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1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record21–5 (11–1 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDoug Sale
Home arenaMen's Gym
Seasons
1954–55 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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]

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.

Previous season

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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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1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 55 Carroll Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
F 78 Bob Ballard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 57 Ron Bane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
G 56 Don Bragg (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
F Mark Costello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr El Monte, California
G 25 Dave Hall
F 53 Allen Herring
Jr
G 23 Lindy Kell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
F 32 John Moore (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
C 33 Willie Naulls 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Dallas, Texas
G 22 Morris Taft 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G 76 Ed White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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
St. Ignatius Gym 
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.

Source[2]

Rankings

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References

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  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.