1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
	South
Record	10–10 (3–3 PCC)
Head coach	Wilbur Johns (5th season);
Assistant coach	Jack Montgomery
Home arena	Men's Gym
	Seasons ← 1942–43 1944–45 →

1943–44 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington	15	–	1	.938	26	–	6	.813
Oregon	11	–	5	.688	16	–	10	.615
Idaho	5	–	11	.313	7	–	16	.304
Oregon State	5	–	11	.313	8	–	16	.333
Washington State	4	–	12	.250	8	–	19	.296
South
California	4	–	0	1.000	7	–	3	.700
UCLA	3	–	3	.500	10	–	10	.500
USC	1	–	5	.167	8	–	12	.400

The 1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fifth year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 10–10 and were second in the PCC southern division with a record of 3–3.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 14–7 and were second in the PCC southern division with a record of 4–4.

Roster

1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	15	Don Borden	—	—
C	17	Frank Bowman	—	—
F	16	Dave Brown	—	—
F	8	Guy Buccola	—	—	Fr
G	9	Jack Dooling	—	—
C	7	Jack Heald	—	—
F	23	Hal Michaels	—	—
G	20	Bill Putnam	—	—
G	3	Bill Rankin	—	—	Fr
F	12	Dick West (C)	—	—	So

Head coach

Wilbur Johns (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Montgomery (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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1943^[1]*	Pepperdine	L 36–48	0–1	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 1943^[1]*	at Long Beach Ferry Command	L 18–23	0–2	Long Beach, CA
December 10, 1943^[2]*	Caltech	W 58–41	1–2	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1943*	Occidental	W 52–34	2–2	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1943^[3]*	at Redlands	W 50–26	3–2	Redlands, CA
December 18, 1943^[3]*	Redlands	W 56–39	4–2	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1943^[4]*	at Roosevelt Base	L 42–43	4–3	San Pedro, CA
December 31, 1943^[4]*	20th Century Fox	L 41–49	4–4	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 1944^[4]*	Camp Santa Anita	W 47–40	5–4	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1945^[5]	USC	W 33–19	6–4 (1–0)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1944*	at Caltech	L 36–38	6–5	Pasadena, CA
January 15, 1944*	at Occidental	W 44–42	7–5	Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 1944	at USC	L 41–48	7–6 (1–1)	Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1944*	March Field	L 32–34	7–7	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 1944	California	L 27–36	7–8 (1–2)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1944	at California	L 34–36	7–9 (1–3)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
February 11, 1944*	at Pepperdine	W 40–38	8–9	Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1944*	at San Diego Naval Training Center	L 36–43	8–10	San Diego, CA
February 18, 1944	at USC	W 32–30	9–10 (2–3)	Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1944	at USC	W 40–32	10–10 (3–3)	Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

^ ^a ^b "Cagers Clash Tonight". California Bruin. December 3, 1943.
^ "Johns Switches Lineup for Battle with Caltech". California Bruin. December 8, 1943.
^ ^a ^b "Johnsmen Travel Tonight to Seek Third in Row". California Bruin. December 17, 1943.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Johnsmen Face Roosevelt Five at San Pedro". California Bruin. December 29, 1943.
^ Leener, Jack (January 5, 1944). "Cagemen Rated Edge Over Troy". California Bruin.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
^ "Bruin Loop Tilts to be Broadcast". California Bruins. January 12, 1944.

[1944Pepperdine-1] "Cagers Clash Tonight". California Bruin. December 3, 1943.

[2] "Johns Switches Lineup for Battle with Caltech". California Bruin. December 8, 1943.

[Redlands-3] "Johnsmen Travel Tonight to Seek Third in Row". California Bruin. December 17, 1943.

[Roosevelt-4] "Johnsmen Face Roosevelt Five at San Pedro". California Bruin. December 29, 1943.

[USC-5] Leener, Jack (January 5, 1944). "Cagemen Rated Edge Over Troy". California Bruin.

[6] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

[7] "Bruin Loop Tilts to be Broadcast". California Bruins. January 12, 1944.

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