1955–56 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1955–56 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Champions
NCAA tournament, W Regional consolation Game
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 8
Record22–6 (16–0 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMen's Gym
Seasons
1955–56 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 UCLA 16 – 0   1.000 22 – 6   .786
Washington 11 – 5   .688 15 – 11   .577
Stanford 10 – 6   .625 18 – 6   .750
California 10 – 6   .625 17 – 8   .680
USC 9 – 7   .563 14 – 12   .538
Oregon 5 – 11   .313 11 – 15   .423
Oregon State 5 – 11   .313 8 – 18   .308
Idaho 4 – 12   .250 6 – 19   .240
Washington State 2 – 14   .125 4 – 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll[2]


The 1955–56 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by eight year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 22–6 and won the PCC regular season championship with a record of 16–0. UCLA lost to the San Francisco Dons in the NCAA regional semifinals and defeated the Seattle Chieftains in the regional consolation game. The victory over Seattle was UCLA's first victory in the NCAA tournament.[3]

Previous season

Main article: 1954–55 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 21–5 and won the PCC Southern Division with a record of 11–1. UCLA lost to Oregon State in the PCC conference play-offs.

Roster

1955–56 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 55 Carroll Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr
F 43 Jack Arnold 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
F Allen Bailey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
G 42 Dick Banton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Jr
F 35 Conrad Burke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So
F 54 Bill Eblen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
F 44 Jim Halsten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So
F 44 Jim Harrison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 So
F 53 Allen Herring 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr
G Art Hutchins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
C 33 Nolan Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
C 33 Willie Naulls (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr Dallas, Texas
F 32 Ben Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 So
G 22 Morris Taft 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr
G 22 Walt Torrence 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Fr
G Ron Winterburn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

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 2, 1955*
 at BYU L 58–75  0–1
 Smith Fieldhouse 
Provo, UT
December 3, 1955*
 at BYU L 65–67  0–2
 Smith Fieldhouse 
Provo, UT
December 9, 1955*
 No. 16 vs. Denver W 68–40  1–2
 Long Beach City College[4] 
Long Beach Arena
December 10, 1955*
 No. 16 vs. Purdue W 76–60  2–2
 Long Beach City College 
Long Beach, CA
December 16, 1955*
 at Nebraska L 65–71  2–3
 Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
December 17, 1955*
 at Wichita State L 68–76  2–4
 University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, KS
December 26, 1955*
 at St. John's
ECAC Holiday Festival 		W 93–86  3–4
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 28, 1955*
 vs. Duquesne
ECAC Holiday Festival 		W 72–57  4–4
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 30, 1955*
 vs. No. 1 San Francisco
ECAC Holiday Festival 		L 53–70  4–5
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 6, 1956
 Idaho W 92–73  5–5
(1–0) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium[5] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 1956
 Idaho W 78–61  6–5
(2–0) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium[5] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 1956
 at Washington State W 86–72  7–5
(3–0) 		Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 14, 1956
 at Washington State W 95–70  8–5
(4–0) 		Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 28, 1956*
 at Arizona State W 99–79  9–5
 Sun Devil Gym 
Tempe, AZ
February 3, 1956
 No. 20 Washington W 61–60  10–5
(5–0) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium[6] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 1956
 No. 20 Washington W 82–75  11–5
(6–0) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium[6] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1956
 No. 18 at Stanford W 50–48  12–5
(7–0) 		Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 11, 1956
 No. 18 at Stanford W 81–72  13–5
(8–0) 		Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 17, 1956
 No. 20 at Oregon State W 77–56  14–5
(9–0) 		Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 18, 1956
 No. 20 at Oregon State W 72–59  15–5
(10–0) 		Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 24, 1956
 No. 15 Oregon W 95–71  16–5
(11–0) 		Venice High School Gym[7] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 1956
 No. 15 Oregon W 108–89  17–5
(12–0) 		Venice High School Gym[7] 
Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 1956
 No. 13 California W 85–80  18–5
(13–0) 		Venice High School Gym[8] 
Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 1956
 No. 13 California W 84–62  19–5
(14–0) 		Venice High School Gym [8] 
Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1956
 No. 10 at USC W 85–70  20–5
(15–0) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 1956
 No. 10 at USC W 97–84  21–5
(16–0) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 16, 1956*
 No. 10 vs. No. 1 San Francisco
Regional semifinals 		L 61–72  21–6
 Oregon State Coliseum[9] 
Corvallis, OR
March 17, 1956*
 No. 10 vs. Seattle
Regional consolation game 		W 94–70  22–6
 Oregon State Coliseum[3] 
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[10]

Rankings

Main article: 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "Basketball". Southern Campus. No. 1956. University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch; University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch. Associated Students; Associated Students of UCLA.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Geyer, Jack (March 18, 1956). "Naulls Sets Mark; Bruins Triumph". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166909983.
  4. ^ Geyer, Jack (December 11, 1955). "Bruins, SC Score Twin Cage Wins". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166910898.
  5. ^ a b Geyer, Jack. "UCLA, Idaho Launch Cage Race Tonight". Los Angeles Times. No. 6 January 1956. ProQuest 166885361.
  6. ^ a b Geyer, Jack (February 4, 1956). "Bruins Defeat Huskies, 61-60: Naulls Bats In Rebound for Last-Second Victory". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166905570.
  7. ^ a b Geyer, Jack (February 24, 1956). "UCLA, Oregon Launch Hoop Series Tonight". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166916064.
  8. ^ a b Geyer, Jack (March 3, 1956). "Naulls Hits 39 as Bruins Beat Bears: UCLA Clinches Tie for PCC Cage Title With 85-80 Victory". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166928480.
  9. ^ Geyer, Jack. "Twogood Picks UCLA Over USF". Los Angeles Times. No. 13 March 1956. ProQuest 166921779.
  10. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.