1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1961–62 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
PCT W
L
PCT
UCLA 10
–
2
.833
18
–
11
.621
Stanford 8
–
4
.667
16
–
6
.727
Washington 5
–
7
.417
16
–
10
.615
USC 5
–
7
.417
14
–
11
.560
California 2
–
10
.167
8
–
17
.320
Rankings from AP Poll [ 1]
1961–62 UCLA basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 14th year. The Bruins finished 1st in the AAWU (10–2), and accepted a bid to the 1962 NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won the NCAA Far West Regional and played in the Final Four. UCLA lost 72–70 to Cincinnati and then in the third-place game on March 24, 1962, in Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall ), Wake Forest defeated UCLA 82–80. The Bruins finished the season as the 4th best team in the nation.
Roster
1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F 52
Pete Blackman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) —
Sr
F 55
Gary Cunningham (C)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) —
Sr
G 22
Larry Gower 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) —
G 45
John Green (C)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
Sr
F 25
Rich Gugat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
G 42
Walt Hazzard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So
Wilmington, Delaware
G 24
Bill Hicks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
G 20
Mike Huggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) —
G 44
Jim Milhorn 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) —
G 30
Jim Rosvall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
C 35
Fred Slaughter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) —
So
C 34
Kim Stewart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) —
F 32
Dave Waxman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) —
Head coach John Wooden (Purdue )
Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular Season
December 1, 1961 *
at BYU
L 66–68 0–1
Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT
December 2, 1961 *
at BYU
L 83–86 0–2
Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT
December 9, 1961 *
Kansas W 69–61 1–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1961 *
DePauw W 91–62 2–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 1961 *
Colorado State L 68–69 2–3
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1961 *
at Creighton
L 72–74 2–4
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE
December 22, 1961 *
at Houston Houston Holiday Classic L 65–91 2–5
Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, TX
December 23, 1961 *
vs. Texas A&M Houston Holiday Classic W 81–71 3–5
Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, TX
December 27, 1961 *
Army Los Angeles Classic W 86–72 4–5
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1961 *
No. 1 Ohio State Los Angeles Classic L 84–105 4–6
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1961 *
Utah Los Angeles Classic L 79–88 4–7
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1962
Washington W 72–57 5–7
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 1962
Washington W 75–63 6–7
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 1962
at California
W 71–60 7–7
Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
January 26, 1962 *
Texas Tech W 89–60 8–7
Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA
January 27, 1962 *
Texas Tech W 87–58 9–7
Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA
February 2, 1962
No. 5 USC
W 73–59 10–7
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1962
Stanford W 82–64 11–7
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1962
USC L 60–74 11–8
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1962
USC W 69–62 12–8
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1962
California W 68–62 13–8
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 1962
Stanford W 75–65 14–8
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 1962
at Washington
W 69–66 15–8
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
March 9, 1962
at Stanford
L 67–82 15–9
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
March 10, 1962
at California
W 66–54 16–9
Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 1962 *
vs. Utah State Regional semifinal W 73–62 17–9
Smith Fieldhouse[ 2] (10,186)Provo, UT
March 17, 1962 *
vs. Oregon State Regional Final W 88–69 18–9
Smith Fieldhouse[ 3] (9,826)Provo, UT
March 23, 1962 *
vs. No. 2 Cincinnati National semifinal L 70–72 18–10
Freedom Hall [ 4] Louisville, KY
March 24, 1962 *
vs. Wake Forest National third-place game L 80–82 18–11
Freedom Hall[ 5] Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[ 6]
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References
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"2011-12 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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