1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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.

1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
1954–55 record21–5 (11–1 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDoug Sale
Home arenaMen's Gym
1954–55 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
No. 10 Oregon State151 .938  228  .733
Oregon88 .500  1313  .500
Washington79 .438  1312  .520
Washington State511 .313  1115  .423
Idaho511 .313  818  .308
South
No. 13 UCLA111 .917  215  .808
Stanford75 .583  178  .680
USC57 .417  1411  .560
California111 .083  916  .360
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1955[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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)

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 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

  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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