1950–51 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1950–51 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
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 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Previous season

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)	—
G	73	Don Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	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 (Indiana St)
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^[1] (6,884) Daly City, CA
January 27, 1951*		at San Francisco	W 75–42	10–6	Cow Palace^[2] 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^[3]	W 49–41	19–8	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1951		at No. 15 Washington PCC Championship play-offs^[4]	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^[5]

References

^ "Bruins Collect; LIU Nips USF". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1951. ProQuest 166168402.
^ "Bears Topple Long Island; UCLA Romps". Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1951. ProQuest 166175101.
^ Geyer, Jack (March 6, 1951). "Bruins Defeat Troy, 49 to 41: Wooden's Gang to Head North for PCC Play-off". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166151642.
^ "Huskies Defeat Bruins, 70-51: Closing Surge Wipes Out UCLA Lead at Halftime". Los Angeles Times. March 10, 1951. ProQuest 166226249.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

[1] "Bruins Collect; LIU Nips USF". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1951. ProQuest 166168402.

[2] "Bears Topple Long Island; UCLA Romps". Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1951. ProQuest 166175101.

[3] Geyer, Jack (March 6, 1951). "Bruins Defeat Troy, 49 to 41: Wooden's Gang to Head North for PCC Play-off". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166151642.

[4] "Huskies Defeat Bruins, 70-51: Closing Surge Wipes Out UCLA Lead at Halftime". Los Angeles Times. March 10, 1951. ProQuest 166226249.

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

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