 Works from 1928 UCLA yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1896-01-02)January 2, 1896 |
| Died | July 19, 1982(1982-07-19) (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1917 | California |
| 1919–1920 | California |
| Baseball | |
| 1921 | Wichita Falls Spudders |
| Position | First baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1939 | Southern Branch / UCLA |
| Baseball | |
| 1925–1926 | Southern Branch |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 173–161 (basketball) 23–14 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 5×SCIAC (1922, 1923, 1925–1927) | |
Pierce "Caddy" Works (January 2, 1896 – July 19, 1982) was an Americanbasketball andbaseball coach. He was the head basketball coach atUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)—known as the Southern Branch of the University of California until 1927—for 18 seasons, from 1921 to 1939, compiling a record of 173–161. Works was also the head baseball coach at Southern Branch from 1925 to 1926, tallying a mark of 23–14.
Works was a lawyer by profession and coached the team only during the evenings. According to UCLA player and future OlympianFrank Lubin, Works was "more of an honorary coach" with little basketball knowledge.[1]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Branch Cubs/Grizzlies(Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1921–1927) | |||||||||
| 1921–22 | Southern Branch | 9–1 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1922–23 | Southern Branch | 12–4 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1923–24 | Southern Branch | 8–2 | 8–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1924–25 | Southern Branch | 11–6 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1925–26 | Southern Branch | 14–2 | 10–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1926–27 | Southern Branch | 12–4 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| UCLA Bruins(Pacific Coast Conference)(1927–1939) | |||||||||
| 1927–28 | UCLA | 10–5 | 5–4 | 3rd(South) | |||||
| 1928–29 | UCLA | 7–9 | 1–8 | 4th(South) | |||||
| 1929–30 | UCLA | 14–8 | 3–6 | 3rd(South) | |||||
| 1930–31 | UCLA | 9–6 | 4–5 | 3rd(South) | |||||
| 1931–32 | UCLA | 9–10 | 4–7 | 3rd(South) | |||||
| 1932–33 | UCLA | 10–11 | 1–10 | 4th(South) | |||||
| 1933–34 | UCLA | 10–13 | 2–10 | 4th(South) | |||||
| 1934–35 | UCLA | 11–12 | 4–8 | 3rd(South) | |||||
| 1935–36 | UCLA | 10–13 | 2–10 | 4th(South) | |||||
| 1936–37 | UCLA | 6–15 | 2–10 | 4th(South) | |||||
| 1937–38 | UCLA | 4–20 | 0–12 | 4th(South) | |||||
| 1938–39 | UCLA | 7–20 | 0–12 | 4th(South) | |||||
| Southern Branch / UCLA: | 173–161 | 82–108 | |||||||
| Total: | 173–161 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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