1955–56 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
1955–56 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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PCC Champions | |
NCAA tournament, W Regional consolation Game | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 22–6 (16–0 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Men's Gym |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 UCLA | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 22 | – | 6 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 19 | .240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[2] |
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.[3]
Previous season
[edit]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.
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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[4] 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[5] Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 7, 1956 | Idaho | W 78–61 | 6–5 (2–0) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium[5] 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[6] Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 4, 1956 | No. 20 | Washington | W 82–75 | 11–5 (6–0) | Pan-Pacific Auditorium[6] 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[7] Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 25, 1956 | No. 15 | Oregon | W 108–89 | 17–5 (12–0) | Venice High School Gym[7] Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
March 2, 1956 | No. 13 | California | W 85–80 | 18–5 (13–0) | Venice High School Gym[8] Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
March 3, 1956 | No. 13 | California | W 84–62 | 19–5 (14–0) | Venice High School Gym [8] 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[9] Corvallis, OR | ||||||
March 17, 1956* | No. 10 | vs. Seattle Regional consolation game | W 94–70 | 22–6 | Oregon State Coliseum[3] Corvallis, OR | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source[10]
Rankings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Basketball". Southern Campus. No. 1956. University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch; University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch. Associated Students; Associated Students of UCLA.
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Geyer, Jack (March 18, 1956). "Naulls Sets Mark; Bruins Triumph". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166909983.
- ^ Geyer, Jack (December 11, 1955). "Bruins, SC Score Twin Cage Wins". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166910898.
- ^ a b Geyer, Jack. "UCLA, Idaho Launch Cage Race Tonight". Los Angeles Times. No. 6 January 1956. ProQuest 166885361.
- ^ a b Geyer, Jack (February 4, 1956). "Bruins Defeat Huskies, 61-60: Naulls Bats In Rebound for Last-Second Victory". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166905570.
- ^ a b Geyer, Jack (February 24, 1956). "UCLA, Oregon Launch Hoop Series Tonight". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166916064.
- ^ a b Geyer, Jack (March 3, 1956). "Naulls Hits 39 as Bruins Beat Bears: UCLA Clinches Tie for PCC Cage Title With 85-80 Victory". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166928480.
- ^ Geyer, Jack. "Twogood Picks UCLA Over USF". Los Angeles Times. No. 13 March 1956. ProQuest 166921779.
- ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.