1950–51 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1950–51 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by third year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 19–10 and tied for the southern division championship with a record of 9–4. The Bruins lost to the Washington Huskies in the conference play-offs.

1950–51 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division Champion
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	19–10 (9–4 PCC)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Putnam Eddie Powell
Home arena	Men's Gym
Seasons ← 1949–50 1951–52 →

1950–51 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
No. 15 Washington †	11	–	5		.688			24	–	6		.800
Oregon	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Washington State	7	–	9		.438			17	–	15		.531
Idaho	6	–	10		.375			15	–	14		.517
Oregon State	6	–	10		.375			14	–	18		.438
South
UCLA	8	–	4		.667			19	–	10		.655
No. 19 USC	8	–	4		.667			21	–	6		.778
Stanford	5	–	7		.417			12	–	14		.462
California	3	–	9		.250			16	–	16		.500
† Conference playoff series winner As of 1951^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Bruins 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.

Roster

1950–51 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 72 Arthur Alper — — Sr F 59 Jerry Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — 73 Don Johnson — — Jr G 70 Gene Logan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — C 39 Grover Luchsinger — — 57 John Matulich — — Sacramento, California F 52 Jerry Norman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr G 71 Barry Porter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr 53 Bobby Pounds — — Jr F 54 Dick Ridgway 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So G 75 Eddie Sheldrake (C) — — Sr C 32 Gene Williams — — Sr	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: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 2, 1950*		Arizona State	W 79–49	1–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1950		at Oregon	W 77–55	2–0	McArthur Court  Eugene, OR
December 9, 1950		at Oregon	L 54–72	2–1	McArthur Court  Eugene, OR
December 15, 1950*		Santa Clara	W 71–48	3–1	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 1950*		San Jose State	W 82–59	4–1	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1950*	No. 9	at No. 2 Bradley	L 74–79	4–2	Robertson Memorial Field House  Peoria, IL
December 21, 1950*	No. 9	at No. 7 Long Island	L 71–90	4–3	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
December 23, 1950*	No. 9	at Iowa	L 63–80	4–4	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
December 28, 1950*		Pittsburgh	W 68–44	5–4	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1950*		LSU	W 95–66	6–4	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1951		at Stanford	W 78–73	7–4 (1–0)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
January 6, 1951		at Stanford	T 71–71	7–5 (1–1)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
January 12, 1951		at No. 19 USC	L 34–53	7–6 (1–2)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 1951		at No. 19 USC	W 57–44	8–6 (2–2)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 1951*		vs. No. 14 Arizona	W 69–63	9–6	Cow Palace^[2] (6,884) Daly City, CA
January 27, 1951*		at San Francisco	W 75–42	10–6	Cow Palace^[3]  Daly City, CA
February 2, 1951	No. 19	Santa Barbara College Homecoming	W 76–55	11–6	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1951*	No. 19	Pepperdine	W 75–60	12–6	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1951		at California	L 60–62	12–7 (2–3)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
February 10, 1951		at California	W 61–56	13–7 (3–3)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
February 16, 1951		Stanford	W 56–48	14–7 (4–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1951		Stanford	W 90–67	15–7 (5–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1951		California	W 75–57	16–7 (6–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 1951		California	W 62–59	17–7 (7–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 1951	No. 17	No. 18 USC	W 59–53	18–7 (8–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 1951	No. 17	No. 18 USC	L 41–43	18–8 (8–4)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
Conference Championship
March 5, 1951	No. 17	No. 18 USC Southern Division play-off^[4]	W 49–41	19–8	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1951		at No. 15 Washington PCC Championship play-offs^[5]	L 51–70	19–9	University of Washington Pavilion  Seattle, WA
March 10, 1951		at No. 15 Washington PCC Championship play-offs	L 54–71	19–10	University of Washington Pavilion  Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[6]

References

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4. Geyer, Jack (6 March 1951). "Bruins Defeat Troy, 49 to 41: Wooden's Gang to Head North for PCC Play-off". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166151642.
5. "Huskies Defeat Bruins, 70-51: Closing Surge Wipes Out UCLA Lead at Halftime". Los Angeles Times. 10 March 1951. ProQuest 166226249.
6. "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.