1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
PCC Southern Division
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionSouth
Record8–16 (5–7 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Putnam
Home arenaMen's Gym
1945–46 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Idaho 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Oregon State 10 6   .625 13 11   .542
Oregon 8 8   .500 16 17   .485
Washington 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Washington State 5 11   .313 16 13   .552
South
California 11 1   .917 30 6   .833
USC 8 4   .667 14 7   .667
UCLA 5 7   .417 8 16   .333
Stanford 0 12   .000 6 18   .250
† Conference championship playoff series winner

The 1945–46 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1945–46 NCAA basketball season and was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference. Led by seventh-year head coach Wilbur Johns, the Bruins finished 8–16 overall and placed third in the PCC southern division with a record of 5–7.