1944–45 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1944–45 UCLA Bruins basketball Pacific Coast Conference South PCC 12–12 3–1 Wilbur Johns 6th Jack Montgomery Men's Gym PCC Southern Division The 1944–45 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Bruins were led by sixth year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a 12–12 record overall and won the PCC Southern Division with a conference record of 3–1. It was their first title in the PCC since joining the conference in 1927–28.Al Wolf Bruins Nab Cage Title by Lacing Troy, 34–28 February 18, 1945 Los Angeles Times Part II, p. 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/128323194/ July 18, 2023 Newspapers.comBruins Train Guns On Circuit Cage Crown February 6, 1945 Daily News 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/128606130/ July 21, 2023 Newspapers.com As a measure during World War II after Stanford dropped basketball, remaining Southern Division foes UCLA, USC, and California played each other twice in games that counted towards league standings. Previous season 1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 10–10 and were second in the PCC southern division with a record of 3–3. Roster 1944 UCLA Bruins men's y Bob Arnold 17 G 6 0 172 Dick Birnie 16 G Grant Clothier 4 F Frank Freriks 6 F 5 9 150 Glen Grant 14 C 6 0 185 Dick Hough 13 C 6 2 165 Hal Michaels 23 F 5 10 150 Jack Myers G 6 2 205 Bill Putnam basketball y 20 G 6 0 181 C Bill Rankin 3 G 6 4 185 So C Chuck Stewart G 6 3 175 Ralph Witt 5 F https://archive.org/stream/southerncampus1945univ#page/216/mode/2up 30 January 2018 Wilbur Johns (UCLA) *Jack Montgomery (UCLA) Schedule yes 1944–45 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1944 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 30, 1944 yes Los Angeles City College Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 44–30 1–0 December 1, 1944 yes 1944 men Occidental Tigers Occidental Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 35–36 1–1 December 2, 1944 yes El Toro Marines Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 33–37 1–2 December 8, 1944 yes yes 1944 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Los Angeles, CA 33–36 1–3 December 9, 1944 yes yes San Diego Marines San Diego, CA 29–53 1–4 December 15, 1944 yes yes Occidental Los Angeles, CA 45–47 1–5 December 16, 1944 yes yes San Diego Navy San Diego, CA 32–35 1–6 December 22, 1944 yes yes Santa Ana Army Air Base Santa Ana, CA 35–47 1–7 December 29, 1944 yes yes 1944 men Caltech Beavers Caltech Pasadena, CA 42–37 2–7 December 30, 1944 yes 20th Century Fox Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 56–76 2–8 January 5, 1945 yes 1944 men USC Trojans USC Pan-Pacific AuditoriumLutzker Wes Trojans Slide to 53–25 win https://archive.org/details/ucladailybruin22losa/page/n667/mode/1up California Bruin January 8, 1945 3 July 21, 2023 Los Angeles, CA 25–53 2–9 0–1 January 6, 1945 yes yes Camp Ross Port of Los Angeles, CA 44–50 2–10 January 13, 1945 yes 1944 men California Golden Bears California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 37–26 3–10 1–1 January 18, 1945 yes San Diego Coast Guard Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 46–40 4–10 January 19, 1945 yes Pepperdine Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 41–28 5–10 January 20, 1945 yes March Field Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 57–50 6–10 January 26, 1945*Trojan and Bruin Cagers Tied For South P.C.C. Division Lead February 12, 1945 The Peninsula Times Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-peninsula-times-tribune/128605605/ July 21, 2023 Newspapers.com USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 41–36 7–10 January 27, 1945 yes San Diego Naval Training Center Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 40–37 8–10 February 2, 1945 yes Fairfield Skymasters Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 26–29 8–11 February 3, 1945 yes Caltech Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 29–28 9–11 February 9, 1945 yes Camp Ross Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 47–42 10–11 February 17, 1945 California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 50–44 11–11 2–1 February 16, 1945 USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 34–28 12–11 3–1 |- February 23, 1945*Fox grabs AAU title–28 to 25 February 24, 1945 Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/128550426/ 10 July 20, 2023 Newspapers.com USC Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 20–37 12–12 AP Poll Pacific Time SourceSeason by Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=5 UCLA Athletics February 13, 2018 December 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229080204/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=5 deadVarsity Sked 3 https://archive.org/stream/ucladailybruin22losa#page/n616/mode/1up California Bruin November 15, 1944 July 20, 2023 Awards and honors Bill Putnam, second-team All-American – HelmsFour Cage Aces Again On All-America Five April 6, 1945 Los Angeles Times Part II, p.8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/127776462/ July 10, 2023 Newspapers.com July 10, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230710120808/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/127776462/ live References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla UCLA Bruins Basketball UCLA Bruins Basketball