1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Los Angeles Classic champions
NCAA tournament, West Region semifinals
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record20–9 (8–5 (T-1st) Big Six)
Head coach
Assistant coachJerry Norman
Home arenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Los Angeles, California
Seasons
1962–63 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA † 7 5   .583 20 9   .690
Stanford 7 5   .583 16 9   .640
USC 6 6   .500 20 9   .690
Washington 6 6   .500 13 13   .500
California 4 8   .333 13 11   .542
† Conference playoff game[1][2] winner
Rankings from AP Poll[3]


The 1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 15th year. The Bruins tied for first in the AAWU (7–5), and defeated Stanford in a one-game playoff for the berth in the NCAA tournament. They lost in their opener to Arizona State (79–93), but won ten national championships in the next thirteen years.

Roster

1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 53 Keith Erickson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So San Francisco, California
G 25 Gail Goodrich 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Los Angeles, California
G 22 Larry Gower 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
G 44 Freddie Goss 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
G 42 Walt Hazzard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wilmington, Delaware
F 50 Jack Hirsch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Brooklyn, New York
G 20 Mike Huggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
F 52 Rich Levin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G 44 Jim Milhorn (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
C 35 Fred Slaughter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
C 34 Kim Stewart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 32 Dave Waxman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 27 October 2017

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 30, 1962*
Denver W 70–41  1–0
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 1962*
Santa Clara W 66–41  2–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 1962*
at Colorado L 60–82  2–1
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
December 8, 1962*
at Colorado State L 65–66  2–2
South College Gymnasium 
Fort Collins, CO
December 14, 1962*
Oklahoma W 101–64  3–2
Santa Monica City College 
Santa Monica, CA
December 15, 1962*
Missouri W 72–55  4–2
Santa Monica City College 
Santa Monica, CA
December 18, 1962*
at Butler W 81–68  5–2
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 20, 1962*
at Northwestern W 70–63  6–2
McGaw Memorial Hall 
Evanston, IL
December 22, 1962*
at Wisconsin W 77–63  7–2
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
December 26, 1962*
Utah State
Los Angeles Classic
W 89–75  8–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1962*
Saint Louis
Los Angeles Classic
W 85–66  9–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1962*
Colorado State
Los Angeles Classic
W 68–64  10–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 1962
No. 9 Washington L 61–62  10–3
(0–1)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
January 5, 1962
No. 9 Washington L 63–67  10–4
(0–2)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
January 12, 1962
California W 63–58  11–4
(1–2)
Santa Monica City College 
Santa Monica, CA
January 25, 1962*
at Texas Tech W 83–63  12–4
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
January 26, 1962*
at Texas Tech W 103–80  13–4
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
February 1, 1962
USC W 77–65  14–4
(2–2)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1962
USC W 86–72  15–4
(3–2)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1962
at No. 10 Stanford L 78–86  15–5
(3–3)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 22, 1962
at Stanford L 69–73  15–6
(3–4)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 23, 1962
California W 64–57  16–6
(4–4)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
March 1, 1962
USC L 60–62  16–7
(4–5)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 1962
Washington W 80–52  17–7
(5–5)
Santa Monica City College 
Santa Monica, CA
March 8, 1962
No. 9 Stanford W 64–54  18–7
(6–5)
Santa Monica City College 
Santa Monica, CA
March 9, 1962
California W 72–53  19–7
(7–5)
Santa Monica City College 
Santa Monica, CA
AAWU Playoff
March 13, 1962
vs. Stanford
Playoff
W 51–45  20–7
Santa Monica City College 
Santa Monica, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1963*
vs. No. 4 Arizona State
Regional semifinal
L 79–93  20–8
Smith Fieldhouse 
Provo, UT
March 16, 1963*
vs. San Francisco
Regional third-place game
L 75–76  20–9
Smith Fieldhouse 
Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.
Source:[4]

Draft list

References

  1. ^ "UCLA five clips Stanford by 51–45". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 13, 1963. p. 1D.
  2. ^ "UCLA trips Stanford in playoff 51–45". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. March 13, 1963. p. 9.
  3. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  • "2011–12 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved July 1, 2014.