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1939–40 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1939–40 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
	South
Record	8–17 (3–9 PCC)
Head coach	Wilbur Johns (1st season);
Assistant coach	Don Ashen
	Seasons ← 1938–39 1940–41 →

1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Oregon State	12	–	4	.750	27	–	11	.711
Oregon	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Washington State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
Washington	6	–	10	.375	10	–	15	.400
Idaho	3	–	13	.188	11	–	15	.423
South
USC †	10	–	2	.833	20	–	3	.870
Stanford	6	–	6	.500	14	–	9	.609
California	5	–	7	.417	15	–	17	.469
UCLA	3	–	9	.250	8	–	17	.320

† Conference playoff series winner

The 1939–40 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by first year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 8–17 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 3–9.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 7–20 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 0–12. At the end of the season, Caddy Works stepped down as head coach and was replaced by long time assistant Wilbur Johns.

Roster

1939–40 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Lloyd Anderson	—	—
		Ray Bartlett	—	—
C		Sandy Cameron	—	—
		John Colla	—	—
G	15	Clark George	—	—
		Larry Gittler	—	—
F	6	Ernie Handlesman	—	—
C	20	Roger Hillis	—	—
F	23	Harley Humes	—	—
		Paul Klein	—	—
		Vic Millar	—	—
G	9	Bob Null	—	—
		Alex Rafalovich (C)	—	—
F	18	Jackie Robinson	—	—	Jr	Cairo, Georgia
C		Bill Ward	—	—

Head coach

Wilbur Johns (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Don Ashen (UCLA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
*	at San Diego State	L 24–46	0–1	San Diego, CA
*	at San Diego State	W 31–28	1–1	San Diego, CA
*	Bank of America	W 39–38	2–1	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	at Santa Clara	L 21–36	2–2	Santa Clara, CA
*	at San Jose State	W 46–33	3–2	Spartan Gym San Jose, CA
*	at San Jose State	L 31–40	3–3	Spartan Gym San Jose, CA
*	North American Aviation	L 39–42	3–4	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	20th Century Fox	L 33–39	3–5	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	UC Davis	W 34–32	4–5	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	New Mexico State	L 28–29	4–6	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	St. Mary's	W 34–33	5–6	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	Loyola Marymount	L 36–40	5–7	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	at Stanford	L 38–53	5–8 (0–1)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
	at Stanford	L 36–40	5–9 (0–2)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
	USC	L 32–50	5–10 (0–3)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	Bank of America	L 29–51	5–11	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	at California	L 33–39	5–12 (0–4)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
	at California	W 34–32	6–12 (1–4)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
	at USC	L 26–60	6–13 (1–5)	Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
	Stanford	L 42–51	6–14 (1–6)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	Stanford	W 42–37 ^OT	7–14 (2–6)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	California	L 26–48	7–15 (2–7)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	California	W 35–33	8–15 (3–7)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	USC	L 26–32	8–16 (3–8)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	USC	L 35–47	8–17 (3–9)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]^[3]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
^ Southern Campus (1939 ed.). University of California, Southern Branch.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

[3] Southern Campus (1939 ed.). University of California, Southern Branch.

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