1924–25 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team

1924–25 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball
SCIAC champion
ConferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–6 (9–1 SCIAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachSilas Gibbs
Seasons

The 1924–25 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team represented the Southern Branch of the University of California during the 1924–25 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Grizzlies were led by fourth year head coach Pierce "Caddy" Works and finished the regular season with a record of 11–6 and were champions of their conference with a record of 9–0.

Previous season

Main article: 1923–24 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 1923–24 Southern Branch Grizzlies finished with a conference record of 8–2 and finished second in their conference under third year coach Caddy Works. To signify the growth of the university, the southern branch adopted the 'Grizzlies' mascot.[1]

Roster

1924–25 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G James Armstrong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So
F David Brees 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg)
G Horace Bresee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr
G Ralph Bunche 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 153 lb (69 kg) So
C Willard Goertz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr
F Wilbur Johns 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 130 lb (59 kg)
F Franklyn Pierce 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Jr
C Edward Prigge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So
F Norris Woodward 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 132 lb (60 kg)
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
December 20, 1924*
 La Verne W 54–11  1–0
 Manual Arts High School Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1924*
 San Diego State W 53–33  2–0
 Manual Arts High School[2] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1924*
 Oregon Agricultural College L 15–20  2–1
 Manual Arts High School Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1925
 at Caltech W 29–19  3–1
(1–0) 		 
Pasadena, CA
January 10, 1925
 Redlands W 48–5  4–1
(2–0) 		Manual Arts High School Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 1925*
 Stanford L 17–23  4–2
 Manual Arts High School Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1925
 Whittier W 32–11  5–2
(3–0) 		Manual Arts High School Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1925
 at Pomona W 31–18  6–2
(4–0) 		 
Claremont, CA
January 31, 1925
 Pomona W 29–14  7–2
(5–0) 		Manual Arts High School Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1925*
 at Stanford L 10–23  7–3
  
Stanford, CA
February 4, 1925*
 at California L 24–33  7–4
 Harmon Gym[3] 
Berkeley, CA
February 6, 1925*
 vs. San Francisco Olympic Club L 21–25  7–5
 Harmon Gym[4] 
Berkeley, CA
February 7, 1925
 Caltech W 30–20  8–5
(6–0) 		Manual Arts High School 
Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 1925
 at Redlands W 31–16  9–5
(7–0) 		 
Redlands, CA
February 20, 1925
 Occidental W 36–20  10–5
(8–0) 		Manual Arts High School Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1925
 at Occidental L 23–24  10–6
(8–1) 		Franklin High School 
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 1925
 at Whittier W 22–15  11–6
(9–1) 		 
Whittier, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ The California Grizzly (1924 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. p. 72.
  2. ^ "Branch Quintet to Play Teacher Five". Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1924. ProQuest 161605957.
  3. ^ "Grizzlies and Bears to Tangle". Los Angeles Times. February 4, 1925. ProQuest 161765065.
  4. ^ "Grizzlies Trimmed by Olympic Club". Los Angeles Times. February 7, 1925. ProQuest 161827599.
  5. ^ "LOCAL QUINTET HAS BUSY WEEK: Grizlies Tackle Sagehens Twice in Two Days Three Games Are Billed on Northern Invasion Cards, Bruins and Winged O Furnish Competition". Los Angeles Times. January 29, 1925. ProQuest 161726986.
  6. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  7. ^ Southern Campus (1925 ed.). University of California, Los Angeles. pp. 542–264.