| 1952–53UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 16–8 (6–6 PCC) |
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| Home arena | Men's Gym |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 4 Washington † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 30 | – | 3 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 27 | .206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| California | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 17 | – | 5 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented theUniversity of California, Los Angeles during the1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of thePacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fifth year head coachJohn Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 16–8 and finished 3rd in the PCC Southern Division with a record of 8–4.
The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 19–12 and won the southern division championship with a record of 8–4. They defeated theWashington Huskies in the conference play-offs and lost toSanta Clara in the NCAA regional semifinals andOklahoma City in the regional consolation game.
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| December 5, 1952 | at Oregon State | W 73–63 | 1–0 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR | |||||||
| December 6, 1952 | at Oregon State | W 58–43 | 2–0 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR | |||||||
| December 12, 1952 | Washington | L 49–53 | 2–1 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| December 13, 1952 | Washington | W 54–47 | 3–1 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| December 19, 1952* | No. 12 | at Michigan State | W 60–55 | 4–1 | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI | ||||||
| December 20, 1952* | No. 12 | vs. No. 7 Notre Dame | L 60–68 | 4–2 | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI | ||||||
| December 22, 1952* | No. 12 | at Bradley | W 91–83 | 5–2 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL | ||||||
| December 26, 1952 | No. 20 | Oregon State | W 74–58 | 6–2 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 27, 1952 | No. 20 | Oregon State | W 69–61 | 7–2 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| January 2, 1953 | California | L 68–72 | 7–3 (0–1) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| January 3, 1953 | California | L 66–68 | 7–4 (0–2) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| January 9, 1953 | No. 12 USC | L 54–65 | 7–5 (0–3) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| January 10, 1953 | No. 12 USC | W 72–62 | 8–5 (1–3) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| January 16, 1953 | No. 19 | at Stanford | W 67–66 | 9–5 (2–3) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | ||||||
| January 17, 1953 | No. 19 | at Stanford | W 74–71 | 10–5 (3–3) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | ||||||
| January 30, 1953* | San Diego State | W 77–48 | 11–5 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| February 5, 1953* | Bradley | W 79–73 | 12–5 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| February 6, 1953* | UC Santa Barbara | W 91–50 | 13–5 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| February 13, 1953 | at No. 19 California | W 67–63 | 14–5 (4–3) | Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
| February 14, 1953 | at No. 19 California | L 62–70 | 14–6 (4–4) | Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
| February 20, 1953 | Stanford | W 75–50 | 15–6 (5–4) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| February 21, 1953 | Stanford | W 66–58 | 16–6 (6–4) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| February 27, 1953 | at USC | L 65–66 | 16–7 (6–5) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| February 28, 1953 | at USC | L 64–76 | 16–8 (6–6) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inPacific Time. | |||||||||||
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