1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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.

1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1953–54 record18–7 (7–5 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDoug Sale
Home arenaMen's Gym
1953–54 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Oregon State115 .688  228  .733
Idaho97 .563  158  .652
Oregon97 .563  1710  .630
Washington79 .438  818  .308
Washington State412 .250  1017  .370
South
No. 11 USC84 .667  1914  .576
UCLA75 .583  187  .720
California66 .500  177  .708
Stanford39 .250  1510  .600
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1954[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

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 Auditorum 
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

  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.
  3. "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
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