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
PCC Southern Division
NCAA tournament, L Regional consolation Game
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 19
Record	19–12 (8–4 PCC)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Eddie Powell Alan Sawyer
Home arena	Men's Gym

1951–52 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	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 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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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

1951–52 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 57 Ron Bane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr F 56 Don Bragg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr G Mark Costello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr El Monte, California G 72 Jack Davidson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F 59 Jerry Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — F Mike Hibler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So G 73 Don Johnson (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr G 75 Ron Livingston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So G 70 Gene Logan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — F 32 John Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr F 52 Jerry Norman (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr G 71 Barry Porter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So G 71 Barry Porter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr 53 Bobby Pounds — — Sr	Head coach John Wooden (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Eddie Powell (Indiana St) Alan Sawyer (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
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  Corvallis, OR
March 22, 1952*	No. 19	vs. Oklahoma City Regional consolation Game	L 53–55	19–12	Oregon State Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source

Rankings

Main article: 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings