1919–20 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball team

1919–20 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record12–2 (8–2 SCIAC)
Head coach
Seasons

The 1919–20 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball team represented the Southern Branch of the University of California during the 1919–20 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[a] This was the program's first season and they were coached by Fred Cozens who also coached the football team and served as athletic director. As the southern branch did not offer third year and fourth year coursework until 1924, the roster consisted of first and second year students.[4][5] In their inaugural season, the Cubs finished with an overall record of 12–2 and were second in their conference with a record of 8–2.[6]

Previous season

Although the Southern Branch's predecessor, the Los Angeles State Normal School, sponsored a men's basketball team, the UCLA recordbooks do not recognize these seasons.[7][8]

Roster

1919–20 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
Silas "Si" Gibbs (C)
—
—
G Raymond McBurney
—
—
Eddie Rossell
—
—
Sterling Tipton
—
—
Norris Woodard
—
—
Head coach

Fred Cozens (California)

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 12, 1919*
 Manual Arts High School W 46–38  1–0
 Physical Education Building[9] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1919*
 Hollywood High School W 45–21  2–0
 Physical Education Building 
Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1920 [10]*
 Los Angeles Poly High School W 26–22  3–0
 Physical Education Building 
Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 1920[11]*
 at Los Angeles Poly High School W 21–12  4–0
 Los Angeles Poly High School Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1920
 at Redlands L 21–34  4–1
(0–1) 		 
Redlands, CA
January 16, 1920
 at Occidental W 41–29  5–1
(1–1) 		Glendale High School Gym 
Glendale, CA
January 20, 1920
 Pomona W 44–29  6–1
(2–1) 		Physical Education Building 
Los, Angeles, CA
January 24, 1920
 at Whittier W 33–23  7–1
(3–1) 		 
Whittier, CA
January 27, 1920
 Throop W 36–25  8–1
(4–1) 		Physical Education Building 
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1920
 Occidental W 43–30  9–1
(5–1) 		Physical Education Building 
Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 1920
 at Pomona W 33–30  10–1
(6–1) 		 
Claremont, CA
February 11, 1920
 Whittier W 33–21  11–1
(7–1) 		Physical Education Building 
Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1920
 at Throop L 30–41  11–2
(7–2) 		Pasadena YMCA 
Pasadena, CA
February 19, 1920
 Redlands W 23–17  12–2
(8–2) 		Physical Education Building (400[12])
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[13]

Notes

  1. ^ While published sources indicate that the Southern Branch did not join the SCIAC until the 1920–21 season, contemporary sources include the southern branch in the conference's standings during the 1919–20 season.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ McCormick, Lisa Wade (2014). UCLA Basketball. New York: Rosen Publisher's Central. p. 6. ISBN 9781448894222.
  2. ^ "Redlands Leads in Basketball League". Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1920. ProQuest 160670581.
  3. ^ "REDLANDS HAVE A ROUGH ROAD AHEAD.: Bulldogs to Tackle Whittier and then the California Cabs". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 1920. ProQuest 160657127.
  4. ^ "Los Angeles: Historical Overview". University of California History Digital Archives. UC Berkeley Library. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "UCLA History: Timeline". UCLA Alumni. UCLA Alumni Association. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  6. ^ Southern Campus (1920 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. 1920. p. 165.
  7. ^ Anderson, Keith (August 29, 2015). The Los Angeles State Normal School, UCLA's Forgotten Past: 1881-1919. lulu.com. p. 59. ISBN 978-1329317192.
  8. ^ "Season-By-Season Results" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  9. ^ Southern Campus (1921 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. 1921. p. 21.
  10. ^ "Basket Ball Before and After Vacation". Los Angeles Times. January 9, 1920.
  11. ^ "Defeat High School in Return Game". Cub Californian. January 16, 1920.
  12. ^ Southern Campus (1920 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. 1920. p. 166.
  13. ^ "Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.