1937–38 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1937–38 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by 17th year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 4–20 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 0–12.

1937–38 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	4–20 (0–12 PCC)
Head coach	Caddy Works (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Wilbur Johns Silas Gibbs Dick Linthicum

1937–38 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Oregon	14	–	6		.700			25	–	8		.758
Washington	13	–	7		.650			29	–	7		.806
Washington State	12	–	8		.600			19	–	11		.633
Idaho	12	–	8		.600			24	–	11		.686
Oregon State	6	–	14		.300			17	–	16		.515
Montana	3	–	17		.150			10	–	19		.345
South
Stanford †	10	–	2		.833			21	–	3		.875
California	8	–	4		.667			18	–	11		.621
USC	6	–	6		.500			17	–	9		.654
UCLA	0	–	12		.000			4	–	20		.167
† Conference playoff series winner

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 6–14 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 2–10.

Roster

1937–38 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 27 Bob Calkins — — Jack Cooper (C) — — Sr F 34 Crossan Hays — — Jr Harry Holt — — 28 Harley Humes — — Chet Lappen — — Jack Montgomery — — Wilburn Munkers — — Alex Rafalovich — — Paul Slaughter — — Warren Thornberg — —	Head coach Caddy Works Assistant coach(es) Wilbur Johns (UCLA) Silas Gibbs (UCLA) Dick Linthicum (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
*		Los Angeles Junior College	W 35–21	1–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		La Verne	W 27–25	2–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Chico State	W 33–26	3–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at Oregon State	L 25–39	3–1	Oregon State Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
		at Oregon	L 26–47	3–2	McArthur Court  Eugene, OR
		at Washington State	L 25–48	3–3	Bohler Gymnasium  Pullman, WA
		at Washington State	L 31–40	3–4	Bohler Gymnasium  Pullman, WA
		at Idaho	L 19–33	3–5	Memorial Gymnasium  Moscow, ID
		at Idaho	L 21–30	3–6	Memorial Gymnasium  Moscow, ID
*		Loyola Marymount	W 29–26	4–6	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Indiana	L 33–42	4–7	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Purdue	L 39–63	4–8	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at USC	L 31–48	4–9 (0–1)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
		California	L 37–39	4–10 (0–2)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		California	L 27–32	4–11 (0–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	L 30–40	4–12 (0–4)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		Stanford	L 33–69	4–13 (0–5)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		Stanford	L 29–56	4–14 (0–6)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at Stanford	L 31–53	4–15 (0–7)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		at Stanford	L 33–50	4–16 (0–8)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		at California	L 21–32	4–17 (0–9)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
		at California	L 22–41	4–18 (0–10)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
		USC	L 33–52	4–19 (0–11)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	L 35–57	4–20 (0–12)	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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