1922–23 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball team

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.

1922–23 Southern Branch Cubs men's basketball
SCIAC champion
ConferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record12–4 (9–1 SCIAC)
Head coach
Seasons

Previous season

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Bullodgs Drop Fast Contest to Local Pelota Pushers by Short End of 34 to 21 Score". Cub Californian. January 23, 1923.
  2. ^ "Cubs and Arizona Mix Talent in Casaba Setto". Cub Californian. February 16, 1923.
  3. ^ "Cub Basket Artists to Meet Pomona Five in Return Game in Home Gym Saturday Night". Cub Californian. March 2, 1923.
  4. ^ "Heavy Berkeley Outfit Will be Matched Against Speedy Cub Quintet on Home Courts". Cub Californian. January 26, 1923.
  5. ^ "Bruins Forge Ahead in Race". Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1923. ProQuest 161309910.
  6. ^ "145-pound Cal-CUB Game". p. 303.
  7. ^ "Series Records vs. 2017-18 Opponents" (PDF). calbears.com. Cal Althetics.
  8. ^ "UCLA versus Pac-12 Opponents" (PDF). uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics.
  9. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  10. ^ "Arizona to play Cubs". Los Angeles Times. February 19, 1923. ProQuest 161314141.