1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1945–46 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Idaho
11
–
5
.688
23
–
11
.676
Oregon State
10
–
6
.625
13
–
11
.542
Oregon
8
–
8
.500
16
–
17
.485
Washington
6
–
10
.375
14
–
14
.500
Washington State
5
–
11
.313
16
–
13
.552
California †
11
–
1
.917
30
–
6
.833
USC
8
–
4
.667
14
–
7
.667
UCLA
5
–
7
.417
8
–
16
.333
Stanford
0
–
12
.000
6
–
18
.250
† Conference championship playoff series winner
The 1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1945–46 NCAA basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference . Led by seventh-year head coach Wilbur Johns , the Bruins were 8–16 overall and were third in the PCC southern division with a record of 5–7.
Previous season
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
1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
17
Bob Arnold
—
—
F
57
Chuck Clustka
—
—
Fr
George Englund
—
—
14
Glen Grant
—
—
C
13
Dick Hough (C)
—
—
F
38
Ralph Joeckel
—
—
So
11
Ben Lewis
—
—
23
Hal Michaels (C)
—
—
23
Hal Michaels
—
—
F
54
Alan Sawyer
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Long Beach, California
G
Chuck Stewart
—
—
Owen Stewart
—
—
Mel Stoner
—
—
F
5
Ralph Witt
—
—
Head coach
Wilbur Johns (UCLA )
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 30 January 2018
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular Season
December 4, 1945 *
Carroll Shamrocks
L 31–34
0–1
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 1945 *
Long Beach ATC
W 44–41
1–1
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1945 *
Pepperdine
L 37–47
1–2
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1945 *
at Santa Ana Army Air Base
L 25–38
1–3
Santa Ana, CA
December 14, 1945 *
at San Diego Naval TC
L 31–36
1–4
San Diego, CA
December 15, 1945 *
at San Diego Dons
L 34–38
1–5
San Diego, CA
December 18, 1945 *
at Camp Ross
L 33–47
1–6
December 21, 1945 *
Caltech
W 33–9
2–6
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1945 *
St. Mary's Pre-Flight
L 30–44
2–7
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1945 *
20th Century Fox
L 40–45
2–8
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1945 *
Camp Ross
L 49–67
2–9
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1946
at California
L 33–45
2–10 (0–1)
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
January 5, 1946
at California
L 35–37
2–11 (0–2)
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
January 11, 1946
at USC
L 33–43
2–12 (0–3)
Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 1946
USC
L 40–45
2–13 (0–4)
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1946
at Stanford
W 35–18
3–13 (1–4)
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 19, 1946
at Stanford
W 41–29
4–13 (2–4)
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 23, 1946 *
Long Beach Proctors
W 49–29
5–13 (3–4)
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1946
California
L 37–50
5–14 (2–5)
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1946
California
L 25–49
5–15 (2–6)
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 1946
Stanford
W 39–26
6–15 (3–6)
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1946
Stanford
W 47–20
7–15 (4–6)
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 1946
USC
W 45–35
8–15 (5–6)
Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1946
USC
L 43–60
8–16 (5–7)
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[ 1]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics