1957–58 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1957–58 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by tenth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 16–10 and finished third in the PCC with a record of 10–6.

1957–58 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1957–58 record16–10 (10–6 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPan-Pacific Auditorium
1957–58 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
California †12–4 .750  19–9  .679
Oregon State12–4 .750  20–6  .769
UCLA10–6 .625  16–10  .615
Idaho9–7 .563  17–9  .654
USC8–8 .500  12–13  .480
Stanford7–9 .438  12–13  .480
Oregon6–10 .375  13–11  .542
Washington5–11 .313  8–18  .308
Washington State3–13 .188  7–19  .269
† Playoff game[2][3][4] winner
As of April 1, 1957[5][6]; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 22–4 and finished second in the PCC with a record of 13–3.

Roster
1957–58 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 52 Bob Archer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
40 Bob Bell
—
—
G 23 Cliff Brandon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 So
F 35 Conrad Burke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr
G Denny Crum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr San Fernando, California
G 43 Bill French 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
F 44 Jim Halsten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr
F 25 Rafer Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)201 lb (91 kg) Jr
G 45 Denny Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
C 32 Ben Rogers (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr
24 Jim Steffen
—
—
G 22 Walt Torrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr
F 55 Roland Underhill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
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 6, 1957*
 St. Mary's W 70–64  1–0
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[7] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 1957*
 Oklahoma W 60–53  2–0
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[7] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 1957*
 No. 13 DePauw W 82–52  3–0
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[8] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 1957*
 No. 13 DePauw W 73–48  4–0
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[8] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1957*
 No. 13 at Wichita L 68–83  4–1
 University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, KS
December 20, 1957*
 No. 13 at No. 11 Bradley L 43–67  4–2
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, Illinois
December 21, 1957*
 No. 13 at Evansville L 76–83  4–3
 Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, IN
December 27, 1957*
 No. 8 Michigan State L 61–63  4–4
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[9] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1957*
 Ohio State W 98–78  5–4
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[9] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1958
 at Oregon W 64–58  6–4
(1–0)		 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
January 4, 1958
 at No. 18 Oregon State L 61–68  6–5
(1–1)		 Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 10, 1958
 Oregon W 73–64  7–5
(2–1)		 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[10] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 1958
 Idaho W 64–56  8–5
(3–1)		 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[10] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 1958
 USC W 52–51  9–5
(4–1)		 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[11] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1958
 USC W 80–75  10–5
(5–1)		 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[11] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 1958*
 Santa Clara W 77–56  11–5
 Bakersfield College[12] 
Bakersfield, CA
February 7, 1958
 Washington State W 72–64  12–5
(6–1)		 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[13] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 1958
 California L 58–61  12–6
(6–2)		 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[13] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1958
 at Washington State W 64–44  13–6
(7–2)		 Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
February 15, 1958
 at Idaho L 67–73  13–7
(7–3)		 Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
February 17, 1958
 at Washington W 67–62  14–7
(8–3)		 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
February 21, 1958
 vs. Stanford W 46–43  15–7
(9–3)		 Long Beach City College[14] 
Long Beach, CA
February 22, 1958
 vs. Oregon State L 61–77  15–8
(9–4)		 Long Beach City College[14] 
Long Beach, CA
February 28, 1958
 at No. 19 California L 50–56  16–9
(9–5)		 Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
March 1, 1958
 at Stanford L 50–57  16–10
(9–6)		 Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 8, 1958
 Washington W 89–68  16–10
(10–6)		 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[15] 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[16]

References
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