1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by ninth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 22–4 and finished second in the PCC with a record of 13–3.

1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 14
1956–57 record	22–4 (13–3 PCC)
Head coach	John R. Wooden (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Putnam[1] Deane Richardson
Home arena	Pan-Pacific Auditorium

1956–57 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 California	14	–	2		.875			21	–	5		.808
No. 14 UCLA	13	–	3		.813			22	–	4		.846
Washington	13	–	3		.813			17	–	9		.654
USC	9	–	7		.563			16	–	12		.571
Stanford	7	–	9		.438			11	–	15		.423
Oregon State	6	–	10		.375			11	–	15		.423
Idaho	4	–	12		.250			10	–	16		.385
Washington State	4	–	12		.250			8	–	18		.308
Oregon	2	–	14		.125			4	–	21		.160
As of 1957[2]; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bruins 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]

Roster

1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 52 Bob Archer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So G 23 Gary Baker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — G 42 Dick Banton (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr F 53 Nate Brewer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — F 35 Conrad Burke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G Fred Crabtree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — F 54 Bill Eblen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — F 44 Jim Halsten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G 44 Jim Harrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr G Art Hutchins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — C 33 Nolan Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — F 25 Rafer Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So C 32 Ben Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr C Dick Skaer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — G 22 Walt Torrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So F 55 Roland Underhill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So	Head coach John Wooden (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Bill Putnam (UCLA) Deane Richardson Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 30, 1956*		Nebraska	W 69–56	1–0	Pan-Pacific Auditorium[4]  Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 1956*		Nebraska	W 78–60	2–0	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1956*		vs. Santa Clara	W 60–58	3–0	Bakersfield College Gymnasium[5]  Bakersfield, CA
December 14, 1956*		BYU	W 74–69	4–0	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1956*		BYU	L 58–59	4–1	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 1956*		Missouri	W 77–57	5–1	Pan-Pacific Auditorium[6]  Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1956*		Occidental	W 93–40	6–1	Pan-Pacific Auditorium[7]  Los Angeles, CA
December 26, 1956*		at No. 5 St. Louis	W 72–66	7–1	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, MO
December 28, 1956*		at Butler	W 82–71	8–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
December 29, 1956*		at Indiana	W 52–48	9–1	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
January 4, 1957	No. 8	at Idaho	W 64–63	10–1 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium  Moscow, ID
January 5, 1957	No. 8	at Idaho	W 69–68	11–1 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium  Moscow, ID
January 11, 1957	No. 8	Washington State	W 87–65	12–1 (3–0)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium[8]  Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 1957	No. 8	Washington State	W 83–62	13–1 (4–0)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1957	No. 5	vs. Oregon State	W 59–37	14–1 (5–0)	Long Beach City College  Long Beach, CA
February 2, 1957	No. 5	vs. Oregon State	W 64–53	15–1 (6–0)	Long Beach City College  Long Beach, CA
February 8, 1957	No. 5	at Washington	W 68–65	16–1 (7–0)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, WA
February 9, 1957	No. 5	at Washington	L 74–90	17–2 (7–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, WA
February 15, 1957	No. 7	Stanford	W 86–63	18–2 (8–1)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium[9]  Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1957	No. 7	Stanford	W 79–61	19–2 (9–1)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1957	No. 8	at Oregon	W 81–62	20–2 (10–1)	McArthur Court  Eugene, OR
February 23, 1957	No. 8	at Oregon	W 73–65	21–2 (11–1)	McArthur Court  Eugene, OR
February 26, 1957	No. 6	USC	L 80–84	21–3 (11–2)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium[10]  Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 1957	No. 6	at California	W 71–66	22–3 (12–2)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
March 2, 1957	No. 6	at California	L 68–73	22–4 (12–3)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
March 5, 1957	No. 7	USC	W 65–55	22–4 (13–3)	Pan-Pacific Auditorium[11]  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[12]

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