1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1956–57 UCLA Bruins Pacific Coast Conference PCC 9 14 22–4 13–3 John R. Wooden 9th Bill Putnamhttps://archive.org/stream/southerncampus1957univ#page/248/mode/2up Basketball Southern Campus 1957 University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch; University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch. Associated Students; Associated Students of UCLA Deane Richardson Pan-Pacific Auditorium The 1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by ninth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 22–4 and finished second in the PCC with a record of 13–3. Previous season 1955–56 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 22–6 and won the PCC regular season championship with a record of 16–0. UCLA lost to the San Francisco Dons in the NCAA regional semifinals and defeated the 1955 men Seattle Chieftains Seattle Chieftains in the regional consolation game. The victory over Seattle was UCLA's first victory in the NCAA tournament.Geyer Jack Naulls Sets Mark; Bruins Triumph Los Angeles Times 18 March 1956 166909983 Roster 1956 UCLA Bruins men's y Bob Archer 52 F 6 5 So Gary Baker 23 G 5 11 Dick Banton 42 G 6 1 Sr C Nate Brewer 53 F 6 4 Conrad Burke 35 F 6 5 Jr Fred Crabtree G 6 0 Bill Eblen 54 F 6 4 Jim Halsten 44 F 6 4 Jr Jim Harrison 44 G 6 1 Jr Art Hutchins G 5 11 Nolan Johnson 33 C 6 6 Rafer Johnson y 25 F 6 3 201 So Ben Rogers 32 C 6 6 Jr Dick Skaer C 6 6 Walt Torrence y 22 G 6 3 So Roland Underhill 55 F 6 4 So http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/D/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1957_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf 30 January 2018 John Wooden (Purdue) Bill Putnam (UCLA) Deane Richardson Schedule yes 1956–57 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1956 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 30, 1956 yes 1956 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Pan-Pacific AuditoriumSnyder Don Wooden Unveils Bruins in Nebraska Contest Tonight Los Angeles Times 30 November 1956 167048471 Los Angeles, CA 69–56 1–0 December 1, 1956 yes Nebraska Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 78–60 2–0 December 8, 1956 yes yes 1956 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Bakersfield College GymnasiumBruin Cages Face Broncos Los Angeles Times 8 December 1956 167075718 Bakersfield, CA 60–58 3–0 December 14, 1956 yes 1956 men BYU Cougars BYU Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 74–69 4–0 December 15, 1956 yes BYU Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 58–59 4–1 December 21, 1956 yes 1956 men Missouri Tigers Missouri Pan-Pacific AuditoriumSnyder Don UCLA Battles Missouri Five Here Tonight: UCLA VS. MISSOURI Los Angeles Times 21 December 1956 167057041 Los Angeles, CA 77–57 5–1 December 22, 1956 yes 1956 men Occidental Tigers Occidental Pan-Pacific AuditoriumSnyder Don Mizzou Beats Troy, 76-69: Bruins Rout Oxy, 93-40, in Double-Header at Pan Missouri Beats Troy; UCLA Routs Oxy, 93-40 Los Angeles Times 23 December 1956 167053575 Los Angeles, CA 93–40 6–1 December 26, 1956 yes yes 1956 men St. Louis Billikens St. Louis 5 Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO 72–66 7–1 December 28, 1956 yes yes 1956 men Butler Bulldogs Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 82–71 8–1 December 29, 1956 yes yes Indiana The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 52–48 9–1 January 4, 1957 yes 8 Idaho Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID 64–63 10–1 1–0 January 5, 1957 yes 8 Idaho Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID 69–68 11–1 2–0 January 11, 1957 8 Washington State Pan-Pacific AuditoriumSnyder Don Cougars Try for First Win Over Bruins This Week End Los Angeles Times 7 January 1957 167013268 Los Angeles, CA 87–65 12–1 3–0 January 12, 1957 8 Washington State Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 83–62 13–1 4–0 February 1, 1957 yes 5 1956 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA 59–37 14–1 5–0 February 2, 1957 yes 5 Oregon State Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA 64–53 15–1 6–0 February 8, 1957 yes 5 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 68–65 16–1 7–0 February 9, 1957 yes 5 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 74–90 17–2 7–1 February 15, 1957 7 1956 men Stanford Indians Stanford Pan-Pacific AuditoriumGeyer Jack UCLA Cage Foe: Little Indians Boast Big Winning Streak Los Angeles Times 14 February 1957 167070484 Los Angeles, CA 86–63 18–2 8–1 February 16, 1957 7 Stanford Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 79–61 19–2 9–1 February 22, 1957 yes 8 1956 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 81–62 20–2 10–1 February 23, 1957 yes 8 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 73–65 21–2 11–1 February 26, 1957 6 1956 men USC Trojans USC Pan-Pacific AuditoriumGeyer Jack SC Upsets UCLA in 84-80 Cage Triller Los Angeles Times 27 February 1957 167056469 Los Angeles, CA 80–84 21–3 11–2 March 1, 1957 yes 6 1956 men California Golden Bears California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 71–66 22–3 12–2 March 2, 1957 yes 6 California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 68–73 22–4 12–3 March 5, 1957 7 USC Pan-Pacific AuditoriumGeyer Jack Four Teams Still in PCC Scramble Los Angeles Times 28 February 1957 167046119 Los Angeles, CA 65–55 22–4 13–3 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=7 UCLA Athletics February 9, 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=7 dead References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla UCLA Bruins Basketball UCLA Bruins Basketball