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1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	10–5 (5–4 PCC)
Head coach	Caddy Works (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Silas Gibbs Wilbur Johns
Seasons ← 1925–26 1928–29 →

1927–28 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington	9	–	1	.900	22	–	6	.786
Oregon	8	–	2	.800	18	–	3	.857
Idaho	4	–	6	.400	7	–	7	.500
Oregon State	4	–	6	.400	15	–	16	.484
Montana	4	–	6	.400	6	–	8	.429
Washington State	1	–	9	.100	7	–	17	.292
South
USC †	6	–	3	.667	22	–	4	.846
California	6	–	3	.667	9	–	6	.600
UCLA	5	–	4	.556	10	–	5	.667
Stanford	1	–	8	.111	8	–	13	.381

† Conference playoff series winner

The 1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by seventh year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 10–5 and were third in the southern division with a record of 5–4.

Previous season

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The Grizzlies finished the season 12–4 overall and were SCIAC champions with a record of 9–1. In 1927, the Regents of the University of California changed the name of the Southern Branch of the University of California to the University of California at Los Angeles.^[2]

Roster

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1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Bab Baker	—	—
G	Sam Balter	—	—
F	Jack Ketchum (C)	—	—	Sr
G	Harold Smith	—	—
G	Al Sunseri	—	—
F	Larry Wilds	—	—
F	Arthur Williams	—	—	Sr
C	William Woodroof	—	—
G	Milo Young	—	—

Head coach

Caddy Works

Assistant coach(es)

Silas Gibbs (UCLA)
Wilbur Johns (UCLA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 7, 1927*	at Caltech	W 52–16	1–0	McKinley Junior High School^[3] Pasadena, CA
December 16, 1927*	Pomona	W 53–32	2–0	USC Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1927*	at Hollywood Athletic Club	W 37–28	3–0	Hollywood Athletic Club Hollywood, CA
December 23, 1927*	at Pacific Coast Club	W 17–12	4–0	Pacific Coast Club Long Beach, CA
December 30, 1927*	at Los Angeles Athletic Club	L 21–26	4–1	Los Angeles Athletic Club Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1928*	at Pomona	W 70–10	5–1	Pomona College Gym Claremont, CA
January 12, 1928	at Stanford	W 29–22	6–1 (1–0)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 13, 1928	at Stanford	W 28–22	7–1 (2–0)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 21, 1928	Stanford	L 27–34	7–2 (2–1)	Olympic Auditorium^[4] Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1928	California	L 34–35	7–3 (2–2)	Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 1928	California	W 48–36	8–3 (3–2)	Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1928	at California	L 26–33	8–4 (3–3)	Oakland Auditorium^[5] Oakland, CA
February 18, 1928	vs. USC	L 35–45	8–5 (3–4)	Olympic Auditorium^[6] Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1928	vs. USC	W 34–27	9–5 (4–4)	Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 1928	vs. USC	W 47–37	10–5 (5–4)	Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

References

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

^ "History". ucla.edu. Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

^ Woodworth, Delbert (December 8, 1927). "Bruin Cagers Win From Engineers In Practice Encounter". California Daily Bruin. Retrieved June 26, 2018.

^ Southern Campus (1928 ed.). University of California, Southern Branch. p. 232.

^ Southern Campus (1928 ed.). University of California, Southern Branch. p. 235.

^ Southern Campus (1928 ed.). University of California, Southern Branch. pp. 236–237.

^ "Bruin Cagers Battle Club Quintet Next: BRUIN CAGERS BATTLE CLUB". Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1927. ProQuest 162021913.

^ Woodworth, Delbert (January 2, 1928). "Bruin Hoop Quintet Defeats H.A.C. 37 to 28 In Fast Game". California Daily Bruin. Retrieved June 26, 2018.

^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

^ "Clip This For Reference". California Daily Bruin. January 13, 1928.

v t e UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)
Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin
People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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