1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1927–28 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Washington
9
–
1
.900
22
–
6
.786
Oregon
8
–
2
.800
18
–
3
.857
Idaho
4
–
6
.400
7
–
7
.500
Oregon State
4
–
6
.400
15
–
16
.484
Montana
4
–
6
.400
6
–
8
.429
Washington State
1
–
9
.100
7
–
17
.292
USC †
6
–
3
.667
22
–
4
.846
California
6
–
3
.667
9
–
6
.600
UCLA
5
–
4
.556
10
–
5
.667
Stanford
1
–
8
.111
8
–
13
.381
† Conference playoff series winner
The 1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference . The Bruins were led by seventh year head coach Caddy Works . They finished the regular season with a record of 10–5 and were third in the southern division with a record of 5–4.
Previous season
The Grizzlies finished the season 12–4 overall and were SCIAC champions with a record of 9–1. In 1927, the Regents of the University of California changed the name of the Southern Branch of the University of California to the University of California at Los Angeles.[ 2]
Roster
1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
Bab Baker
—
—
G
Sam Balter
—
—
F
Jack Ketchum (C)
—
—
Sr
G
Harold Smith
—
—
G
Al Sunseri
—
—
F
Larry Wilds
—
—
F
Arthur Williams
—
—
Sr
C
William Woodroof
—
—
G
Milo Young
—
—
Head coach
Caddy Works
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 7, 1927 *
at Caltech
W 52–16
1–0
McKinley Junior High School[ 3] Pasadena, CA
December 16, 1927 *
Pomona
W 53–32
2–0
USC Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1927 *
at Hollywood Athletic Club
W 37–28
3–0
Hollywood Athletic Club Hollywood, CA
December 23, 1927 *
at Pacific Coast Club
W 17–12
4–0
Pacific Coast Club Long Beach, CA
December 30, 1927 *
at Los Angeles Athletic Club
L 21–26
4–1
Los Angeles Athletic Club Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1928 *
at Pomona
W 70–10
5–1
Pomona College Gym Claremont, CA
January 12, 1928
at Stanford
W 29–22
6–1 (1–0)
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 13, 1928
at Stanford
W 28–22
7–1 (2–0)
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 21, 1928
Stanford
L 27–34
7–2 (2–1)
Olympic Auditorium [ 4] Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1928
California
L 34–35
7–3 (2–2)
Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 1928
California
W 48–36
8–3 (3–2)
Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1928
at California
L 26–33
8–4 (3–3)
Oakland Auditorium [ 5] Oakland, CA
February 18, 1928
vs. USC
L 35–45
8–5 (3–4)
Olympic Auditorium[ 6] Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1928
vs. USC
W 34–27
9–5 (4–4)
Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 1928
vs. USC
W 47–37
10–5 (5–4)
Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
References
^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide" . Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018 .
^ "History" . ucla.edu . Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018 .
^ Woodworth, Delbert (December 8, 1927). "Bruin Cagers Win From Engineers In Practice Encounter" . California Daily Bruin . Retrieved June 26, 2018 .
^ Southern Campus (1928 ed.). University of California, Southern Branch. p. 232.
^ Southern Campus (1928 ed.). University of California, Southern Branch. p. 235.
^ Southern Campus (1928 ed.). University of California, Southern Branch. pp. 236–237.
^ "Bruin Cagers Battle Club Quintet Next: BRUIN CAGERS BATTLE CLUB". Los Angeles Times . December 22, 1927. ProQuest 162021913 .
^ Woodworth, Delbert (January 2, 1928). "Bruin Hoop Quintet Defeats H.A.C. 37 to 28 In Fast Game" . California Daily Bruin . Retrieved June 26, 2018 .
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF) . UCLA Athletics.
^ "Clip This For Reference" . California Daily Bruin . January 13, 1928.
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics