# 1955–56 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1955–56 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by eight year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 22–6 and won the PCC regular season championship with a record of 16–0. UCLA lost to the San Francisco Dons in the NCAA regional semifinals and defeated the Seattle Chieftains in the regional consolation game. The victory over Seattle was UCLA's first victory in the NCAA tournament.

## Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 21–5 and won the PCC Southern Division with a record of 11–1. UCLA lost to Oregon State in the PCC conference play-offs.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 2, 1955* | | at BYU | L 58–75 | 0–1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
| December 3, 1955* | | at BYU | L 65–67 | 0–2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
| December 9, 1955* | No. 16 | vs. Denver | W 68–40 | 1–2 | Long Beach City College Long Beach Arena |
| December 10, 1955* | No. 16 | vs. Purdue | W 76–60 | 2–2 | Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA |
| December 16, 1955* | | at Nebraska | L 65–71 | 2–3 | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE |
| December 17, 1955* | | at Wichita State | L 68–76 | 2–4 | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, KS |
| December 26, 1955* | | at St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival | W 93–86 | 3–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 28, 1955* | | vs. Duquesne ECAC Holiday Festival | W 72–57 | 4–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 30, 1955* | | vs. No. 1 San Francisco ECAC Holiday Festival | L 53–70 | 4–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| January 6, 1956 | | Idaho | W 92–73 | 5–5 (1–0) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| January 7, 1956 | | Idaho | W 78–61 | 6–5 (2–0) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| January 13, 1956 | | at Washington State | W 86–72 | 7–5 (3–0) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| January 14, 1956 | | at Washington State | W 95–70 | 8–5 (4–0) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| January 28, 1956* | | at Arizona State | W 99–79 | 9–5 | Sun Devil Gym Tempe, AZ |
| February 3, 1956 | No. 20 | Washington | W 61–60 | 10–5 (5–0) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| February 4, 1956 | No. 20 | Washington | W 82–75 | 11–5 (6–0) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| February 10, 1956 | No. 18 | at Stanford | W 50–48 | 12–5 (7–0) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 11, 1956 | No. 18 | at Stanford | W 81–72 | 13–5 (8–0) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 17, 1956 | No. 20 | at Oregon State | W 77–56 | 14–5 (9–0) | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| February 18, 1956 | No. 20 | at Oregon State | W 72–59 | 15–5 (10–0) | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| February 24, 1956 | No. 15 | Oregon | W 95–71 | 16–5 (11–0) | Venice High School Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 25, 1956 | No. 15 | Oregon | W 108–89 | 17–5 (12–0) | Venice High School Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| March 2, 1956 | No. 13 | California | W 85–80 | 18–5 (13–0) | Venice High School Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| March 3, 1956 | No. 13 | California | W 84–62 | 19–5 (14–0) | Venice High School Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| March 9, 1956 | No. 10 | at USC | W 85–70 | 20–5 (15–0) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| March 10, 1956 | No. 10 | at USC | W 97–84 | 21–5 (16–0) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 1956* | No. 10 | vs. No. 1 San Francisco Regional semifinals | L 61–72 | 21–6 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| March 17, 1956* | No. 10 | vs. Seattle Regional consolation game | W 94–70 | 22–6 | 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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