1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	9–6 (4–5 PCC)
Head coach	Caddy Works (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Silas Gibbs Wilbur Johns
Seasons ← 1929–30 1931–32 →

1930–31 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington †	14	–	2	.875	25	–	3	.893
Washington State	10	–	6	.625	18	–	7	.720
Oregon State	9	–	7	.563	19	–	9	.679
Oregon	6	–	10	.375	12	–	10	.545
Idaho	1	–	15	.063	3	–	16	.158
South
California	6	–	3	.667	12	–	10	.545
USC	5	–	4	.556	8	–	8	.500
UCLA	4	–	5	.444	9	–	6	.600
Stanford	3	–	0	1.000	8	–	9	.471

† Conference playoff series winner As of 1931^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by tenth year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 9–6 and were third in the southern division with a record of 4–5. Dick Linthicum became UCLA's first All-American in any sport.^[2]

Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 14–8 and were third in the southern division with a record of 3–6.

Roster

1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C		Carson Binkley	—	—	So
G	33	George Brotemarkle	—	—
F		Bill Gilbert	—	—
C		Carl Knowles (C)	—	—
G		Ted Lemcke	—	—
F	26	Dick Linthicum	—	—
C		Frank Lubin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	232 lb (105 kg)		Los Angeles, California
G		Dudley Tower	—	—
F		Dick von Hagen	—	—

Head coach

Caddy Works

Assistant coach(es)

Wilbur Johns (UCLA)
Silas Gibbs (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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
*	at Whittier	W 57–23	1–0	Whittier, CA
*	Pomona	W 43–15	2–0	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
*	Hollywood Athletic Club	W 42–34	3–0	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
*	Los Angeles Athletic Club	L 24–41	3–1	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
*	Montana	W 28–27	4–1	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
*	Montana	W 59–27	5–1	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
	at Stanford	W 32–23	6–1 (1–0)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
	at Montana	W 28–26	7–1 (2–0)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
	at California	L 24–26	7–2 (2–1)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
	USC	W 25–16	8–2 (3–1)	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
	Stanford	L 28–29	8–3 (3–2)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
	at California	L 39–43	8–4 (3–3)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
	at California	L 28–30	8–5 (3–4)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
	USC	L 22–24	8–6 (3–5)	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
	USC	W 46–23	9–6 (4–5)	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[3]

Awards and honors

Dick Linthicum, first-team All-American – Helms^[4]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ Bonk, Thomas (February 22, 1987). "Barksdale, One of a Kind, Is One of Eight Being Inducted Into UCLA Hall of Fame". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
^ Johnson, Gary K. (2005). "NCAA Men's Basketball's Finest" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 176. ISSN 1521-2955. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

v t e UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)
Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin
People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics