1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1959–60 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
	As of March 8, 1960; Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
1959–60 record	14–12 (7–5 AAWU)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (12th year)
Assistant coach	Bill Putnam
Assistant coach	Jerry Norman
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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The 1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season and were members of the Athletic Association of Western Universities. The Bruins were led by 12th year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 14–12 and finished second in the AAWU with a record of 7–5. After five years at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, UCLA moved to the new Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 16–9 and finished third in the PCC with a record of 10–6.

Roster

1959–60 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	25	Stanley Andersen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
G	30	Duane Barnes	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr
C	35	John Berberich	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
G	22	Bob Berry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
F	52	Pete Blackman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	23	Cliff Brandon (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
F	55	Gary Cunningham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	42	Bill Ellis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	45	John Green	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
G	24	Bill Hicks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
C	33	Warnell Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
G	44	Billy Kilmer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F	54	Brian Kniff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	32	Kent Miller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
F	20	Sonny Skjervheim	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr

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

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
December 1, 1959	USC	47–45	1–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (6,880^[3]) Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 1959*	Kentucky	66–68	1–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (7,145^[4]) Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 1959*	Santa Clara	75–73	2–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (8,163^[5]) Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1959*	BYU	62–42	3–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,433^[6]) Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1959*	Oklahoma State	48–52	3–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,054^[7]) Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1959*	at Purdue	74–75	3–3	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
December 19, 1959*	at Butler	74–75	3–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 21, 1959*	at Minnesota	73–72	4–4	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 28, 1959*	Michigan Los Angeles Classic	93–68	5–4	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1959*	#2 West Virginia Los Angeles Classic	73–87	5–5	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1959	USC Los Angeles Classic	62–72	5–6	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1960	Washington	57–55	6–6 (1–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1960	Washington	55–54	7–6 (2–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1960	at #2 California	47–59	7–7 (2–1)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
January 15, 1960	#10 USC	63–62	8–7 (3–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 1960*	at Denver	68–71	8–8	DU Fieldhouse Denver, CO
January 30, 1960	at Air Force	76–75	9–8	Cadet Gymnasium Colorado Springs, CO
February 5, 1960*	New Mexico	66–56	10–8	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 1960	Stanford	67–54	11–8 (4–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1960	at Stanford	58–52	12–8 (5–1)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 13, 1960	at #3 California	45–53	12–9 (5–2)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
February 19, 1960	Stanford	49–48	13–9 (6–2)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1960	#3 California	57–67	13–10 (6–3)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1960	at Washington	73–84	13–11 (6–4)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
March 4, 1960	USC	71–91	13–12 (6–5)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 1960	USC	72–70	14–12 (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.

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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	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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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1959–60 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 California	11	–	1	.917	28	–	2	.933
UCLA	7	–	5	.583	14	–	12	.538
USC	5	–	7	.417	16	–	11	.593
Stanford	4	–	7	.364	11	–	14	.440
Washington	2	–	9	.182	15	–	13	.536

As of March 8, 1960^[2]; Rankings from AP Poll