1922–23 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1922–23 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball team represented the Southern Branch of the University of California during the 1922–23 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference . The cubs were led by second year head coach Pierce "Caddy" Works and played in the women's gym.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] They finished the regular season with a record of 12–4 and were conference champions with a record of 9–1.
Previous season
The 1921–22 Southern Branch Cubs finished with an official record of 9–1 and won the conference championship under first year coach Caddy Works .
Roster
1922–23 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
Corroll Beeson (C)
—
—
G
Horace Bresee
—
—
F
Cyril Eaton
—
—
F
Silas Gibbs
—
—
C
Willard Goertz
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
F
Clarence Hoppenyan
—
—
F
Wilbur Johns
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
130 lb (59 kg)
So
G
Max Rogers
—
—
G/F
Howard Rossell
—
—
Head coach
Caddy Works
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 30 January 2018
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular Season
January 12, 1923
at Caltech
W 40–15
1–0 (1–0)
Pasadena YMCA Pasadena, CA
January 19, 1923
Redlands
W 34–21
2–0 (2–0)
Women's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 1923
Occidental
W 33–11
3–0 (3–0)
Franklin High School Gymnasium [ 5] Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 1923 *
California
L 15–47
3–1
Women's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 1923 *
California (Under 145 pounds)[ note 1]
W 39–32
4–1
Women's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1923
Whittier
W 40–11
5–1 (4–0)
Women's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1923
at Pomona
W 27–18
6–1 (5–0)
Claremont, CA
February 14, 1923
Caltech
W 42–13
7–1 (6–0)
Women's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1923
at Redlands
L 24–26
7–2 (6–1)
Redlands, CA
February 19, 1923 *
Arizona
W 43–30
8–2
Women's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1923 *
Arizona
L 22–33
8–3
Women's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 1923
Occidental
W 61–12
9–3 (7–1)
Women's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 1923 *
at Arizona
W 43–30
10–3
Tucson, AZ
February 26, 1923 *
at Arizona
L 22–32
10–4
Tucson, AZ
March 3, 1923
Pomona
W 38–27
11–4 (8–1)
Women's Gym Los Angeles, CA
March 8, 1923
at Whittier
W 37–27
12–4 (9–1)
Whittier, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[ 9] [ 10]
Notes
^ This game was an under-145 pound match. It is not listed as a varsity match in either school's record books but still claimed by UCLA as a victory that season.
[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics