Wilbur Johns
Johns in 1960
Biographical details
Born(1903-12-08)December 8, 1903
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 14, 1967(1967-07-14) (aged 63)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
1921–1925Southern Branch
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1939–1948UCLA
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1947–1963UCLA
Head coaching record
Overall93–120
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 PCC (1945, 1947)

Wilbur Johns (December 8, 1903 – July 14, 1967) was an American men's college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), prior to John Wooden, serving from 1939 to 1948, and guiding the UCLA Bruins to a 93–120 record in nine seasons. Johns was also the school's athletic director following from 1947 to 1963. He is a 1985 inductee to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. He died at his home at age 63 on July 14, 1967.[1]

Johns played four years basketball at UCLA, graduating in 1925.[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UCLA Bruins (Pacific Coast Conference) (1939–1948)
1939–40 UCLA 8–173–94th (South)
1940–41 UCLA 6–202–104th (South)
1941–42 UCLA 5–182–104th (South)
1942–43 UCLA 14–74–42nd (South)
1943–44 UCLA 10–103–32nd (South)
1944–45 UCLA 12–123–11st (South)
1945–46 UCLA 8–165–73rd (South)
1946–47 UCLA 18–79–31st (South)
1947–48 UCLA 12–133–93rd (South)
UCLA: 93–12034–56
Total:93–120

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

General
  • "Wilbur Johns Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive". News.google.com. July 16, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Wilbur Johns Will Retire From UCLA". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. February 9, 1963. p. 11. Retrieved March 30, 2011.


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