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1960–61 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1960–61 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	18–8 (7–5 AAWU)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Putnam^[1] Jerry Norman
Home arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →

1960–61 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No.7USC	9	–	3	.750	21	–	8	.724
UCLA	7	–	5	.583	18	–	8	.692
Washington	6	–	6	.500	13	–	13	.500
California	5	–	7	.417	16	–	10	.615
Stanford	3	–	9	.250	7	–	17	.292

As of April 15, 1961^[2] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960–61 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1960–61 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by 13th year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 18–8 and finished second in the AAWU with a record of 7–5.

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 14–12 and finished second in the PCC with a record of 7–5. After spending the previous five years at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, UCLA moved to the new Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena prior the season.

Roster

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1960–61 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	25	Stanley Andersen	6ft2in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	30	Duane Barnes	5ft11in (1.8 m)	—	Sr
C	35	John Berberich (C)	6ft8in (2.03 m)	—	Sr
G	22	Bob Berry	5ft10in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
F		Pete Buckman	6ft5in (1.96 m)	—
F	55	Gary Cunningham	6ft5in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
G	42	Bill Ellis (C)	6ft3in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	45	John Green	6ft3in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G		Bill Hicks	6ft3in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
C	33	Warnell Jones	6ft9in (2.06 m)	—
F	54	Brian Kniff	6ft4in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F	32	Kent Miller	6ft6in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
G		Bill Silmer	6ft1in (1.85 m)	—
F	20	Sonny Skjervheim	6ft2in (1.88 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Putnam(UCLA)
Jerry Norman(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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 2, 1960*		at Oklahoma State	L 58–64	0–1	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK
December 3, 1960*		at Tulsa	W 94–74	1–1	Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK
December 9, 1960*		Kansas State	W 83–73	2–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 1960*		NYU	W 93–69	3–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 1960*	No. 13	Notre Dame	W 85–54	4–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1960*	No. 13	Butler	W 73–61	5–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1960*	No. 16	Michigan State	W 98–61	6–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1960*	No. 16	No. 4 Indiana	W 94–72	7–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1960*	No. 16	Iowa	L 65–71	7–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 1961	No. 9	at Washington	L 45–58	7–3 (0–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
January 7, 1960	No. 9	at Washington	W 62–58	8–3 (1–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
January 13, 1961*	No. 10	Arizona	W 90–68	9–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1961	No. 10	California	W 54–46	10–3 (2–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 1961		Denver	W 85–64	11–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1961		Air Force	W 89–78	12–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1961		No. 9 USC	L 63–78	12–4 (2–2)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 1961		No. 9 USC	W 86–83	13–4 (3–2)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1961		at Stanford	L 65–79	13–5 (3–3)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 17, 1961		at Kentucky	L 76–77	13–6	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 18, 1961		at Loyola	W 87–82	14–6	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
February 24, 1961		at California	L 65–66	14–7 (3–4)	Harmon's Gym Berkeley, CA
February 25, 1961		at Stanford	W 70–56	15–7 (4–4)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
March 3, 1961		No. 10 USC	L 85–86	15–8 (4–5)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 4, 1960		Washington	W 84–58	16–8 (5–5)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 1960		Stanford	W 69–55	17–8 (6–5)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 11, 1961		California	W 59–55	18–8 (7–5)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[3]

References

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^ "Basketball". Southern Campus. No. 1961. University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch; University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch. Associated Students; Associated Students of UCLA.

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

^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

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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