1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1978–79 UCLA Bruins UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Pacific-10 Pac-10 2 2 25–5 15–3 Gary Cunningham (2nd year) Jim Harrick Craig Impelman Pauley Pavilion Pac-10 champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gary Cunningham began his second year and final year as head coach. The Bruins started the season ranked 2nd in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 3–0 before losing to #3 Notre Dame. UCLA's team finished 1st in the Pac-10 regular season. UCLA participated in the NCAA Tournament where they reached the Regional Final before losing 95–91 to DePaul (a team the Bruins had beaten in their second game of the season).2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide Starting lineup PositionPlayerClassFKiki VandewegheJr.FDavid GreenwoodSr.CGig SimsJr.GRoy HamiltonSr.GBrad HollandSr. Roster 1978 UCLA Bruins men's y Darrell Allums y 32 C 6 9 Jr Los Angeles, California David Greenwood y 34 F 6 9 222 Sr Lynwood, California C Roy Hamilton basketball y 24 G 6 2 180 Sr Los Angeles, California Brad Holland y 14 G 6 3 217 Sr Billings, Montana Rennie Kelly 43 G 6 3 Sr Tyren Naulls 20 G 6 3 Fr Mike Sanders basketball y 52 F 6 6 Fr Vidalia, Louisiana Gig Sims 31 C 6 9 Jr Marvin Thomas 50 G 6 5 Sr Kiki Vandeweghe y 55 F 6 7 220 Jr Wiesbaden, West Germany James Wilkes basketball y 35 F 6 7 195 Jr Nashville, Tennessee http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1979_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf Gary Cunningham (UCLA) Schedule yes 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1978 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 24, 1978 y 2 Boise State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,058 79–59 1–0 November 25, 1978 y 2 DePaul Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,178 108–85 2–0 December 2, 1978 y 2 1978 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,829 87–73 3–0 December 9, 1978 y 2 Notre Dame 3 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,721 78–81 3–1 December 16, 1978 y 5 1978 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,852 97–73 4–1 December 22, 1978 y 3 1978 men Fordham Rams Fordham Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,732 95–64 5–1 December 23, 1978 y 3 Boston College Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,489 103–81 6–1 December 27, 1978 yes 3 1978 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 7,946 72–75 6–2 0–1 December 28, 1978 yes 3 1978 men California Golden Bears California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 6,500 95–67 7–2 1–1 January 4, 1979 6 1978 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,374 65–63 8–2 2–1 January 6, 1979 y 6 Rutgers Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,176 78–57 9–2 January 8, 1979 6 1978 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,433 74–71 10–2 3–1 January 13, 1979 yes 6 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 14,696 89–86 11–2 4–1 January 18, 1979 yes 3 1978 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,606 69–70 11–3 4–1 January 20, 1979 yes 3 1978 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ 14,301 95–79 12–3 5–2 January 25, 1979 6 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,173 89–71 13–3 6–2 January 27, 1979 6 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,052 86–61 14–3 7–2 February 1, 1979 yes 6 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 10,000 65–58 15–3 8–2 February 3, 1979 yes 6 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 10,427 69–56 16–3 9–2 February 9, 1979 4 USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,591 102–94 OT 17–3 10–2 February 11, 1979 y yes 4 Notre Dame 1 Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN 11,343 56–52 18–3 February 15, 1979 2 Arizona State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,066 85–83 19–3 11–2 February 17, 1979 2 Arizona Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,746 110–86 20–3 12–2 February 22, 1979 yes 1 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 7,000 68–69 20–4 12–3 February 24, 1979 yes 1 Washington State WSU Performing Arts Coliseum Pullman, WA 11,754 110–102 3OT 21–4 13–3 March 1, 1979 3 California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,129 79–68 22–4 14–3 March 3, 1979 3 Stanford Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,322 99–71 23–4 15–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 11, 1979 y yes 2 1 W Pepperdine 9 W Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA Second Round 12,181 76–71 24–4 March 15, 1979 y yes 2 1 W San Francisco 4 W 12 Marriott Center Provo, UT Regional semifinals 15,139 99–81 25–4 March 17, 1979 y yes 2 1 W DePaul 6 2 W Marriott Center Provo, UT Regional Finals 13,126 91–95 25–5 AP Poll Pacific time Source:Season by Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=10 UCLA Athletics February 13, 2018 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 1979 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1979_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf Rankings 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 2 2 2 5 3 3 6 6 3 6 5 4 2 1 3 2 2 Coaches 0 15 2 – – 5 3 3 5 6 4 7 3 3 1 1 3 2 ^Coaches did not release Week 1 or Week 2 polls. NBA draft Year Round Pick Player NBA Team 1979 1 2 David Greenwood Chicago Bulls 1979 1 10 Roy Hamilton Detroit Pistons 1979 1 14 Brad Holland Los Angeles Lakers Source:UCLA Basketball Produces Three First-Round NBA Draft Picks, UCLABruins.com, June 26, 2014 Notes David Greenwood will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021 References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA