# 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.

## Previous season

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.

## 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. ||||||
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