1949–50 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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.

1949–50 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division Champion
NCAA tournament, L Regional consolation Game
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 7
Record	24–7 (10–2 PCC)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Putnam Eddie Powell
Home arena	Men's Gym
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1949–50 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
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

Previous season

Main article: 1948–49 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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

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) Eddie Powell Bill Putnam (UCLA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 31 January 2018

Schedule

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

Main article: 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings

References

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. 17 December 1949. ProQuest 165989096.
3. "Uclans Upset CCNY, 60 to 53". Los Angeles Times. 28 December 1949. ProQuest 166041689.
4. Geyer, Jack (15 January 1950). "Bruins Trounce Trojans, 68-47: Uclan Quintet Collects 20th Straight at Home". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166056702.
5. Geyer, Jack (24 March 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.