1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1943–44 UCLA Bruins Pacific Coast Conference South PCC 10–10 3–3 Wilbur Johns 5th Jack Montgomery Men's Gym The 1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fifth year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 10–10 and were second in the PCC southern division with a record of 3–3. Previous season 1942–43 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 14–7 and were second in the PCC southern division with a record of 4–4. Roster 1943 UCLA Bruins men's y Don Borden 15 G Frank Bowman 17 C Dave Brown 16 F Guy Buccola 8 F Fr Jack Dooling 9 G Jack Heald 7 C Hal Michaels 23 F Bill Putnam basketball y 20 G Bill Rankin 3 G Fr Dick West 12 F So C https://archive.org/stream/southerncampus1944univ#page/216/mode/2up 30 January 2018 Wilbur Johns (UCLA) *Jack Montgomery (UCLA) Schedule yes 1943–44 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1943 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 3, 1943Cagers Clash Tonight https://archive.org/stream/ucladailybruin22losa#page/n319/mode/2up California Bruin 3 December 1943 yes 1943 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 36–48 0–1 December 4, 1943 yes yes Long Beach Ferry Command Long Beach, CA 18–23 0–2 December 10, 1943Johns Switches Lineup for Battle with Caltech https://archive.org/stream/ucladailybruin22losa#page/n323/mode/2up California Bruin 8 December 1943 yes 1943 men Caltech Beavers Caltech Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 58–41 1–2 December 11, 1943 yes 1943 men Occidental Tigers Occidental Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 52–34 2–2 December 17, 1943Johnsmen Travel Tonight to Seek Third in Row https://archive.org/stream/ucladailybruin22losa#page/n331/mode/2up California Bruin 17 December 1943 yes yes 1943 men Redlands Bulldogs Redlands Redlands, CA 50–26 3–2 December 18, 1943 yes Redlands Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 56–39 4–2 December 30, 1943Johnsmen Face Roosevelt Five at San Pedro https://archive.org/stream/ucladailybruin22losa#page/n337/mode/2up California Bruin 29 December 1943 yes yes Roosevelt Base San Pedro, CA 42–43 4–3 December 31, 1943 yes 20th Century Fox Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 41–49 4–4 January 7, 1944 yes Camp Santa Anita Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 47–40 5–4 January 8, 1945Leener Jack Cagemen Rated Edge Over Troy https://archive.org/stream/ucladailybruin22losa#page/n343/mode/2up California Bruin 5 January 1944 1943 men USC Trojans USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 33–19 6–4 1–0 January 14, 1944 yes yes Caltech Pasadena, CA 36–38 6–5 January 15, 1944 yes yes Occidental Los Angeles, CA 44–42 7–5 January 22, 1944 yes USC Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 41–48 7–6 1–1 January 28, 1944 yes March Field Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 32–34 7–7 January 29, 1944 1943 men California Golden Bears California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 27–36 7–8 1–2 February 5, 1944 yes California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 34–36 7–9 1–3 February 11, 1944 yes yes Pepperdine Los Angeles, CA 40–38 8–9 February 12, 1944 yes yes San Diego Naval Training Center San Diego, CA 36–43 8–10 February 18, 1944 yes USC Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 32–30 9–10 2–3 February 19, 1944 yes USC Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 40–32 10–10 3–3 AP Poll Pacific Time http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=5 Season by Season Records 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 deadhttps://archive.org/stream/ucladailybruin22losa#page/n349/mode/2up Bruin Loop Tilts to be Broadcast 12 January 1944 California Bruins References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla UCLA Bruins Basketball UCLA Bruins Basketball