1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Larry Farmer was the new head coach, the fourth since the legendary John Wooden. The Bruins started the season ranked 2nd in the nation (AP Poll). On December 19, the Bruins hosted #7 DePaul, winning 87-75. UCLA's team finished 2nd in the Pac-10 regular season and finished 19th in the AP poll.[2]

1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record21–6 (14–4, 2nd Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1981–82 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oregon State 16 2   .889 25 5   .833
No. 19 UCLA 14 4   .778 21 6   .778
USC 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Washington 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
Washington State 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
California 8 10   .444 14 13   .519
Arizona State 8 10   .444 13 14   .481
Oregon 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Arizona 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Stanford 2 16   .111 7 20   .259
As of April 15, 1982[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Starting lineup

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Position Player Class
F Kenny Fields So.
F Mike Sanders Sr.
C Stuart Gray So.
G Ralph Jackson So.
G Rod Foster Jr.

Roster

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1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 45 Tony Anderson (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
F 30 Darren Daye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Des Moines, Iowa
C 35 Mark Eaton 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Sr Inglewood, California
F 54 Kenny Fields 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Iowa City, Iowa
G 10 Rod Foster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Birmingham, Alabama
C 55 Stuart Gray 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Fr Panama Canal Zone, Panama
G 14 Michael Holton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Seattle, Washington
G 3 Ralph Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
G 25 Nigel Miguel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr British Honduras
F 52 Mike Sanders (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Vidalia, Louisiana
F 44 Dean Sears 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
C 32 Brad Wright 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr Hollywood, California
Head coach

Larry Farmer (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 27, 1981
No. 2 BYU L 75–79  0–1
Pauley Pavilion (12,172)
Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 1981
No. 2 Pepperdine W 76–69  1–1
Pauley Pavilion (11,257)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 1981
No. 8 at Rutgers L 54–57  1–2
Brendan Byrne Arena (13,681)
East Rutherford, NJ
December 5, 1981
No. 8 at Notre Dame W 75–49  2–2
Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345)
Notre Dame, IN
December 12, 1981
No. 17 Boston University W 77–43  3–2
Pauley Pavilion (9,182)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1981
No. 17 No. 7 DePaul W 87–75  4–2
Pauley Pavilion (12,293)
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1981
No. 15 at LSU W 83–76  5–2
Louisiana Superdome (28,880)
New Orleans, LA
December 29, 1981
No. 16 Maryland W 90–57  6–2
Pauley Pavilion (12,314)
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1982
No. 16 at Washington State L 51–57 3OT 6–3
(0–1)
Beasley Coliseum (4,700)
Pullman, WA
January 4, 1982
No. 16 at Washington L 50–56  6–4
(0–2)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,220)
Seattle, WA
January 9, 1982
No. 19 at USC L 71–86  6–5
(0–3)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (12,480)
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1982
Arizona W 65–56  7–5
(1–3)
Pauley Pavilion (11,124)
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1982
Arizona State W 75–59  8–5
(2–3)
Pauley Pavilion (9,451)
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 1982
at Stanford W 42–34  9–5
(3–3)
Maples Pavilion (7,104)
Stanford, CA
January 23, 1982
at California W 83–56  10–5
(4–3)
Harmon Gym (6,500)
Berkeley, CA
January 29, 1982
No. 8 Oregon State W 74–68  11–5
(5–3)
Pauley Pavilion (12,237)
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1982
Oregon W 84–61  12–5
(6–3)
Pauley Pavilion (10,307)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1982
USC W 69–66  13–5
(7–3)
Pauley Pavilion (12,529)
Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 1982
Notre Dame W 48–47  14–5
Pauley Pavilion (10,244)
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1982
at Arizona W 88–73  15–5
(8–3)
McKale Center (8,960)
Tucson, AZ
February 13, 1982
at Arizona State W 72–60  16–5
(9–3)
ASU Activity Center (8,658)
Tempe, AZ
February 19, 1982
California W 70–65 OT 17–5
(10–3)
Pauley Pavilion (10,358)
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1982
Stanford W 79–53  18–5
(11–3)
Pauley Pavilion (7,893)
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1982
No. 20 at No. 4 Oregon State L 58–72  18–6
(11–4)
Gill Coliseum (10,000)
Corvallis, OR
February 27, 1982
No. 20 at Oregon W 88–66  19–6
(12–4)
McArthur Court (6,473)
Eugene, OR
March 5, 1982
No. 19 Washington W 68–67  20–6
(13–4)
Pauley Pavilion (11,748)
Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1982
No. 19 Washington State W 57–54  21–6
(14–4)
Pauley Pavilion (11,309)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3] [4]

Notes

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  • This UCLA team didn't live up to the pre-season expectations as it was ranked #2 in the AP Poll, but finished ranked only 19th.
  • Because of probation, for the first time in 16 years (since 1966) UCLA did not participate in the NCAA Tournament.

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ 2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
  3. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  4. ^ "Final 1982 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).