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1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

January 07, 2023


The 1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gene Bartow as the first coach of the post-Wooden era, began his first year as head coach.

1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 Champions
ConferencePacific-8
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record28–4 (13–1, 1st Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1975–76 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UCLA 12 – 2   .857 27 – 5   .844
Oregon State 10 – 4   .714 18 – 9   .667
Oregon 10 – 4   .714 19 – 11   .633
Washington 9 – 5   .643 22 – 6   .786
Washington State 8 – 6   .571 18 – 8   .692
California 4 – 10   .286 12 – 14   .462
Stanford 3 – 11   .214 9 – 18   .333
USC 0 – 14   .000 11 – 16   .407
As of April 15, 1976[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The Bruins were ranked #2 in the polls and opened in St. Louis against #1 Indiana, and lost 64–84. UCLA won the Pac-8 title (regular season) and accepted the bid to the 32-team NCAA tournament. They advanced to the Final Four, but lost again to eventual champion Indiana, 51–65. This was the last of ten consecutive Final Fours for UCLA, going back to March 1967 (an NCAA record streak);[2] they were upset in the Sweet 16 in 1977.

Starting lineup

Position Player Class
F Marques Johnson Jr.
F Richard Washington Jr.
C David Greenwood Fr.
G Raymond Townsend So.
G Andre McCarter Sr.

Roster

1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 35 Ralph Drollinger 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr La Mesa, California
C 34 David Greenwood 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
G 24 Roy Hamilton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
G 14 Brad Holland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr La Crescenta, California
F 54 Marques Johnson (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 30 David Byrum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Santa Monica, California
G 45 Andre McCarter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 53 Wilbert Olinde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr La Mesa, California
G/F 55 Gavin Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Sherman Oaks, California
G 44 Jim Spillane 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 149 lb (68 kg) Jr Palos Verdes Estates, California
G 22 Raymond Townsend 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So San Jose, California
C 32 Brett Vroman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Provo, Utah
F/C 31 Richard Washington (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Portland, Oregon
Head coach

Gene Bartow

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

Roster

[3]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 29, 1975*
 No. 2 vs. No. 1 Indiana L 64–84  0–1
 St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis Missouri
December 5, 1975*
 No. 5 San Jose State W 90–60  1–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 1975*
 No. 5 Southern Illinois W 81–60  2–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1975*
 No. 5 San Diego State W 101–86  3–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1975*
 No. 6 Missouri W 83–71  4–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1975*
 No. 6 Seattle W 106–72  5–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1975*
 No. 4 Baylor W 96–75  6–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1975*
 No. 4 Santa Clara
Bruin Classic 		W 52–48  7–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1975*
 No. 4 Purdue
Bruin Classic 		W 99–86  8–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1976*
 No. 4 Denver W 111–79  9–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1976*
 No. 4 No. 5 Notre Dame W 86–70  10–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1976
 No. 3 at Oregon W 62–61  11–1
(1–0) 		McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
January 10, 1976
 No. 3 at Oregon State L 58–75[note 1]  12–1
(2–0) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 16, 1976
 No. 8 Stanford W 68–67  13–1
(3–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 1976
 No. 8 California W 80–71  14–1
(4–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 1976*
 No. 6 UC Santa Barbara W 64–50  15–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1976*
 No. 6 at No. 15 Notre Dame L 85–95  15–2
 Athletic & Convocation Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 31, 1976
 No. 12 USC W 68–62  16–2
(5–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1976
 No. 9 at No. 6 Washington W 92–87  17–2
(6–0) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
February 7, 1976
 No. 9 at Washington State W 91–71  18–2
(7–0) 		Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
February 12, 1976
 No. 6 Washington State W 104–78  19–2
(8–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1976
 No. 6 No. 9 Washington W 78–76  20–2
(9–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1976
 No. 5 Oregon State W 78–69  21–2
(10–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1976
 No. 5 Oregon L 45–65  21–3
(10–1) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1976
 No. 9 at California W 113–93  22–3
(11–1) 		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
February 28, 1976
 No. 9 at Stanford W 120–74  23–3
(12–1) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 6, 1976
 No. 7 at USC W 87–73  24–3
(13–1) 		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1976*
 No. 6 vs. San Diego State
First round 		W 74–64  25–3
 ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, AZ
March 18, 1976*
 No. 5 No. 20 Pepperdine
Regional semifinal 		W 70–61  26–3
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 20, 1976*
 No. 5 No. 15 Arizona
Regional Final 		W 82–66  27–3
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 27, 1976*
 No. 5 vs. No. 1 Indiana
National semifinal 		L 51–65  27–4
 Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
March 29, 1976*
 No. 5 vs. Rutgers
National third-place game 		W 106–92  28–4
 Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

Source[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Oregon State vacated 15 wins from the 1975–76 season. UCLA record book records the vacated loss as a win

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. ^ "1976 NCAA West Regional program". March 1976. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

January 07, 2023
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The 1975 76 UCLA Bruins men s basketball team represented the University of California Los Angeles in the 1975 76 NCAA Division I men s basketball season Gene Bartow as the first coach of the post Wooden era began his first year as head coach 1975 76 UCLA Bruins men s basketballPac 8 ChampionsNCAA Final Four L 51 65 IndianaConferencePacific 8RankingCoachesNo 5APNo 5Record28 4 13 1 1st Pac 8 Head coachGene Bartow 1st year Assistant coachesLarry Farmer Lee HuntHome arenaPauley PavilionSeasons 1974 751976 77 1975 76 Pacific 8 Conference men s basketball standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 5 UCLA 12 2 857 27 5 844Oregon State 10 4 714 18 9 667Oregon 10 4 714 19 11 633Washington 9 5 643 22 6 786Washington State 8 6 571 18 8 692California 4 10 286 12 14 462Stanford 3 11 214 9 18 333USC 0 14 000 11 16 407As of April 15 1976 1 Rankings from AP PollThe Bruins were ranked 2 in the polls and opened in St Louis against 1 Indiana and lost 64 84 UCLA won the Pac 8 title regular season and accepted the bid to the 32 team NCAA tournament They advanced to the Final Four but lost again to eventual champion Indiana 51 65 This was the last of ten consecutive Final Fours for UCLA going back to March 1967 an NCAA record streak 2 they were upset in the Sweet 16 in 1977 Contents 1 Starting lineup 2 Roster 3 Schedule 4 Notes 5 ReferencesStarting lineup EditPosition Player ClassF Marques Johnson Jr F Richard Washington Jr C David Greenwood Fr G Raymond Townsend So G Andre McCarter Sr Roster Edit1975 76 UCLA Bruins men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownC 35 Ralph Drollinger 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 230 lb 104 kg Sr La Mesa CaliforniaC 34 David Greenwood 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 217 lb 98 kg Fr Los Angeles CaliforniaG 24 Roy Hamilton 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 168 lb 76 kg Fr Los Angeles CaliforniaG 14 Brad Holland 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 180 lb 82 kg Fr La Crescenta CaliforniaF 54 Marques Johnson C 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 215 lb 98 kg Jr Los Angeles CaliforniaG 30 David Byrum 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 195 lb 88 kg Jr Santa Monica CaliforniaG 45 Andre McCarter 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg Sr Philadelphia PennsylvaniaF 53 Wilbert Olinde 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 205 lb 93 kg Jr La Mesa CaliforniaG F 55 Gavin Smith 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 189 lb 86 kg Jr Sherman Oaks CaliforniaG 44 Jim Spillane 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m 149 lb 68 kg Jr Palos Verdes Estates CaliforniaG 22 Raymond Townsend 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 160 lb 73 kg So San Jose CaliforniaC 32 Brett Vroman 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 210 lb 95 kg So Provo UtahF C 31 Richard Washington C 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 226 lb 103 kg Jr Portland Oregon Head coachGene Bartow Assistant coach es Larry Farmer UCLA Lee Hunt Central Missouri State Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on Injured Current redshirtRoster 3 Schedule EditDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateRegular SeasonNovember 29 1975 No 2 vs No 1 Indiana L 64 84 0 1 St Louis Arena St Louis MissouriDecember 5 1975 No 5 San Jose State W 90 60 1 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 6 1975 No 5 Southern Illinois W 81 60 2 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 15 1975 No 5 San Diego State W 101 86 3 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 18 1975 No 6 Missouri W 83 71 4 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 20 1975 No 6 Seattle W 106 72 5 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 23 1975 No 4 Baylor W 96 75 6 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 29 1975 No 4 Santa Clara Bruin Classic W 52 48 7 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CADecember 30 1975 No 4 Purdue Bruin Classic W 99 86 8 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAJanuary 2 1976 No 4 Denver W 111 79 9 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAJanuary 3 1976 No 4 No 5 Notre Dame W 86 70 10 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAJanuary 8 1976 No 3 at Oregon W 62 61 11 1 1 0 McArthur Court Eugene ORJanuary 10 1976 No 3 at Oregon State L 58 75 note 1 12 1 2 0 Gill Coliseum Corvallis ORJanuary 16 1976 No 8 Stanford W 68 67 13 1 3 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAJanuary 17 1976 No 8 California W 80 71 14 1 4 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAJanuary 22 1976 No 6 UC Santa Barbara W 64 50 15 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAJanuary 24 1976 No 6 at No 15 Notre Dame L 85 95 15 2 Athletic amp Convocation Center Notre Dame INJanuary 31 1976 No 12 USC W 68 62 16 2 5 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAFebruary 5 1976 No 9 at No 6 Washington W 92 87 17 2 6 0 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle WAFebruary 7 1976 No 9 at Washington State W 91 71 18 2 7 0 Beasley Coliseum Pullman WAFebruary 12 1976 No 6 Washington State W 104 78 19 2 8 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAFebruary 14 1976 No 6 No 9 Washington W 78 76 20 2 9 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAFebruary 19 1976 No 5 Oregon State W 78 69 21 2 10 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAFebruary 21 1976 No 5 Oregon L 45 65 21 3 10 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAFebruary 27 1976 No 9 at California W 113 93 22 3 11 1 Harmon Gym Berkeley CAFebruary 28 1976 No 9 at Stanford W 120 74 23 3 12 1 Maples Pavilion Stanford CAMarch 6 1976 No 7 at USC W 87 73 24 3 13 1 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles CANCAA TournamentMarch 13 1976 No 6 vs San Diego State First round W 74 64 25 3 ASU Activity Center Tempe AZMarch 18 1976 No 5 No 20 Pepperdine Regional semifinal W 70 61 26 3 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAMarch 20 1976 No 5 No 15 Arizona Regional Final W 82 66 27 3 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CAMarch 27 1976 No 5 vs No 1 Indiana National semifinal L 51 65 27 4 Spectrum Philadelphia PAMarch 29 1976 No 5 vs Rutgers National third place game W 106 92 28 4 Spectrum Philadelphia PA Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses All times are in Pacific time Source 4 Notes Edit Oregon State vacated 15 wins from the 1975 76 season UCLA record book records the vacated loss as a winReferences Edit 2017 18 Men s Basketball Media Guide Pac 12 Conference p 72 Retrieved February 16 2018 2012 13 UCLA Men s Basketball Media Guide 1976 NCAA West Regional program March 1976 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine 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