1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by eighth year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 7–9 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 1–8.

1928–29 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington	10	–	0	1.000	18	–	2	.900
Idaho	6	–	4	.600	11	–	10	.524
Washington State	5	–	5	.500	9	–	14	.391
Oregon State	4	–	6	.400	12	–	8	.600
Oregon	3	–	7	.300	10	–	8	.556
Montana	2	–	8	.200	9	–	11	.450
South
California †	9	–	0	1.000	17	–	3	.850
Stanford	6	–	3	.667	13	–	6	.684
USC	2	–	7	.222	16	–	6	.727
UCLA	1	–	8	.111	7	–	9	.438

† Conference playoff series winner

Previous season

The Bruins finished the season 10–5 overall and were third in the PCC south division with a record of 5–4.

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Hometown
G		Robert Baker	—	—
G		Sam Balter (C)	—	—
C		Carl Knowles	—	—
F	26	Dick Linthicum	—	—
C		Frank Lubin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Los Angeles, California
		Erwin Piper	—	—
G		Carl Shy	—	—
		Harold Smith	—	—
G		Al Sunseri	—	—
		Larry Wilde	—	—
C		William Woodroof	—	—
G		Milo Young	—	—

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 14, 1928*	at Pomona	W 43–22	1–0	Claremont, CA
December 15, 1928*	at La Verne	W 46–24	2–0	La Verne
December 18, 1928*	Hollywood Athletic Club	W 40–23	3–0	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1928*	Los Angeles Athletic Club	W 43–25	4–0	Physical Education Building Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1928*	at Utah	W 32–28	5–0	Deseret Gymnasium Salt Lake City, UT
December 29, 1928*	at Utah	L 28–44	5–1	Deseret Gymnasium Salt Lake City, UT
January 4, 1929*	North Dakota	W 41–29	6–1	Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 1929	at Stanford	L 20–34	6–2 (0–1)	Stanford Pavilion^[2] Stanford, CA
January 18, 1929	at California	L 21–26	6–3 (0–2)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
January 19, 1929	at California	L 31–35	6–4 (0–3)	Harmon Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 1929	vs. USC	L 23–28	6–5 (0–4)	Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1929	Stanford	L 26–34	6–6 (0–5)	Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1929	Stanford	L 24–32	6–7 (0–6)	Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1929	vs. USC	L 31–39	6–8 (0–7)	Olympic Auditorium^[3] Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1929	California	L 31–47	6–9 (0–8)	Olympic Auditorium^[4] Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1929	vs. USC	W 44–33	7–9 (1–8)	Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[5]^[6]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "BRUINS LEAVE FRIDAY: U.C.L.A. Hoopsters to Open Conference Season Against Stanford Saturday". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1929. ProQuest 162144521.
^ "TROJANS DOWN BRUIN CAGERS". Los Angeles Times. February 10, 1929. ProQuest 162227312.
^ Ray, Bob. "Bruins Bow To Bears, 47 TO 31". Los Angeles Times. No. 17 February 1929. ProQuest 162168553.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
^ Southern Campus (1929 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California at Los Angeles. p. 248.