1960–61 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1960–61 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 7 USC
9
–
3
.750
21
–
8
.724
UCLA
7
–
5
.583
18
–
8
.692
Washington
6
–
6
.500
13
–
13
.500
California
5
–
7
.417
16
–
10
.615
Stanford
3
–
9
.250
7
–
17
.292
Rankings from AP Poll [ 2]
The 1960–61 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1960–61 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference . The Bruins were led by 13th year head coach John Wooden . They finished the regular season with a record of 18–8 and finished second in the AAWU with a record of 7–5.
Previous season
The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 14–12 and finished second in the PCC with a record of 7–5. After spending the previous five years at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium , UCLA moved to the new Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena prior the season.
Roster
1960–61 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
25
Stanley Andersen
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Jr
G
30
Duane Barnes
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
Sr
C
35
John Berberich (C)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Sr
G
22
Bob Berry
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
Sr
F
Pete Buckman
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
F
55
Gary Cunningham
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
G
42
Bill Ellis (C)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Sr
G
45
John Green
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Jr
G
Bill Hicks
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Jr
C
33
Warnell Jones
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
F
54
Brian Kniff
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Sr
F
32
Kent Miller
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Sr
G
Bill Silmer
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
F
20
Sonny Skjervheim
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Sr
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 2, 1960 *
at Oklahoma State
L 58–64
0–1
Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK
December 3, 1960 *
at Tulsa
W 94–74
1–1
Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK
December 9, 1960 *
Kansas State
W 83–73
2–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 1960 *
NYU
W 93–69
3–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 1960 *
No. 13
Notre Dame
W 85–54
4–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1960 *
No. 13
Butler
W 73–61
5–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1960 *
No. 16
Michigan State
W 98–61
6–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1960 *
No. 16
No. 4 Indiana
W 94–72
7–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1960 *
No. 16
Iowa
L 65–71
7–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 1961
No. 9
at Washington
L 45–58
7–3 (0–1)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
January 7, 1960
No. 9
at Washington
W 62–58
8–3 (1–1)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
January 13, 1961 *
No. 10
Arizona
W 90–68
9–3
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1961
No. 10
California
W 54–46
10–3 (2–1)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 1961
Denver
W 85–64
11–3
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1961
Air Force
W 89–78
12–3
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1961
No. 9 USC
L 63–78
12–4 (2–2)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 1961
No. 9 USC
W 86–83
13–4 (3–2)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1961
at Stanford
L 65–79
13–5 (3–3)
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 17, 1961
at Kentucky
L 76–77
13–6
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 18, 1961
at Loyola
W 87–82
14–6
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
February 24, 1961
at California
L 65–66
14–7 (3–4)
Harmon's Gym Berkeley, CA
February 25, 1961
at Stanford
W 70–56
15–7 (4–4)
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
March 3, 1961
No. 10 USC
L 85–86
15–8 (4–5)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 4, 1960
Washington
W 84–58
16–8 (5–5)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 1960
Stanford
W 69–55
17–8 (6–5)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 11, 1961
California
W 59–55
18–8 (7–5)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[ 3]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics