1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 22–4 (13–3 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Pan-Pacific Auditorium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 California | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 21 | – | 5 | .808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 UCLA | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 4 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford |
7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon |
2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 21 | .160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of 1957[2] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by ninth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 22–4 and finished second in the PCC with a record of 13–3.
Previous season
The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 22–6 and won the PCC regular season championship with a record of 16–0. UCLA lost to the
Seattle Chieftains in the regional consolation game. The victory over Seattle was UCLA's first victory in the NCAA tournament.[3]
Roster
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Roster |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 30, 1956* |
Nebraska | W 69–56 | 1–0 |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[4] Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 1, 1956* |
Nebraska | W 78–60 | 2–0 |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 8, 1956* |
vs. Santa Clara | W 60–58 | 3–0 |
Bakersfield College Gymnasium[5] Bakersfield, CA | |||||||
December 14, 1956* |
BYU | W 74–69 | 4–0 |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 15, 1956* |
BYU | L 58–59 | 4–1 |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 21, 1956* |
Missouri | W 77–57 | 5–1 |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[6] Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 22, 1956* |
Occidental
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W 93–40 | 6–1 |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[7] Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 26, 1956* |
at No. 5 St. Louis
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W 72–66 | 7–1 |
St. Louis, MO
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December 28, 1956* |
at Butler | W 82–71 | 8–1 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
December 29, 1956* |
at Indiana | W 52–48 | 9–1 |
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN | |||||||
January 4, 1957 |
No. 8 | at Idaho | W 64–63 | 10–1 (1–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID | ||||||
January 5, 1957 |
No. 8 | at Idaho | W 69–68 | 11–1 (2–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID | ||||||
January 11, 1957 |
No. 8 | Washington State | W 87–65 | 12–1 (3–0) |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[8] Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 12, 1957 |
No. 8 | Washington State | W 83–62 | 13–1 (4–0) |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 1, 1957 |
No. 5 | vs. Oregon State | W 59–37 | 14–1 (5–0) |
Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA | ||||||
February 2, 1957 |
No. 5 | vs. Oregon State | W 64–53 | 15–1 (6–0) |
Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA | ||||||
February 8, 1957 |
No. 5 | at Washington | W 68–65 | 16–1 (7–0) |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | ||||||
February 9, 1957 |
No. 5 | at Washington | L 74–90 | 17–2 (7–1) |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | ||||||
February 15, 1957 |
No. 7 | Stanford
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W 86–63 | 18–2 (8–1) |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[9] Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 16, 1957 |
No. 7 | Stanford | W 79–61 | 19–2 (9–1) |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 22, 1957 |
No. 8 | at Oregon | W 81–62 | 20–2 (10–1) |
McArthur Court Eugene, OR | ||||||
February 23, 1957 |
No. 8 | at Oregon | W 73–65 | 21–2 (11–1) |
McArthur Court Eugene, OR | ||||||
February 26, 1957 |
No. 6 | USC | L 80–84 | 21–3 (11–2) |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[10] Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
March 1, 1957 |
No. 6 | at California | W 71–66 | 22–3 (12–2) |
Men's Gym
Berkeley, CA | ||||||
March 2, 1957 |
No. 6 | at California | L 68–73 | 22–4 (12–3) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
March 5, 1957 |
No. 7 | USC | W 65–55 | 22–4 (13–3) |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium[11] Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .All times are in Pacific Time |
Source[12]
References
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