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1949–50 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1949–50 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division Champion
NCAA tournament, L Regional consolation Game
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record24–7 (10–2 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMen's Gym
Seasons
1949–50 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
No. 18 Washington State 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
Washington 8 8   .500 19 10   .655
Oregon State 8 8   .500 13 14   .481
Idaho 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Oregon 6 10   .375 9 19   .321
South
No. 7 UCLA 10 2   .833 24 7   .774
USC 7 5   .583 16 8   .667
California 4 8   .333 10 17   .370
Stanford 3 9   .250 11 14   .440
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1950[1]
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1949–50 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by second year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 24–7 and were southern division champions with a record of 10–2. They defeated the Washington State Cougars in the conference play-offs and lost to Bradley in the NCAA regional semifinals and BYU in the regional consolation game.

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the season 22–7 overall and won the PCC South Division with a record of 10–2. The Bruins lost to Oregon State in the conference play-offs and were ranked 15 in the final ap poll.

Roster

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1949–50 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 35 Ray Alba
G 72 Art Alper
Barry Chasen
F 38 Ralph Joeckel
F 76 Ernie Johnson
Sr Berkeley, California
C 32 Carl Kraushaar
Sr
39 Grover Luchsinger
John Matulich
F 52 Jerry Norman
Jr
Wes Robinson
58 Paul Saunder
F 54 Alan Sawyer (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Long Beach, California
G 74 Don Seidel
G 75 Eddie Sheldrake
G 73 George Stanich
Sr Sacramento, California
Dick Thompson
Dave Williams
F 32 Gene Williams
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 31 January 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition

Alumni W 81–44 
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
December 3, 1949*
Arizona State W 83–55  1–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 1949*
San Diego State W 63–36  2–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 1949*
Pepperdine W 55–41  3–0
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 1949*
vs. Santa Clara W 68–56  4–0
Cow Palace[2] (2,837)
Daly City, CA
December 17, 1949*
at San Francisco L 40–53  4–1
Kezar Pavilion 
San Francisco, CA
December 23, 1949*
at Illinois W 65–63  5–1
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
December 26, 1949*
at La Salle W 62–57  6–1
Wister Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
December 27, 1949*
at City College of New York W 60–53  7–1
Madison Square Garden[3] (18,000)
New York, NY
December 29, 1949*
at Northwestern L 58–64  7–2
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
December 30, 1949*
at Wisconsin L 52–54  7–3
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
December 31, 1949*
at Marquette W 68–52  8–3
Marquette Gymnasium 
Marquette, IL
January 6, 1950
No. 9 California W 50–45  9–3
(1–0)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 1950
No. 9 Stanford W 71–55  10–3
(2–0)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 1950
No. 10 at USC L 45–58  10–4
(2–1)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1950
No. 10 USC W 68–47  11–4
(3–1)
Men's Gym (2,600[4])
Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 1950*
No. 11 Santa Barbara College W 67–43  12–4
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1950*
No. 11 Cal Poly W 69–38  13–4
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1950*
No. 13 Fresno State W 93–43  14–4
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 1950*
No. 13 Santa Clara W 74–64  15–4
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1950
No. 12 at Stanford W 65–55  16–4
(4–1)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 11, 1950
No. 12 at California W 54–47  17–4
(5–1)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
February 17, 1950
No. 10 Stanford W 69–59  18–4
(6–1)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 1950
No. 10 California W 64–56  19–4
(7–1)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 1950
No. 7 at California W 46–44  20–4
(8–1)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
February 25, 1950
No. 7 at Stanford W 62–57  21–4
(9–1)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 3, 1950
No. 6 USC L 43–45  21–5
(9–2)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
March 4, 1950
No. 6 at USC W 74–57  22–5
(10–2)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
Conference Championship
March 10, 1950
No. 7 No. 18 Washington State
PCC Championship play-offs
W 60–58  23–5
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
March 11, 1950
No. 7 No. 18 Washington State
PCC Championship play-offs
W 52–49  24–5
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 24, 1950*
No. 7 vs. No. 1 Bradley
Regional semifinal
L 59–73  24–6
Municipal Auditorium[5] 
Kansas City, MO
March 25, 1950*
No. 7 BYU
Regional consolation Game
L 62–83  24–7
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[6]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bruins Topple Broncos, 68 to 56". Los Angeles Times. December 17, 1949. ProQuest 165989096.
  3. ^ "Uclans Upset CCNY, 60 to 53". Los Angeles Times. December 28, 1949. ProQuest 166041689.
  4. ^ Geyer, Jack (January 15, 1950). "Bruins Trounce Trojans, 68-47: Uclan Quintet Collects 20th Straight at Home". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166056702.
  5. ^ Geyer, Jack (March 24, 1950). "Bruins Face Bradley in NCAA Tilt Tonight: Illinois Five Favored; George Stanich Ailing". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166039307.
  6. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.