1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1945–46 UCLA Bruins Pacific Coast Conference South PCC 8–16 5–7 Wilbur Johns 7th Bill Putnam Men's Gym PCC Southern Division 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 1944–45 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team 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 UCLA Bruins men's y Bob Arnold 17 G Chuck Clustka 57 F Fr George Englund Glen Grant 14 Dick Hough 13 C C Ralph Joeckel 38 F So Ben Lewis 11 Hal Michaels 23 C Hal Michaels 23 Alan Sawyer y 54 F 6 5 195 Fr Long Beach, California Chuck Stewart G Owen Stewart Mel Stoner Ralph Witt 5 F https://archive.org/stream/southerncampus1946univ#page/236/mode/2up 30 January 2018 Wilbur Johns (UCLA) *Bill Putnam Schedule yes 1945–46 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1945 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 4, 1945 yes Carroll Shamrocks Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 31–34 0–1 December 7, 1945 yes Long Beach ATC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 44–41 1–1 December 8, 1945 yes 1945 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 37–47 1–2 December 11, 1945 yes yes Santa Ana Army Air Base Santa Ana, CA 25–38 1–3 December 14, 1945 yes yes San Diego Naval TC San Diego, CA 31–36 1–4 December 15, 1945 yes yes San Diego Dons San Diego, CA 34–38 1–5 December 18, 1945 yes yes Camp Ross 33–47 1–6 December 21, 1945 yes 1945 men Caltech Beavers Caltech Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 33–9 2–6 December 22, 1945 yes St. Mary's Pre-Flight Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 30–44 2–7 December 28, 1945 yes 20th Century Fox Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 40–45 2–8 December 30, 1945 yes Camp Ross Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 49–67 2–9 January 4, 1946 yes California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 33–45 2–10 0–1 January 5, 1946 yes California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 35–37 2–11 0–2 January 11, 1946 yes 1945 men USC Trojans USC Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 33–43 2–12 0–3 January 12, 1946 USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 40–45 2–13 0–4 January 18, 1946 yes 1945 men Stanford Indians Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 35–18 3–13 1–4 January 19, 1946 yes Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 41–29 4–13 2–4 January 23, 1946 yes Long Beach Proctors Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 49–29 5–13 3–4 February 1, 1946 California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 37–50 5–14 2–5 February 2, 1946 California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 25–49 5–15 2–6 February 8, 1946 Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 39–26 6–15 3–6 February 9, 1946 Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 47–20 7–15 4–6 February 15, 1946 USC Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 45–35 8–15 5–6 February 16, 1946 USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 43–60 8–16 5–7 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