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 Regional Semifinals vs. Idaho St., L, 75–76
ConferencePacific-8
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 2
1976–77 record24–5 (11–3, 1st Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
1976–77 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UCLA11–3 .786  24–5  .828
Oregon9–5 .643  19–10  .655
Washington State8–6 .571  19–8  .704
Washington8–6 .571  17–10  .630
Oregon State8–6 .571  16–13  .552
California7–7 .500  12–15  .444
Stanford3–11 .214  11–16  .407
USC2–12 .143  6–20  .231
As of April 15, 1976[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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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).
  • Sports Reference – UCLA Bruins – 1976–77 basketball season
  • YouTube – Idaho State upsets UCLA, from Big Sky 50 Greatest Moments – from NBC Sports telecast
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