1947–48 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1947–48 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by ninth year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 12–13 and were third in the PCC southern division with a record of 3–9. It was also the Bruins' final season before the legendary John Wooden took over as the head coach the next season.

1947–48 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	12–13 (3–9 PCC)
Head coach	Wilbur Johns (9th season)
Assistant coach	Bill Putnam
Home arena	Men's Gym

1947–48 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Washington †	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Oregon State	10	–	6		.625			21	–	13		.618
Washington State	9	–	7		.563			19	–	10		.655
Oregon	8	–	8		.500			18	–	11		.621
Idaho	3	–	13		.188			17	–	15		.531
South
California	11	–	1		.917			25	–	9		.735
USC	7	–	5		.583			14	–	10		.583
UCLA	3	–	9		.250			12	–	13		.480
Stanford	3	–	9		.250			15	–	11		.577
† Conference playoff series winner As of 1948 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 18–7 and won the PCC southern division with a record of 9–3.

Roster

1947–48 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 35 Ray Alba — — F Jim Baker — — F 55 Eldon Bennett — — G 53 Wayne Boulding — — F 56 Guy Buccola — — Jr F 57 Chuck Clustka — — Jr F 76 Ernie Johnson — — So Berkeley, California G 10 Dave Minor — — G 78 Ron Pearson — — Jr G 3 Bill Rankin — — Sr F 54 Alan Sawyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Long Beach, California G 74 Don Seidel — — G 73 George Stanich — — So Sacramento, California F 6 John Stanich (C) — — Sacramento, California F 12 Dick West — — Sr C 32 Gene Williams — — So	Head coach Wilbur Johns (UCLA) Assistant coach(es) Bill Putnam Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 28, 1947*		Loyola Marymount	W 49–34	1–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
November 29, 1947*		Loyola Marymount	W 53–24	2–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 1957*		Santa Clara	W 47–42	3–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 1947*		Santa Clara	L 50–55	3–1	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1947*		at Nevada	W 51–38	4–1	Reno, NV
December 13, 1947*		at Oakland Bittners	L 63–67	4–2	Oakland, CA
December 16, 1947*		20th Century Fox	W 67–47	5–2	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1947*		Baylor	L 42–45	5–3	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1947*		Pacific	W 58–41	6–3	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1947*		at St. Joseph's	W 64–54	7–3	Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 1947*		at Long Island	W 66–64	8–3	Long Island, NY
January 1, 1948*		at Cornell	W 50–47	9–3	Ithaca, NY  Barton Hall
January 9, 1948		California	L 49–58	9–4 (0–1)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 1948		Stanford	W 55–47	10–4 (1–1)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
January 16, 1948		USC	L 42–56	10–5 (1–2)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 1948		at USC	W 51–50	11–5 (2–2)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1948		at Sacramento Senators	L 57–59	11–6	Sacramento, CA
February 13, 1948		at Stanford	L 47–64	11–7 (2–3)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
February 14, 1948		at California	L 44–62	11–8 (2–4)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
February 20, 1948		Stanford	L 47–55	11–9 (2–5)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1948		California	L 39–44	11–10 (2–6)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1948		at California	L 37–41	11–11 (2–7)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
February 28, 1948		at Stanford	W 48–46	12–11 (3–7)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
March 5, 1948		USC	L 57–68	12–12 (3–8)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1948		at USC	L 46–62	12–13 (3–9)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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