1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1981–82 UCLA Bruins UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Pacific-10 Pac-10 19 21–6 14–4, 2nd Larry Farmer 1st Craig Impelman Chris Lippert Kevin O'Connor Pauley Pavilion The 1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Larry Farmer was the new head coach, the fourth since the legendary John Wooden. The Bruins started the season ranked 2nd in the nation (AP Poll). On December 19, the Bruins hosted #7 DePaul, winning 87–75. UCLA's team finished 2nd in the Pac-10 regular season and finished 19th in the AP poll.2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide Starting lineup PositionPlayerClassFKenny FieldsSo.FMike SandersSr.CStuart GraySo.GRalph JacksonSo.GRod FosterJr. Roster 1981 UCLA Bruins men's y Tony Anderson 45 F 6 6 Sr C Darren Daye y 30 F 6 7 Jr Des Moines, Iowa Mark Eaton y 35 C 7 4 Sr Inglewood, California Kenny Fields y 54 F 6 7 So Iowa City, Iowa Rod Foster y 10 G 6 1 Jr Birmingham, Alabama Stuart Gray basketball y 55 C 7 0 Fr Panama Canal Zone, Panama Michael Holton y 14 G 6 4 Jr Seattle, Washington Ralph Jackson basketball y 3 G 6 2 So Nigel Miguel y 25 G 6 5 Fr British Honduras Mike Sanders basketball y 52 F 6 7 Sr Vidalia, Louisiana C Dean Sears 44 F 6 7 Sr Brad Wright basketball y 32 C 6 10 Fr Hollywood, California http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1982_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf Larry Farmer (UCLA) Craig Impelman Chris Lippert Kevin O'Connor Schedule yes 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1981 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 27, 1981 y 2 1981 men BYU Cougars BYU Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,172 75–79 0–1 November 28, 1981 y 2 Pepperdine Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,257 76–69 1–1 December 3, 1981 y yes 8 1981 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ 13,681 54–57 1–2 December 5, 1981 y yes 8 Notre Dame Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN 11,345 75–49 2–2 December 12, 1981 y 17 1981 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,182 77–43 3–2 December 19, 1981 y 17 DePaul 7 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,293 87–75 4–2 December 23, 1981 y yes 15 1981 men LSU Tigers LSU Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 28,880 83–76 5–2 December 29, 1981 y 16 1981 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,314 90–57 6–2 January 2, 1982 yes 16 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 4,700 51–57 3OT 6–3 0–1 January 4, 1982 yes 16 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 3,220 50–56 6–4 0–2 January 9, 1982 yes 19 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 12,480 71–86 6–5 0–3 January 16, 1982 1981 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,124 65–56 7–5 1–3 January 18, 1982 1981 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,451 75–59 8–5 2–3 January 22, 1982 yes 1981 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 7,104 42–34 9–5 3–3 January 23, 1982 yes 1981 men California Golden Bears California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 6,500 83–56 10–5 4–3 January 29, 1982 Oregon State 8 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,237 74–68 11–5 5–3 January 30, 1982 1981 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,307 84–61 12–5 6–3 February 5, 1982 USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,529 69–66 13–5 7–3 February 7, 1982 y Notre Dame Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,244 48–47 14–5 February 12, 1982 yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 8,960 88–73 15–5 8–3 February 13, 1982 yes Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ 8,658 72–60 16–5 9–3 February 19, 1982 California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,358 70–65 OT 17–5 10–3 February 20, 1982 Stanford Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 7,893 79–53 18–5 11–3 February 26, 1982 yes 20 Oregon State 4 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 10,000 58–72 18–6 11–4 February 27, 1982 yes 20 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 6,473 88–66 19–6 12–4 March 5, 1982 19 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,748 68–67 20–6 13–4 March 6, 1982 19 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,309 57–54 21–6 14–4 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=11 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=11 dead Final 1982 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1982_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf#page=2 Notes This UCLA team didn't live up to the pre-season expectations as it was ranked #2 in the AP Poll, but finished ranked only 19th. Because of probation, for the first time in 16 years (since 1966) UCLA did not participate in the NCAA Tournament. References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla NCAA NCAA