1936–37 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1936–37 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by 16th year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 6–15^{[note 1]} and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 2–10.

1936–37 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	6–15 (2–10 PCC)
Head coach	Caddy Works (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Wilbur Johns Silas Gibbs Dick Linthicum
Seasons ← 1935–36 1937–38 →

1936–37 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Washington State	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
Oregon	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
Washington	11	–	5		.688			15	–	11		.577
Oregon State	5	–	11		.313			11	–	15		.423
Idaho	2	–	14		.125			8	–	19		.296
South
Stanford †	10	–	2		.833			25	–	2		.926
USC	8	–	4		.667			19	–	6		.760
California	4	–	8		.333			17	–	10		.630
UCLA	2	–	10		.167			6	–	13		.316
† Conference playoff series winner

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The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 10–13 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 2–10.

Roster

1936–37 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 4 Orv Abbleby (C) — — C 18 John Ball — — Bob Calkins — — Jack Cooper — — F 34 Crossan Hays — — So 22 Kenneth Lueke — — 25 Bill Reitz — — Bill Robinson — — Paul Slaughter — —	Head coach Caddy Works Assistant coach(es) Wilbur Johns (UCLA) Silas Gibbs (UCLA) Dick Linthicum (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	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
*		Compton Junior College	W 39–6	1–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Los Angeles Junior College	W 41–30	2–0	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at Oregon	L 30–54	2–1	McArthur Court  Eugene, OR
		at Washington State	L 23–33	2–2	Bohler Gymnasium  Pullman, WA
		at Idaho	W 45–34	3–2	Memorial Gymnasium  Moscow, ID
		at Idaho	L 26–30	3–3	Memorial Gymnasium  Moscow, ID
		at Oregon State	W 40–38	4–3	Oregon State Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
		Washington	L 51–52 OT	4–4	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		Ohio State	L 39–48	4–5	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	L 31–41	4–6 (0–1)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at Stanford	L 40–63	4–7 (0–2)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		at Stanford	L 36–69	4–8 (0–3)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		USC	L 31–36	4–9 (0–4)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at California	L 27–33	4–10 (0–5)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
		at California	W 46–44 OT	5–10 (1–5)	Men's Gym  Berkeley, CA
		Stanford	L 40–42	5–11 (1–6)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		Stanford	L 38–67	5–12 (1–7)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	L 36–46	5–13 (1–8)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*		California	W 37–33	6–13 (2–8)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		California	L 31–43	6–14 (2–9)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	L 29–43	6–15 (2–10)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		USC	L 29–43	6–15 (2–10)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

Notes

1. UCLA record books like 15 losses but conference record books list 13 losses^[1]