1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team


The 1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gene Bartow as the first coach of the post-Wooden era, began his first year as head coach.

1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferencePacific-8
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record28–4 (13–1, 1st Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1975–76 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UCLA 12 2   .857 27 5   .844
Oregon State 10 4   .714 18 9   .667
Oregon 10 4   .714 19 11   .633
Washington 9 5   .643 22 6   .786
Washington State 8 6   .571 18 8   .692
California 4 10   .286 12 14   .462
Stanford 3 11   .214 9 18   .333
USC 0 14   .000 11 16   .407
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Bruins were ranked #2 in the polls and opened in St. Louis against #1 Indiana, and lost 64–84. UCLA won the Pac-8 title (regular season) and accepted the bid to the 32-team NCAA tournament. They advanced to the Final Four, but lost again to eventual champion Indiana, 51–65. This was the last of ten consecutive Final Fours for UCLA, going back to March 1967 (an NCAA record streak);[2] they were upset in the Sweet 16 in 1977.

Starting lineup

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Position Player Class
F Marques Johnson Jr.
F Richard Washington Jr.
C David Greenwood Fr.
G Raymond Townsend So.
G Andre McCarter Sr.

Roster

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1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 35 Ralph Drollinger 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr La Mesa, California
C 34 David Greenwood 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
G 24 Roy Hamilton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
G 14 Brad Holland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr La Crescenta, California
F 54 Marques Johnson (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 30 David Byrum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Santa Monica, California
G 45 Andre McCarter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 53 Wilbert Olinde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr La Mesa, California
G/F 55 Gavin Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Sherman Oaks, California
G 44 Jim Spillane 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 149 lb (68 kg) Jr Palos Verdes Estates, California
G 22 Raymond Townsend 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So San Jose, California
C 32 Brett Vroman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Provo, Utah
F/C 31 Richard Washington (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Portland, Oregon
Head coach

Gene Bartow

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 29, 1975*
No. 2 vs. No. 1 Indiana L 64–84  0–1
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis Missouri
December 5, 1975*
No. 5 San Jose State W 90–60  1–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 1975*
No. 5 Southern Illinois W 81–60  2–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1975*
No. 5 San Diego State W 101–86  3–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1975*
No. 6 Missouri W 83–71  4–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1975*
No. 6 Seattle W 106–72  5–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1975*
No. 4 Baylor W 96–75  6–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1975*
No. 4 Santa Clara
Bruin Classic
W 52–48  7–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1975*
No. 4 Purdue
Bruin Classic
W 99–86  8–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1976*
No. 4 Denver W 111–79  9–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1976*
No. 4 No. 5 Notre Dame W 86–70  10–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1976
No. 3 at Oregon W 62–61  11–1
(1–0)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
January 10, 1976
No. 3 at Oregon State L 58–75[note 1]  12–1
(2–0)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 16, 1976
No. 8 Stanford W 68–67  13–1
(3–0)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 1976
No. 8 California W 80–71  14–1
(4–0)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 1976*
No. 6 UC Santa Barbara W 64–50  15–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1976*
No. 6 at No. 15 Notre Dame L 85–95  15–2
Athletic & Convocation Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 31, 1976
No. 12 USC W 68–62  16–2
(5–0)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1976
No. 9 at No. 6 Washington W 92–87  17–2
(6–0)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
February 7, 1976
No. 9 at Washington State W 91–71  18–2
(7–0)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
February 12, 1976
No. 6 Washington State W 104–78  19–2
(8–0)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1976
No. 6 No. 9 Washington W 78–76  20–2
(9–0)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1976
No. 5 Oregon State W 78–69  21–2
(10–0)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1976
No. 5 Oregon L 45–65  21–3
(10–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1976
No. 9 at California W 113–93  22–3
(11–1)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
February 28, 1976
No. 9 at Stanford W 120–74  23–3
(12–1)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 6, 1976
No. 7 at USC W 87–73  24–3
(13–1)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1976*
No. 6 vs. San Diego State
First round
W 74–64  25–3
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, AZ
March 18, 1976*
No. 5 No. 20 Pepperdine
Regional semifinal
W 70–61  26–3
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 20, 1976*
No. 5 No. 15 Arizona
Regional Final
W 82–66  27–3
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 27, 1976*
No. 5 vs. No. 1 Indiana
National semifinal
L 51–65  27–4
Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
March 29, 1976*
No. 5 vs. Rutgers
National third-place game
W 106–92  28–4
Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

Source[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Oregon State vacated 15 wins from the 1975–76 season. UCLA record book records the vacated loss as a win

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ 2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
  3. ^ "1976 NCAA West Regional program". March 1976. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.