# 1949–50 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1949–50 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by second year head coach John Wooden. They 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.

## Previous season

The Bruins finished the season 22–7 overall and won the PCC South Division with a record of 10–2. The Bruins lost to Oregon State in the conference play-offs and were ranked 15 in the final ap poll.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| | | Alumni | W 81–44 | | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 3, 1949* | | Arizona State | W 83–55 | 1–0 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| December 9, 1949* | | San Diego State | W 63–36 | 2–0 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| December 10, 1949* | | Pepperdine | W 55–41 | 3–0 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| December 16, 1949* | | vs. Santa Clara | W 68–56 | 4–0 | Cow Palace (2,837) Daly City, CA |
| December 17, 1949* | | at San Francisco | L 40–53 | 4–1 | Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, CA |
| December 23, 1949* | | at Illinois | W 65–63 | 5–1 | Huff Hall Champaign, IL |
| December 26, 1949* | | at La Salle | W 62–57 | 6–1 | Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| December 27, 1949* | | at City College of New York | W 60–53 | 7–1 | Madison Square Garden (18,000) New York, NY |
| December 29, 1949* | | at Northwestern | L 58–64 | 7–2 | Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL |
| December 30, 1949* | | at Wisconsin | L 52–54 | 7–3 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| December 31, 1949* | | at Marquette | W 68–52 | 8–3 | Marquette Gymnasium Marquette, IL |
| January 6, 1950 | No. 9 | California | W 50–45 | 9–3 (1–0) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| January 7, 1950 | No. 9 | Stanford | W 71–55 | 10–3 (2–0) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| January 13, 1950 | No. 10 | at USC | L 45–58 | 10–4 (2–1) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| January 14, 1950 | No. 10 | USC | W 68–47 | 11–4 (3–1) | Men's Gym (2,600) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 27, 1950* | No. 11 | Santa Barbara College | W 67–43 | 12–4 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| January 28, 1950* | No. 11 | Cal Poly | W 69–38 | 13–4 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 3, 1950* | No. 13 | Fresno State | W 93–43 | 14–4 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 4, 1950* | No. 13 | Santa Clara | W 74–64 | 15–4 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 10, 1950 | No. 12 | at Stanford | W 65–55 | 16–4 (4–1) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 11, 1950 | No. 12 | at California | W 54–47 | 17–4 (5–1) | Men's Gym Berkeley, CA |
| February 17, 1950 | No. 10 | Stanford | W 69–59 | 18–4 (6–1) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 18, 1950 | No. 10 | California | W 64–56 | 19–4 (7–1) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| February 24, 1950 | No. 7 | at California | W 46–44 | 20–4 (8–1) | Men's Gym Berkeley, CA |
| February 25, 1950 | No. 7 | at Stanford | W 62–57 | 21–4 (9–1) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| March 3, 1950 | No. 6 | USC | L 43–45 | 21–5 (9–2) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| March 4, 1950 | No. 6 | at USC | W 74–57 | 22–5 (10–2) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
| Conference Championship ||||||
| March 10, 1950 | No. 7 | No. 18 Washington State PCC Championship play-offs | W 60–58 | 23–5 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| March 11, 1950 | No. 7 | No. 18 Washington State PCC Championship play-offs | W 52–49 | 24–5 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 24, 1950* | No. 7 | vs. No. 1 Bradley Regional semifinal | L 59–73 | 24–6 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| March 25, 1950* | No. 7 | BYU Regional consolation Game | L 62–83 | 24–7 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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