA
February 5, 1921	at Occidental	W 36–26	5–2 (5–0)	Glendale High School Glendale, CA
February 10, 1921^[6]	Whittier	W 18–16	6–2 (6–0)	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1921^[5]	at Whittier	W 26–24	7–2 (7–0)	Whittier, CA
February 15, 1921^[7]	Pomona	W 36–24	8–2 (8–0)	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1921	at Caltech	W 37–22	9–2 (9–0)	Pasadena YMCA Pasadena, CA
February 28, 1921*	at California	L 29–46	9–3	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[8] ^[9]

Notes

^ Game is not listed in official record books.
^ The game was cancelled because Occidental did not want to play a midweek game.^[4]

References

^ Southern Campus (1921 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. 1921. p. 21.
^ "Bears Barely Down Cubs in Speedy Battle". Cub Californian. January 7, 1921.
^ "High-geared Club Squad Trounces Cub Five". Cub Californian. January 14, 1921.
^ "Meeting Cancelled". Cub California. No. 14 January 1921.
^ ^a ^b ^c Southern Campus (1921 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. 1921. pp. 63–69.
^ "Southern Branch of U. of C. Victors". Los Angeles Times. February 11, 1921. ProQuest 160953215.
^ "Cubs Out-Toss Pomona". Los Angeles Times. February 17, 1921. ProQuest 160767730.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
^ "Basketball Summary". Cub Californian. February 25, 1921.

[3] Game is not listed in official record books.

[6] The game was cancelled because Occidental did not want to play a midweek game.^[4]

[1] Southern Campus (1921 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. 1921. p. 21.

[2] "Bears Barely Down Cubs in Speedy Battle". Cub Californian. January 7, 1921.

[4] "High-geared Club Squad Trounces Cub Five". Cub Californian. January 14, 1921.

[5] "Meeting Cancelled". Cub California. No. 14 January 1921.

[yearbook-7] Southern Campus (1921 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. 1921. pp. 63–69.

[8] "Southern Branch of U. of C. Victors". Los Angeles Times. February 11, 1921. ProQuest 160953215.

[9] "Cubs Out-Toss Pomona". Los Angeles Times. February 17, 1921. ProQuest 160767730.

[10] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

[11] "Basketball Summary". Cub Californian. February 25, 1921.

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