1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team American college basketball season
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.
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
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
^ Oregon State vacated 15 wins from the 1975–76 season. UCLA record book records the vacated loss as a win
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics