1941–42 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1941–42 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by third year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 5–18 and were fourth in the PCC southern division with a record of 2–10.

1941–42 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	5–18 (2–10 PCC)
Head coach	Wilbur Johns (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Don Ashen
Home arena	Men's Gym

1941–42 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Oregon State	11	–	5		.688			18	–	9		.667
Washington	10	–	6		.625			18	–	7		.720
Washington State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	8		.724
Oregon	7	–	9		.438			12	–	15		.444
Idaho	3	–	13		.188			12	–	16		.429
South
Stanford †	11	–	1		.917			28	–	4		.875
USC	7	–	5		.583			12	–	8		.600
California	4	–	8		.333			11	–	19		.367
UCLA	2	–	10		.167			5	–	18		.217
† Conference playoff series winner

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 6–20 and were fourth in the PCC southern division with a record of 2–10.

Roster

1941–42 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 5 Bob Alshuler (C) — — G 15 Jack Bradley — — G 21 Noah Curtis — — F John Fryer — — G Larry Gittler — — F 6 Ernie Hansdelsman (C) — — C 20 Roger Hillis — — C Marvin Lee — — C 23 Bill O'Brien — — F 14 Mickey Panovich — — F 4 Richard Perry — — G 13 Roger Terry — — Spencer Williams — —	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
*		Loyola Marymount	W 39–36	1–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		at Creighton	L 18–34	1–1	University Gym  Omaha, NE
*		at Purdue	L 27–38	1–2	Lambert Fieldhouse  West Lafayette, IN
*		at Indiana	L 33–47	1–3	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
*		at Nebraska	W 42–36	2–3	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
*		Loyola	L 45–53	2–4	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Loyola Marymount	L 34–40	2–5	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		at San Francisco	L 40–46	2–6	Kezar Pavilion  San Francisco, CA
*		at Santa Clara	W 67–52	3–6	Santa Clara, CA
		USC	L 51–59	3–7 (0–1)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		20th Century Fox	L 49–60	3–8	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at Stanford	L 43–54	3–9 (0–2)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		at Stanford	L 30–49	3–10 (0–3)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
*		at 20th Century Fox	L 54–55	3–11	Los Angeles City College Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		California	L 50–54	3–12 (0–4)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		California	W 50–34	4–12 (1–4)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at USC	L 30–42	4–13 (1–5)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
		Stanford	L 30–42	4–14 (1–6)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		Stanford	L 28–36	4–15 (1–7)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at California	W 33–32	5–15 (2–7)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
		at California	L 43–51	5–16 (2–8)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
		USC	L 44–63	5–17 (2–9)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	L 35–49	5–18 (2–10)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.