1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by eighth year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 7–9 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 1–8.

1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	7–9 (1–8 PCC)
Head coach	Caddy Works (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Silas Gibbs Wilbur Johns
Seasons ← 1927–28 1929–30 →

1928–29 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Washington	10	–	0		1.000			18	–	2		.900
Idaho	6	–	4		.600			11	–	10		.524
Washington State	5	–	5		.500			9	–	14		.391
Oregon State	4	–	6		.400			12	–	8		.600
Oregon	3	–	7		.300			10	–	8		.556
Montana	2	–	8		.200			9	–	11		.450
South
California †	9	–	0		1.000			17	–	3		.850
Stanford	6	–	3		.667			13	–	6		.684
USC	2	–	7		.222			16	–	6		.727
UCLA	1	–	8		.111			7	–	9		.438
† Conference playoff series winner

Previous season

Main article: 1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The Bruins finished the season 10–5 overall and were third in the PCC south division with a record of 5–4.

Roster

1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Robert Baker — — G Sam Balter (C) — — C Carl Knowles — — F 26 Dick Linthicum — — C Frank Lubin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Los Angeles, California Erwin Piper — — G Carl Shy — — Harold Smith — — G Al Sunseri — — Larry Wilde — — 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 14, 1928*		at Pomona	W 43–22	1–0	Claremont, CA
December 15, 1928*		at La Verne	W 46–24	2–0	La Verne
December 18, 1928*		Hollywood Athletic Club	W 40–23	3–0	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1928*		Los Angeles Athletic Club	W 43–25	4–0	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1928*		at Utah	W 32–28	5–0	Deseret Gymnasium  Salt Lake City, UT
December 29, 1928*		at Utah	L 28–44	5–1	Deseret Gymnasium  Salt Lake City, UT
January 4, 1929*		North Dakota	W 41–29	6–1	Olympic Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 1929		at Stanford	L 20–34	6–2 (0–1)	Stanford Pavilion[1]  Stanford, CA
January 18, 1929		at California	L 21–26	6–3 (0–2)	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, CA
January 19, 1929		at California	L 31–35	6–4 (0–3)	Harmon Gym  Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 1929		vs. USC	L 23–28	6–5 (0–4)	Olympic Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1929		Stanford	L 26–34	6–6 (0–5)	Olympic Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1929		Stanford	L 24–32	6–7 (0–6)	Olympic Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1929		vs. USC	L 31–39	6–8 (0–7)	Olympic Auditorium[2]  Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1929		California	L 31–47	6–9 (0–8)	Olympic Auditorium[3]  Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1929		vs. USC	W 44–33	7–9 (1–8)	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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