1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	21–5 (11–1 PCC)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (7th season);
Assistant coach	Doug Sale
Home arena	Men's Gym
	Seasons ← 1953–54 1955–56 →

1954–55 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
No. 10 Oregon State †	15	–	1	.938	22	–	8	.733
Oregon	8	–	8	.500	13	–	13	.500
Washington	7	–	9	.438	13	–	12	.520
Washington State	5	–	11	.313	11	–	15	.423
Idaho	5	–	11	.313	8	–	18	.308
South
No. 13 UCLA	11	–	1	.917	21	–	5	.808
Stanford	7	–	5	.583	17	–	8	.680
USC	5	–	7	.417	14	–	11	.560
California	1	–	11	.083	9	–	16	.360

† Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by seventh year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 21–5 and won the PCC Southern Division with a record of 11–1. UCLA lost to Oregon State in the PCC conference play-offs.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 18–7 and finished 2nd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 7–5.

Roster

1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	55	Carroll Adams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
F	78	Bob Ballard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	57	Ron Bane	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
G	56	Don Bragg (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F		Mark Costello	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	El Monte, California
G	25	Dave Hall	—	—
F	53	Allen Herring	—	—	Jr
G	23	Lindy Kell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
F	32	John Moore (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
C	33	Willie Naulls	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Dallas, Texas
G	22	Morris Taft	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	76	Ed White	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—

Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Eddie Powell
Alan Sawyer (UCLA)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 4, 1954*		Kansas State	W 86–57	1–0	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 1954*	No. 13	Santa Clara	W 74–39	2–0	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1954*	No. 13	San Francisco	W 47–40	3–0	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1954*	No. 8	at Santa Clara	W 65–58	4–0	San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, CA
December 18, 1954*	No. 8	at San Francisco	L 44–56	4–1	St. Ignatius Gym San Francisco, CA
December 21, 1954*	No. 17	Colorado	W 65–62	5–1	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1954*	No. 17	New Mexico	W 106–41	6–1	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1954*	No. 17	vs. No. 10 Niagara ECAC Holiday Festival	W 88–86	7–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 29, 1954*	No. 15	vs. No. 3 La Salle ECAC Holiday Festival	L 77–85	7–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 31, 1954*	No. 15	vs. No. 4 Dayton ECAC Holiday Festival	W 104–92	8–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 7, 1955	No. 7	at Stanford	L 56–61	8–3 (0–1)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 8, 1955	No. 7	Stanford	W 91–75	9–3 (1–1)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 14, 1955	No. 10	No. 18 USC	W 70–67	10–3 (2–1)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1955*	No. 10	No. 18 USC	W 76–64	11–3 (3–1)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1955*	No. 9	UC Santa Barbara	W 91–62	12–3 (3–1)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 1955*	No. 9	Cal Poly	W 84–55	13–3 (5–1)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 1955	No. 8	California	W 83–64	14–3 (6–1)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1955	No. 8	California	W 84–63	15–3 (7–1)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1955	No. 8	Stanford	W 72–59	16–3 (8–1)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1955	No. 8	Stanford	W 72–59	17–3 (9–1)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 1954	No. 9	at California	W 55–48	18–3 (10–3)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
February 19, 1955	No. 9	at California	W 84–76	19–3 (11–3)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
February 25, 1955	No. 9	at USC	W 66–65	20–3 (12–3)	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA
February 26, 1955	No. 9	at USC	W 75–55	21–3 (13–3)	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA
Conference Championship Play-offs
March 4, 1955	No. 9	at No. 14 Oregon State PCC Championship play-offs	L 75–82	21–4	Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR
March 5, 1955	No. 9	at No. 14 Oregon State PCC Championship play-offs	L 64–83	21–5	Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

Rankings

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

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