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

  1. 2012-13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
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