1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1954–55 UCLA Bruins Pacific Coast Conference PCC 12 13 21–5 11–1 John R. Wooden 7th Doug Sale Men's Gym PCC Southern Division The 1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by seventh year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 21–5 and won the PCC Southern Division with a record of 11–1. UCLA lost to 1954 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State in the PCC conference play-offs. Previous season 1953–54 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 18–7 and finished 2nd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 7–5. Roster 1954 UCLA Bruins men's y Carroll Adams 55 F 6 1 Jr Bob Ballard 78 F 6 2 Ron Bane 57 F 6 2 Sr Don Bragg basketball y 56 G 6 4 Sr C Mark Costello F 6 2 Sr El Monte, California Dave Hall 25 G Allen Herring 53 F Jr Lindy Kell 23 G 5 10 John Moore basketball y 32 F 6 5 Sr C Willie Naulls y 33 C 6 5 Jr Dallas, Texas Morris Taft 22 G 6 2 Jr Ed White 76 G 6 2 http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/D/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1955_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf 30 January 2018 John Wooden (Purdue) Eddie Powell Alan Sawyer (UCLA) Schedule yes 1954–55 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1954 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 4, 1954 yes 1954 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 86–57 1–0 December 10, 1954 yes 13 1954 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 74–39 2–0 December 11, 1954 yes 13 San Francisco Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 47–40 3–0 December 17, 1954 yes yes 8 Santa Clara San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, CA 65–58 4–0 December 18, 1954 yes yes 8 San Francisco Cow Palace San Francisco, CA 44–56 4–1 December 21, 1954 yes 17 Colorado Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 65–62 5–1 December 22, 1954 yes 17 1954 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 106–41 6–1 December 27, 1954 yes yes 17 1954 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara 10 Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival 88–86 7–1 December 29, 1954 yes yes 15 La Salle 3 Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival 77–85 7–2 December 31, 1954 yes yes 15 1954 men Dayton Flyers Dayton 4 Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival 104–92 8–2 January 7, 1955 yes 7 1954 men Stanford Indians Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 56–61 8–3 0–1 January 8, 1955 7 Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 91–75 9–3 1–1 January 14, 1955 10 1954 men USC Trojans USC 18 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 70–67 10–3 2–1 January 15, 1955 yes 10 USC 18 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 76–64 11–3 3–1 January 28, 1955 yes 9 1954 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 91–62 12–3 3–1 January 29, 1955 yes 9 1954 men Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 84–55 13–3 5–1 February 4, 1955 8 1954 men California Golden Bears California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 83–64 14–3 6–1 February 5, 1955 8 California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 84–63 15–3 7–1 February 11, 1955 8 Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 72–59 16–3 8–1 February 12, 1955 8 Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 72–59 17–3 9–1 February 18, 1954 yes 9 California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 55–48 18–3 10–3 February 19, 1955 yes 9 California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 84–76 19–3 11–3 February 25, 1955 yes 9 USC Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA 66–65 20–3 12–3 February 26, 1955 yes 9 USC Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA 75–55 21–3 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Conference Championship Play-offs March 4, 1955 yes 9 1954 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 14 Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR PCC Championship play-offs 75–82 21–4 March 5, 1955 yes 9 Oregon State 14 Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR PCC Championship play-offs 64–83 21–5 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 Rankings 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball rankings References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla UCLA Bruins Basketball UCLA Bruins Basketball