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1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionSouth
Record6–20 (2–10 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDon Ashen
Home arenaMen's Gym
Seasons
1940–41 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Washington State 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
Oregon State 9 7   .563 19 9   .679
Oregon 7 9   .438 18 18   .500
Washington 7 9   .438 12 13   .480
Idaho 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
South
Stanford 10 2   .833 21 5   .808
California 6 6   .500 15 12   .556
USC 6 6   .500 15 10   .600
UCLA 2 10   .167 6 20   .231
† Conference playoff series winner

The 1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by second year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 6–20 and were fourth in the PCC southern division with a record of 2–10.

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 8–17 and were fourth in the PCC southern division with a record of 3–9.

Roster

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1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 5 Bob Alshuler
F 4 Lloyd Anderson (C)
G 21 Noah Curtis
F 3 Ted Forbes
C 11 John Fryer
G 15 Clark George
C 7 Larry Gittler
F 6 Ernie Handelsman
C 20 Roger Hillis
G 9 Bob Null (C)
G 17 Audre Richardson
F 18 Jackie Robinson
Sr Cairo, Georgia
C 13 Roger Terry
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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
*
at San Diego State L 28–33  0–1
 
San Diego, CA
*
at San Diego State L 31–34  0–2
 
San Diego, CA
*
at 20th Century Fox L 26–38  0–3
Los Angeles City College Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
*
at DePaul L 23–30  0–4
 
Chicago, IL
*
at Western State L 43–56  0–5
 
Gunnison, CO
*
at Bradley L 49–52  0–6
Bradley Institute Gymnasium 
Peoria, IL
*
at Illinois State L 21–37  0–7
McCormick Gymnasium 
Normal, IL
*
Indiana L 26–51  0–8
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
*
Loyola Marymount W 39–38  1–8
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
*
Bradley L 27–36  1–9
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
*
San Francisco W 55–53  2–9
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
*
St. Mary's W 45–29  3–9
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA

USC L 35–56  3–10
(0–1)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA

California L 32–42  3–11
(0–2)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA

California W 35–33  4–11
(1–2)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
*
at Bank of America L 37–44  4–12
Los Angeles City College Gym 
Los Angeles, CA

Stanford L 44–54  4–13
(1–3)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA

Stanford W 45–44  5–13
(2–3)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA

USC L 41–43  5–14
(2–4)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
*
at St. Mary's W 45–40  6–14
 
Moraga, CA

at California L 32–54  6–15
(2–5)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA

at California L 28–30  6–16
(2–6)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA

at Stanford L 44–49  6–17
(2–7)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA

at Stanford L 34–56  6–18
(2–8)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA

at USC L 47–53  6–19
(2–9)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA

at USC L 37–52  6–20
(2–10)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

References

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  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.