# 1950–51 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1950–51 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by third year head coach John 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 the Washington Huskies in the conference play-offs.

## Previous season

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 the Washington State Cougars in the conference play-offs and lost to Bradley in the NCAA regional semifinals and BYU in the regional consolation game.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 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 (6,884) Daly City, CA |
| January 27, 1951* | | at San Francisco | W 75–42 | 10–6 | Cow Palace 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 |
| Conference Championship ||||||
| March 5, 1951 | No. 17 | No. 18 USC Southern Division play-off | W 49–41 | 19–8 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| March 9, 1951 | | at No. 15 Washington PCC Championship play-offs | 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 from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
Source