# 1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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 in St. Louis against #1 Indiana, and lost 64–84. UCLA won the Pac-8 title (regular season) and accepted the bid to the 32-team NCAA tournament. They advanced to the Final Four, but lost again to eventual champion Indiana, 51–65. This was the last of ten consecutive Final Fours for UCLA, going back to March 1967 (an NCAA record streak); they were upset in the Sweet 16 in 1977.

## 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. |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 29, 1975* | No. 2 | vs. No. 1 Indiana | L 64–84 | 0–1 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis Missouri |
| December 5, 1975* | No. 5 | San Jose State | W 90–60 | 1–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 6, 1975* | No. 5 | Southern Illinois | W 81–60 | 2–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 15, 1975* | No. 5 | San Diego State | W 101–86 | 3–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 18, 1975* | No. 6 | Missouri | W 83–71 | 4–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 20, 1975* | No. 6 | Seattle | W 106–72 | 5–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 23, 1975* | No. 4 | Baylor | W 96–75 | 6–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29, 1975* | No. 4 | Santa Clara Bruin Classic | W 52–48 | 7–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 30, 1975* | No. 4 | Purdue Bruin Classic | W 99–86 | 8–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 2, 1976* | No. 4 | Denver | W 111–79 | 9–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 3, 1976* | No. 4 | No. 5 Notre Dame | W 86–70 | 10–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 8, 1976 | No. 3 | at Oregon | W 62–61 | 11–1 (1–0) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| January 10, 1976 | No. 3 | at Oregon State | L 58–75 | 12–1 (2–0) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| January 16, 1976 | No. 8 | Stanford | W 68–67 | 13–1 (3–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 17, 1976 | No. 8 | California | W 80–71 | 14–1 (4–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 22, 1976* | No. 6 | UC Santa Barbara | W 64–50 | 15–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 24, 1976* | No. 6 | at No. 15 Notre Dame | L 85–95 | 15–2 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN |
| January 31, 1976 | No. 12 | USC | W 68–62 | 16–2 (5–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 5, 1976 | No. 9 | at No. 6 Washington | W 92–87 | 17–2 (6–0) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| February 7, 1976 | No. 9 | at Washington State | W 91–71 | 18–2 (7–0) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| February 12, 1976 | No. 6 | Washington State | W 104–78 | 19–2 (8–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 14, 1976 | No. 6 | No. 9 Washington | W 78–76 | 20–2 (9–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 19, 1976 | No. 5 | Oregon State | W 78–69 | 21–2 (10–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 21, 1976 | No. 5 | Oregon | L 45–65 | 21–3 (10–1) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 27, 1976 | No. 9 | at California | W 113–93 | 22–3 (11–1) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| February 28, 1976 | No. 9 | at Stanford | W 120–74 | 23–3 (12–1) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| March 6, 1976 | No. 7 | at USC | W 87–73 | 24–3 (13–1) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 13, 1976* | No. 6 | vs. San Diego State First round | W 74–64 | 25–3 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ |
| March 18, 1976* | No. 5 | No. 20 Pepperdine Regional semifinal | W 70–61 | 26–3 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| March 20, 1976* | No. 5 | No. 15 Arizona Regional Final | W 82–66 | 27–3 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| March 27, 1976* | No. 5 | vs. No. 1 Indiana National semifinal | L 51–65 | 27–4 | Spectrum Philadelphia, PA |
| March 29, 1976* | No. 5 | vs. Rutgers National third-place game | W 106–92 | 28–4 | Spectrum Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time. ||||||
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