1931–32 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1931–32 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by eleventh year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 9–10 and were third in the southern division with a record of 4–7.

1931–32 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	9–10 (4–7 PCC)
Head coach	Caddy Works (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Silas Gibbs Wilbur Johns
Seasons ← 1930–31 1932–33 →

1931–32 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Washington	12	–	4		.750			19	–	6		.760
Washington State	11	–	5		.688			22	–	5		.815
Oregon State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	11		.542
Oregon	7	–	9		.438			13	–	11		.542
Idaho	2	–	14		.125			8	–	16		.333
South
California †	8	–	3		.727			16	–	8		.667
USC	8	–	3		.727			10	–	12		.455
UCLA	4	–	7		.364			9	–	10		.474
Stanford	2	–	9		.182			6	–	13		.316
† Conference playoff series winner As of 1932^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Main article: 1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 9–6 and were third in the southern division with a record of 4–5.

Roster

1931–32 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Joe Berry — — Carson Binkley — — Jr G 33 George Brotemarkle — — G 31 Ted Lemcke — — F 26 Dick Linthicum (C) — — 27 Bill Maxwell — — F 29 Donald Piper — — So 40 Lou Rose — — So 23 Jimmy Soest — — Len Wellendorf — —	Head coach Caddy Works Assistant coach(es) Wilbur Johns (UCLA) Silas Gibbs (UCLA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
*		Hollywood Athletic Club	W 35–20	1–0	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
*		Whittier	W 38–21	2–0	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
*		Whittier	W 48–23	3–0	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
*		Pasadena Major	L 24–34	3–1	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
*		Utah State	L 27–39	3–2	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
*		Utah State	L 20–33	3–3	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
*		Utah State	W 30–21	4–3	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
*		Los Angeles Athletic Club	W 30–25	5–3	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
		at Stanford	L 22–25	5–4 (0–1)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		at Stanford	L 26–31	5–5 (0–2)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		California	L 18–29	5–6 (0–3)	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
		California	L 25–26	5–7 (0–4)	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	W 19–17	6–7 (1–4)	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
		Stanford	W 35–31	7–7 (2–4)	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
		Stanford	W 28–18	8–7 (3–4)	Physical Education Building  Los Angeles, CA
		at California	L 28–34	8–8 (3–5)	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, CA
		at California	L 29–31	8–9 (3–6)	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, CA
		at USC	W 26–24	9–9 (4–6)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
		at USC	L 31–35	9–10 (4–7)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

Awards and honors

• Dick Linthicum, second-team All-American – College Humor^[3]

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.
3. Johnson, Gary K. (2005). "NCAA Men's Basketball's Finest" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 177. ISSN 1521-2955. Retrieved June 20, 2023.