1939–40 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1939–40 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by first year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 8–17 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 3–9.

1939–40 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	8–17 (3–9 PCC)
Head coach	Wilbur Johns (1st season)
Assistant coach	Don Ashen

1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Oregon State	12	–	4		.750			27	–	11		.711
Oregon	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
Washington State	9	–	7		.563			23	–	10		.697
Washington	6	–	10		.375			10	–	15		.400
Idaho	3	–	13		.188			11	–	15		.423
South
USC †	10	–	2		.833			20	–	3		.870
Stanford	6	–	6		.500			14	–	9		.609
California	5	–	7		.417			15	–	17		.469
UCLA	3	–	9		.250			8	–	17		.320
† Conference playoff series winner

Previous season

Main article: 1938–39 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 7–20 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 0–12. At the end of the season, Caddy Works stepped down as head coach and was replaced by long time assistant Wilbur Johns.

Roster

1939–40 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Lloyd Anderson — — Ray Bartlett — — C Sandy Cameron — — John Colla — — G 15 Clark George — — Larry Gittler — — F 6 Ernie Handlesman — — C 20 Roger Hillis — — F 23 Harley Humes — — Paul Klein — — Vic Millar — — G 9 Bob Null — — Alex Rafalovich (C) — — F 18 Jackie Robinson — — Jr Cairo, Georgia C Bill Ward — —	Head coach Wilbur Johns (UCLA) Assistant coach(es) Don Ashen (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
*		at San Diego State	L 24–46	0–1	San Diego, CA
*		at San Diego State	W 31–28	1–1	San Diego, CA
*		Bank of America	W 39–38	2–1	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		at Santa Clara	L 21–36	2–2	Santa Clara, CA
*		at San Jose State	W 46–33	3–2	Spartan Gym  San Jose, CA
*		at San Jose State	L 31–40	3–3	Spartan Gym  San Jose, CA
*		North American Aviation	L 39–42	3–4	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		20th Century Fox	L 33–39	3–5	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		UC Davis	W 34–32	4–5	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		New Mexico State	L 28–29	4–6	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		St. Mary's	W 34–33	5–6	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Loyola Marymount	L 36–40	5–7	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at Stanford	L 38–53	5–8 (0–1)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		at Stanford	L 36–40	5–9 (0–2)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		USC	L 32–50	5–10 (0–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Bank of America	L 29–51	5–11	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at California	L 33–39	5–12 (0–4)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
		at California	W 34–32	6–12 (1–4)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
		at USC	L 26–60	6–13 (1–5)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
		Stanford	L 42–51	6–14 (1–6)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		Stanford	W 42–37 OT	7–14 (2–6)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		California	L 26–48	7–15 (2–7)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		California	W 35–33	8–15 (3–7)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	L 26–32	8–16 (3–8)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	L 35–47	8–17 (3–9)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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