1926–27 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team

Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball
1926–27 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball
SCIAC champion
Conference	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1926–27 record	12–4 (9–1 )
Head coach	Caddy Works (6th season);
Assistant coach	Silas Gibbs
Home arena	Grand Olympic Auditorium

The 1926–27 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team represented the Southern Branch of the University of California during the 1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Grizzlies were led by sixth year head coach Pierce "Caddy" Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 12–4, and were champions of their conference with a record of 9–1.

Previous Season

The 1925–26 Southern Branch Grizzlies finished with a conference record of 14–2 and won their conference with a record of 10–0 under third year head coach Caddy Works.

Roster

1926–27 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	James Armstrong (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr
F	Sam Balter	—	—
G	Julius Blum	—	—	Sr
G	Ralph Bunche	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	153 lb (69 kg)	Sr	Detroit, Michigan
	Robert Hawkins	—	—
F	Jack Ketchum	—	—	Jr
	Ralph Landes	—	—	So	Detroit, Michigan
	Julius Leavy	—	—
	Al Sunseri	—	—
F	Arthur Williams	—	—	Jr
C	William Woodroof	—	—
C	Milo Young	—	—

Head coach

Caddy Works

Assistant coach(es)

Silas Gibbs (UCLA)
Wilbur Johns (UCLA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 11, 1926*	at Hollywood Athletic Club	L 28–36	0–1	Hollywood Athletic Club Hollywood, CA
December 18, 1926*	at Pacific Coast Club	L 17–28	0–2	Long Beach, CA
December 29, 1926*	Oregon Agriculture College	W 32–22	1–2	Grand Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
December 31, 1926*	Idaho	L 17–32	1–3	Los Angeles Athletic Club Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1927*	at Stanford	W 21–17	2–3	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 7, 1927	at Occidental	W 32–17	3–3 (1–0)	Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1927	San Diego State	W 31–9	4–3 (2–0)	Hollywood High School Gym[1] Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1927	San Diego State	W 28–19	5–3 (3–0)	Hollywood High School Gym[1] Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 1927	at Caltech	W 24–16	6–3 (4–0)	Pasadena, CA
January 22, 1927*	Stanford	W 23–21	7–3	Grand Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1927	at Pomona	W 48–13	8–3 (5–0)	Claremont, CA
February 5, 1927	Occidental	W 28–14	9–3 (6–0)	Hollywood High School Gym Hollywood, CA
February 12, 1927	at Redlands	W 42–26	10–3 (7–0)	Redlands, CA
February 19, 1927	Pomona	W 42–16	11–3 (8–0)	Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1927	Whittier	L 22–31	11–4 (8–1)	Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1927	at Whittier	W 29–23	12–4 (9–1)	Whittier, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2][3][4]

References

Harvey, Gene (12 January 1927). "Cost Contest Expected Friday and Saturday in Bruin-Aztec Hoopfrays". Daily Bruin.
"Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
Southern Campus (1927 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. pp. 176–186.
Harvey, Gene (23 February 1927). "Quaker Cages Defeat UCLA Squad in 1st Conference Title Battle". Daily Bruin.

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[sdsu-1] Harvey, Gene (12 January 1927). "Cost Contest Expected Friday and Saturday in Bruin-Aztec Hoopfrays". Daily Bruin.

[2] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

[3] Southern Campus (1927 ed.). Los Angeles: University of California, Southern Branch. pp. 176–186.

[4] Harvey, Gene (23 February 1927). "Quaker Cages Defeat UCLA Squad in 1st Conference Title Battle". Daily Bruin.

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