1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by second year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 6–20 and were fourth in the PCC southern division with a record of 2–10.

1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	6–20 (2–10 PCC)
Head coach	Wilbur Johns (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Don Ashen
Home arena	Men's Gym

1940–41 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Washington State †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	6		.813
Oregon State	9	–	7		.563			19	–	9		.679
Oregon	7	–	9		.438			18	–	18		.500
Washington	7	–	9		.438			12	–	13		.480
Idaho	4	–	12		.250			14	–	15		.483
South
Stanford	10	–	2		.833			21	–	5		.808
California	6	–	6		.500			15	–	12		.556
USC	6	–	6		.500			15	–	10		.600
UCLA	2	–	10		.167			6	–	20		.231
† Conference playoff series winner

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 8–17 and were fourth in the PCC southern division with a record of 3–9.

Roster

1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 5 Bob Alshuler — — F 4 Lloyd Anderson (C) — — G 21 Noah Curtis — — F 3 Ted Forbes — — C 11 John Fryer — — G 15 Clark George — — C 7 Larry Gittler — — F 6 Ernie Handelsman — — C 20 Roger Hillis — — G 9 Bob Null (C) — — G 17 Audre Richardson — — F 18 Jackie Robinson — — Sr Cairo, Georgia C 13 Roger Terry — —	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 28–33	0–1	San Diego, CA
*		at San Diego State	L 31–34	0–2	San Diego, CA
*		at 20th Century Fox	L 26–38	0–3	Los Angeles City College Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		at DePaul	L 23–30	0–4	Chicago, IL
*		at Western State	L 43–56	0–5	Gunnison, CO
*		at Bradley	L 49–52	0–6	Bradley Institute Gymnasium  Peoria, IL
*		at Illinois State	L 21–37	0–7	McCormick Gymnasium  Normal, IL
*		Indiana	L 26–51	0–8	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Loyola Marymount	W 39–38	1–8	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Bradley	L 27–36	1–9	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		San Francisco	W 55–53	2–9	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		St. Mary's	W 45–29	3–9	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	L 35–56	3–10 (0–1)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		California	L 32–42	3–11 (0–2)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		California	W 35–33	4–11 (1–2)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		at Bank of America	L 37–44	4–12	Los Angeles City College Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		Stanford	L 44–54	4–13 (1–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		Stanford	W 45–44	5–13 (2–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	L 41–43	5–14 (2–4)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		at St. Mary's	W 45–40	6–14	Moraga, CA
		at California	L 32–54	6–15 (2–5)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
		at California	L 28–30	6–16 (2–6)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
		at Stanford	L 44–49	6–17 (2–7)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		at Stanford	L 34–56	6–18 (2–8)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		at USC	L 47–53	6–19 (2–9)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
		at USC	L 37–52	6–20 (2–10)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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