1956–57 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1956–57
Team:	UCLA Bruins
Conference:	Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:	PCC
Coachrank:	9
Aprank:	14
Record:	22–4
Conf Record:	13–3
Hc Year:	9th
Asst Coach1:	Bill Putnam^[1]
Asst Coach2:	Deane Richardson

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.

Previous season

See main article: 1955–56 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team. 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 in the regional consolation game. The victory over Seattle was UCLA's first victory in the NCAA tournament.^[2]

Schedule

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Regular SeasonSource^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Basketball. Southern Campus. 1957. University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch; University of California (1868–1952). Southern Branch. Associated Students; Associated Students of UCLA.
2. News: Geyer. Jack. Naulls Sets Mark; Bruins Triumph. Los Angeles Times. 18 March 1956. .
3. Web site: Season by Season Records. UCLA Athletics.