1926–27 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 1926–27 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team represented the Southern Branch of the University of California during the 1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Grizzlies were led by sixth year head coach Pierce "Caddy" Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 12–4, and were champions of their conference with a record of 9–1.

1926–27 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball
SCIAC champion
ConferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record12–4 (9–1 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coachSilas Gibbs
Home arenaGrand Olympic Auditorium
Seasons

Previous season

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The 1925–26 Southern Branch Grizzlies finished with a conference record of 14–2 and won their conference with a record of 10–0 under third year head coach Caddy Works.

Roster

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1926–27 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G James Armstrong (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr
F Sam Balter
G Julius Blum
Sr
G Ralph Bunche 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 153 lb (69 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
Robert Hawkins
F Jack Ketchum
Jr
Ralph Landes
So Detroit, Michigan
Julius Leavy
Al Sunseri
F Arthur Williams
Jr
C William Woodroof
C Milo Young
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 11, 1926*
at Hollywood Athletic Club L 28–36  0–1
Hollywood Athletic Club 
Hollywood, CA
December 18, 1926*
at Pacific Coast Club L 17–28  0–2
 
Long Beach, CA
December 29, 1926*
Oregon Agriculture College W 32–22  1–2
Grand Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
December 31, 1926*
Idaho L 17–32  1–3
Los Angeles Athletic Club 
Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1927*
at Stanford W 21–17  2–3
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 7, 1927
at Occidental W 32–17  3–3
(1–0)
 
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1927
San Diego State W 31–9  4–3
(2–0)
Hollywood High School Gym[1] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1927
San Diego State W 28–19  5–3
(3–0)
Hollywood High School Gym[1] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 1927
at Caltech W 24–16  6–3
(4–0)
 
Pasadena, CA
January 22, 1927*
Stanford W 23–21  7–3
Grand Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1927
at Pomona W 48–13  8–3
(5–0)
 
Claremont, CA
February 5, 1927
Occidental W 28–14  9–3
(6–0)
Hollywood High School Gym 
Hollywood, CA
February 12, 1927
at Redlands W 42–26  10–3
(7–0)
 
Redlands, CA
February 19, 1927
Pomona W 42–16  11–3
(8–0)
Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1927
Whittier L 22–31  11–4
(8–1)
Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1927
at Whittier W 29–23  12–4
(9–1)
 
Whittier, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Harvey, Gene (January 12, 1927). "Cost Contest Expected Friday and Saturday in Bruin-Aztec Hoopfrays". Daily Bruin.
  2. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  3. ^ Southern Campus (1927 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. pp. 176–186.
  4. ^ Harvey, Gene (February 23, 1927). "Quaker Cages Defeat UCLA Squad in 1st Conference Title Battle". Daily Bruin.