1925–26 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 1925–26 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team represented the Southern Branch of the University of California during the 1925–26 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Grizzlies were led by fifth year head coach Pierce "Caddy" Works and finished the regular season with a record of 14–2 and were champions of their conference with a record of 10–0.

1925–26 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball
SCIAC champion
ConferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record14–2 (8–0 SCIAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachSilas Gibbs
Home arenaGrand Olympic Auditorium
Seasons

Previous season

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The 1924–25 Southern Branch Grizzlies finished with a conference record of 11–6 and finished won their conference with a record of 10–0 under fourth year head coach Caddy Works.

Roster

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1925–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G James Armstrong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr
F Julius Blum
Jr
G Horace Bresee (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr
G Ralph Bunche 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 153 lb (69 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
G Paul Fruehling
So
C Willard Goertz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr
F Jack Ketchum
So
C Franklin Pierce 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Sr
C Edward Prigge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr
Walter Treanor
So
F Arthur Williams
So
Head coach

Caddy Works

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 5, 1925*
Los Angeles Athletic Club W 33–19  1–0
Los Angeles Athletic Club[1] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1925*
at Hollywood Athletic Club W 27–25  2–0
Hollywood Athletic Club 
Hollywood, CA
December 19, 1925*
at San Diego State W 32–17  3–0
 
San Diego, CA
December 26, 1925*
Montana State W 36–21  4–0
Los Angeles Athletic Club 
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1925*
Oregon Agriculture College W 32–22  5–0
USC Court 
Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1926*
at Stanford W 28–15  6–0
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 9, 1926
Redlands W 32–8  7–0
(1–0)
Los Angeles Athletic Club 
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1926
at Occidental W 38–11  8–0
(2–0)
 
Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 1926
Occidental W 45–14  9–0
(3–0)
Grand Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1926
Pomona W 37–20  10–0
(4–0)
Grand Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1926*
Stanford L 29–32  10–1
Grand Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1926
at Caltech W 27–21  10–2
(5–0)
 
Pasadena, CA
February 13, 1926*
California L 8–22  11–2
Grand Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1926
at Whittier W 29–23  12–2
(6–0)
 
Whittier, CA
February 20, 1926
Whittier W 18–14  13–2
(7–0)
Grand Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1926
at Redlands W 46–17  14–2
(8–0)
 
Redlands, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Grizzlies to Clash With Mercury Basketball Team". Los Angeles Times. December 4, 1925. ProQuest 161897961.
  2. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  3. ^ Southern Campus (1926 ed.). University of California, Southern Branch. pp. 211–232.