1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Los Angeles Classic champions; AAWU regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
Record	18–11 (10–2 (1st) Big Six)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (14th season);
Assistant coach	Jerry Norman
Home arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena; Los Angeles, California
	Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

1961–62 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UCLA	10	–	2	.833	18	–	11	.621
Stanford	8	–	4	.667	16	–	6	.727
Washington	5	–	7	.417	16	–	10	.615
USC	5	–	7	.417	14	–	11	.560
California	2	–	10	.167	8	–	17	.320

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1961–62 UCLA basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 14th year. The Bruins finished 1st in the AAWU (10–2), and accepted a bid to the 1962 NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won the NCAA Far West Regional and played in the Final Four. UCLA lost 72–70 to Cincinnati and then in the third-place game on March 24, 1962, in Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall), Wake Forest defeated UCLA 82–80. The Bruins finished the season as the 4th best team in the nation.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	52	Pete Blackman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F	55	Gary Cunningham (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
G	22	Larry Gower	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
G	45	John Green (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
F	25	Rich Gugat	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
G	42	Walt Hazzard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Wilmington, Delaware
G	24	Bill Hicks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
G	20	Mike Huggins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
G	44	Jim Milhorn	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
G	30	Jim Rosvall	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
C	35	Fred Slaughter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
C	34	Kim Stewart	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
F	32	Dave Waxman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—

Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 18 October 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1961*	at BYU	L 66–68	0–1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT
December 2, 1961*	at BYU	L 83–86	0–2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT
December 9, 1961*	Kansas	W 69–61	1–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1961*	DePauw	W 91–62	2–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 1961*	Colorado State	L 68–69	2–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1961*	at Creighton	L 72–74	2–4	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE
December 22, 1961*	at Houston Houston Holiday Classic	L 65–91	2–5	Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, TX
December 23, 1961*	vs. Texas A&M Houston Holiday Classic	W 81–71	3–5	Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, TX
December 27, 1961*	Army Los Angeles Classic	W 86–72	4–5	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1961*	No. 1 Ohio State Los Angeles Classic	L 84–105	4–6	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1961*	Utah Los Angeles Classic	L 79–88	4–7	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1962	Washington	W 72–57	5–7 (1–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 1962	Washington	W 75–63	6–7 (2–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 1962	at California	W 71–60	7–7 (3–0)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
January 26, 1962*	Texas Tech	W 89–60	8–7	Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA
January 27, 1962*	Texas Tech	W 87–58	9–7	Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA
February 2, 1962	No. 5 USC	W 73–59	10–7 (4–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1962	Stanford	W 82–64	11–7 (5–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1962	USC	L 60–74	11–8 (5–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1962	USC	W 69–62	12–8 (6–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1962	California	W 68–62	13–8 (7–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 1962	Stanford	W 75–65	14–8 (8–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 1962	at Washington	W 69–66	15–8 (9–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
March 9, 1962	at Stanford	L 67–82	15–9 (9–2)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
March 10, 1962	at California	W 66–54	16–9 (10–2)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 1962*	vs. Utah State Regional semifinal	W 73–62	17–9	Smith Fieldhouse^[2] (10,186) Provo, UT
March 17, 1962*	vs. Oregon State Regional Final	W 88–69	18–9	Smith Fieldhouse^[3] (9,826) Provo, UT
March 23, 1962*	vs. No. 2 Cincinnati National semifinal	L 70–72	18–10	Freedom Hall^[4] (18,274) Louisville, KY
March 24, 1962*	vs. Wake Forest National third-place game	L 80–82	18–11	Freedom Hall^[5] Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[6]

Draft list

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ Mal, Florence (March 17, 1962). "UCLA NODS UTAH ST., 73-62; WAVES LOSE: Peps Give Oregon St. Close Call BRUINS TRIUMPH". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168042445.
^ Mal, Florence (March 18, 1962). "BRUINS BOMB BEAVERS, 88-69, IN FINALS: Hot Peps Capture 3rd, 75-71 BRUINS ROUT OREGON STATE". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168065687.
^ Mal, Florence (March 24, 1962). "BRUINS LOSE IN LAST SECONDS, 72-70: Thacker's Jump Shot Puts Cincy in Finals Against Ohio State CINCY NIPS BRUINS, 72-70". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168039976.
^ "BRUINS LOSE AGAIN IN FINAL SECONDS, 82-80, TO DEACONS: BRUINS LOSE AGAIN, 82-80". Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1962. ProQuest 168057189.
^ "SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORDS" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

"2011-12 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved July 1, 2014.

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

[2] Mal, Florence (March 17, 1962). "UCLA NODS UTAH ST., 73-62; WAVES LOSE: Peps Give Oregon St. Close Call BRUINS TRIUMPH". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168042445.

[3] Mal, Florence (March 18, 1962). "BRUINS BOMB BEAVERS, 88-69, IN FINALS: Hot Peps Capture 3rd, 75-71 BRUINS ROUT OREGON STATE". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168065687.

[4] Mal, Florence (March 24, 1962). "BRUINS LOSE IN LAST SECONDS, 72-70: Thacker's Jump Shot Puts Cincy in Finals Against Ohio State CINCY NIPS BRUINS, 72-70". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168039976.

[5] "BRUINS LOSE AGAIN IN FINAL SECONDS, 82-80, TO DEACONS: BRUINS LOSE AGAIN, 82-80". Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1962. ProQuest 168057189.

[6] "SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORDS" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

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v t e UCLA Bruins men's basketball
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