1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1959–60 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Athletic Association of Western Universities. The Bruins were led by 12th year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 14–12 and finished second in the AAWU with a record of 7–5. After five years at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, UCLA moved to the new Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.

1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
1959–60 record	14–12 (7–5 AAWU)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Putnam[1] Jerry Norman
Home arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

1959–60 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 California	11	–	1		.917			28	–	2		.933
UCLA	7	–	5		.583			14	–	12		.538
USC	5	–	7		.417			16	–	11		.593
Stanford	4	–	7		.364			11	–	14		.440
Washington	2	–	9		.182			15	–	13		.536
As of April 15, 1959[2]; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 16–9 and finished third in the PCC with a record of 10–6.

Roster

1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 25 Stanley Andersen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So G 30 Duane Barnes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr C 35 John Berberich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr G 22 Bob Berry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr F 52 Pete Blackman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So G 23 Cliff Brandon (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr F 55 Gary Cunningham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So G 42 Bill Ellis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G 45 John Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So G 24 Bill Hicks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So C 33 Warnell Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr G 44 Billy Kilmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr F 54 Brian Kniff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F 32 Kent Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr F 20 Sonny Skjervheim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr	Head coach John Wooden (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Bill Putnam (UCLA) Jerry Norman (UCLA) 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 1, 1959		USC	W 47–45	1–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (6,880[3]) Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 1959*		Kentucky	L 66–68	1–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (7,145[4]) Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 1959*		Santa Clara	W 75–73	2–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (8,163[5]) Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1959*		BYU	W 62–42	3–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,433[6]) Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1959*		Oklahoma State	L 48–52	3–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,054[7]) Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1959*		at Purdue	L 74–75	3–3	Lambert Fieldhouse  West Lafayette, IN
December 19, 1959*		at Butler	L 74–75	3–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
December 21, 1959*		at Minnesota	W 73–72	4–4	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
December 28, 1959*		Michigan Los Angeles Classic	W 93–68	5–4	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1959*		No. 2 West Virginia Los Angeles Classic	L 73–87	5–5	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1959		USC Los Angeles Classic	L 62–72	5–6	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1960		Washington	W 57–55	6–6 (1–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1960		Washington	W 55–54	7–6 (2–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1960		at No. 2 California	L 47–59	7–7 (2–1)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
January 15, 1960		No. 10 USC	W 63–62	8–7 (3–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 1960*		at Denver	L 68–71	8–8	DU Fieldhouse  Denver, CO
January 30, 1960		at Air Force	W 76–75	9–8	Cadet Gymnasium  Colorado Springs, CO
February 5, 1960*		New Mexico	W 66–56	10–8	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1960		Stanford	W 67–54	11–8 (4–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1960		at Stanford	W 58–52	12–8 (5–1)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
February 13, 1960		at No. 3 California	L 45–53	12–9 (5–2)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
February 19, 1960		Stanford	W 49–48	13–9 (6–2)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1960		No. 3 California	L 57–67	13–10 (6–3)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1960		at Washington	L 73–84	13–11 (6–4)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, WA
March 4, 1960		USC	L 71–91	13–12 (6–5)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 1960		USC	W 72–70	14–12 (7–5)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[8]

References

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