1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
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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 Oregon State in the PCC conference play-offs.
| 1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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PCC Southern Division | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 21–5 (11–1 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Doug Sale |
| Home arena | Men's Gym |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Oregon State † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 UCLA | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 21 | – | 5 | .808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
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
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| December 4, 1954* |
Kansas State | W 86–57 | 1–0 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| December 10, 1954* |
No. 13 | Santa Clara | W 74–39 | 2–0 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 11, 1954* |
No. 13 | San Francisco | W 47–40 | 3–0 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 17, 1954* |
No. 8 | at Santa Clara | W 65–58 | 4–0 |
San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, CA | ||||||
| December 18, 1954* |
No. 8 | at San Francisco | L 44–56 | 4–1 |
Cow Palace San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| December 21, 1954* |
No. 17 | Colorado | W 65–62 | 5–1 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 22, 1954* |
No. 17 | New Mexico | W 106–41 | 6–1 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 27, 1954* |
No. 17 | vs. No. 10 Niagara ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 88–86 | 7–1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
| December 29, 1954* |
No. 15 | vs. No. 3 La Salle ECAC Holiday Festival |
L 77–85 | 7–2 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
| December 31, 1954* |
No. 15 | vs. No. 4 Dayton ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 104–92 | 8–2 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
| January 7, 1955 |
No. 7 | at Stanford | L 56–61 | 8–3 (0–1) |
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | ||||||
| January 8, 1955 |
No. 7 | Stanford | W 91–75 | 9–3 (1–1) |
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | ||||||
| January 14, 1955 |
No. 10 | No. 18 USC | W 70–67 | 10–3 (2–1) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| January 15, 1955* |
No. 10 | No. 18 USC | W 76–64 | 11–3 (3–1) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| January 28, 1955* |
No. 9 | UC Santa Barbara | W 91–62 | 12–3 (3–1) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| January 29, 1955* |
No. 9 | Cal Poly | W 84–55 | 13–3 (5–1) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| February 4, 1955 |
No. 8 | California | W 83–64 | 14–3 (6–1) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| February 5, 1955 |
No. 8 | California | W 84–63 | 15–3 (7–1) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| February 11, 1955 |
No. 8 | Stanford | W 72–59 | 16–3 (8–1) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| February 12, 1955 |
No. 8 | Stanford | W 72–59 | 17–3 (9–1) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| February 18, 1954 |
No. 9 | at California | W 55–48 | 18–3 (10–3) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
| February 19, 1955 |
No. 9 | at California | W 84–76 | 19–3 (11–3) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
| February 25, 1955 |
No. 9 | at USC | W 66–65 | 20–3 (12–3) |
Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA | ||||||
| February 26, 1955 |
No. 9 | at USC | W 75–55 | 21–3 (13–3) |
Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA | ||||||
| Conference Championship Play-offs | |||||||||||
| March 4, 1955 |
No. 9 | at No. 14 Oregon State PCC Championship play-offs |
L 75–82 | 21–4 |
Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR | ||||||
| March 5, 1955 |
No. 9 | at No. 14 Oregon State PCC Championship play-offs |
L 64–83 | 21–5 |
Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
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