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1920–21 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball team

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1920–21 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball
SCIAC champion
ConferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (9–0 SCIAC)
Head coach
Seasons

The 1920–21 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball team represented the Southern Branch of the University of California during the 1920–21 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The cubs were led by second year head coach Fred Cozens who also served as Athletic Director. They finished the regular season with a record of 9–2 and were conference champions with a record of 9–0.

Roster

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1920–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
Silas "Si" Gibbs
Raymond McBurney (C)
Eddie Rossell
Al Shepard
Sterling Tipton
Carlton West
Norris Woodard
Head coach

Fred Cozens (California)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
January 3, 1921*
California L 28–36  0–1
Physical Education Building[1] (300[2])
Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 1921*
at Los Angeles Athletic Club[note 1][3] L 20–36  0–2
Los Angeles Athletic Club 
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1921
Redlands W 29–26  1–2
(1–0)
Physical Education Building 
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1921
Occidental[note 2]  
 
January 22, 1921[5]
at Pomona W 24–21  2–2
(2–0)
 
Claremont, CA
January 29, 1921[5]
Caltech W 32–18  3–2
(3–0)
Physical Education Building 
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1921
at Redlands W 26–22  4–2
(4–0)
 
Redlands, CA
February 5, 1921
at Occidental W 36–26  5–2
(5–0)
Glendale High School 
Glendale, CA
February 10, 1921[6]
Whittier W 18–16  6–2
(6–0)
Physical Education Building 
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1921[5]
at Whittier W 26–24  7–2
(7–0)
 
Whittier, CA
February 15, 1921[7]
Pomona W 36–24  8–2
(8–0)
Physical Education Building 
Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1921
at Caltech W 37–22  9–2
(9–0)
Pasadena YMCA 
Pasadena, CA
February 28, 1921*
at California L 29–46  9–3
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[8] [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Game is not listed in official record books.
  2. ^ The game was cancelled because Occidental did not want to play a midweek game.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Southern Campus (1921 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. 1921. p. 21.
  2. ^ "Bears Barely Down Cubs in Speedy Battle". Cub Californian. January 7, 1921.
  3. ^ "High-geared Club Squad Trounces Cub Five". Cub Californian. January 14, 1921.
  4. ^ "Meeting Cancelled". Cub California. No. 14 January 1921.
  5. ^ a b c Southern Campus (1921 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. 1921. pp. 63–69.
  6. ^ "Southern Branch of U. of C. Victors". Los Angeles Times. February 11, 1921. ProQuest 160953215.
  7. ^ "Cubs Out-Toss Pomona". Los Angeles Times. February 17, 1921. ProQuest 160767730.
  8. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  9. ^ "Basketball Summary". Cub Californian. February 25, 1921.