1977–78 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team


The 1977–78 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gary Cunningham, who would be the highest winning percentage coach of all time at UCLA, began his first of two years. The Bruins started the season ranked 6th in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 4–0 before losing at Notre Dame. UCLA's team finished 1st in the Pac-8 regular season. They went undefeated in conference play for the first time since John Wooden's 1972–73 team in the last Pac-8 year, as the conference would add the two Arizona universities, becoming the Pac-10. UCLA participated the NCAA tournament where they lost to Arkansas.[2]

1977–78 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-8
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record25–3 (14–0, 1st Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1977–78 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 14 0   1.000 25 3   .893
Oregon State 9 5   .643 16 11   .593
Washington State 7 7   .500 16 11   .593
USC 7 7   .500 14 13   .519
Oregon 6 8   .429 16 11   .593
Washington 6 8   .429 14 13   .519
California 4 10   .286 11 16   .407
Stanford 3 11   .214 13 14   .481
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Starting lineup

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Position Player Class
F James Wilkes So.
F David Greenwood Jr.
C Gig Sims So.
G Roy Hamilton Jr.
G Raymond Townsend Sr.

Roster

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1977–78 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 32 Darrell Allums 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Los Angeles, California
G 45 Tony Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
F 34 David Greenwood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Lynwood, California
G 24 Roy Hamilton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 14 Brad Holland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Billings, Montana
G 43 Rennie Kelly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
C 31 Gig Sims 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
F 50 Marvin Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G 22 Raymond Townsend (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr San Jose, California
F 55 Kiki Vandeweghe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Wiesbaden, West Germany
F 35 James Wilkes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach

Gary Cunningham (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 26, 1977
No. 6 BYU W 75–73  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (12,202)
Los Angeles, CA
November 27, 1977
No. 6 Seattle W 106–73  2–0
Pauley Pavilion (8,223)
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 1977
No. 6 Colorado W 104–70  3–0
Pauley Pavilion (10,311)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 1977
No. 6 Santa Clara W 88–79  4–0
Pauley Pavilion (12,164)
Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 1977
No. 5 No. 3 Notre Dame L 66–69  4–1
Pauley Pavilion (12,829)
Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 1977
No. 8 Southern Illinois W 90–75  5–1
Pauley Pavilion (9,517)
Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1977
No. 8 UC Santa Barbara W 71–55  6–1
Pauley Pavilion (9,149)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1977
No. 7 San Jose State W 109–69  7–1
Pauley Pavilion (9,014)
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1977
No. 7 New Mexico State W 86–67  8–1
Pauley Pavilion (8,638)
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1977
No. 8 Arizona W 85–63  9–1
Pauley Pavilion (12,603)
Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 1978
No. 7 at Washington W 79–60  10–1
(1–0)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,461)
Seattle, WA
January 8, 1978
No. 7 at Washington State W 70–55  11–1
(2–0)
Washington State University Performing Arts Coliseum (8,763)
Pullman, WA
January 13, 1978
No. 7 Oregon W 90–72  12–1
(3–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,652)
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1978
No. 7 Oregon State W 77–60  13–1
(4–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,461)
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 1978
No. 3 at No. 7 Notre Dame L 73–75  13–2
Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345)
Notre Dame, IN
January 28, 1978
No. 6 USC W 83–71  14–2
(5–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,712)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1978
No. 5 Stanford W 101–64  15–2
(6–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,091)
Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 1978
No. 5 California W 94–75  16–2
(7–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,399)
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1978
No. 5 at California W 78–64  17–2
(8–0)
Harmon Gym (6,600)
Berkeley, CA
February 11, 1978
No. 5 at Stanford W 79–63  18–2
(9–0)
Maples Pavilion (7,982)
Stanford, CA
February 17, 1978
No. 4 Washington State W 60–59  19–2
(10–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,438)
Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 1978
No. 4 Washington W 104–64  20–2
(11–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,593)
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1978
No. 3 at Oregon State W 96–58  21–2
(12–0)
Gill Coliseum (10,522)
Corvallis, OR
February 25, 1978
No. 3 at Oregon W 83–57  22–2
(13–0)
McArthur Court (10,500)
Eugene, OR
March 3, 1978
No. 2 at USC W 91–78  23–2
(14–0)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (11,761)
Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 1978
No. 2 Michigan W 96–70  24–2
Pauley Pavilion (12,004)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 11, 1978
No. 2 vs. No. 9 Kansas
Regional Quarterfinals
W 83–76  25–2
McArthur Court (9,141)
Eugene, OR
March 16, 1978
No. 2 vs. No. 5 Arkansas
Regional semifinals
L 70–74  25–3
The Pit (17,750)
Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3] [4]

References

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  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 1978 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).