1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record16–8 (6–6 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMen's Gym
Seasons
1952–53 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
No.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

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

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