1960–61 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1960–61 UCLA Bruins Athletic Association of Western Universities AAWU 18–8 7–5 John R. Wooden 13th Bill Putnamhttps://archive.org/stream/southerncampus1961univ#page/240/mode/2up Basketball Southern Campus 1961 University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch; University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch. Associated Students; Associated Students of UCLA Jerry Norman Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 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 1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team 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 UCLA Bruins men's y Stanley Andersen 25 G 6 2 Jr Duane Barnes 30 G 5 11 Sr John Berberich 35 C 6 8 Sr C Bob Berry 22 G 5 10 Sr Pete Buckman F 6 5 Gary Cunningham y 55 F 6 5 Jr Bill Ellis 42 G 6 3 Sr C John Green basketball y 45 G 6 3 Jr Bill Hicks G 6 3 Jr Warnell Jones 33 C 6 9 Brian Kniff 54 F 6 4 Sr Kent Miller 32 F 6 6 Sr Bill Silmer G 6 1 Sonny Skjervheim 20 F 6 2 Sr http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/E/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1961_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf 30 January 2018 John Wooden (Purdue) Bill Putnam(UCLA) Jerry Norman(UCLA) Schedule yes 1960–61 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1960 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 2, 1960 yes yes 1960 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK 58–64 0–1 December 3, 1960 yes yes 1960 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK 94–74 1–1 December 9, 1960 yes 1960 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 83–73 2–1 December 10, 1960 yes 1960 men NYU Violets NYU Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 93–69 3–1 December 16, 1960 yes 13 1960 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 85–54 4–1 December 17, 1960 yes 13 1960 men Butler Bulldogs Butler Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 73–61 5–1 December 28, 1960 yes 16 1960 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 98–61 6–1 December 29, 1960 yes 16 Indiana 4 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 94–72 7–1 December 30, 1960 yes 16 Iowa Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 65–71 7–2 January 6, 1961 yes 9 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 45–58 7–3 0–1 January 7, 1960 yes 9 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 62–58 8–3 1–1 January 13, 1961 yes 10 1960 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 90–68 9–3 January 14, 1961 10 California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 54–46 10–3 2–1 January 27, 1961 1960 men Denver Pioneers Denver Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 85–64 11–3 January 28, 1961 1960 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 89–78 12–3 February 3, 1961 1960 men USC Trojans USC 9 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 63–78 12–4 2–2 February 4, 1961 USC 9 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 86–83 13–4 3–2 February 11, 1961 yes 1960 men Stanford Indians Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 65–79 13–5 3–3 February 17, 1961 yes Kentucky Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 76–77 13–6 February 18, 1961 yes 1960 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 87–82 14–6 February 24, 1961 yes California Harmon's Gym Berkeley, CA 65–66 14–7 3–4 February 25, 1961 yes Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 70–56 15–7 4–4 March 3, 1961 USC 10 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 85–86 15–8 4–5 March 4, 1960 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 84–58 16–8 5–5 March 10, 1960 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 69–55 17–8 6–5 March 11, 1961 California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 59–55 18–8 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=7 UCLA Athletics 2018-02-09 2020-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229080204/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=7 live References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons UCLA UCLA Bruins Basketball UCLA Bruins Basketball