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1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionSouth
Record7–9 (1–8 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Seasons
1928–29 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Washington 10 0   1.000 18 2   .900
Idaho 6 4   .600 11 10   .524
Washington State 5 5   .500 9 14   .391
Oregon State 4 6   .400 12 8   .600
Oregon 3 7   .300 10 8   .556
Montana 2 8   .200 9 11   .450
South
California 9 0   1.000 17 3   .850
Stanford 6 3   .667 13 6   .684
USC 2 7   .222 16 6   .727
UCLA 1 8   .111 7 9   .438
† Conference playoff series winner

The 1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by eighth year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 7–9 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 1–8.

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the season 10–5 overall and were third in the PCC south division with a record of 5–4.

Roster

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1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Robert Baker
G Sam Balter (C)
C Carl Knowles
F 26 Dick Linthicum
C Frank Lubin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Los Angeles, California
Erwin Piper
G Carl Shy
Harold Smith
G Al Sunseri
Larry Wilde
C William Woodroof
G Milo Young
Head coach

Caddy Works

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 14, 1928*
at Pomona W 43–22  1–0
 
Claremont, CA
December 15, 1928*
at La Verne W 46–24  2–0
 
La Verne
December 18, 1928*
Hollywood Athletic Club W 40–23  3–0
Physical Education Building 
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1928*
Los Angeles Athletic Club W 43–25  4–0
Physical Education Building 
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1928*
at Utah W 32–28  5–0
Deseret Gymnasium 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 29, 1928*
at Utah L 28–44  5–1
Deseret Gymnasium 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 4, 1929*
North Dakota W 41–29  6–1
Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 1929
at Stanford L 20–34  6–2
(0–1)
Stanford Pavilion[2] 
Stanford, CA
January 18, 1929
at California L 21–26  6–3
(0–2)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 19, 1929
at California L 31–35  6–4
(0–3)
Harmon Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 1929
vs. USC L 23–28  6–5
(0–4)
Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1929
Stanford L 26–34  6–6
(0–5)
Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1929
Stanford L 24–32  6–7
(0–6)
Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1929
vs. USC L 31–39  6–8
(0–7)
Olympic Auditorium[3] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1929
California L 31–47  6–9
(0–8)
Olympic Auditorium[4] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1929
vs. USC W 44–33  7–9
(1–8)
Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "BRUINS LEAVE FRIDAY: U.C.L.A. Hoopsters to Open Conference Season Against Stanford Saturday". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1929. ProQuest 162144521.
  3. ^ "TROJANS DOWN BRUIN CAGERS". Los Angeles Times. February 10, 1929. ProQuest 162227312.
  4. ^ Ray, Bob. "Bruins Bow To Bears, 47 TO 31". Los Angeles Times. No. 17 February 1929. ProQuest 162168553.
  5. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  6. ^ Southern Campus (1929 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California at Los Angeles. p. 248.