1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fifth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 16–8 and finished 3rd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 8–4.

1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	16–8 (6–6 PCC)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jerry Norman Doug Sale
Home arena	Men's Gym
Seasons ← 1951–52 1953–54 →

1952–53 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
No. 4 Washington †	15	–	1		.938			30	–	3		.909
Idaho	8	–	8		.500			15	–	12		.556
Oregon	8	–	8		.500			14	–	14		.500
Oregon State	6	–	10		.375			11	–	18		.379
Washington State	3	–	13		.188			7	–	27		.206
South
California	9	–	3		.750			16	–	10		.615
USC	7	–	5		.583			17	–	5		.773
UCLA	6	–	0		1.000			16	–	8		.667
Stanford	2	–	10		.167			7	–	20		.259
† Conference playoff series winner As of 1953^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Main article: 1951–52 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 19–12 and won the southern division championship with a record of 8–4. They defeated the Washington Huskies in the conference play-offs and lost to Santa Clara in the NCAA regional semifinals and Oklahoma City in the regional consolation game.

Roster

1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 57 Ron Bane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So G 24 Courtney Borio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So F 56 Don Bragg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So G Mark Costello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So El Monte, California G 72 Jack Davidson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr F 59 Jerry Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — C Mike Hibler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr G Bill Johnston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — G 75 Ron Livingston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr G 70 Gene Logan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — F 32 John Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So G 71 Barry Porter (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr F 54 Dick Ridgway 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F Hank Steinman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — F 76 Ed White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — F 53 Tommy Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —	Head coach John Wooden (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Jerry Norman (UCLA) Doug Sale Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 5, 1952		at Oregon State	W 73–63	1–0	Oregon State Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
December 6, 1952		at Oregon State	W 58–43	2–0	Oregon State Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
December 12, 1952		Washington	L 49–53	2–1	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 1952		Washington	W 54–47	3–1	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1952*	No. 12	at Michigan State	W 60–55	4–1	Jenison Fieldhouse  East Lansing, MI
December 20, 1952*	No. 12	vs. No. 7 Notre Dame	L 60–68	4–2	Jenison Fieldhouse  East Lansing, MI
December 22, 1952*	No. 12	at Bradley	W 91–83	5–2	Robertson Memorial Field House  Peoria, IL
December 26, 1952	No. 20	Oregon State	W 74–58	6–2	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1952	No. 20	Oregon State	W 69–61	7–2	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1953		California	L 68–72	7–3 (0–1)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1953		California	L 66–68	7–4 (0–2)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 1953		No. 12 USC	L 54–65	7–5 (0–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 1953		No. 12 USC	W 72–62	8–5 (1–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1953	No. 19	at Stanford	W 67–66	9–5 (2–3)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
January 17, 1953	No. 19	at Stanford	W 74–71	10–5 (3–3)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
January 30, 1953*		San Diego State	W 77–48	11–5	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1953*		Bradley	W 79–73	12–5	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1953*		UC Santa Barbara	W 91–50	13–5	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 1953		at No. 19 California	W 67–63	14–5 (4–3)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
February 14, 1953		at No. 19 California	L 62–70	14–6 (4–4)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
February 20, 1953		Stanford	W 75–50	15–6 (5–4)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1953		Stanford	W 66–58	16–6 (6–4)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1953		at USC	L 65–66	16–7 (6–5)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 1953		at USC	L 64–76	16–8 (6–6)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

References

1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
2. "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.