1946–47 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1946–47 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by eighth year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 18–7 and won the PCC southern division with a record of 9–3.

1946–47 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionSouth
Record18–7 (9–3 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Putnam
Home arenaMen's Gym
Seasons
1946–47 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Oregon State 13 3   .813 28 5   .848
Washington State 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
Washington 8 8   .500 16 8   .667
Oregon 7 9   .438 18 9   .667
Idaho 1 15   .063 4 24   .143
South
UCLA 9 3   .750 18 7   .720
California 8 4   .667 20 11   .645
Stanford 5 7   .417 15 16   .484
USC 2 10   .167 10 14   .417
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1947[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season edit

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 8–16 and where third in the PCC southern division with a record of 5–7.

Roster edit

1946–47 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 17 Bob Arnold
C 11 Don Barksdale 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Berkeley, California
F 55 Eldon Bennet
F 56 Guy Buccola
So
Hicks
Kalb
Marv Lee
G 10 Dave Minor
G 78 Ron Pearson
So
G 4 Richard Perry (C)
G 3 Bill Rankin
Jr
13 Doug Sale
F 6 John Stanich
Sacramento, California
F 12 Dick West
Jr
Head coach

Wilbur Johns (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 6, 1946*
UC Santa Barbara W 32–18  1–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles
December 7, 1946*
San Francisco W 43–30  2–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 1946*
Redlands W 81–46  3–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 1946*
Santa Clara L 49–54  3–1
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1946*
Los Angeles Police W 83–18  4–1
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 26, 1946*
vs. Wyoming W 54–41  5–1
 
Buffalo, NY
December 28, 1946*
at St. Joseph's W 50–48  6–1
 
Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 1946*
at NYU L 49–66  6–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 2, 1947
at Purdue W 59–53  7–2
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
January 10, 1947
Stanford L 33–38  7–3
(0–1)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 1947
Stanford W 48–40  8–3
(1–1)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 1947
at USC W 60–49  9–3
(2–1)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1947
USC W 61–46  10–3
(3–1)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1947
at California W 52–45  11–3
(4–1)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 25, 1947
at California L 46–62  11–4
(4–2)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
February 7, 1947
Carroll's Shamrocks W 69–59  12–4
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1947
20th Century Fox W 66–58  13–4
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1947
California W 85–52  14–4
(5–2)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 1947
California W 72–59  15–4
(6–2)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1947
at Stanford W 56–39  16–4
(7–2)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 22, 1947
at Stanford L 53–68  16–5
(7–3)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 1947
at USC W 71–66  17–6
(8–4)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 1947
USC W 66–54  18–5
(9–3)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
Conference Championship
March 7, 1947
at Oregon State
PCC Championship play-offs
L 52–69  18–6
Men's Gymnasium 
Corvallis, OR
March 8, 1947
at Oregon State
PCC Championship play-offs
L 46–63  18–7
Men Gymnasium 
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

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.