# 1948–49 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1948–49 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by first year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 22–7 and were southern division champions with a record of 10–2. They lost to the Oregon State Beavers in the conference play-offs.

## Previous season

The Bruins finished the season 12–13 overall and were third in the PCC South Division with a record of 3–9. At the end of the season, head coach Wilbur Johns retired and become UCLA's athletic director. John Wooden was hired as Johns' successor in April 1948.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 3, 1948* | | Santa Barbara College | W 43–37 | 1–0 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| December 4, 1948* | | Loyola | W 51–38 | 2–0 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| December 10, 1948* | | vs. Saint Mary's | W 61–58 | 3–0 | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, CA |
| December 11, 1948* | | at San Francisco | W 61–57 | 4–0 | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, CA |
| December 17, 1948* | | Santa Clara | W 61–43 | 5–0 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 1948* | | Northwestern | W 49–44 | 6–0 | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| December 23, 1948* | | Wisconsin | L 46–49 | 6–1 | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| December 27, 1948 | | vs. Washington State Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament | W 54–44 | 7–1 (1–0) | Cow Palace Daly City, CA |
| December 28, 1948 | | vs. Stanford Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament | L 47–55 | 7–2 (1–1) | Cow Palace Daly City, CA |
| December 30, 1948 | | vs. Oregon State Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament | L 58–62 | 7–3 (1–2) | Cow Palace Daly City, CA |
| January 7, 1949 | | at Stanford | L 52–61 | 7–4 (1–3) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 8, 1949 | | at California | W 63–54 | 8–4 (2–3) | Men's Gym Berkeley, CA |
| January 14, 1949 | | at USC | W 74–68 | 9–4 (3–3) | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| January 15, 1949 | | USC | L 52–59 | 9–5 (3–4) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| January 28, 1949* | | Cal Poly | W 68–49 | 10–5 (4–4) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| January 29, 1949* | | Fresno State | W 77–33 | 11–5 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 3, 1949* | | 20th Century Fox | W 73–55 | 12–5 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 5, 1949* | | Pittsburgh | W 51–48 | 13–5 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 11, 1949 | | California | W 49–37 | 14–5 (5–4) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 12, 1949 | | No. 10 Stanford | W 59–48 | 15–5 (6–4) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 18, 1949 | | at California | W 45–42 | 16–5 (7–4) | Men's Gym Berkeley, CA |
| February 19, 1949 | | at No. 20 Stanford | W 59–46 | 17–5 (8–4) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 25, 1949 | | Stanford | W 56–50 | 18–5 (9–4) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 26, 1949* | | California | W 59–50 | 19–5 (10–4) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| March 4, 1949 | | at USC | W 51–50 | 20–5 (11–4) | Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| March 5, 1949 | | USC | W 63–55 | 21–5 (12–4) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| Conference Championship ||||||
| March 11, 1949 | No. 15 | at Oregon State PCC Championship play-offs | L 41–53 | 21–6 | Men's Gymnasium Corvallis, OR |
| March 12, 1949 | No. 15 | at Oregon State PCC Championship play-offs | W 46–39 | 22–6 | Men's Gymnasium Corvallis, OR |
| March 14, 1949 | No. 15 | at Oregon State PCC Championship play-offs | L 35–41 | 22–7 | Men's Gymnasium Corvallis, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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