1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1976–77 UCLA Bruins UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Pacific-8 Pac-8 4 2 24–5 11–3, 1st Gene Bartow (2nd year) Larry Farmer Lee Hunt Pauley Pavilion Pac-8 champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In his second and final year as head coach, Gene Bartow and the Bruins began the season ranked fourth in the AP Poll and won the Pac-8 regular season with an 11–3 record. The Bruins were swept by Oregon,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fq1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6047%2C1577767 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon The Ducks do it again! January 8, 1977 1Ahttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FqNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mtkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3771%2C4885232 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Conrad John Ducks play great half for half the lead February 20, 1977 1B and also lost at Washington.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D6NVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mtkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3688%2C2946492 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press As the Bruins falter February 13, 1977 1B Ranked second and 23–4 overall,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0jtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=su0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4735%2C3512280 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Michigan gains No. 1 in voting March 9, 1977 19 UCLA accepted a bid to the NCAA tournament; they defeated fourteenth-ranked Louisville in the first round in Pocatello, Idaho, and remained at second in the final poll.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hPBLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4339%2C100782 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Michigan cagers must prove they deserve high ranking March 16, 1977 21 In the West Regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) at Provo, Utah, the Bruins were upset by a point by unranked Idaho State.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BdFSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IX8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6533%2C4610884 Deseret News Salt Lake City Benson Lee Utes fall short, Idaho State stuns UCLA March 18, 1977 6Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aPAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7vgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4290%2C999413 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press ISU has greatest win March 18, 1977 21https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hdZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6510%2C4260707 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services UCLA becomes the obscure one March 18, 1977 1BDiane Pucin The day the Bruins finally got floored https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-dec-15-sp-uclahoops15-story.html Los Angeles Times December 15, 2007 January 1, 2017 Failing to make the Final Four broke a record streak of these appearances going back to 1966.2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide Senior forward Marques Johnson was a consensus All-American.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0jtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=su0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4862%2C3513454 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Johnson heads All-Americans March 9, 1977 19 Starting lineup No.PositionPlayerClass54FMarques Johnson Sr.34FDavid GreenwoodSo.32CBret VromanJr.24GRoy HamiltonSo.44GJim SpillaneSr. Roster 1976 UCLA Bruins men's y Marques Johnson y 54 F 6 7 218 Sr Natchitoches, Louisiana C David Greenwood y 34 F 6 9 222 So Lynwood, California Roy Hamilton basketball y 24 G 6 2 180 So Los Angeles, California Jim Spillane 44 G 5 11 Sr Brett Vroman y 32 C 7 0 220 Jr Hollywood, California Brad Holland y 14 G 6 3 217 So Billings, Montana Raymond Townsend y 22 G 6 3 175 Jr San Jose, California Gig Sims 31 C 6 9 Fr Kiki Vandeweghe y 55 F 6 7 220 Fr Wiesbaden, West Germany Wilbert Olinde y 53 F 6 7 Sr James Wilkes basketball y 35 F 6 7 195 Fr Nashville, Tennessee http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1977_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf Gene Bartow Larry Farmer (UCLA) Lee Hunt Schedule yes 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1976 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 26, 1976 yes 4 1976 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,062 74–64 1–0 November 27, 1976 yes 4 1976 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 18 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,131 76–69 2–0 December 01, 1976 yes 3 1976 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,144 99–68 3–0 December 11, 1976 yes 3 Notre Dame 7 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,542 63–66 3–1 December 17, 1976 yes 9 1976 men Rice Owls Rice Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,106 107–60 4–1 December 18, 1976 yes 9 1976 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,388 110–85 5–1 December 22, 1976 yes 8 1976 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,284 89–74 6–1 December 23, 1976 yes 8 1976 men William & Mary Tribe William & Mary Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,153 59–55 7–1 December 28, 1976 yes 8 1976 men SMU Mustangs SMU Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,088 99–71 8–1 December 29, 1976 yes 8 1976 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,657 88–68 9–1 January 02, 1977 yes 8 Houston Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,302 96–83 10–1 January 07, 1977 7 1976 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,497 60–61 10–2 0–1 January 08, 1977 7 1976 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,127 83–66 11–2 1–1 January 13, 1977 yes 12 1976 men California Golden Bears California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 6,700 82–74 12–2 2–1 January 15, 1977 yes 12 1976 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 8,000 100–86 13–2 3–1 January 23, 1977 y yes 10 Notre Dame Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN 11,345 70–65 14–2 January 28, 1977 8 1976 men USC Trojans USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,397 77–59 15–2 4–1 January 30, 1977 y yes 8 1976 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 7 Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA 15,391 103–89 16–2 February 03, 1977 2 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,684 75–65 17–2 5–1 February 05, 1977 2 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,416 72–59 18–2 6–1 February 10, 1977 yes 2 Washington State WSU Performing Arts Coliseum Pullman, WA 12,058 65–62 19–2 7–1 February 12, 1977 yes 2 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 9,536 73–78 19–3 7–2 February 17, 1977 yes 3 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 10,501 89–76 20–3 8–2 February 19, 1977 yes 3 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 10,500 55–65 20–4 8–3 February 24, 1977 5 Stanford Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,316 114–83 21–4 9–3 February 26, 1977 5 California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,512 91–69 22–4 10–3 March 05, 1977 yes 4 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 9,300 78–69 23–4 11–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 12, 1977 1:15 pm yes yes 2 Louisville 14 ISU Minidome Pocatello, ID Regional Quarterfinals 10,897 NBC 87–79 24–4 March 17, 1977 8:15 pm yes yes 2 Idaho State Marriott Center Provo, UT Regional semifinals 21,639 NBC 75–76 24–5 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 1977 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1977_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf#page=2 References 2 External links Sports Reference – UCLA Bruins – 1976–77 basketball season YouTube – 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