1977–78 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1977–78 UCLA Bruins UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Pacific-8 Pac-8 2 2 25–3 14–0, 1st Gary Cunningham (1st year) Larry Farmer Jim Harrick Craig Impelman Pauley Pavilion Pac-8 champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1977–78 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gary Cunningham, who would be the highest winning percentage coach of all time at UCLA, began his first of two years. The Bruins started the season ranked 6th in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 4–0 before losing at Notre Dame. UCLA's team finished 1st in the Pac-8 regular season. They went undefeated in conference play for the first time since John Wooden's 1972–73 team in the last Pac-8 year, as the conference would add the two Arizona universities, becoming the Pac-10. UCLA participated the NCAA tournament where they lost to Arkansas.2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide Starting lineup PositionPlayerClassFJames WilkesSo.FDavid GreenwoodJr.CGig SimsSo.GRoy HamiltonJr.GRaymond TownsendSr. Roster 1977 UCLA Bruins men's y Darrell Allums y 32 C 6 9 So Los Angeles, California Tony Anderson 45 G 6 4 Fr David Greenwood y 34 F 6 9 222 Jr Lynwood, California Roy Hamilton basketball y 24 G 6 2 180 Jr Los Angeles, California Brad Holland y 14 G 6 3 217 Jr Billings, Montana Rennie Kelly 43 G 6 2 Fr Gig Sims 31 C 6 9 So Marvin Thomas 50 F 6 5 Jr Raymond Townsend y 22 G 6 3 175 Sr San Jose, California C Kiki Vandeweghe y 55 F 6 7 220 So Wiesbaden, West Germany James Wilkes basketball y 35 F 6 7 195 So Nashville, Tennessee http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1978_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf Gary Cunningham (UCLA) Schedule yes 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1977 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 26, 1977 y 6 BYU Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,202 75–73 1–0 November 27, 1977 y 6 1977 men Seattle Redhawks Seattle Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 8,223 106–73 2–0 December 2, 1977 y 6 1977 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,311 104–70 3–0 December 3, 1977 y 6 1977 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,164 88–79 4–0 December 10, 1977 y 5 Notre Dame 3 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,829 66–69 4–1 December 16, 1977 y 8 1977 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,517 90–75 5–1 December 17, 1977 y 8 1977 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,149 71–55 6–1 December 22, 1977 y 7 1977 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,014 109–69 7–1 December 23, 1977 y 7 1977 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 8,638 86–67 8–1 December 29, 1977 8 1977 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,603 85–63 9–1 January 6, 1978 yes 7 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 7,461 79–60 10–1 1–0 January 8, 1978 yes 7 Washington State Washington State University Performing Arts Coliseum Pullman, WA 8,763 70–55 11–1 2–0 January 13, 1978 7 1977 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,652 90–72 12–1 3–0 January 14, 1978 7 1977 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,461 77–60 13–1 4–0 January 22, 1978 y yes 3 Notre Dame 7 Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN 11,345 73–75 13–2 January 28, 1978 6 1977 men USC Trojans USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,712 83–71 14–2 5–0 February 2, 1978 5 1977 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,091 101–64 15–2 6–0 February 4, 1978 5 1977 men California Golden Bears California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,399 94–75 16–2 7–0 February 10, 1978 yes 5 California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 6,600 78–64 17–2 8–0 February 11, 1978 yes 5 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 7,982 79–63 18–2 9–0 February 17, 1978 4 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,438 60–59 19–2 10–0 February 18, 1978 4 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,593 104–64 20–2 11–0 February 23, 1978 yes 3 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 10,522 96–58 21–2 12–0 February 25, 1978 yes 3 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 10,500 83–57 22–2 13–0 March 3, 1978 yes 2 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 11,761 91–78 23–2 14–0 March 5, 1978 y 2 Michigan Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,004 96–70 24–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 11, 1978 y yes 2 W 1Q Kansas 9 W 3L McArthur Court Eugene, OR Regional Quarterfinals 9,141 83–76 25–2 March 16, 1978 y yes 2 W 1Q Arkansas 5 W 2L The Pit Albuquerque, NM Regional semifinals 17,750 70–74 25–3 AP Poll Pacific Time W West 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 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 dead Final 1978 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1978_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf See also 1977-78 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla Ucla UCLA UCLA