1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	6–20 (2–10 PCC)
Head coach	Wilbur Johns (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Don Ashen
Home arena	Men's Gym
Seasons ← 1939–40 1941–42 →

1940–41 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington State †	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
Oregon State	9	–	7	.563	19	–	9	.679
Oregon	7	–	9	.438	18	–	18	.500
Washington	7	–	9	.438	12	–	13	.480
Idaho	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
South
Stanford	10	–	2	.833	21	–	5	.808
California	6	–	6	.500	15	–	12	.556
USC	6	–	6	.500	15	–	10	.600
UCLA	2	–	10	.167	6	–	20	.231

† Conference playoff series winner As of 1941^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by second year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 6–20 and were fourth in the PCC southern division with a record of 2–10.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 8–17 and were fourth in the PCC southern division with a record of 3–9.

Roster

1940–41 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	5	Bob Alshuler	—	—
F	4	Lloyd Anderson (C)	—	—
G	21	Noah Curtis	—	—
F	3	Ted Forbes	—	—
C	11	John Fryer	—	—
G	15	Clark George	—	—
C	7	Larry Gittler	—	—
F	6	Ernie Handelsman	—	—
C	20	Roger Hillis	—	—
G	9	Bob Null (C)	—	—
G	17	Audre Richardson	—	—
F	18	Jackie Robinson	—	—	Sr	Cairo, Georgia
C	13	Roger Terry	—	—

Head coach

Wilbur Johns (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Don Ashen (UCLA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
*	at San Diego State	L 28–33	0–1	San Diego, CA
*	at San Diego State	L 31–34	0–2	San Diego, CA
*	at 20th Century Fox	L 26–38	0–3	Los Angeles City College Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	at DePaul	L 23–30	0–4	Chicago, IL
*	at Western State	L 43–56	0–5	Gunnison, CO
*	at Bradley	L 49–52	0–6	Bradley Institute Gymnasium Peoria, IL
*	at Illinois State	L 21–37	0–7	McCormick Gymnasium Normal, IL
*	Indiana	L 26–51	0–8	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	Loyola Marymount	W 39–38	1–8	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	Bradley	L 27–36	1–9	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	San Francisco	W 55–53	2–9	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	St. Mary's	W 45–29	3–9	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	USC	L 35–56	3–10 (0–1)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	California	L 32–42	3–11 (0–2)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	California	W 35–33	4–11 (1–2)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	at Bank of America	L 37–44	4–12	Los Angeles City College Gym Los Angeles, CA
	Stanford	L 44–54	4–13 (1–3)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	Stanford	W 45–44	5–13 (2–3)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	USC	L 41–43	5–14 (2–4)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	at St. Mary's	W 45–40	6–14	Moraga, CA
	at California	L 32–54	6–15 (2–5)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
	at California	L 28–30	6–16 (2–6)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
	at Stanford	L 44–49	6–17 (2–7)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
	at Stanford	L 34–56	6–18 (2–8)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
	at USC	L 47–53	6–19 (2–9)	Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
	at USC	L 37–52	6–20 (2–10)	Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

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