# 1958–59 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1958–59 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1958–59 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by eleventh year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 16–9 and finished third in the PCC with a record of 10–6.

## Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 16–10 and finished third in the PCC with a record of 10–6.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 5, 1958* | | vs. St. Mary's | L 59–62 | 0–1 | Cow Palace Daly City, CA |
| December 6, 1958* | | vs. Santa Clara | L 42–56 | 0–2 | Cow Palace Daly City, CA |
| December 12, 1958* | | No. 7 Kansas | W 72–61 | 1–2 | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| December 13, 1958* 7:30 pm, KTTV (delay) | | Iowa State | W 65–53 | 2–2 | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| December 19, 1958* | No. 19 | Colorado | W 58–48 | 3–2 | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| December 20, 1958* | No. 19 | Colorado | W 56–54 | 4–2 | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| December 26, 1958* | | Santa Clara | L 47–49 | 4–3 | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| December 27, 1958* | | Denver | W 71–57 | 5–3 | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| January 2, 1959 | | at Idaho | W 62–53 | 6–3 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID |
| January 3, 1959 | | at Washington State | L 54–71 | 6–4 (1–1) | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA |
| January 5, 1959 | | at Washington | L 63–68 | 6–5 (1–2) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| January 9, 1959 | | Washington State | W 68–41 | 7–5 (2–2) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| January 10, 1959 | | Oregon State | W 73–62 | 8–5 (3–2) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| January 16, 1959 | | USC | W 57–53 | 9–5 (4–2) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| January 17, 1959 | | USC | W 65–63 | 10–5 (5–2) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| January 30, 1959* | | UC Santa Barbara | W 63–59 | 11–5 | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| February 6, 1959 | | No. 19 California | L 58–60 | 11–6 (5–3) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| February 7, 1959 | | Idaho | L 87–91 | 11–7 (5–4) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| February 13, 1959 | | at Stanford | L 61–69 | 11–8 (5–5) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 14, 1959 | | at No. 18 California | L 51–64 | 11–9 (5–6) | Men's Gym Berkeley, CA |
| February 20, 1959 | | Oregon | W 70–53 | 12–9 (6–6) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| February 21, 1959 | | Stanford | W 64–51 | 13–9 (7–6) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| February 27, 1959 | | at Oregon State | W 71–59 | 14–9 (8–6) | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| February 28, 1959 | | at Oregon | W 69–62 | 15–9 (9–6) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| March 6, 1959 | | Washington | W 56–55 | 16–9 (10–6) | 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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