Wilbur Johns

Wilbur Johns

Johns in 1960
Biographical details
Born	(1903-12-08)December 8, 1903 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	July 14, 1967(1967-07-14) (aged 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
1921–1925	Southern Branch
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1939–1948	UCLA
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1947–1963	UCLA
Head coaching record
Overall	93–120
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 PCC (1945, 1947)

Wilbur Johns (December 8, 1903 – July 14, 1967) was an American men's college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), prior to John Wooden, serving from 1939 to 1948, and guiding the UCLA Bruins to a 93–120 record in nine seasons. Johns was also the school's athletic director following from 1947 to 1963. He is a 1985 inductee to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. He died at his home at age 63 on July 14, 1967.[1]

Johns played four years basketball at UCLA, graduating in 1925.[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UCLA Bruins (Pacific Coast Conference) (1939–1948)
1939–40	UCLA	8–17	3–9	4th (South)
1940–41	UCLA	6–20	2–10	4th (South)
1941–42	UCLA	5–18	2–10	4th (South)
1942–43	UCLA	14–7	4–4	2nd (South)
1943–44	UCLA	10–10	3–3	2nd (South)
1944–45	UCLA	12–12	3–1	1st (South)
1945–46	UCLA	8–16	5–7	3rd (South)
1946–47	UCLA	18–7	9–3	1st (South)
1947–48	UCLA	12–13	3–9	3rd (South)
UCLA:		93–120	34–56
Total:		93–120
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

General

• "Wilbur Johns Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2012.

Specific

1. "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive". News.google.com. July 16, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
2. "Wilbur Johns Will Retire From UCLA". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. February 9, 1963. p. 11. Retrieved March 30, 2011.