1944–45 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1944–45 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionSouth
Record12–12 (3–1 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJack Montgomery
Home arenaMen's Gym
1944–45 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Oregon 11 5   .688 30 15   .667
Washington State 11 5   .688 23 13   .639
Oregon State 10 6   .625 20 8   .714
Washington 5 11   .313 22 18   .550
Idaho 3 13   .188 13 20   .394
South
UCLA 3 1   .750 12 12   .500
USC 2 2   .500 15 9   .625
California 1 3   .250 7 8   .467
† North division playoff series and conference playoff series winner

The 1944–45 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Bruins were led by sixth year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a 12–12 record overall and won the PCC Southern Division with a conference record of 3–1. It was their first title in the PCC since joining the conference in 1927–28. As a measure during World War II after Stanford dropped basketball, remaining Southern Division foes UCLA, USC, and California played each other twice in games that counted towards league standings.