| 1950–51UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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PCC Southern Division Champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| Record | 19–10 (9–4 PCC) |
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| Home arena | Men's Gym |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15Washington † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UCLA | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19USC | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1950–51 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented theUniversity of California, Los Angeles during the1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of thePacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by third year head coachJohn Wooden. They 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 theWashington Huskies in the conference play-offs.
The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 24–7 and were southern division champions with a record of 10–2. They defeated theWashington State Cougars in the conference play-offs and lost toBradley in the NCAA regional semifinals andBYU in the regional consolation game.
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| December 2, 1950* | Arizona State | W 79–49 | 1–0 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| December 8, 1950 | at Oregon | W 77–55 | 2–0 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR | |||||||
| December 9, 1950 | at Oregon | L 54–72 | 2–1 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR | |||||||
| December 15, 1950* | Santa Clara | W 71–48 | 3–1 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| December 16, 1950* | San Jose State | W 82–59 | 4–1 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| December 19, 1950* | No. 9 | at No. 2 Bradley | L 74–79 | 4–2 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL | ||||||
| December 21, 1950* | No. 9 | at No. 7 Long Island | L 71–90 | 4–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
| December 23, 1950* | No. 9 | at Iowa | L 63–80 | 4–4 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | ||||||
| December 28, 1950* | Pittsburgh | W 68–44 | 5–4 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| December 30, 1950* | LSU | W 95–66 | 6–4 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| January 5, 1951 | at Stanford | W 78–73 | 7–4 (1–0) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||
| January 6, 1951 | at Stanford | T 71–71 | 7–5 (1–1) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||
| January 12, 1951 | at No. 19 USC | L 34–53 | 7–6 (1–2) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| January 13, 1951 | at No. 19 USC | W 57–44 | 8–6 (2–2) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| January 26, 1951* | vs. No. 14 Arizona | W 69–63 | 9–6 | Cow Palace[1] (6,884) Daly City, CA | |||||||
| January 27, 1951* | at San Francisco | W 75–42 | 10–6 | Cow Palace[2] Daly City, CA | |||||||
| February 2, 1951 | No. 19 | Santa Barbara College Homecoming | W 76–55 | 11–6 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| February 3, 1951* | No. 19 | Pepperdine | W 75–60 | 12–6 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| February 9, 1951 | at California | L 60–62 | 12–7 (2–3) | Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
| February 10, 1951 | at California | W 61–56 | 13–7 (3–3) | Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
| February 16, 1951 | Stanford | W 56–48 | 14–7 (4–3) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| February 17, 1951 | Stanford | W 90–67 | 15–7 (5–3) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| February 23, 1951 | California | W 75–57 | 16–7 (6–3) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| February 24, 1951 | California | W 62–59 | 17–7 (7–3) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| March 2, 1951 | No. 17 | No. 18 USC | W 59–53 | 18–7 (8–3) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| March 3, 1951 | No. 17 | No. 18 USC | L 41–43 | 18–8 (8–4) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
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| March 5, 1951 | No. 17 | No. 18 USC Southern Division play-off[3] | W 49–41 | 19–8 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| March 9, 1951 | at No. 15 Washington PCC Championship play-offs[4] | L 51–70 | 19–9 | University of Washington Pavilion Seattle, WA | |||||||
| March 10, 1951 | at No. 15 Washington PCC Championship play-offs | L 54–71 | 19–10 | University of Washington Pavilion Seattle, WA | |||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inPacific Time. | |||||||||||
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