1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team American college basketball season
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 in 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]
Starting lineup
Roster
1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
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
March 11, 1979
(1 W) No. 2
vs. (9 W) Pepperdine Second Round
W 76–71
24–4
Pauley Pavilion (12,181)Los Angeles, CA
March 15, 1979
(1 W) No. 2
vs. (4 W) No. 12 San Francisco Regional semifinals
W 99–81
25–4
Marriott Center (15,139)Provo, UT
March 17, 1979
(1 W) No. 2
vs. (2 W) No. 6 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 movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked 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
Source: [ 5]
Notes
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics