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1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record18–7 (7–5 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDoug Sale
Home arenaMen's Gym
Seasons
1953–54 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Oregon State 11 5   .688 22 8   .733
Idaho 9 7   .563 15 8   .652
Oregon 9 7   .563 17 10   .630
Washington 7 9   .438 8 18   .308
Washington State 4 12   .250 10 17   .370
South
No. 11 USC 8 4   .667 19 14   .576
UCLA 7 5   .583 18 7   .720
California 6 6   .500 17 7   .708
Stanford 3 9   .250 15 10   .600
† Conference playoff series winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by sixth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 18–7 and finished 2nd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 7–5.

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 16–8 and were 3rd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 8–4.

Roster

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1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 78 Bob Ballard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 57 Ron Bane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G 24 Courtney Borio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
G 56 Don Bragg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
F Mark Costello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr El Monte, California
C Mike Hibler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
G 23 Lindy Kell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G 75 Ron Livingston (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
G 45 Denny Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 32 John Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
C 33 Willie Naulls 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Dallas, Texas
F 54 Dick Ridgway 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
F Hank Steinman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 22 Morris Taft 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
F 76 Ed White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)
  • Doug Sale

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 5, 1953*
West Texas State W 79–48  1–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1953*
Arizona W 90–45  2–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1953*
Arizona W 84–48  3–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1953*
No. 17 at Denver W 70–63  4–0
Denver University Fieldhouse[2] 
Denver, CO
December 19, 1953*
No. 17 at Denver W 66–45  5–0
Denver University Fieldhouse 
Denver, CO
December 21, 1953*
No. 17 vs. No. 20 La Salle L 53–62  5–1
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
December 22, 1953*
No. 13 vs. Duke W 72–67  6–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
December 26, 1953
No. 13 Oregon W 89–74  7–2
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1953
No. 13 Oregon W 79–53  8–2
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1953*
No. 14 Iowa L 60–65  8–3
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 31, 1953*
No. 14 Michigan State W 67–57  9–4
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1954
at California L 53–62  9–5
(0–1)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 9, 1954
at California L 65–73  9–6
(0–2)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 15, 1954
at USC L 65–68  9–7
(0–3)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1954
at USC W 81–63  10–7
(1–3)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 1954*
Pacific W 66–56  11–7
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1954
Pepperdine W 103–68  12–7
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1954
Stanford W 92–73  13–7
(2–3)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1954
Stanford W 77–58  14–7
(3–3)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1954
No. 14 California W 82–54  15–7
(4–3)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 1954
No. 14 California W 71–62  16–7
(5–3)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1954
at Stanford W 92–77  17–7
(6–3)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 20, 1954
at Stanford W 88–80  18–8
(7–3)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 26, 1954
USC L 68–79  18–9
(7–4)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1954
USC L 68–79  18–10
(7–5)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Home Venue Records". University of Denver Athletics. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.