1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Los Angeles Classic champions
NCAA tournament, West Region semifinals
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
Record	20–9 (8–5 (T-1st) Big Six)
Head coach	John R. Wooden;
Assistant coach	Jerry Norman
Home arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena; Los Angeles, California

1962–63 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UCLA †	7	–	5	.583	20	–	9	.690
Stanford	7	–	5	.583	16	–	9	.640
USC	6	–	6	.500	20	–	9	.690
Washington	6	–	6	.500	13	–	13	.500
California	4	–	8	.333	13	–	11	.542

† Playoff game^[1]^[2] winner As of April 15, 1963^[3] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 15th year. The Bruins tied for first in the AAWU (7–5), and defeated Stanford in a one-game playoff for the berth in the NCAA tournament. They lost in their opener to Arizona State (79–93), but won ten national championships in the next thirteen years.

Roster

1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	53	Keith Erickson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	San Francisco, California
G	25	Gail Goodrich	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Los Angeles, California
G	22	Larry Gower	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
G	44	Freddie Goss	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—
G	42	Walt Hazzard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Wilmington, Delaware
F	50	Jack Hirsch	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
G	20	Mike Huggins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
F	52	Rich Levin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	44	Jim Milhorn (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
C	35	Fred Slaughter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 27 October 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 30, 1962*		Denver	W 70–41	1–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 1962*		Santa Clara	W 66–41	2–0	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 1962*		at Colorado	L 60–82	2–1	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
December 8, 1962*		at Colorado State	L 65–66	2–2	South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, CO
December 14, 1962*		Oklahoma	W 101–64	3–2	Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA
December 15, 1962*		Missouri	W 72–55	4–2	Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA
December 18, 1962*		at Butler	W 81–68	5–2	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 20, 1962*		at Northwestern	W 70–63	6–2	McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL
December 22, 1962*		at Wisconsin	W 77–63	7–2	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
December 26, 1962*		Utah State Los Angeles Classic	W 89–75	8–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1962*		Saint Louis Los Angeles Classic	W 85–66	9–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1962*		Colorado State Los Angeles Classic	W 68–64	10–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 1962	No. 9	Washington	L 61–62	10–3 (0–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
January 5, 1962	No. 9	Washington	L 63–67	10–4 (0–2)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
January 12, 1962		California	W 63–58	11–4 (1–2)	Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA
January 25, 1962*		at Texas Tech	W 83–63	12–4	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
January 26, 1962*		at Texas Tech	W 103–80	13–4	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
February 1, 1962		USC	W 77–65	14–4 (2–2)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1962		USC	W 86–72	15–4 (3–2)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1962		at No. 10 Stanford	L 78–86	15–5 (3–3)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 22, 1962		at Stanford	L 69–73	15–6 (3–4)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 23, 1962		California	W 64–57	16–6 (4–4)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
March 1, 1962		USC	L 60–62	16–7 (4–5)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 1962		Washington	W 80–52	17–7 (5–5)	Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA
March 8, 1962		No. 9 Stanford	W 64–54	18–7 (6–5)	Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA
March 9, 1962		California	W 72–53	19–7 (7–5)	Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA
AAWU Playoff
March 13, 1962		vs. Stanford Playoff	W 51–45	20–7	Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1963*		vs. No. 4 Arizona State Regional semifinal	L 79–93	20–8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT
March 16, 1963*		vs. San Francisco Regional third-place game	L 75–76	20–9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

Source:^[4]

Draft list

References

↑ "UCLA five clips Stanford by 51–45". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 13, 1963. p. 1D.
↑ "UCLA trips Stanford in playoff 51–45". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. March 13, 1963. p. 9.
↑ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
↑ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

"2011–12 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved July 1, 2014.

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[clips-1] "UCLA five clips Stanford by 51–45". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 13, 1963. p. 1D.

[lditrp-2] "UCLA trips Stanford in playoff 51–45". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. March 13, 1963. p. 9.

[3] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[4] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

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