1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	16–8 (6–6 PCC)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Jerry Norman; Doug Sale;
Home arena	Men's Gym
	Seasons ← 1951–52 1953–54 →

1952–53 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
No. 4 Washington †	15	–	1	.938	30	–	3	.909
Idaho	8	–	8	.500	15	–	12	.556
Oregon	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Oregon State	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Washington State	3	–	13	.188	7	–	27	.206
South
California	9	–	3	.750	16	–	10	.615
USC	7	–	5	.583	17	–	5	.773
UCLA	6	–	0	1.000	16	–	8	.667
Stanford	2	–	10	.167	7	–	20	.259

† Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fifth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 16–8 and finished 3rd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 8–4.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 19–12 and won the southern division championship with a record of 8–4. They defeated the Washington Huskies in the conference play-offs and lost to Santa Clara in the NCAA regional semifinals and Oklahoma City in the regional consolation game.

Roster

1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	57	Ron Bane	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
G	24	Courtney Borio	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So
F	56	Don Bragg	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
G		Mark Costello	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	El Monte, California
G	72	Jack Davidson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
F	59	Jerry Evans	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
C		Mike Hibler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
G		Bill Johnston	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	75	Ron Livingston	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
G	70	Gene Logan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—
F	32	John Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	71	Barry Porter (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
F	54	Dick Ridgway	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F		Hank Steinman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	76	Ed White	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	53	Tommy Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—

Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Norman (UCLA)
Doug Sale

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 5, 1952		at Oregon State	W 73–63	1–0	Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR
December 6, 1952		at Oregon State	W 58–43	2–0	Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR
December 12, 1952		Washington	L 49–53	2–1	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 1952		Washington	W 54–47	3–1	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1952*	No. 12	at Michigan State	W 60–55	4–1	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
December 20, 1952*	No. 12	vs. No. 7 Notre Dame	L 60–68	4–2	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
December 22, 1952*	No. 12	at Bradley	W 91–83	5–2	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
December 26, 1952	No. 20	Oregon State	W 74–58	6–2	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1952	No. 20	Oregon State	W 69–61	7–2	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1953		California	L 68–72	7–3 (0–1)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1953		California	L 66–68	7–4 (0–2)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 1953		No. 12 USC	L 54–65	7–5 (0–3)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 1953		No. 12 USC	W 72–62	8–5 (1–3)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1953	No. 19	at Stanford	W 67–66	9–5 (2–3)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 17, 1953	No. 19	at Stanford	W 74–71	10–5 (3–3)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 30, 1953*		San Diego State	W 77–48	11–5	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1953*		Bradley	W 79–73	12–5	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1953*		UC Santa Barbara	W 91–50	13–5	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 1953		at No. 19 California	W 67–63	14–5 (4–3)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
February 14, 1953		at No. 19 California	L 62–70	14–6 (4–4)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
February 20, 1953		Stanford	W 75–50	15–6 (5–4)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1953		Stanford	W 66–58	16–6 (6–4)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1953		at USC	L 65–66	16–7 (6–5)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 1953		at USC	L 64–76	16–8 (6–6)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

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

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