1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 Champions
NCAA Final Four, L, Indiana
Conference	Pacific-8
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#5
1975–76 record	28–4 (13–1, 1st Pac-8)
Head coach	Gene Bartow (1st year)
Assistant coach	Larry Farmer
Assistant coach	Lee Hunt
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

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 against the #1 Indiana Hoosiers, losing 64-84. The Bruins won the Pac-8 regular season and accepted a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins made it to the Final Four before losing again to eventual champion, Indiana 51-65. This was the last of a consecutive run of Final Four appearances for UCLA, going back to 1966 (an NCAA record streak).^[1]

Starting lineup

Position	Player	Class
F	Marques Johnson	Jr.
F	Richard Washington	Jr.
C	David Greenwood	Fr.
G	Raymond Townsend	So.
G	Andre McCarter	Sr.

References

↑ 2012-13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide

UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)

Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC

Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players

Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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