1939–40 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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.

1939–40 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionSouth
Record8–17 (3–9 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDon Ashen
Seasons
1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
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
As of 1940[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season edit

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 edit

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)

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

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# 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 edit

  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.