American college basketball season
The 1921–22 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball team represented the Southern Branch of the University of California during the 1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference . The cubs were led by first year head coach Pierce "Caddy" Works . They finished the regular season with a record of 9–1 and were conference champions with a record of 9–1. The Cubs also played non-conference games against Santa Clara Saints and California Golden Bears but these games are not listed in the official record books.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Previous season
The 1921–22 Southern Branch Cubs finished with a record of 9–2 under second year coach Fred Cozens . Cozens stepped downed as head coach at the end of the season and remained as Director of Physical Education at the Southern Branch.[ 4]
Roster
1921–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
Carroll Beeson
—
—
G
Lamar Butler
—
—
F
Cyril Eaton
—
—
F
Silas Gibbs (C)
—
—
Earl Holmes
—
—
F
Wilbur Johns
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
130 lb (59 kg)
Fr
C
Thomas Scott
—
—
F
Freddie Winter
—
—
F
Norris Woodward
—
—
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
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular Season
December 10, 1921
Caltech
W 30–12
1–0 (1–0)
Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1921
at Redlands
L 24–26
1–1 (1–1)
Redlands, CA
December 27, 1921 *
Santa Clara [ note 1]
L 23–29
Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1922 *
California [ note 2]
L 23–29
Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 1922
Occidental
W 33–24
2–1 (2–1)
Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1922
at Whittier
W 29–9
3–1 (3–1)
Whittier, CA
January 21, 1922
Pomona
W 34–22
4–1 (4–1)
Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1922
at Caltech
W 19–17
5–1 (5–1)
Pasadena YMCA Pasadena, CA
February 4, 1922
Redlands
W 41–19
6–1 (6–1)
Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 1922
at Occidental
W 34–14
7–1 (7–1)
Franklin High School Gym [ 5] Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1922
Whittier
W 23–15
8–1 (8–1)
Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 1922
at Pomona
W 46–18
9–1 (9–1)
Claremont, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[ 3] [ 6]
Notes
^ Game is not listed in official record books.
^ Game is not listed in official record books.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics