1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Appearance
1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
Record | 14–12 (7–5 AAWU) |
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Home arena | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 California | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 28 | – | 2 | .933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[2] |
The 1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season and were members of the Athletic Association of Western Universities. The Bruins were led by 12th year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 14–12 and finished second in the AAWU with a record of 7–5. After five years at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, UCLA moved to the new Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
Previous season
[edit]The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 16–9 and finished third in the PCC with a record of 10–6.
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 1, 1959 |
USC | W 47–45 | 1–0 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (6,880[3]) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 4, 1959* |
Kentucky | L 66–68 | 1–1 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (7,145[4]) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 5, 1959* |
Santa Clara | W 75–73 | 2–1 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (8,163[5]) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 11, 1959* |
BYU | W 62–42 | 3–1 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,433[6]) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 12, 1959* |
Oklahoma State | L 48–52 | 3–2 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,054[7]) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 18, 1959* |
at Purdue | L 74–75 | 3–3 |
Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
December 19, 1959* |
at Butler | L 74–75 | 3–4 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
December 21, 1959* |
at Minnesota | W 73–72 | 4–4 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
December 28, 1959* |
Michigan Los Angeles Classic |
W 93–68 | 5–4 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 29, 1959* |
No. 2 West Virginia Los Angeles Classic |
L 73–87 | 5–5 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 30, 1959 |
USC Los Angeles Classic |
L 62–72 | 5–6 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 2, 1960 |
Washington | W 57–55 | 6–6 (1–0) |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 4, 1960 |
Washington | W 55–54 | 7–6 (2–0) |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 8, 1960 |
at No. 2 California | L 47–59 | 7–7 (2–1) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
January 15, 1960 |
No. 10 USC | W 63–62 | 8–7 (3–1) |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 19, 1960* |
at Denver | L 68–71 | 8–8 |
DU Fieldhouse Denver, CO | |||||||
January 30, 1960 |
at Air Force | W 76–75 | 9–8 |
Cadet Gymnasium Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
February 5, 1960* |
New Mexico | W 66–56 | 10–8 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
February 6, 1960 |
Stanford | W 67–54 | 11–8 (4–1) |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
February 12, 1960 |
at Stanford | W 58–52 | 12–8 (5–1) |
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||
February 13, 1960 |
at No. 3 California | L 45–53 | 12–9 (5–2) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
February 19, 1960 |
Stanford | W 49–48 | 13–9 (6–2) |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
February 20, 1960 |
No. 3 California | L 57–67 | 13–10 (6–3) |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
February 27, 1960 |
at Washington | L 73–84 | 13–11 (6–4) |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | |||||||
March 4, 1960 |
USC | L 71–91 | 13–12 (6–5) |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
March 5, 1960 |
USC | W 72–70 | 14–12 (7–5) |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Basketball". Southern Campus. No. 1960. University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch; University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch. Associated Students; Associated Students of UCLA.
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ Florence, Mal (December 2, 1959). "Bruins Upset Troy, 47–45: Crowd of 6,880 Sees Sports Arena Opener BRUINS". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167624879.
- ^ Florence, Mal (December 5, 1959). "Kentucky Shades Bruins, 68–66; Santa Clara Clips Trojans". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167572779.
- ^ Florence, Mal (December 6, 1959). "Trojans Trounce Kentucky, 87–73". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167552066.
- ^ Florence, Mal (December 12, 1959). "UCLA BEATS BYU; TROJANS WIN". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167635429.
- ^ Florence, Mal (December 13, 1959). "UCLA Shaded by Okla. St.; Trojans Win". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167552864.
- ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.