# 1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1962–63 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 15th year. The Bruins tied for first in the AAWU (7–5), and defeated Stanford in a one-game playoff for the berth in the NCAA tournament. They lost in their opener to Arizona State (79–93), but won ten national championships in the next thirteen years.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 30, 1962* | | Denver | W 70–41 | 1–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 1, 1962* | | Santa Clara | W 66–41 | 2–0 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| December 7, 1962* | | at Colorado | L 60–82 | 2–1 | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO |
| December 8, 1962* | | at Colorado State | L 65–66 | 2–2 | South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, CO |
| December 14, 1962* | | Oklahoma | W 101–64 | 3–2 | Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA |
| December 15, 1962* | | Missouri | W 72–55 | 4–2 | Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA |
| December 18, 1962* | | at Butler | W 81–68 | 5–2 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| December 20, 1962* | | at Northwestern | W 70–63 | 6–2 | McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL |
| December 22, 1962* | | at Wisconsin | W 77–63 | 7–2 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| December 26, 1962* | | Utah State Los Angeles Classic | W 89–75 | 8–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 28, 1962* | | Saint Louis Los Angeles Classic | W 85–66 | 9–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29, 1962* | | Colorado State Los Angeles Classic | W 68–64 | 10–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 1, 1962 | No. 9 | Washington | L 61–62 | 10–3 (0–1) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| January 5, 1962 | No. 9 | Washington | L 63–67 | 10–4 (0–2) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| January 12, 1962 | | California | W 63–58 | 11–4 (1–2) | Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA |
| January 25, 1962* | | at Texas Tech | W 83–63 | 12–4 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX |
| January 26, 1962* | | at Texas Tech | W 103–80 | 13–4 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX |
| February 1, 1962 | | USC | W 77–65 | 14–4 (2–2) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| February 2, 1962 | | USC | W 86–72 | 15–4 (3–2) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| February 9, 1962 | | at No. 10 Stanford | L 78–86 | 15–5 (3–3) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 22, 1962 | | at Stanford | L 69–73 | 15–6 (3–4) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 23, 1962 | | California | W 64–57 | 16–6 (4–4) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| March 1, 1962 | | USC | L 60–62 | 16–7 (4–5) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| March 2, 1962 | | Washington | W 80–52 | 17–7 (5–5) | Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA |
| March 8, 1962 | | No. 9 Stanford | W 64–54 | 18–7 (6–5) | Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA |
| March 9, 1962 | | California | W 72–53 | 19–7 (7–5) | Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA |
| AAWU Playoff ||||||
| March 13, 1962 | | vs. Stanford Playoff | W 51–45 | 20–7 | Santa Monica City College Santa Monica, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 15, 1963* | | vs. No. 4 Arizona State Regional semifinal | L 79–93 | 20–8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
| March 16, 1963* | | vs. San Francisco Regional third-place game | L 75–76 | 20–9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time. ||||||
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