1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1952–53 UCLA Bruins Pacific Coast Conference PCC 16–8 6–6 John R. Wooden 5th Jerry Norman Doug Sale Men's Gym The 1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fifth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 16–8 and finished 3rd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 8–4. Previous season 1951–52 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 19–12 and won the southern division championship with a record of 8–4. They defeated the Washington Huskies in the conference play-offs and lost to Santa Clara in the NCAA regional semifinals and 1951 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City in the regional consolation game. Roster 1952 UCLA Bruins men's y Ron Bane 57 F 6 2 So Courtney Borio 24 G 5 10 So Don Bragg basketball y 56 F 6 4 So Mark Costello G 6 2 So El Monte, California Jack Davidson 72 G 6 2 Sr Jerry Evans 59 F 6 3 Mike Hibler C 6 7 Jr Bill Johnston G 6 4 Ron Livingston 75 G 5 10 Jr Gene Logan 70 G 6 1 John Moore basketball y 32 F 6 5 So Barry Porter 71 G 6 1 Sr C Dick Ridgway 54 F 6 4 Jr Hank Steinman F 6 2 Ed White 76 F 6 2 Tommy Williams 53 F 6 2 http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/D/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1953_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf 30 January 2018 John Wooden (Purdue) Jerry Norman (UCLA) Doug Sale Schedule yes 1952–53 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1952 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 5, 1952 yes 1952 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR 73–63 1–0 December 6, 1952 yes Oregon State Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR 58–43 2–0 December 12, 1952 Washington Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 49–53 2–1 December 13, 1952 Washington Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 54–47 3–1 December 19, 1952 yes yes 12 1952 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 60–55 4–1 December 20, 1952 yes yes 12 1952 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 7 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 60–68 4–2 December 22, 1952 yes yes 12 1952 men Bradley Braves Bradley Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 91–83 5–2 December 26, 1952 20 Oregon State Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 74–58 6–2 December 27, 1952 20 Oregon State Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 69–61 7–2 January 2, 1953 1952 men California Golden Bears California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 68–72 7–3 0–1 January 3, 1953 California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 66–68 7–4 0–2 January 9, 1953 1952 men USC Trojans USC 12 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 54–65 7–5 0–3 January 10, 1953 USC 12 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 72–62 8–5 1–3 January 16, 1953 yes 19 1952 men Stanford Indians Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 67–66 9–5 2–3 January 17, 1953 yes 19 Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 74–71 10–5 3–3 January 30, 1953 yes 1952 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 77–48 11–5 February 5, 1953 yes Bradley Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 79–73 12–5 February 6, 1953 yes 1952 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 91–50 13–5 February 13, 1953 yes California 19 Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 67–63 14–5 4–3 February 14, 1953 yes California 19 Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 62–70 14–6 4–4 February 20, 1953 Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 75–50 15–6 5–4 February 21, 1953 Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 66–58 16–6 6–4 February 27, 1953 yes USC Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 65–66 16–7 6–5 February 28, 1953 yes USC Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 64–76 16–8 6–6 AP Poll Pacific Time SourceSeason by Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=6 UCLA Athletics February 9, 2018 December 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229080204/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=6 dead References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla UCLA Bruins Basketball UCLA Bruins Basketball