1949–50 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1949–50 UCLA Bruins Pacific Coast Conference PCC 7 24–7 10–2 John R. Wooden 2nd Bill Putnam Eddie Powell Men's Gym PCC Southern Division Champion NCAA tournament L Regional consolation Game The 1949–50 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by second year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 24–7 and were southern division champions with a record of 10–2. They defeated the Washington State Cougars in the conference play-offs and lost to Bradley in the NCAA regional semifinals and 1949 men BYU Cougars BYU in the regional consolation game. Previous season 1948–49 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team The Bruins finished the season 22–7 overall and won the PCC South Division with a record of 10–2. The Bruins lost to Oregon State in the conference play-offs and were ranked 15 in the final ap poll. Roster 1949 UCLA Bruins men's y Ray Alba 35 C Art Alper 72 G Barry Chasen Ralph Joeckel 38 F Ernie Johnson American football y 76 F Sr Berkeley, California Carl Kraushaar 32 C Sr Grover Luchsinger 39 John Matulich Jerry Norman basketball y 52 F Jr Wes Robinson Paul Saunder 58 Alan Sawyer y 54 F 6 5 195 Jr Long Beach, California C Don Seidel 74 G Eddie Sheldrake y 75 G George Stanich y 73 G Sr Sacramento, California Dick Thompson Dave Williams Gene Williams 32 F https://archive.org/stream/southerncampus1950univ#page/420/mode/2up 31 January 2018 John Wooden (Purdue) Eddie Powell (Indiana St) Bill Putnam (UCLA) Schedule yes 1949–50 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1949 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Exhibition Alumni Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 81–44 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 3, 1949 yes 1949 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 83–55 1–0 December 9, 1949 yes 1949 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 63–36 2–0 December 10, 1949 yes 1949 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 55–41 3–0 December 16, 1949 yes yes 1949 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Cow PalaceBruins Topple Broncos, 68 to 56 Los Angeles Times 17 December 1949 165989096 Daly City, CA 2,837 68–56 4–0 December 17, 1949 yes yes 1949 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, CA 40–53 4–1 December 23, 1949 yes yes Illinois Huff Hall Champaign, IL 65–63 5–1 December 26, 1949 yes yes 1949 men La Salle Explorers La Salle Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA 62–57 6–1 December 27, 1949 yes yes City College of New York Madison Square GardenUclans Upset CCNY, 60 to 53 Los Angeles Times 28 December 1949 166041689 New York, NY 18,000 60–53 7–1 December 29, 1949 yes yes 1949 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL 58–64 7–2 December 30, 1949 yes yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 52–54 7–3 December 31, 1949 yes yes 1949 men Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette Marquette Gymnasium Marquette, IL 68–52 8–3 January 6, 1950 9 1949 men California Golden Bears California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 50–45 9–3 1–0 January 7, 1950 9 1949 men Stanford Indians Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 71–55 10–3 2–0 January 13, 1950 yes 10 1949 men USC Trojans USC Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 45–58 10–4 2–1 January 14, 1950 10 USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 2,600Geyer Jack Bruins Trounce Trojans, 68-47: Uclan Quintet Collects 20th Straight at Home Los Angeles Times 15 January 1950 166056702 68–47 11–4 3–1 January 27, 1950 yes 11 1949 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Santa Barbara College Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 67–43 12–4 January 28, 1950 yes 11 1949 men Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 69–38 13–4 February 3, 1950 yes 13 1949 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 93–43 14–4 February 4, 1950 yes 13 Santa Clara Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 74–64 15–4 February 10, 1950 yes 12 Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 65–55 16–4 4–1 February 11, 1950 yes 12 California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 54–47 17–4 5–1 February 17, 1950 10 Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 69–59 18–4 6–1 February 18, 1950 10 California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 64–56 19–4 7–1 February 24, 1950 yes 7 California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 46–44 20–4 8–1 February 25, 1950 yes 7 Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 62–57 21–4 9–1 March 3, 1950 6 USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 43–45 21–5 9–2 March 4, 1950 yes 6 USC Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 74–57 22–5 10–2 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Conference Championship March 10, 1950 7 Washington State 18 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA PCC Championship play-offs 60–58 23–5 March 11, 1950 7 Washington State 18 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA PCC Championship play-offs 52–49 24–5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA tournament March 24, 1950 yes yes 7 Bradley 1 Municipal AuditoriumGeyer Jack Bruins Face Bradley in NCAA Tilt Tonight: Illinois Five Favored; George Stanich Ailing Los Angeles Times 24 March 1950 166039307 Kansas City, MO Regional semifinal 59–73 24–6 March 25, 1950 yes 7 1949 men BYU Cougars BYU Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Regional consolation Game 62–83 24–7 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=6 UCLA Athletics February 8, 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=6 dead Rankings 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla UCLA UCLA Bruins Basketball UCLA Bruins Basketball