1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1953–54 UCLA Bruins Basketball Pacific Coast Conference PCC 18–7 7–5 John R. Wooden 6th Doug Sale Men's Gym The 1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by sixth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 18–7 and finished 2nd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 7–5. Previous season 1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 16–8 and were 3rd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 8–4. Roster 1953 UCLA Bruins men's y Bob Ballard 78 F 6 2 Ron Bane 57 F 6 2 Jr Courtney Borio 24 G 5 10 Jr Don Bragg basketball y 56 G 6 4 Jr Mark Costello F 6 2 Jr El Monte, California Mike Hibler C 6 7 Sr Lindy Kell 23 G 5 10 Ron Livingston 75 G 5 10 Sr C Denny Miller 45 G 6 4 John Moore basketball y 32 F 6 5 Jr Willie Naulls y 33 C 6 5 So Dallas, Texas Dick Ridgway 54 F 6 4 Sr Hank Steinman F 6 2 Morris Taft 22 G 6 2 So Ed White 76 F 6 2 http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/D/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1954_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf 30 January 2018 John Wooden (Purdue) Doug Sale Schedule yes 1953–54 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1953 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 5, 1953 yes 1953 men West Texas A&M Buffaloes West Texas State Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 79–48 1–0 December 11, 1953 yes 1953 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 90–45 2–0 December 12, 1953 yes Arizona Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 84–48 3–0 December 18, 1953 yes yes 17 1953 men Denver Pioneers Denver Denver University FieldhouseHome Venue Records http://www.denverpioneers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/all-time-home-venue-record.html University of Denver Athletics dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150915200801/http://www.denverpioneers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/all-time-home-venue-record.html September 15, 2015 Denver, CO 70–63 4–0 December 19, 1953 yes yes 17 Denver Denver University Fieldhouse Denver, CO 66–45 5–0 December 21, 1953 yes yes 17 La Salle 20 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 53–62 5–1 December 22, 1953 yes yes 13 Duke Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 72–67 6–2 December 26, 1953 13 1953 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 89–74 7–2 December 28, 1953 13 Oregon Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 79–53 8–2 December 30, 1953 yes 14 Iowa Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 60–65 8–3 December 31, 1953 yes 14 1953 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 67–57 9–4 January 8, 1954 yes 1953 men California Golden Bears California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 53–62 9–5 0–1 January 9, 1954 yes California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 65–73 9–6 0–2 January 15, 1954 yes USC Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 65–68 9–7 0–3 January 16, 1954 yes USC Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 81–63 10–7 1–3 January 29, 1954 yes 1953 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 66–56 11–7 January 30, 1954 1953 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 103–68 12–7 February 5, 1954 1953 men Stanford Indians Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 92–73 13–7 2–3 February 6, 1954 Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 77–58 14–7 3–3 February 12, 1954 California 14 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 82–54 15–7 4–3 February 13, 1954 California 14 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 71–62 16–7 5–3 February 19, 1954 yes Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 92–77 17–7 6–3 February 20, 1954 yes Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 88–80 18–8 7–3 February 26, 1954 USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 68–79 18–9 7–4 February 27, 1954 USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 68–79 18–10 7–5 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