1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1945–46 NCAA basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Led by seventh-year head coach Wilbur Johns, the Bruins were 8–16 overall and were third in the PCC southern division with a record of 5–7.

1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	8–16 (5–7 PCC)
Head coach	Wilbur Johns (7th season)
Assistant coach	Bill Putnam
Home arena	Men's Gym

1945–46 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Idaho	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Oregon State	10	–	6		.625			13	–	11		.542
Oregon	8	–	8		.500			16	–	17		.485
Washington	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Washington State	5	–	11		.313			16	–	13		.552
South
California †	11	–	1		.917			30	–	6		.833
USC	8	–	4		.667			14	–	7		.667
UCLA	5	–	7		.417			8	–	16		.333
Stanford	0	–	12		.000			6	–	18		.250
† Conference championship playoff series winner

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 12–12 and won the PCC southern division for the first time with a record of 3–1.

Roster

1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 17 Bob Arnold — — F 57 Chuck Clustka — — Fr George Englund — — 14 Glen Grant — — C 13 Dick Hough (C) — — F 38 Ralph Joeckel — — So 11 Ben Lewis — — 23 Hal Michaels (C) — — 23 Hal Michaels — — F 54 Alan Sawyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Long Beach, California G Chuck Stewart — — Owen Stewart — — Mel Stoner — — F 5 Ralph Witt — —	Head coach Wilbur Johns (UCLA) Assistant coach(es) Bill Putnam 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 4, 1945*		Carroll Shamrocks	L 31–34	0–1	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 1945*		Long Beach ATC	W 44–41	1–1	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1945*		Pepperdine	L 37–47	1–2	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1945*		at Santa Ana Army Air Base	L 25–38	1–3	Santa Ana, CA
December 14, 1945*		at San Diego Naval TC	L 31–36	1–4	San Diego, CA
December 15, 1945*		at San Diego Dons	L 34–38	1–5	San Diego, CA
December 18, 1945*		at Camp Ross	L 33–47	1–6
December 21, 1945*		Caltech	W 33–9	2–6	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1945*		St. Mary's Pre-Flight	L 30–44	2–7	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1945*		20th Century Fox	L 40–45	2–8	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1945*		Camp Ross	L 49–67	2–9	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1946		at California	L 33–45	2–10 (0–1)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
January 5, 1946		at California	L 35–37	2–11 (0–2)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
January 11, 1946		at USC	L 33–43	2–12 (0–3)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 1946		USC	L 40–45	2–13 (0–4)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1946		at Stanford	W 35–18	3–13 (1–4)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
January 19, 1946		at Stanford	W 41–29	4–13 (2–4)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
January 23, 1946*		Long Beach Proctors	W 49–29	5–13 (3–4)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1946		California	L 37–50	5–14 (2–5)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1946		California	L 25–49	5–15 (2–6)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 1946		Stanford	W 39–26	6–15 (3–6)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1946		Stanford	W 47–20	7–15 (4–6)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 1946		USC	W 45–35	8–15 (5–6)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1946		USC	L 43–60	8–16 (5–7)	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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