1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
	South
Record	8–16 (5–7 PCC)
Head coach	Wilbur Johns (7th season);
Assistant coach	Bill Putnam
Home arena	Men's Gym

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
	5	–	7	.417	8	–	16	.333
Stanford	0	–	12	.000	6	–	18	.250

† Conference championship playoff series winner

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

Previous season

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

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)

Bill Putnam

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	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

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

[1] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

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