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1948–49 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1948–49 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division Champion
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record22–7 (10–2 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMen's Gym
Seasons
1948–49 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Oregon State 12 4   .750 24 12   .667
Washington State 8 8   .500 21 9   .700
Oregon 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
Idaho 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Washington 6 10   .375 11 15   .423
South
No. 15 UCLA 10 2   .833 22 7   .759
USC 8 4   .667 14 10   .583
Stanford 5 7   .417 19 9   .679
California 1 11   .083 14 19   .424
† Conference playoff series winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948–49 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by first year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 22–7 and were southern division champions with a record of 10–2. They lost to the Oregon State Beavers in the conference play-offs.

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the season 12–13 overall and were third in the PCC South Division with a record of 3–9. At the end of the season, head coach Wilbur Johns retired and become UCLA's athletic director. John Wooden was hired as Johns' successor in April 1948.[1]

Roster

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1948–49 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 35 Ray Alba
G 72 Art Alper
F 55 Eldon Bennett
Sr
C 53 Wayne Boulding
F 56 Guy Buccola
F 57 Chuck Clustka
Sr
C 49 Dick Irmas
F 38 Ralph Joeckel
F 76 Ernie Johnson
Jr Berkeley, California
C 32 Carl Kraushaar
Jr
39 Grover Luchsinger
G 78 Ron Pearson (C)
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 75 Eddie Sheldrake
G 73 George Stanich
Jr Sacramento, California
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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1948*
Santa Barbara College W 43–37  1–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 1948*
Loyola W 51–38  2–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 1948*
vs. Saint Mary's W 61–58  3–0
Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, CA
December 11, 1948*
at San Francisco W 61–57  4–0
Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, CA
December 17, 1948*
Santa Clara W 61–43  5–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 1948*
Northwestern W 49–44  6–0
Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1948*
Wisconsin L 46–49  6–1
Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1948
vs. Washington State
Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament
W 54–44  7–1
(1–0)
Cow Palace[2] 
Daly City, CA
December 28, 1948
vs. Stanford
Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament
L 47–55  7–2
(1–1)
Cow Palace 
Daly City, CA
December 30, 1948
vs. Oregon State
Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament
L 58–62  7–3
(1–2)
Cow Palace 
Daly City, CA
January 7, 1949
at Stanford L 52–61  7–4
(1–3)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 8, 1949
at California W 63–54  8–4
(2–3)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 14, 1949
at USC W 74–68  9–4
(3–3)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1949
USC L 52–59  9–5
(3–4)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1949*
Cal Poly W 68–49  10–5
(4–4)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 1949*
Fresno State W 77–33  11–5
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1949*
20th Century Fox W 73–55  12–5
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1949*
Pittsburgh W 51–48  13–5
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1949
California W 49–37  14–5
(5–4)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1949
No. 10 Stanford W 59–48  15–5
(6–4)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 1949
at California W 45–42  16–5
(7–4)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
February 19, 1949
at No. 20 Stanford W 59–46  17–5
(8–4)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 25, 1949
Stanford W 56–50  18–5
(9–4)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1949*
California W 59–50  19–5
(10–4)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
March 4, 1949
at USC W 51–50  20–5
(11–4)
Olympic Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 1949
USC W 63–55  21–5
(12–4)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
Conference Championship
March 11, 1949
No. 15 at Oregon State
PCC Championship play-offs
L 41–53  21–6
Men's Gymnasium 
Corvallis, OR
March 12, 1949
No. 15 at Oregon State
PCC Championship play-offs
W 46–39  22–6
Men's Gymnasium 
Corvallis, OR
March 14, 1949
No. 15 at Oregon State
PCC Championship play-offs
L 35–41  22–7
Men's Gymnasium 
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3][4][5]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "John Wooden Signed as Bruin Cage Mentor". Los Angeles Times. April 21, 1948. ProQuest 165836983.
  2. ^ "SC, UCLA Triumph in Cage Upsets". Los Angeles Times. December 27, 1948. ProQuest 165904667.
  3. ^ "SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORDS" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  4. ^ "Bruin Cage Team to Play 25 Tussles". Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1948. ProQuest 165884839.
  5. ^ "Bruin, Beaver Fives Tangle for Crown". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1949. ProQuest 165925772.