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1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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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.

ConferencePacific Coast Conference
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 14
Record22–4 (13–3 PCC)
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1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 14
Record22–4 (13–3 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPan-Pacific Auditorium
Seasons
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1956–57 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 California14–2 .87521–5  .808
No. 14 UCLA13–3 .81322–4  .846
Washington13–3 .81317–9  .654
USC9–7 .56316–12  .571
Stanford7–9 .43811–15  .423
Oregon State6–10 .37511–15  .423
Idaho4–12 .25010–16  .385
Washington State4–12 .2508–18  .308
Oregon2–14 .1254–21  .160
Rankings from AP Poll[2]
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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]

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1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 52 Bob Archer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 So
G 23 Gary Baker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
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G 42 Dick Banton (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Sr
F 53 Nate Brewer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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F 35 Conrad Burke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 Jr
G Fred Crabtree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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F 54 Bill Eblen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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F 44 Jim Halsten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Jr
G 44 Jim Harrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Jr
G Art Hutchins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
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C 33 Nolan Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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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)
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 Jr
C Dick Skaer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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G 22 Walt Torrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 So
F 55 Roland Underhill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 So
Head coach

John Wooden (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

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Schedule

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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.
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