The 1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...

in the

1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1978, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on March 26 ...

. 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).

Starting lineup

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

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

NBA draft

:UCLA Basketball Produces Three First-Round NBA Draft Picks
UCLABruins.com, June 26, 2014

Notes

* David Greenwood will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021

References

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