1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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.

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

Previous season

Main article: 1926–27 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team

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.^[1]

Roster

1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 7, 1927*		at Caltech	W 52–16	1–0	McKinley Junior High School[2]  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[3]  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[4]  Oakland, CA
February 18, 1928		vs. USC	L 35–45	8–5 (3–4)	Olympic Auditorium[5]  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.

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