1923–24 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 1923–24 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team represented the Southern Branch of the University of California during the 1923–24 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Grizzlies were led by second year head coach Pierce "Caddy" Works and finished the regular season with a record of 8–2 and were second in their conference with a record of 8–2.

1923–24 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (8–2 SCIAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachAlbert Dowden
Seasons

Previous season

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The 1921–22 Southern Branch Cubs finished with a record of 8–2 and were second in their conference with a record of 8–2 under second year coach Caddy Works.

Roster

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1923–24 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Horace Bresee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So
C Willard Goertz (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So
F Wilbur Johns 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Jr
Stan McAulay
F Morris Parker
F Franklin Pierce 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 158 lb (72 kg) So
C Tom Scott
Head coach

Caddy Works

Assistant coach(es)
  • Albert Dowden

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, 1924
Caltech W 51–20  1–0
(1–0)
 
Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 1924
at Redlands W 24–17  2–0
(2–0)
 
Redlands, CA
January 26, 1924
Occidental W 41–9  3–0
(3–0)
 
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1924
Pomona W 32–24  4–0
(4–0)
 
Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 1924
at Caltech W 46–24  5–0
(5–0)
Pasadena YMCA 
Pasadena, CA
February 17, 1924
Redlands W 28–23  6–0
(6–0)
 
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1924
at Occidental W 20–14  7–0
(7–0)
 
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1924
at Whittier L 20–22  7–1
(7–1)
 
Whittier, CA
March 1, 1924
at Pomona W 29–21  8–1
(8–1)
 
Pomona, CA
March 5, 1924
Whittier L 21–23  8–2
(8–2)
USC Pavilion[1] 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Cagemen Decide Southland Conference Title at U.S.C. Pavilion". Los Angeles Times. March 4, 1924. ProQuest 161557972.
  2. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.