1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 Champions
NCAA Regional Semifinals vs. Idaho St., L, 75–76
Conference	Pacific-8
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#2
1976–77 record	24–5 (11–3, 1st Pac-8)
Head coach	Gene Bartow (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Larry Farmer
Assistant coach	Lee Hunt
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

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. Gene Bartow began his second and final year as head coach and the Bruins began the season ranked 4th in the AP Poll. The Bruins won the Pac-8 regular season. The Bruins accepted a bid to the NCAA Tournament, losing to Idaho St. in the Regional Semifinals. Failing to make the Final Four broke a record streak of these appearances going back to 1966.^[1]

Starting lineup

Position	Player	Class
F	Marques Johnson	Sr.
F	David Greenwood	So.
C	Bret Vroman	Jr.
G	Roy Hamilton	So.
G	Jim Spillane	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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