1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	18–7 (7–5 PCC)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (6th season);
Assistant coach	Doug Sale
Home arena	Men's Gym
	Seasons ← 1952–53 1954–55 →

1953–54 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Oregon State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	8	.733
Idaho	9	–	7	.563	15	–	8	.652
Oregon	9	–	7	.563	17	–	10	.630
Washington	7	–	9	.438	8	–	18	.308
Washington State	4	–	12	.250	10	–	17	.370
South
No. 11 USC †	8	–	4	.667	19	–	14	.576
UCLA	7	–	5	.583	18	–	7	.720
California	6	–	6	.500	17	–	7	.708
Stanford	3	–	9	.250	15	–	10	.600

† Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by sixth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 18–7 and finished 2nd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 7–5.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 16–8 and were 3rd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 8–4.

Roster

1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	78	Bob Ballard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	57	Ron Bane	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	24	Courtney Borio	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
G	56	Don Bragg	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F		Mark Costello	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	El Monte, California
C		Mike Hibler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
G	23	Lindy Kell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
G	75	Ron Livingston (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
G	45	Denny Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
F	32	John Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
C	33	Willie Naulls	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Dallas, Texas
F	54	Dick Ridgway	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F		Hank Steinman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
G	22	Morris Taft	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
F	76	Ed White	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—

Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

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, 1953*		West Texas State	W 79–48	1–0	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1953*		Arizona	W 90–45	2–0	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1953*		Arizona	W 84–48	3–0	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1953*	No. 17	at Denver	W 70–63	4–0	Denver University Fieldhouse^[2] Denver, CO
December 19, 1953*	No. 17	at Denver	W 66–45	5–0	Denver University Fieldhouse Denver, CO
December 21, 1953*	No. 17	vs. No. 20 La Salle	L 53–62	5–1	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
December 22, 1953*	No. 13	vs. Duke	W 72–67	6–2	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
December 26, 1953	No. 13	Oregon	W 89–74	7–2	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1953	No. 13	Oregon	W 79–53	8–2	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1953*	No. 14	Iowa	L 60–65	8–3	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 31, 1953*	No. 14	Michigan State	W 67–57	9–4	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1954		at California	L 53–62	9–5 (0–1)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
January 9, 1954		at California	L 65–73	9–6 (0–2)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
January 15, 1954		at USC	L 65–68	9–7 (0–3)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1954		at USC	W 81–63	10–7 (1–3)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 1954*		Pacific	W 66–56	11–7	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1954		Pepperdine	W 103–68	12–7	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1954		Stanford	W 92–73	13–7 (2–3)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1954		Stanford	W 77–58	14–7 (3–3)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1954		No. 14 California	W 82–54	15–7 (4–3)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 1954		No. 14 California	W 71–62	16–7 (5–3)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1954		at Stanford	W 92–77	17–7 (6–3)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 20, 1954		at Stanford	W 88–80	18–8 (7–3)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 26, 1954		USC	L 68–79	18–9 (7–4)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1954		USC	L 68–79	18–10 (7–5)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[3]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Home Venue Records". University of Denver Athletics. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "Home Venue Records". University of Denver Athletics. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015.

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

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Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)
Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin
People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics