The 1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In his second and final year as head coach, Gene Bartow and the Bruins began the season ranked fourth in the AP Poll and won the Pac-8 regular season with an 11–3 record. The Bruins were swept by and also lost
Ranked second and 23–4 UCLA accepted a bid to the NCAA tournament; they defeated fourteenth-ranked Louisville in the first round in Pocatello, Idaho, and remained at second in the In the West Regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) at Provo, Utah, the Bruins were upset by a point by unranked Failing to make the Final Four broke a record streak of these appearances going back to 1966.2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
Senior forward Marques Johnson was a consensus
Starting lineup No.PositionPlayerClass54FMarques Johnson Sr.34FDavid GreenwoodSo.32CBret VromanJr.24GRoy HamiltonSo.44GJim SpillaneSr.
Roster
Schedule
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!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| NCAA Tournament
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References
External links Sports Reference – UCLA Bruins – 1976–77 basketball season YouTube – Idaho State upsets UCLA, from Big Sky 50 Greatest Moments – from NBC Sports telecast