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1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-10 champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record25–5 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1978–79 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 15 3   .833 25 5   .833
USC 14 4   .778 20 9   .690
Oregon State 11 7   .611 18 10   .643
Washington State 10 8   .556 18 9   .667
Arizona 10 8   .556 16 11   .593
Arizona State 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Oregon 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Stanford 6 12   .333 12 15   .444
Washington 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
California 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


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

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Position Player Class
F Kiki Vandeweghe Jr.
F David Greenwood Sr.
C Gig Sims Jr.
G Roy Hamilton Sr.
G Brad Holland Sr.

Roster

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1978–79 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)
Jr Los Angeles, California
F 34 David Greenwood (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Lynwood, California
G 24 Roy Hamilton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
G 14 Brad Holland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Billings, Montana
G 43 Rennie Kelly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G 20 Tyren Naulls 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
F 52 Mike Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Vidalia, Louisiana
C 31 Gig Sims 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
G 50 Marvin Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
F 55 Kiki Vandeweghe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wiesbaden, West Germany
F 35 James Wilkes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr 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 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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP22253366365421322
Coaches25335647331132Not released

^Coaches did not release Week 1 or Week 2 polls.

NBA draft

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Team
1979 1 2 David Greenwood Chicago Bulls
1979 1 10 Roy Hamilton Detroit Pistons
1979 1 14 Brad Holland Los Angeles Lakers
Source:[5]

Notes

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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 1979 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).
  5. ^ UCLA Basketball Produces Three First-Round NBA Draft Picks, UCLABruins.com, June 26, 2014