1942–43 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1942–43 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1942–43 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fourth year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 14–7 and were second in the PCC southern division with a record of 4–4.

1942–43 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	14–7 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach	Wilbur Johns (4th season)
Assistant coach	Jack Montgomery
Home arena	Men's Gym
Seasons ← 1941–42 1943–44 →

1942–43 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Washington †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	7		.774
Oregon	10	–	6		.625			19	–	10		.655
Washington State	9	–	7		.563			19	–	11		.633
Oregon State	8	–	8		.500			19	–	9		.679
Idaho	1	–	15		.063			14	–	20		.412
South
USC	7	–	1		.875			23	–	5		.821
UCLA	4	–	4		.500			14	–	7		.667
Stanford	4	–	4		.500			10	–	11		.476
California	1	–	7		.125			9	–	15		.375
† Conference playoff series winner

Previous season

Main article: 1941–42 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 5–18 and were fourth in the PCC southern division with a record of 2–10.

Roster

1942–43 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 11 Don Barksdale 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Berkeley, California G 16 Ainslie Bell — — G 15 Jack Baddeley — — F 3 Tom Brown — — G 7 John Fryer (C) — — 18 Bob Jones — — C 8 Marvin Lee — — 10 John Moore — — C 23 Bill O'Brien — — F 14 Mickey Panovich — — G 4 Richard Perry — — G 13 Bruce Sieck — — F 12 Dick West — — Fr	Head coach Wilbur Johns (UCLA) Assistant coach(es) Jack Montgomery (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
*		Lockheed-Vega All-Stars	W 42–34	1–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		at Loyola Marymount	W 38–17	2–0	Los Angeles, CA
*		Loyola Marymount	W 37–20	3–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		San Francisco	W 41–30	4–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		San Francisco	W 39–37	5–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Whittier	L 42–44 OT	5–1	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Los Alamitos Naval Air Base	W 68–43	6–1	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Santa Ana Army Air Base	W 46–37	7–1	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		California	W 49–40	8–1 (1–0)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		at 20th Century Fox	L 52–53	8–2	Los Angeles City College Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		20th Century Fox	W 43–37	9–2	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at USC	L 49–60	9–3 (1–1)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
		at USC	L 39–51	9–4 (1–2)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
*		at Santa Ana Army Air Base	W 43–36	10–4	Santa Ana, CA
*		at 20th Century Fox	L 39–44	10–5	Los Angeles City College Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		St. Mary's Pre-Flight	W 41–38	11–5	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1943[1]		Stanford	W 60–57	12–5 (2–2)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1943[2]		at Stanford	L 41–60	12–6 (2–3)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
February 27, 1943[2]		at California	W 42–40	13–6 (3–3)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
March 5, 1943[3]		USC	W 42–37	14–6 (4–3)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1943 [3]		USC	L 46–53	14–7 (4–4)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[4]

References

1. "Hoopsters Top Loop Offensives". California Daily Bruin. February 18, 1943.
2. Steinberg, Warren (February 26, 1943). "Cages Meet Stanford Tonight; Cal Tomorrow". California Daily Bruin.
3. "Cagers Prep for Final Stand Against Trojans". California Daily Bruin. March 3, 1943.
4. "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.