The 1980–81 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

1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 28, 1980, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on Marc ...

. Larry Brown was the head coach, and the Bruins started the season ranked 6th in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 6–0 and were ranked a season high #3 in the A.P. Poll. The Bruins then lost at #1 ranked DePaul 93–77 on December 27. UCLA's team finished 3rd in the

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regular season. UCLA participated the NCAA Tournament but were upset by BYU in the first round, finishing 10th in the AP poll. Larry Brown coached his second and final year at UCLA.

Starting lineup

Roster

Schedule

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Notes

*Larry Brown was only at UCLA two years, but made the NCAA Tournament both times. He was 5–2 in NCAA Tournament games while at UCLA.

References

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