1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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]

1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific-8
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 2
Record	24–5 (11–3, 1st Pac-8)
Head coach	Gene Bartow (2nd year)
Assistant coaches	Larry Farmer Lee Hunt
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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) Larry Farmer (UCLA) Lee Hunt Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.

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