1923–24 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball team

1923–24 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball
1923–24 Southern Branch Grizzlies men's basketball
Conference	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1923–24 record	8–2 (8–2 SCIAC)
Head coach	Caddy Works (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Albert Dowden
	Seasons ← 1922–23 1924–25 →

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.

Previous Season[]

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[]

1923–24 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	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[]

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

[1] "Cagemen Decide Southland Conference Title at U.S.C. Pavilion". Los Angeles Times. 4 March 1924. ProQuest 161557972.

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

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