1947–48 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1947–48 UCLA Bruins basketball Pacific Coast Conference South PCC 12–13 3–9 Wilbur Johns 9th Bill Putnam Men's Gym The 1947–48 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by ninth year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 12–13 and were third in the PCC southern division with a record of 3–9. It was also the Bruins' final season before the legendary John Wooden took over as the head coach the next season. Previous season 1946–47 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 18–7 and won the PCC southern division with a record of 9–3. Roster 1947 UCLA Bruins men's y Ray Alba 35 C Jim Baker F Eldon Bennett 55 F Wayne Boulding 53 G Guy Buccola 56 F Jr Chuck Clustka 57 F Jr Ernie Johnson American football y 76 F So Berkeley, California Dave Minor y 10 G Ron Pearson 78 G Jr Bill Rankin 3 G Sr Alan Sawyer y 54 F 6 5 195 So Long Beach, California Don Seidel 74 G George Stanich y 73 G So Sacramento, California John Stanich y 6 F Sacramento, California C Dick West 12 F Sr Gene Williams 32 C So http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/C/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1948_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf 30 January 2018 Wilbur Johns (UCLA) Bill Putnam Schedule yes 1947–48 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1947 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 28, 1947 yes 1947 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 49–34 1–0 November 29, 1947 yes Loyola Marymount Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 53–24 2–0 December 5, 1957 yes 1947 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 47–42 3–0 December 6, 1947 yes Santa Clara Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 50–55 3–1 December 12, 1947 yes yes 1947 men Nevada Wolfpack Nevada Reno, NV 51–38 4–1 December 13, 1947 yes yes Oakland Bittners Oakland, CA 63–67 4–2 December 16, 1947 yes 20th Century Fox Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 67–47 5–2 December 19, 1947 yes Baylor Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 42–45 5–3 December 20, 1947 yes 1947 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 58–41 6–3 December 27, 1947 yes yes 1947 men St. Joseph's Hawks St. Joseph's Philadelphia, PA 64–54 7–3 December 29, 1947 yes yes 1947 men Long Island Blackbirds Long Island Long Island, NY 66–64 8–3 January 1, 1948 yes yes 1947 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Ithaca, NY Barton Hall 50–47 9–3 January 9, 1948 1947 men California Golden Bears California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 49–58 9–4 0–1 January 10, 1948 1947 men Stanford Indians Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 55–47 10–4 1–1 January 16, 1948 1947 men USC Trojans USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 42–56 10–5 1–2 January 17, 1948 yes USC Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 51–50 11–5 2–2 January 24, 1948 yes Sacramento Senators Sacramento, CA 57–59 11–6 February 13, 1948 yes Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 47–64 11–7 2–3 February 14, 1948 yes California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 44–62 11–8 2–4 February 20, 1948 Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 47–55 11–9 2–5 February 21, 1948 California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 39–44 11–10 2–6 February 27, 1948 yes California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 37–41 11–11 2–7 February 28, 1948 yes Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 48–46 12–11 3–7 March 5, 1948 USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 57–68 12–12 3–8 March 6, 1948 yes USC Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 46–62 12–13 3–9 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 dead References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla UCLA Bruins Basketball UCLA Bruins Basketball