1951–52 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1951–52 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fourth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 19–12 and won the PCC Southern Division with a record of 8–4. UCLA defeated the Washington Huskies in the conference play-offs and lost to Santa Clara in the NCAA regional semifinals and Oklahoma City in the regional consolation game.
1951–52 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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PCC Southern Division | |
NCAA Tournament, L Regional Consolation Game | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 19 |
1951–52 record | 19–12 (8–4 PCC) |
Head coach | John R. Wooden (4th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Men's Gym |
1951–52 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Washington | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 UCLA † | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference playoff series winner As of 1952[1]; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Bruins 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.
Roster
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Roster |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 1, 1951* |
Arizona State | W 85–56 | 1–0 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 7, 1951 |
at Washington | L 52–60 | 1–1 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | |||||||
December 8, 1951 |
at Washington | L 61–76 | 1–2 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | |||||||
December 14, 1951* |
San Francisco | W 64–55 | 2–2 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 15, 1951* |
West Texas State | W 64–57 | 3–2 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 21, 1951* |
Denver | W 60–58 | 4–2 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 22, 1951* |
Denver | W 60–51 | 5–2 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 26, 1951* |
No. 16 | at No. 1 Kentucky | L 53–84 | 5–3 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 28, 1951* |
No. 16 | at No. 2 Illinois | L 67–73 | 5–4 |
Huff Hall Champaign, IL | ||||||
December 29, 1951* |
at Bradley | W 67–66 | 6–4 |
Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL | |||||||
January 4, 1952 |
Stanford | W 81–63 | 7–4 (1–0) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 5, 1952 |
Stanford | L 71–73 | 7–5 (1–1) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 11, 1952 |
at USC | W 55–48 | 8–5 (2–1) |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 12, 1952 |
at USC | W 67–58 | 9–5 (3–1) |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 18, 1952 |
at California | W 69–61 | 9–6 (3–2) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
January 19, 1952 |
at California | L 51–54 | 9–7 (3–3) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
February 1, 1952* |
vs. Saint Mary's | W 70–62 | 10–7 |
Cow Palace Daly City, CA | |||||||
February 2, 1952* |
vs. Santa Clara | L 59–66 | 10–8 |
Cow Palace Daly City, CA | |||||||
February 8, 1952* |
Pepperdine | W 72–70 | 11–8 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
February 9, 1952* |
Cal Poly | W 67–40 | 12–8 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
February 15, 1952 |
at Stanford | W 72–68 | 13–8 (4–3) |
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||
February 16, 1952 |
at Stanford | L 68–77 | 13–9 (4–4) |
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||
February 22, 1952 |
California | W 67–54 | 14–9 (5–4) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
February 23, 1952 |
California | W 68–42 | 15–9 (6–4) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
February 29, 1952 |
USC | W 66–51 | 16–9 (7–4) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
March 1, 1952 |
USC | W 63–57 | 17–9 (8–4) |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
Conference Championship | |||||||||||
March 7, 1952 |
No. 19 | No. 6 Washington PCC Championship play-offs |
W 65–53 | 18–9 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
March 8, 1952 |
No. 19 | No. 6 Washington PCC Championship play-offs |
L 50–53 | 18–10 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
March 10, 1952 |
No. 19 | No. 6 Washington PCC Championship play-offs |
W 60–50 | 19–10 |
Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 21, 1952* |
No. 19 | vs. Santa Clara Regional Semifinals |
L 59–68 | 19–11 |
Oregon State Coliseum[2] Corvallis, OR | ||||||
March 22, 1952* |
No. 19 | vs. Oklahoma City Regional Consolation Game |
L 53–55 | 19–12 |
Oregon State Coliseum[3] Corvallis, OR | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source[4]
Rankings
References
- "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- Geyer, Jack (21 March 1952). "Bruins Take on Broncos Tonight". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166320248.
- Geyer, Jack (23 March 1952). "Broncos Upset Cowboys, 56-53; Bruins Beaten". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166311442.
- "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.