1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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NCAA Final, L, Louisville 54-59 | |
Conference | Pacific-10 |
1979–80 record | 22–10 (12–6, 4th Pac-10) |
Head coach | Larry Brown |
Assistant coach | Larry Farmer |
Assistant coach | Keith Glass |
Assistant coach | Kevin O’ Connor |
Home arena | Pauley Pavilion |
The 1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Larry Brown began his first year as head coach. The Bruins started the season ranked 8th in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 3-0 and climbed to 7th after starting 3-0. UCLA's team finished 4th in the Pac-10 regular season, failing to finish atop the conference for the first time since 1965-66. UCLA participated the NCAA Tournament going 5-0 before losing to the Louisville Cardinals in the championship game.[1]
Starting lineup
Position | Player | Class |
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F | Kiki Vandeweghe | Sr. |
F | James Wilkes | Sr. |
C | Mike Sanders | So. |
G | Michael Holton | Fr. |
G | Rod Foster | Fr. |
Notes
- Adding in the NCAA Tournament opponents, UCLA played eleven teams ranked in the AP Top-20 (at the time). This was over one-third of all opponents (11 of 32).
- UCLA beat #1 Depaul in the NCAA Tournament. This was the second consecutive year that UCLA had beaten a #1 team (either during the season or in the tournament).
- All 5 UCLA victories in the tournament and the championship loss were vacated by the NCAA for 9 infractions. They were also placed on two years' probation, which included a one-year NCAA tournament ban and an order to vacate its 1980 NCAA tournament appearance.
References
- ↑ 2012-13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
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