1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1962–63 UCLA Bruins Basketball La sports arena.jpg 275px Athletic Association of Western Universities Big Six 15 20–9 8–5 (T-1st) John R. Wooden Jerry Norman Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Classic champions NCAA tournament West Region semifinals The 1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 15th year. The Bruins tied for first in the AAWU (7–5) and defeated Stanford in a one-game playoff for the berth in the NCAA tournament. They lost in their opener to Arizona State (93–79) but won ten national championships in the next twelve years. Roster 1962 UCLA Bruins men's y Keith Erickson y 53 F 6 5 195 So San Francisco, California Gail Goodrich y 25 G 6 1 170 So Los Angeles, California Larry Gower 22 G 5 11 Freddie Goss 44 G 6 1 Walt Hazzard y 42 G 6 2 185 Jr Wilmington, Delaware Jack Hirsch y 50 F 6 3 Jr Brooklyn, New York Mike Huggins 20 G 5 11 Rich Levin 52 F 6 4 Jim Milhorn 44 G 5 10 C Fred Slaughter y 35 C 6 5 Jr Kim Stewart 34 C 6 4 Dave Waxman 32 F 6 6 http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/E/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1963_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf 27 October 2017 John Wooden (Purdue) Schedule yes 1962–63 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1962 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 30, 1962 yes 1962 men Denver Pioneers Denver Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 70–41 1–0 December 1, 1962 yes 1962 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 66–41 2–0 December 7, 1962 yes yes 1962 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO 60–82 2–1 December 8, 1962 yes yes 1962 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, CO 65–66 2–2 December 14, 1962 yes Oklahoma Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA 101–64 3–2 December 15, 1962 yes 1962 men Missouri Tigers Missouri Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA 72–55 4–2 December 18, 1962 yes yes 1962 men Butler Bulldogs Butler Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 81–68 5–2 December 20, 1962 yes yes 1962 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL 70–63 6–2 December 22, 1962 yes yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 77–63 7–2 December 26, 1962 yes 1962 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 89–75 8–2 December 28, 1962 yes 1962 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 85–66 9–2 December 29, 1962 yes Colorado State Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Classic 68–64 10–2 January 1, 1962 9 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 61–62 10–3 0–1 January 5, 1962 9 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 63–67 10–4 0–2 January 12, 1962 1962 men California Golden Bears California Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA 63–58 11–4 1–2 January 25, 1962 yes yes Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX 83–63 12–4 January 26, 1962 yes yes Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX 103–80 13–4 February 1, 1962 1962 men USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 77–65 14–4 2–2 February 2, 1962 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 86–72 15–4 3–2 February 9, 1962 yes 1962 men Stanford Indians Stanford 10 Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 78–86 15–5 3–3 February 22, 1962 yes Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 69–73 15–6 3–4 February 23, 1962 California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 64–57 16–6 4–4 March 1, 1962 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 60–62 16–7 4–5 March 2, 1962 Washington Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA 80–52 17–7 5–5 March 8, 1962 Stanford 9 Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA 64–54 18–7 6–5 March 9, 1962 California Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA 72–53 19–7 7–5 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|AAWU Playoff March 13, 1962 yes Stanford Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA Playoff 51–45 20–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 15, 1963 yes yes 1962 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 4 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT Regional semifinal 79–93 20–8 March 16, 1963 yes yes 1962 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT Regional third-place game 75–76 20–9 AP Poll Pacific time Source:Season by Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=8 UCLA Athletics October 27, 2017 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=8 dead References "2011–12 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved July 1, 2014. UCLA Bruins Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins Ucla