1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record21–6 (14–4, 2nd Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1981–82 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oregon State 16 – 2   .889 25 – 5   .833
No. 19 UCLA 14 – 4   .778 21 – 6   .778
USC 13 – 5   .722 19 – 9   .679
Washington 11 – 7   .611 19 – 10   .655
Washington State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533
California 8 – 10   .444 14 – 13   .519
Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 14   .481
Oregon 4 – 14   .222 9 – 18   .333
Arizona 4 – 14   .222 9 – 18   .333
Stanford 2 – 16   .111 7 – 20   .259
As of April 15, 1982[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[2]

Starting lineup

Position Player Class
F Kenny Fields So.
F Mike Sanders Sr.
C Stuart Gray So.
G Ralph Jackson So.
G Rod Foster Jr.

Roster

1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 45 Tony Anderson (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr
F 30 Darren Daye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr Des Moines, Iowa
C 35 Mark Eaton 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
—
 Sr Inglewood, California
F 54 Kenny Fields 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So Iowa City, Iowa
G 10 Rod Foster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Jr Birmingham, Alabama
C 55 Stuart Gray 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
—
 Fr Panama Canal Zone, Panama
G 14 Michael Holton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr Seattle, Washington
G 3 Ralph Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So
G 25 Nigel Miguel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Fr British Honduras
F 52 Mike Sanders (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr Vidalia, Louisiana
F 44 Dean Sears 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr
C 32 Brad Wright 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Fr Hollywood, California
Head coach

Larry Farmer (UCLA)

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 27, 1981
 No. 2 BYU L 75–79  0–1
 Pauley Pavilion (12,172)
Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 1981
 No. 2 Pepperdine W 76–69  1–1
 Pauley Pavilion (11,257)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 1981
 No. 8 at Rutgers L 54–57  1–2
 Brendan Byrne Arena (13,681)
East Rutherford, NJ
December 5, 1981
 No. 8 at Notre Dame W 75–49  2–2
 Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345)
Notre Dame, IN
December 12, 1981
 No. 17 Boston University W 77–43  3–2
 Pauley Pavilion (9,182)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1981
 No. 17 No. 7 DePaul W 87–75  4–2
 Pauley Pavilion (12,293)
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1981
 No. 15 at LSU W 83–76  5–2
 Louisiana Superdome (28,880)
New Orleans, LA
December 29, 1981
 No. 16 Maryland W 90–57  6–2
 Pauley Pavilion (12,314)
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1982
 No. 16 at Washington State L 51–57 3OT 6–3
(0–1) 		Beasley Coliseum (4,700)
Pullman, WA
January 4, 1982
 No. 16 at Washington L 50–56  6–4
(0–2) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,220)
Seattle, WA
January 9, 1982
 No. 19 at USC L 71–86  6–5
(0–3) 		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (12,480)
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1982
 Arizona W 65–56  7–5
(1–3) 		Pauley Pavilion (11,124)
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1982
 Arizona State W 75–59  8–5
(2–3) 		Pauley Pavilion (9,451)
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 1982
 at Stanford W 42–34  9–5
(3–3) 		Maples Pavilion (7,104)
Stanford, CA
January 23, 1982
 at California W 83–56  10–5
(4–3) 		Harmon Gym (6,500)
Berkeley, CA
January 29, 1982
 No. 8 Oregon State W 74–68  11–5
(5–3) 		Pauley Pavilion (12,237)
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1982
 Oregon W 84–61  12–5
(6–3) 		Pauley Pavilion (10,307)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1982
 USC W 69–66  13–5
(7–3) 		Pauley Pavilion (12,529)
Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 1982
 Notre Dame W 48–47  14–5
 Pauley Pavilion (10,244)
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1982
 at Arizona W 88–73  15–5
(8–3) 		McKale Center (8,960)
Tucson, AZ
February 13, 1982
 at Arizona State W 72–60  16–5
(9–3) 		ASU Activity Center (8,658)
Tempe, AZ
February 19, 1982
 California W 70–65 OT 17–5
(10–3) 		Pauley Pavilion (10,358)
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1982
 Stanford W 79–53  18–5
(11–3) 		Pauley Pavilion (7,893)
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1982
 No. 20 at No. 4 Oregon State L 58–72  18–6
(11–4) 		Gill Coliseum (10,000)
Corvallis, OR
February 27, 1982
 No. 20 at Oregon W 88–66  19–6
(12–4) 		McArthur Court (6,473)
Eugene, OR
March 5, 1982
 No. 19 Washington W 68–67  20–6
(13–4) 		Pauley Pavilion (11,748)
Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1982
 No. 19 Washington State W 57–54  21–6
(14–4) 		Pauley Pavilion (11,309)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3] [4]

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

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ 2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
  3. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  4. ^ "Final 1982 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).