1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
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
Seasons ← 1958–59 1960–61 →

1959–60 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 March 8, 1960^[2] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division 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.

Previous season

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
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	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

^ "Basketball". Southern Campus. No. 1960. University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch; University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch. Associated Students; Associated Students of UCLA.
^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ Florence, Mal (December 2, 1959). "Bruins Upset Troy, 47–45: Crowd of 6,880 Sees Sports Arena Opener BRUINS". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167624879.
^ Florence, Mal (December 5, 1959). "Kentucky Shades Bruins, 68–66; Santa Clara Clips Trojans". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167572779.
^ Florence, Mal (December 6, 1959). "Trojans Trounce Kentucky, 87–73". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167552066.
^ Florence, Mal (December 12, 1959). "UCLA BEATS BYU; TROJANS WIN". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167635429.
^ Florence, Mal (December 13, 1959). "UCLA Shaded by Okla. St.; Trojans Win". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167552864.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

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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
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