1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-8
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 2
Record24–5 (11–3, 1st Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1976–77 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 11 – 3   .786 24 – 5   .828
Oregon 9 – 5   .643 19 – 10   .655
Washington State 8 – 6   .571 19 – 8   .704
Washington 8 – 6   .571 17 – 10   .630
Oregon State 8 – 6   .571 16 – 13   .552
California 7 – 7   .500 12 – 15   .444
Stanford 3 – 11   .214 11 – 16   .407
USC 2 – 12   .143 6 – 20   .231
As of April 15, 1977[1]
Rankings from AP Poll


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,[2][3] and also lost at Washington.[4]

Ranked second and 23–4 overall,[5] 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.[6] In the West Regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) at Provo, Utah, the Bruins were upset by a point by unranked Idaho State.[7][8][9][10] Failing to make the Final Four broke a record streak of these appearances going back to 1966.[11]

Senior forward Marques Johnson was a consensus All-American.[12]

Starting lineup

No. Position Player Class
54 F Marques Johnson Sr.
34 F David Greenwood So.
32 C Bret Vroman Jr.
24 G Roy Hamilton So.
44 G Jim Spillane Sr.

Roster

1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 54 Marques Johnson (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Natchitoches, Louisiana
F 34 David Greenwood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Lynwood, California
G 24 Roy Hamilton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Los Angeles, California
G 44 Jim Spillane 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Sr
C 32 Brett Vroman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hollywood, California
G 14 Brad Holland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Billings, Montana
G 22 Raymond Townsend 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr San Jose, California
C 31 Gig Sims 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Fr
F 55 Kiki Vandeweghe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Wiesbaden, West Germany
F 53 Wilbert Olinde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr
F 35 James Wilkes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach

Gene Bartow

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 26, 1976*
 No. 4 San Diego State W 74–64  1–0
 Pauley Pavilion (12,062)
Los Angeles, CA
November 27, 1976*
 No. 4 No. 18 DePaul W 76–69  2–0
 Pauley Pavilion (12,131)
Los Angeles, CA
December 01, 1976*
 No. 3 Jacksonville W 99–68  3–0
 Pauley Pavilion (11,144)
Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1976*
 No. 3 No. 7 Notre Dame L 63–66  3–1
 Pauley Pavilion (12,542)
Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1976*
 No. 9 Rice W 107–60  4–1
 Pauley Pavilion (9,106)
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1976*
 No. 9 Tulsa W 110–85  5–1
 Pauley Pavilion (9,388)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1976*
 No. 8 San Jose State W 89–74  6–1
 Pauley Pavilion (9,284)
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1976*
 No. 8 William & Mary W 59–55  7–1
 Pauley Pavilion (9,153)
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1976*
 No. 8 SMU W 99–71  8–1
 Pauley Pavilion (9,088)
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1976*
 No. 8 Utah State W 88–68  9–1
 Pauley Pavilion (11,657)
Los Angeles, CA
January 02, 1977*
 No. 8 Houston W 96–83  10–1
 Pauley Pavilion (9,302)
Los Angeles, CA
January 07, 1977
 No. 7 Oregon L 60–61  10–2
(0–1) 		Pauley Pavilion (12,497)
Los Angeles, CA
January 08, 1977
 No. 7 Oregon State W 83–66  11–2
(1–1) 		Pauley Pavilion (12,127)
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 1977
 No. 12 at California W 82–74  12–2
(2–1) 		Harmon Gym (6,700)
Berkeley, CA
January 15, 1977
 No. 12 at Stanford W 100–86  13–2
(3–1) 		Maples Pavilion (8,000)
Stanford, CA
January 23, 1977
 No. 10 at Notre Dame W 70–65  14–2
 Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345)
Notre Dame, IN
January 28, 1977
 No. 8 USC W 77–59  15–2
(4–1) 		Pauley Pavilion (12,397)
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1977
 No. 8 vs. No. 7 Tennessee W 103–89  16–2
 Omni Coliseum (15,391)
Atlanta, GA
February 03, 1977
 No. 2 Washington W 75–65  17–2
(5–1) 		Pauley Pavilion (12,684)
Los Angeles, CA
February 05, 1977
 No. 2 Washington State W 72–59  18–2
(6–1) 		Pauley Pavilion (12,416)
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1977
 No. 2 at Washington State W 65–62  19–2
(7–1) 		WSU Performing Arts Coliseum (12,058)
Pullman, WA
February 12, 1977
 No. 2 at Washington L 73–78  19–3
(7–2) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion (9,536)
Seattle, WA
February 17, 1977
 No. 3 at Oregon State W 89–76  20–3
(8–2) 		Gill Coliseum (10,501)
Corvallis, OR
February 19, 1977
 No. 3 at Oregon L 55–65  20–4
(8–3) 		McArthur Court (10,500)
Eugene, OR
February 24, 1977
 No. 5 Stanford W 114–83  21–4
(9–3) 		Pauley Pavilion (12,316)
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1977
 No. 5 California W 91–69  22–4
(10–3) 		Pauley Pavilion (12,512)
Los Angeles, CA
March 05, 1977
 No. 4 at USC W 78–69  23–4
(11–3) 		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (9,300)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 12, 1977*
1:15 pm, NBC 		No. 2 vs. No. 14 Louisville
Regional Quarterfinals 		W 87–79  24–4
 ISU Minidome (10,897)
Pocatello, ID
March 17, 1977*
8:15 pm, NBC 		No. 2 vs. Idaho State
Regional semifinals 		L 75–76  24–5
 Marriott Center (21,639)
Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Ducks do it again!". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. January 8, 1977. p. 1A.
  3. ^ Conrad, John (February 20, 1977). "Ducks play great half for half the lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "As the Bruins falter". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. February 13, 1977. p. 1B.
  5. ^ "Michigan gains No. 1 in voting". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 9, 1977. p. 19.
  6. ^ "Michigan cagers must prove they deserve high ranking". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 16, 1977. p. 21.
  7. ^ Benson, Lee (March 18, 1977). "Utes fall short, Idaho State stuns UCLA". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. p. 6B.
  8. ^ "ISU has greatest win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. March 18, 1977. p. 21.
  9. ^ "UCLA becomes the obscure one". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. March 18, 1977. p. 1B.
  10. ^ Pucin, Diane (December 15, 2007). "The day the Bruins finally got floored". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  11. ^ 2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
  12. ^ "Johnson heads All-Americans". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 9, 1977. p. 19.
  13. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  14. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).
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