1951–52 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1951–52 UCLA Bruins Pacific Coast Conference PCC 20 19 19–12 8–4 John R. Wooden 4th Eddie Powell Alan Sawyer Men's Gym PCC Southern Division NCAA tournament L Regional consolation Game The 1951–52 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fourth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 19–12 and won the PCC Southern Division with a record of 8–4. UCLA defeated the Washington Huskies in the conference play-offs and lost to Santa Clara in the NCAA regional semifinals and 1951 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City in the regional consolation game. Previous season 1950–51 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 19–10 and tied for the southern division championship with a record of 9–4. The Bruins lost to the Washington Huskies in the conference play-offs. Roster 1951 UCLA Bruins men's y Ron Bane 57 F 6 2 Fr Don Bragg basketball y 56 F 6 4 Fr Mark Costello G 6 2 Fr El Monte, California Jack Davidson 72 G 6 2 Jr Jerry Evans 59 F 6 3 Mike Hibler F 6 7 So Don Johnson basketball y 73 G 6 3 195 Sr C Ron Livingston 75 G 5 10 So Gene Logan 70 G 6 1 John Moore basketball y 32 F 6 5 Fr Jerry Norman basketball y 52 F 6 0 Sr C Barry Porter 71 G 6 1 So Barry Porter 71 G 6 1 Jr Bobby Pounds 53 Sr https://archive.org/stream/southerncampus1952univ#page/293/mode/2up 30 January 2018 John Wooden (Purdue) Eddie Powell (Indiana St) Alan Sawyer (UCLA) Schedule yes 1951–52 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1951 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season December 1, 1951 yes 1951 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 85–56 1–0 December 7, 1951 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 52–60 1–1 December 8, 1951 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 61–76 1–2 December 14, 1951 yes 1951 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 64–55 2–2 December 15, 1951 yes 1951 men West Texas A&M Buffaloes West Texas State Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 64–57 3–2 December 21, 1951 yes 1951 men Denver Pioneers Denver Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 60–58 4–2 December 22, 1951 yes Denver Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 60–51 5–2 December 26, 1951 yes yes 16 Kentucky 1 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 53–84 5–3 December 28, 1951 yes yes 16 Illinois 2 Huff Hall Champaign, IL 67–73 5–4 December 29, 1951 yes yes 1951 men Bradley Braves Bradley Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 67–66 6–4 January 4, 1952 1951 men Stanford Indians Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 81–63 7–4 1–0 January 5, 1952 Stanford Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 71–73 7–5 1–1 January 11, 1952 yes 1951 men USC Trojans USC Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 55–48 8–5 2–1 January 12, 1952 yes USC Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 67–58 9–5 3–1 January 18, 1952 yes 1951 men California Golden Bears California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 69–61 9–6 3–2 January 19, 1952 yes California Men's Gym Berkeley, CA 51–54 9–7 3–3 February 1, 1952 yes yes 1951 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Cow Palace Daly City, CA 70–62 10–7 February 2, 1952 yes yes Santa Clara Cow Palace Daly City, CA 59–66 10–8 February 8, 1952 yes 1951 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 72–70 11–8 February 9, 1952 yes 1951 men Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 67–40 12–8 February 15, 1952 yes Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 72–68 13–8 4–3 February 16, 1952 yes Stanford Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA 68–77 13–9 4–4 February 22, 1952 California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 67–54 14–9 5–4 February 23, 1952 California Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 68–42 15–9 6–4 February 29, 1952 USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 66–51 16–9 7–4 March 1, 1952 USC Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA 63–57 17–9 8–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Conference Championship March 7, 1952 19 Washington 6 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA PCC Championship play-offs 65–53 18–9 March 8, 1952 19 Washington 6 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA PCC Championship play-offs 50–53 18–10 March 10, 1952 19 Washington 6 Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA PCC Championship play-offs 60–50 19–10 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA tournament March 21, 1952 yes yes 19 Santa Clara Oregon State ColiseumGeyer Jack Bruins Take on Broncos Tonight Los Angeles Times 21 March 1952 166320248 Corvallis, OR Regional semifinals 59–68 19–11 March 22, 1952 yes yes 19 1951 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City Oregon State ColiseumGeyer Jack Broncos Upset Cowboys, 56-53; Bruins Beaten Los Angeles Times 23 March 1952 166311442 Corvallis, OR Regional consolation Game 53–55 19–12 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 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla UCLA UCLA Bruins Basketball UCLA Bruins Basketball