1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1979–80 UCLA Bruins UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Pacific-10 Pac-10 17–9, 5 wins and 1 loss vacated (unadjusted 22–10) 12–6, 4th Larry Brown 1st Larry Farmer Keith Glass Kevin O’ Connor Pauley Pavilion NCAA Tournament, runner-up (vacated) National Championship Game L Lost 54-59 vs. Louisville (vacated) The 1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Larry Brown began his first year as head coach. The Bruins started the season ranked 8th in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 3-0 and climbed to 7th after starting 3–0. UCLA's team finished 4th in the Pac-10 regular season, failing to finish atop the conference for the first time since 1965–66. UCLA participated the NCAA tournament going 5–0 before losing to the Louisville Cardinals in the championship game.2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide The Bruins' five NCAA tournament wins and championship game appearance were later vacated after the NCAA had determined UCLA committed nine violations.UCLA Will Not Appeal NCAA Ban: Basketball Team Is on Probation, Ineligible for Tournament Los Angeles Times 9 December 1981 152965876 The Bruins fell out the rankings in the poll released on January 14, 1980, ending what currently stands as the second most consecutive weeks ranked in the AP poll with 221. The streak began at the beginning of the Bruins 1966–67 season. Starting lineup PositionPlayerClassFKiki VandewegheSr.FJames WilkesSr.CMike SandersSo.GMichael HoltonFr.GRod FosterFr. Roster 1979 UCLA Bruins men's y Darrell Allums y 32 C 6 9 225 Sr Los Angeles, California Tony Anderson 45 F 6 4 195 So Victorville, California Randy Arrillaga 24 G 6 1 165 Fr Saratoga, California Darren Daye y 30 G 6 7 195 Fr Mission Hills, California Rod Foster y 10 G 6 1 159 Fr New Britain, Connecticut Michael Holton y 14 G 6 3 182 Fr Pasadena, California Chris Lippert 43 GF 6 5 189 Sr Reseda, California Tyren Naulls 20 G 6 3 206 So Lynwood, California Cliff Pruitt 34 F 6 7 185 Fr Los Angeles, California Mike Sanders basketball y 11 C 6 6 205 So DeRidder, Louisiana Gig Sims 31 C 6 9 202 Sr Redondo Beach, California Kiki Vandeweghe y 55 F 6 8 220 Sr Los Angeles, California C James Wilkes basketball y 35 F 6 7 205 Sr Los Angeles, California C http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1980_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf Larry Brown (North Carolina) Larry Farmer (UCLA) Keith Glass Kevin O'Connor 1980 NCAA Final Four program March 1980 Schedule yes 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1979 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 30, 1979 yes 8 1979 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,872 82–40 1–0 December 1, 1979 yes 8 1979 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,785 90–71 2–0 December 8, 1979 yes 8 1979 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,238 92–79 3–0 December 11, 1979 yes yes 7 Notre Dame 4 Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana 11,345 74–77 3–1 December 15, 1979 yes 7 DePaul 11 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,072 94–99 3–2 December 21, 1979 yes 14 1979 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 7,834 102–58 4–2 December 22, 1979 yes 14 1979 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 8,166 86–63 5–2 December 28, 1979 16 1979 men California Golden Bears California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,413 73–59 6–2 1–0 December 29, 1979 16 1979 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,473 92–60 7–2 2–0 January 3, 1980 yes 16 Oregon State 14 Beasley Coliseum Corvallis, OR 10,642 67–76 7–3 2–1 January 5, 1980 yes 16 1979 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 10,000 76–62 8–3 3–1 January 12, 1980 yes 16 1979 men USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 14,168 74–82 8–4 3–2 January 17, 1980 Arizona State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,286 76–78 8–5 3–3 January 19, 1980 yes Notre Dame 8 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,193 73–80 8–6 January 21, 1980 1979 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,044 69–59 9–6 4–3 January 24, 1980 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 5,178 76–59 10–6 5–3 January 26, 1980 away Washington State Gill Coliseum Pullman, WA 11,742 64–80 10–7 5–4 January 31, 1980 Oregon State 2 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,305 93–67 11–7 6–4 February 2, 1980 Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,952 90–76 12–7 7–4 February 9, 1980 USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,383 91–64 13–7 8–4 February 16, 1980 yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,486 90–78 14–7 9–4 February 18, 1980 yes Arizona State 18 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 9,638 80–92 14–8 9–5 February 21, 1980 Washington State 20 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,652 80–66 15–8 10–5 February 23, 1980 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,813 70–72 15–9 10–6 February 28, 1980 yes Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 5,892 75–62 16–9 11–6 March 1, 1980 yes California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 6,500 83–58 17–9 12–6 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 7, 1980 yes yes Old Dominion Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ First Round 9,250 87–74 (vacated) 18–9 March 9, 1980 yes yes DePaul 1 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ Second Round 14,468 77–71 (vacated) 19–9 March 13, 1980 yes yes Ohio State 10 McKale Center Tucson, AZ Sweet Sixteen 7,670 72–68 (vacated) 20–9 March 15, 1980 yes yes Clemson McKale Center Tucson, AZ Elite Eight 6,355 85–74 (vacated) 21–9 March 22, 1980 yes yes Purdue Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN Final Four 16,637 67–62 (vacated) 22–9 March 24, 1980 yes yes Louisville 2 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN Championship Game 16,637 54–59 (vacated) 22–10 AP Poll Pacific Time SourceSeason by Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=10 UCLA Athletics October 4, 2017 December 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229080204/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=10 deadFinal 1980 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1980_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf ncaa.com NCAA Notes Adding in the NCAA Tournament opponents, UCLA played eleven teams ranked in the AP Top-20 (at the time). This was over one-third of all opponents (11 of 32). UCLA beat #1 Depaul in the NCAA Tournament. This was the second consecutive year that UCLA had beaten a #1 team (either during the season or in the tournament). All 5 UCLA victories in the tournament and the championship loss were vacated by the NCAA for 9 infractions. They were also placed on two years' probation, which included a one-year NCAA tournament ban and an order to vacate its 1980 NCAA tournament appearance. References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Ucla Category:1979 in sports in California UCLA