Wilbur Johns
Wilbur Johns (1960)
Wilbur Johns (December 8, 1903 – July 14, 1967) was a men's college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) prior to John Wooden from 1939 to 1948, guiding them to a 93-120 record. He became the school's athletic director following his head coaching tenure. 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 played four years basketball at UCLA, graduating in 1925.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason
|
| UCLA (1939–1948)
|
| 1939–40 |
UCLA |
8-17 | 3-9 | 4 (South) |
|
| 1940–41 |
UCLA |
6-20 | 2-10 | 4 (South) |
|
| 1941–42 |
UCLA |
5-18 | 2-10 | 4 (South) |
|
| 1942–43 |
UCLA |
14-7 | 4-4 | 2 (South) |
|
| 1943–44 |
UCLA |
10-10 | 3-3 | 2 (South) |
|
| 1944–45 |
UCLA |
12-12 | 3-1 | 1 (South) |
|
| 1945–46 |
UCLA |
8-16 | 5-7 | 3 (South) |
|
| 1946–47 |
UCLA |
18-7 | 9-3 | 1 (South) |
|
| 1947–48 |
UCLA |
12-13 | 3-9 | 3 (South) |
|
| UCLA: |
93-120 | 34-56 |
|
| Total: | 93-120 | |
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion |
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