1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 14
Record22–4 (13–3 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPan-Pacific Auditorium
Seasons
1956–57 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 California 14 – 2   .875 21 – 5   .808
No. 14 UCLA 13 – 3   .813 22 – 4   .846
Washington 13 – 3   .813 17 – 9   .654
USC 9 – 7   .563 16 – 12   .571
Stanford 7 – 9   .438 11 – 15   .423
Oregon State 6 – 10   .375 11 – 15   .423
Idaho 4 – 12   .250 10 – 16   .385
Washington State 4 – 12   .250 8 – 18   .308
Oregon 2 – 14   .125 4 – 21   .160
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by ninth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 22–4 and finished second in the PCC with a record of 13–3.

Previous season

Main article: 1955–56 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The Bruins 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]

Roster

1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 52 Bob Archer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 So
G 23 Gary Baker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
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G 42 Dick Banton (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr
F 53 Nate Brewer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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F 35 Conrad Burke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
G Fred Crabtree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
F 54 Bill Eblen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
F 44 Jim Halsten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr
G 44 Jim Harrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Jr
G Art Hutchins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
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C 33 Nolan Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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F 25 Rafer Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So
C 32 Ben Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr
C Dick Skaer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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G 22 Walt Torrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
F 55 Roland Underhill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So
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
November 30, 1956*
 Nebraska W 69–56  1–0
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[4] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 1956*
 Nebraska W 78–60  2–0
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1956*
 vs. Santa Clara W 60–58  3–0
 Bakersfield College Gymnasium[5] 
Bakersfield, CA
December 14, 1956*
 BYU W 74–69  4–0
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1956*
 BYU L 58–59  4–1
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 1956*
 Missouri W 77–57  5–1
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[6] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1956*
 Occidental W 93–40  6–1
 Pan-Pacific Auditorium[7] 
Los Angeles, CA
December 26, 1956*
 at No. 5 St. Louis W 72–66  7–1
 Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
December 28, 1956*
 at Butler W 82–71  8–1
 Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 29, 1956*
 at Indiana W 52–48  9–1
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
January 4, 1957
 No. 8 at Idaho W 64–63  10–1
(1–0) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
January 5, 1957
 No. 8 at Idaho W 69–68  11–1
(2–0) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
January 11, 1957
 No. 8 Washington State W 87–65  12–1
(3–0) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium[8] 
Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 1957
 No. 8 Washington State W 83–62  13–1
(4–0) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1957
 No. 5 vs. Oregon State W 59–37  14–1
(5–0) 		Long Beach City College 
Long Beach, CA
February 2, 1957
 No. 5 vs. Oregon State W 64–53  15–1
(6–0) 		Long Beach City College 
Long Beach, CA
February 8, 1957
 No. 5 at Washington W 68–65  16–1
(7–0) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
February 9, 1957
 No. 5 at Washington L 74–90  17–2
(7–1) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
February 15, 1957
 No. 7 Stanford W 86–63  18–2
(8–1) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium[9] 
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1957
 No. 7 Stanford W 79–61  19–2
(9–1) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1957
 No. 8 at Oregon W 81–62  20–2
(10–1) 		McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
February 23, 1957
 No. 8 at Oregon W 73–65  21–2
(11–1) 		McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
February 26, 1957
 No. 6 USC L 80–84  21–3
(11–2) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium[10] 
Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 1957
 No. 6 at California W 71–66  22–3
(12–2) 		Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
March 2, 1957
 No. 6 at California L 68–73  22–4
(12–3) 		Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
March 5, 1957
 No. 7 USC W 65–55  22–4
(13–3) 		Pan-Pacific Auditorium[11] 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[12]

References

  1. ^ "Basketball". Southern Campus. No. 1957. 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. ^ Geyer, Jack (March 18, 1956). "Naulls Sets Mark; Bruins Triumph". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166909983.
  4. ^ Snyder, Don (November 30, 1956). "Wooden Unveils Bruins in Nebraska Contest Tonight". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167048471.
  5. ^ "Bruin Cages Face Broncos". Los Angeles Times. December 8, 1956. ProQuest 167075718.
  6. ^ Snyder, Don (December 21, 1956). "UCLA Battles Missouri Five Here Tonight: UCLA VS. MISSOURI". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167057041.
  7. ^ Snyder, Don (December 23, 1956). "Mizzou Beats Troy, 76-69: Bruins Rout Oxy, 93-40, in Double-Header at Pan Missouri Beats Troy; UCLA Routs Oxy, 93-40". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167053575.
  8. ^ Snyder, Don (January 7, 1957). "Cougars Try for First Win Over Bruins This Week End". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167013268.
  9. ^ Geyer, Jack (February 14, 1957). "UCLA Cage Foe: Little Indians Boast Big Winning Streak". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167070484.
  10. ^ Geyer, Jack (February 27, 1957). "SC Upsets UCLA in 84-80 Cage Triller". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167056469.
  11. ^ Geyer, Jack (February 28, 1957). "Four Teams Still in PCC Scramble". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167046119.
  12. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

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