Wilbur Johns (December 8, 1903 – July 14, 1967) was an American men's college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), prior to John Wooden, serving from 1939 to 1948, and guiding the UCLA Bruins to a 93–120 record in nine seasons. Johns was also the school's athletic director following from 1947 to 1963. He is a 1985 inductee to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. He died at his home at age 63 on July 14, 1967.[1]
 Johns in 1960 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 8, 1903 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1967 (aged 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1921–1925 | Southern Branch |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1939–1948 | UCLA |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1947–1963 | UCLA |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 93–120 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 PCC (1945, 1947) | |
Johns played four years basketball at UCLA, graduating in 1925.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA Bruins (Pacific Coast Conference) (1939–1948) | |||||||||
| 1939–40 | UCLA | 8–17 | 3–9 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 1940–41 | UCLA | 6–20 | 2–10 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 1941–42 | UCLA | 5–18 | 2–10 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 1942–43 | UCLA | 14–7 | 4–4 | 2nd (South) | |||||
| 1943–44 | UCLA | 10–10 | 3–3 | 2nd (South) | |||||
| 1944–45 | UCLA | 12–12 | 3–1 | 1st (South) | |||||
| 1945–46 | UCLA | 8–16 | 5–7 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 1946–47 | UCLA | 18–7 | 9–3 | 1st (South) | |||||
| 1947–48 | UCLA | 12–13 | 3–9 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| UCLA: | 93–120 | 34–56 | |||||||
| Total: | 93–120 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- General
- "Wilbur Johns Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- Specific
- ^ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive". News.google.com. July 16, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Wilbur Johns Will Retire From UCLA". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. February 9, 1963. p. 11. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
