1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1959–60 UCLA Bruins Athletic Association of Western Universities AAWU 14–12 7–5 John R. Wooden 12th Bill Putnamhttps://archive.org/stream/southerncampus1960univ#page/240/mode/2up Basketball Southern Campus 1960 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 1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season and were members of the Athletic Association of Western Universities. The Bruins were led by 12th year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 14–12 and finished second in the AAWU with a record of 7–5. After five years at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, UCLA moved to the new Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. Previous season 1958–59 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 16–9 and finished third in the PCC with a record of 10–6. Roster 1959 UCLA Bruins men's y Stanley Andersen 25 G 6 2 So Duane Barnes 30 G 5 11 Jr John Berberich 35 C 6 8 Jr Bob Berry 22 G 5 10 Jr Pete Blackman 52 F 6 5 So Cliff Brandon 23 G 5 10 Sr C Gary Cunningham y 55 F 6 5 So Bill Ellis 42 G 6 3 Jr John Green basketball y 45 G 6 3 So Bill Hicks 24 G 6 3 So Warnell Jones 33 C 6 9 Jr Billy Kilmer y 44 G 6 0 Jr Brian Kniff 54 F 6 4 Jr Kent Miller 32 F 6 6 Jr Sonny Skjervheim 20 F 6 2 Jr https://archive.org/stream/southerncampus1960univ#page/240/mode/2up 30 January 2018 John Wooden (Purdue) Bill Putnam (UCLA) Jerry Norman (UCLA) Schedule yes 1959–60 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1959 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 1, 1959 1959 men USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 6,880Florence Mal Bruins Upset Troy, 47–45: Crowd of 6,880 Sees Sports Arena Opener BRUINS Los Angeles Times 2 December 1959 167624879 47–45 1–0 December 4, 1959 yes 1959 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 7,145Florence Mal Kentucky Shades Bruins, 68–66; Santa Clara Clips Trojans Los Angeles Times 5 December 1959 167572779 66–68 1–1 December 5, 1959 yes 1959 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 8,163Florence Mal Trojans Trounce Kentucky, 87–73 Los Angeles Times 6 December 1959 167552066 75–73 2–1 December 11, 1959 yes 1959 men BYU Cougars BYU Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 5,433Florence Mal UCLA BEATS BYU; TROJANS WIN Los Angeles Times 12 December 1959 167635429 62–42 3–1 December 12, 1959 yes 1959 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 5,054Florence Mal UCLA Shaded by Okla. St.; Trojans Win Los Angeles Times 13 December 1959 167552864 48–52 3–2 December 18, 1959 yes yes 1959 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN 74–75 3–3 December 19, 1959 yes yes 1959 men Butler Bulldogs Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 74–75 3–4 December 21, 1959 yes yes 1959 men Minnesota Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 73–72 4–4 December 28, 1959 yes Michigan Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 93–68 5–4 December 29, 1959 yes West Virginia 2 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 73–87 5–5 December 30, 1959 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 62–72 5–6 January 2, 1960 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 57–55 6–6 1–0 January 4, 1960 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 55–54 7–6 2–0 January 8, 1960 yes California 2 Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 47–59 7–7 2–1 January 15, 1960 USC 10 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 63–62 8–7 3–1 January 19, 1960 yes yes 1959 men Denver DU Fieldhouse Denver, CO 68–71 8–8 January 30, 1960 yes 1959 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Cadet Gymnasium Colorado Springs, CO 76–75 9–8 February 5, 1960 yes 1959 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 66–56 10–8 February 6, 1960 1959 men Stanford Indians Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 67–54 11–8 4–1 February 12, 1960 yes Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 58–52 12–8 5–1 February 13, 1960 yes California 3 Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 45–53 12–9 5–2 February 19, 1960 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 49–48 13–9 6–2 February 20, 1960 California 3 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 57–67 13–10 6–3 February 27, 1960 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 73–84 13–11 6–4 March 4, 1960 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 71–91 13–12 6–5 March 5, 1960 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 72–70 14–12 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 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=7 live References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons UCLA UCLA Bruins Basketball UCLA Bruins Basketball