# 1960–61 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1960–61 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1960–61 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by 13th year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 18–8 and finished second in the AAWU with a record of 7–5.

## Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 14–12 and finished second in the PCC with a record of 7–5. After spending the previous five years at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, UCLA moved to the new Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena prior the season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 2, 1960* | | at Oklahoma State | L 58–64 | 0–1 | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK |
| December 3, 1960* | | at Tulsa | W 94–74 | 1–1 | Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK |
| December 9, 1960* | | Kansas State | W 83–73 | 2–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 10, 1960* | | NYU | W 93–69 | 3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 16, 1960* | No. 13 | Notre Dame | W 85–54 | 4–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 17, 1960* | No. 13 | Butler | W 73–61 | 5–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 28, 1960* | No. 16 | Michigan State | W 98–61 | 6–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29, 1960* | No. 16 | No. 4 Indiana | W 94–72 | 7–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 30, 1960* | No. 16 | Iowa | L 65–71 | 7–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 6, 1961 | No. 9 | at Washington | L 45–58 | 7–3 (0–1) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| January 7, 1960 | No. 9 | at Washington | W 62–58 | 8–3 (1–1) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| January 13, 1961* | No. 10 | Arizona | W 90–68 | 9–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 14, 1961 | No. 10 | California | W 54–46 | 10–3 (2–1) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 27, 1961 | | Denver | W 85–64 | 11–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 28, 1961 | | Air Force | W 89–78 | 12–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| February 3, 1961 | | No. 9 USC | L 63–78 | 12–4 (2–2) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| February 4, 1961 | | No. 9 USC | W 86–83 | 13–4 (3–2) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| February 11, 1961 | | at Stanford | L 65–79 | 13–5 (3–3) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 17, 1961 | | at Kentucky | L 76–77 | 13–6 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY |
| February 18, 1961 | | at Loyola | W 87–82 | 14–6 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| February 24, 1961 | | at California | L 65–66 | 14–7 (3–4) | Harmon's Gym Berkeley, CA |
| February 25, 1961 | | at Stanford | W 70–56 | 15–7 (4–4) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| March 3, 1961 | | No. 10 USC | L 85–86 | 15–8 (4–5) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| March 4, 1960 | | Washington | W 84–58 | 16–8 (5–5) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| March 10, 1960 | | Stanford | W 69–55 | 17–8 (6–5) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| March 11, 1961 | | California | W 59–55 | 18–8 (7–5) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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