1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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.

1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionSouth
1940–41 record6–20 (2–10 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDon Ashen
Home arenaMen's Gym
1940–41 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Washington State133 .813  266  .813
Oregon State97 .563  199  .679
Oregon79 .438  1818  .500
Washington79 .438  1213  .480
Idaho412 .250  1415  .483
South
Stanford102 .833  215  .808
California66 .500  1512  .556
USC66 .500  1510  .600
UCLA210 .167  620  .231
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1941[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 8–174 and were fourth in the PCC southern division with a record of 3–9.

Roster

1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

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

  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.
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