1958–59 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1958–59 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1958–59 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by eleventh year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 16–9 and finished third in the PCC with a record of 10–6.

1958–59 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record16–9 (10–6 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPan-Pacific Auditorium
Seasons
1958–59 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 California 14 2   .875 25 4   .862
Washington 11 5   .688 18 8   .692
UCLA 10 6   .625 16 9   .640
Stanford 10 6   .625 16 9   .640
USC 8 8   .500 15 11   .577
Oregon State 7 7   .500 13 13   .500
Idaho 6 10   .375 11 15   .423
Oregon 3 13   .188 9 16   .360
Washington State 3 13   .188 10 16   .385
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Previous season

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

Roster

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1958–59 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 52 Bob Archer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
G 23 Cliff Brandon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
G Denny Crum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr San Fernando, California
F 42 Bob Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 43 Bill French 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
F 25 Rafer Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Hillsboro, Texas
F 33 Warnell Jones
F 54 Brian Kniff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
G 45 Denny Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
C 32 Kent Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G Marty Shapiro 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
G 20 Sonny Skjervheim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
G 22 Walt Torrence (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
F 55 Roland Underhill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
C 35 Ron Wallace 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

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, 1958*
vs. St. Mary's L 59–62  0–1
Cow Palace 
Daly City, CA
December 6, 1958*
vs. Santa Clara L 42–56  0–2
Cow Palace 
Daly City, CA
December 12, 1958*
No. 7 Kansas W 72–61  1–2
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[3] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 1958*
7:30 pm, KTTV (delay)
Iowa State W 65–53  2–2
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[3] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1958*
No. 19 Colorado W 58–48  3–2
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[4] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1958*
No. 19 Colorado W 56–54  4–2
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[4] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 26, 1958*
Santa Clara L 47–49  4–3
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[5] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1958*
Denver W 71–57  5–3
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[5] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1959
at Idaho W 62–53  6–3
(1–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
January 3, 1959
at Washington State L 54–71  6–4
(1–1)
Bohler Gymnasium 
Pullman, WA
January 5, 1959
at Washington L 63–68  6–5
(1–2)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
January 9, 1959
Washington State W 68–41  7–5
(2–2)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[6] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 1959
Oregon State W 73–62  8–5
(3–2)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[6] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1959
USC W 57–53  9–5
(4–2)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 1959
USC W 65–63  10–5
(5–2)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1959*
UC Santa Barbara W 63–59  11–5
Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1959
No. 19 California L 58–60  11–6
(5–3)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[7] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 1959
Idaho L 87–91  11–7
(5–4)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[7] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 1959
at Stanford L 61–69  11–8
(5–5)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 14, 1959
at No. 18 California L 51–64  11–9
(5–6)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
February 20, 1959
Oregon W 70–53  12–9
(6–6)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[8] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1959
Stanford W 64–51  13–9
(7–6)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[8] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1959
at Oregon State W 71–59  14–9
(8–6)
Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 28, 1959
at Oregon W 69–62  15–9
(9–6)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
March 6, 1959
Washington W 56–55  16–9
(10–6)
Men's Gym[9] 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball". Southern Campus. No. 1959. University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch; University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch. Associated Students; Associated Students of UCLA.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Florence, Mal (December 14, 1958). "SC Rally Topples Kansas; UCLA Defeat Iowa State". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167346898.
  4. ^ a b Florence, Mal (December 15, 1958). "Colorado Faces UCLA on Week End". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167361097.
  5. ^ a b Florence, Mal (December 27, 1958). "Broncs Nod UCLA, 49-47; Troy Beats Denver, 61-51: Broncs Nod Bruins; SC Tops Denver". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167380854.
  6. ^ a b Florence, Mal (January 10, 1959). "Bruin Five Buries WSC; SC Beaten: Oregon State Tops Troy, 61-53, After UCLA Wins, 68-41". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167405831.
  7. ^ a b Florence, Mal (February 8, 1959). "Idaho Knocks Off Bruins; Bears Easily Defeat Troy: UCLA Upset, 91-87, in Spite of 38-Point Splurge by Torrence". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167429852.
  8. ^ a b Florence, Mal (February 20, 1959). "Troy, UCLA Out to Trim Indians". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167407109.
  9. ^ Florence, Mal (March 7, 1959). "UCLA Ruins Huskies' Title Hopes with 56-55 Victory". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167512297.
  10. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.