1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gary Cunningham began his second year and final year as head coach. The Bruins started the season ranked 2nd in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 3–0 before losing to #3 Notre Dame. UCLA's team finished 1st in the Pac-10 regular season. UCLA participated the NCAA Tournament where they reached the Regional Final before losing 95–91 to DePaul (a team the Bruins had beaten in their second game of the season).[2]

1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-10 Champions
NCAA, Regional Final
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1978–79 record25–5 (15–3, 1st Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
1978–79 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UCLA153 .833  255  .833
USC144 .778  209  .690
Oregon State117 .611  1810  .643
Washington State108 .556  189  .667
Arizona108 .556  1611  .593
Arizona State711 .389  1215  .444
Oregon711 .389  1215  .444
Stanford612 .333  1215  .444
Washington612 .333  1116  .407
California414 .222  621  .222
As of April 15, 1979[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Starting lineup

Position Player Class
F Kiki Vandeweghe Jr.
F David Greenwood Sr.
C Gig Sims Jr.
G Roy Hamilton Sr.
G Brad Holland Sr.

Roster

1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 32 Darrell Allums 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Los Angeles, California
F 34 David Greenwood (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)222 lb (101 kg) Sr Lynwood, California
G 24 Roy Hamilton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
G 14 Brad Holland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)217 lb (98 kg) Sr Billings, Montana
G 43 Rennie Kelly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G 20 Tyren Naulls 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
F 52 Mike Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Vidalia, Louisiana
C 31 Gig Sims 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
G 50 Marvin Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
F 55 Kiki Vandeweghe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wiesbaden, West Germany
F 35 James Wilkes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach

Gary Cunningham (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 24, 1978
No. 2 Boise State W 79–59  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (11,058)
Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 1978
No. 2 DePaul W 108–85  2–0
Pauley Pavilion (12,178)
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 1978
No. 2 Santa Clara W 87–73  3–0
Pauley Pavilion (11,829)
Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 1978
No. 2 No. 3 Notre Dame L 78–81  3–1
Pauley Pavilion (12,721)
Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 1978
No. 5 San Diego State W 97–73  4–1
Pauley Pavilion (10,852)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1978
No. 3 Fordham W 95–64  5–1
Pauley Pavilion (9,732)
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1978
No. 3 Boston College W 103–81  6–1
Pauley Pavilion (10,489)
Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1978
No. 3 at Stanford L 72–75  6–2
(0–1)
Maples Pavilion (7,946)
Stanford, CA
December 28, 1978
No. 3 at California W 95–67  7–2
(1–1)
Harmon Gym (6,500)
Berkeley, CA
January 4, 1979
No. 6 Oregon State W 65–63  8–2
(2–1)
Pauley Pavilion (12,374)
Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 1979
No. 6 Rutgers W 78–57  9–2
Pauley Pavilion (12,176)
Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1979
No. 6 Oregon W 74–71  10–2
(3–1)
Pauley Pavilion (11,433)
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 1979
No. 6 at USC W 89–86  11–2
(4–1)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (14,696)
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1979
No. 3 at Arizona L 69–70  11–3
(4–1)
McKale Center (14,606)
Tucson, AZ
January 20, 1979
No. 3 at Arizona State W 95–79  12–3
(5–2)
ASU Activity Center (14,301)
Tempe, AZ
January 25, 1979
No. 6 Washington State W 89–71  13–3
(6–2)
Pauley Pavilion (12,173)
Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 1979
No. 6 Washington W 86–61  14–3
(7–2)
Pauley Pavilion (12,052)
Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1979
No. 6 at Oregon W 65–58  15–3
(8–2)
McArthur Court (10,000)
Eugene, OR
February 3, 1979
No. 6 at Oregon State W 69–56  16–3
(9–2)
Gill Coliseum (10,427)
Corvallis, OR
February 9, 1979
No. 4 USC W 102–94 OT 17–3
(10–2)
Pauley Pavilion (12,591)
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1979
No. 4 at No. 1 Notre Dame W 56–52  18–3
Athletic & Convocation Center (11,343)
Notre Dame, IN
February 15, 1979
No. 2 Arizona State W 85–83  19–3
(11–2)
Pauley Pavilion (12,066)
Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1979
No. 2 Arizona W 110–86  20–3
(12–2)
Pauley Pavilion (11,746)
Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1979
No. 1 at Washington L 68–69  20–4
(12–3)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,000)
Seattle, WA
February 24, 1979
No. 1 at Washington State W 110–102 3OT 21–4
(13–3)
WSU Performing Arts Coliseum (11,754)
Pullman, WA
March 1, 1979
No. 3 California W 79–68  22–4
(14–3)
Pauley Pavilion (12,129)
Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 1979
No. 3 Stanford W 99–71  23–4
(15–3)
Pauley Pavilion (12,322)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament

No. 2 Bye
First Round
 
 
March 11, 1979
No. 2 vs. (9W) Pepperdine
Second Round
W 76–71  24–4
Pauley Pavilion (12,181)
Los Angeles, CA
March 15, 1979
No. 2 vs. No. 12 (4W) San Francisco
Regional Semifinals
W 99–81  25–4
Marriott Center (15,139)
Provo, UT
March 17, 1979
No. 2 vs. No. 6 (2W) DePaul
Regional Finals
L 91–95  25–5
Marriott Center (13,126)
Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.
Source:[3][4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 2 2 2 5 3 3 6 6 3 6 5 4 2 1 3 2 2 
Coaches 2 5 3 3 5 6 4 7 3 3 1 1 3 2 Not released

^Coaches did not release Week 1 or Week 2 polls.

NBA draft

Year Round Pick Player NBA Team
1979 1 2 David Greenwood Chicago Bulls
1979 1 10 Roy Hamilton Detroit Pistons
1979 1 14 Brad Holland Los Angeles Lakers
Source:[5]

Notes

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 1979 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).
  5. UCLA Basketball Produces Three First-Round NBA Draft Picks, UCLABruins.com, June 26, 2014
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