1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1945–46 NCAA basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Led by seventh-year head coach Wilbur Johns, the Bruins were 8–16 overall and were third in the PCC southern division with a record of 5–7.

1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionSouth
Record8–16 (5–7 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Putnam
Home arenaMen's Gym
Seasons
1945–46 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Idaho 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Oregon State 10 6   .625 13 11   .542
Oregon 8 8   .500 16 17   .485
Washington 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Washington State 5 11   .313 16 13   .552
South
California 11 1   .917 30 6   .833
USC 8 4   .667 14 7   .667
UCLA 5 7   .417 8 16   .333
Stanford 0 12   .000 6 18   .250
† Conference championship playoff series winner

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 12–12 and won the PCC southern division for the first time with a record of 3–1.

Roster

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1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 17 Bob Arnold
F 57 Chuck Clustka
Fr
George Englund
14 Glen Grant
C 13 Dick Hough (C)
F 38 Ralph Joeckel
So
11 Ben Lewis
23 Hal Michaels (C)
23 Hal Michaels
F 54 Alan Sawyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Long Beach, California
G Chuck Stewart
Owen Stewart
Mel Stoner
F 5 Ralph Witt
Head coach

Wilbur Johns (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 4, 1945*
Carroll Shamrocks L 31–34  0–1
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 1945*
Long Beach ATC W 44–41  1–1
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1945*
Pepperdine L 37–47  1–2
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1945*
at Santa Ana Army Air Base L 25–38  1–3
 
Santa Ana, CA
December 14, 1945*
at San Diego Naval TC L 31–36  1–4
 
San Diego, CA
December 15, 1945*
at San Diego Dons L 34–38  1–5
 
San Diego, CA
December 18, 1945*
at Camp Ross L 33–47  1–6
 
 
December 21, 1945*
Caltech W 33–9  2–6
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1945*
St. Mary's Pre-Flight L 30–44  2–7
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1945*
20th Century Fox L 40–45  2–8
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1945*
Camp Ross L 49–67  2–9
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1946
at California L 33–45  2–10
(0–1)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 5, 1946
at California L 35–37  2–11
(0–2)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 11, 1946
at USC L 33–43  2–12
(0–3)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 1946
USC L 40–45  2–13
(0–4)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1946
at Stanford W 35–18  3–13
(1–4)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 19, 1946
at Stanford W 41–29  4–13
(2–4)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 23, 1946*
Long Beach Proctors W 49–29  5–13
(3–4)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1946
California L 37–50  5–14
(2–5)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1946
California L 25–49  5–15
(2–6)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 1946
Stanford W 39–26  6–15
(3–6)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1946
Stanford W 47–20  7–15
(4–6)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 1946
USC W 45–35  8–15
(5–6)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1946
USC L 43–60  8–16
(5–7)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.