1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=1962–63
|team=UCLA Bruins
|sport=Basketball
|image=La sports arena.jpg
|image_size=275px
|conference = Athletic Association of Western Universities
|short_conf=Big Six
|CoachRank= 15
|APRank=
|record= 20–9
|conf_record= 8–5 (T-1st)
|head_coach=John R. Wooden
|asst_coach1= Jerry Norman
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium= Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Los Angeles, California
|champion= Los Angeles Classic champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result= West Region semifinals
}}
{{1962–63 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 15th year. The Bruins tied for first in the AAWU (7–5) and defeated Stanford in a one-game playoff for the berth in the NCAA tournament. They lost in their opener to Arizona State (93–79) but won ten national championships in the next thirteen years.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gail|last=Goodrich|dab=|link=y|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=170|class=So|rs=|home=Los Angeles, California}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Larry|last=Gower|dab=|link=|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=|class=|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Freddie|last=Goss|dab=|link=|num=44|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=|class=|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Walt|last=Hazzard|dab=|link=y|num=42|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=Jr|rs=|home=Wilmington, Delaware}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jack|last=Hirsch|dab=|link=y|num=50|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|lbs=|class=Jr|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Huggins|dab=|link=|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=|class=|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rich|last=Levin|dab=|link=|num=52|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jim|last=Milhorn|dab=|link=|num=44|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=|class=|rs=|home=|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Fred|last=Slaughter|dab=|link=y|num=35|pos=C|ft=6|in=5|lbs=|class=Jr|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kim|last=Stewart|dab=|link=|num=34|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dave|last=Waxman|dab=|link=|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=|class=|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|roster_url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/E/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1963_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf|accessdate=27 October 2017|head_coach= John Wooden (Purdue)|asst_coach=}}
Schedule
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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins}}|Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=Denver Pioneers|title=Denver}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 70–41
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 1, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Men's Gym
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 66–41
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 7, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Balch Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 60–82
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=Colorado State Rams|title=Colorado State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = South College Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 65–66
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 14, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Santa Monica City College
| site_cityst = Santa Monica, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 101–64
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 15, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=Missouri Tigers|title=Missouri}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Santa Monica City College
| site_cityst = Santa Monica, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 72–55
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 18, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Butler Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 81–68
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McGaw Memorial Hall
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 70–63
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wisconsin Field House
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 77–63
| overtime =
| record = 7–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 26, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| away =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=Utah State Aggies|title=Utah State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename = Los Angeles Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 89–75
| overtime =
| record = 8–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| away =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename = Los Angeles Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 85–66
| overtime =
| record = 9–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename = Los Angeles Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 68–64
| overtime =
| record = 10–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 1, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hec Edmundson Pavilion
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 61–62
| overtime =
| record = 10–3
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hec Edmundson Pavilion
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 63–67
| overtime =
| record = 10–4
| conference = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Santa Monica City College
| site_cityst = Santa Monica, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 63–58
| overtime =
| record = 11–4
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 83–63
| overtime =
| record = 12–4
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 1962
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 103–80
| overtime =
| record = 13–4
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 1962
| time =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 77–65
| overtime =
| record = 14–4
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
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| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 86–72
| overtime =
| record = 15–4
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 9, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=Stanford Indians|title=Stanford}}
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Stanford Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 78–86
| overtime =
| record = 15–5
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stanford Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 69–73
| overtime =
| record = 15–6
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 23, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = California
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Harmon Gym
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 64–57
| overtime =
| record = 16–6
| conference = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 60–62
| overtime =
| record = 16–7
| conference = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Santa Monica City College
| site_cityst = Santa Monica, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 80–52
| overtime =
| record = 17–7
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Santa Monica City College
| site_cityst = Santa Monica, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 64–54
| overtime =
| record = 18–7
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 9, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = California
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Santa Monica City College
| site_cityst = Santa Monica, CA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 72–53
| overtime =
| record = 19–7
| conference = 7–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins}}|AAWU Playoff
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 13, 1962
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Santa Monica City College
| site_cityst = Santa Monica, CA
| gamename = Playoff
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 51–45
| overtime =
| record = 20–7
| conference =
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#{{NCAA color|UCLA Bruins|1}};"| 1963 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 15, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Smith Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| gamename = Regional semifinal
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 79–93
| overtime =
| record = 20–8
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 16, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1962|sex=men|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Smith Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| gamename = Regional third-place game
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 75–76
| overtime =
| record = 20–9
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll |timezone=Pacific time}}
Draft list
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References
{{Reflist}}
- "2011–12 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
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