1948–49 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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.

1948–49 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division Champion
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 15
1948–49 record22–7 (10–2 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Putnam
  • Eddie Powell
Home arenaMen's Gym
1948–49 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Oregon State124 .750  2412  .667
Washington State88 .500  219  .700
Oregon79 .438  1218  .400
Idaho79 .438  1715  .531
Washington610 .375  1115  .423
South
No. 15 UCLA102 .833  227  .759
USC84 .667  1410  .583
Stanford57 .417  199  .679
California111 .083  1419  .424
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1949[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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 on April 1948.[2]

Roster

1948–49 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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)
  • Eddie Powell
  • Bill Putnam (UCLA)

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
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[3] 
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[4][5][6]

Rankings

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "John Wooden Signed as Bruin Cage Mentor". Los Angeles Times. 21 April 1948. ProQuest 165836983.
  3. "SC, UCLA Triumph in Cage Upsets". Los Angeles Times. 27 December 1948. ProQuest 165904667.
  4. "SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORDS" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  5. "Bruin Cage Team to Play 25 Tussles". Los Angeles Times. 15 October 1948. ProQuest 165884839.
  6. "Bruin, Beaver Fives Tangle for Crown". Los Angeles Times. 14 March 1949. ProQuest 165925772.
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