1980–81 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1980–81 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Pacific-10 |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 20–7 (13–5, 3rd Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Pauley Pavilion |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Oregon State | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 26 | – | 2 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Arizona State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 24 | – | 4 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 UCLA | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1980–81 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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 was ranked a season high #3 (AP Poll). They then lost at #1 ranked Depaul, 93–77, on December 27. UCLA's team finished 3rd in the Pac-10 regular season. UCLA participated the NCAA Tournament but was upset by BYU in the first round, finishing 10th in the AP poll. Larry Brown coached his second and final year at UCLA.[2]
Starting lineup
Position | Player | Class |
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F | Mike Sanders | Jr. |
F | Darren Daye | So. |
C | Kenny Fields | Fr. |
G | Michael Holton | So. |
G | Rod Foster | So. |
Roster
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Larry Brown (North Carolina)
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 28, 1980 | No. 6 | VMI | W 99–61 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (9,872) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
November 29, 1980 | No. 6 | No. 10 Notre Dame | W 94–81 | 2–0 | Pauley Pavilion (12,321) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 6, 1980 | No. 3 | St. Mary's | W 113–70 | 3–0 | Pauley Pavilion (10,127) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 13, 1980 | No. 3 | Pepperdine | W 81–63 | 4–0 | Pauley Pavilion (12,273) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 15, 1980 | No. 3 | Evansville | W 69–62 | 5–0 | Pauley Pavilion (8,637) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 21, 1980 | No. 3 | vs. Temple | W 73–49 | 6–0 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium (5,000) Tokyo, Japan | ||||||
December 27, 1980 | No. 3 | at No. 1 DePaul | L 77–93[3] | 6–1 | Alumni Hall (16,702) Chicago, IL | ||||||
January 3, 1981 | No. 7 | Washington | W 96–74 | 7–1 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion (12,295) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 5, 1981 | No. 7 | Washington State | W 87–61 | 8–1 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion (11,321) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 10, 1981 | No. 7 | USC | L 66–68 | 8–2 (2–1) | Pauley Pavilion (11,825) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 16, 1981 | No. 8 | at No. 12 Arizona State | L 74–78 3OT | 8–3 (2–2) | ASU Activity Center (14,384) Tempe, AZ | ||||||
January 17, 1981 | No. 8 | at Arizona | W 79–76 | 9–3 (3–2) | McKale Center (14,182) Tucson, AZ | ||||||
January 23, 1981 | No. 12 | Stanford | W 85–58 | 10–3 (4–2) | Pauley Pavilion (12,038) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 24, 1981 | No. 12 | California | W 75–61 | 11–3 (5–2) | Pauley Pavilion (12,314) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
January 29, 1981 | No. 10 | at No. 1 Oregon State | L 67–81 | 11–4 (5–3) | Gill Coliseum (10,000) Corvallis, OR | ||||||
January 31, 1981 | No. 10 | at Oregon | W 75–69 | 12–4 (6–3) | McArthur Court (10,000) Eugene, OR | ||||||
February 6, 1981 | No. 12 | at USC | W 76–62 | 13–4 (7–3) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (13,277) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 8, 1981 | No. 12 | at No. 9 Notre Dame | W 51–50 | 14–4 | Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
February 12, 1981 | No. 8 | Arizona | W 90–79 | 15–4 (8–3) | Pauley Pavilion (11,910) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 14, 1981 | No. 8 | No. 5 Arizona State | W 64–61 | 16–4 (9–3) | Pauley Pavilion (12,428) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 19, 1981 | No. 6 | at California | W 72–66 | 17–4 (10–3) | Harmon Gym (6,700) Berkeley, CA | ||||||
February 21, 1981 | No. 6 | at Stanford | L 72–74 | 17–5 (10–4) | Maples Pavilion (6,917) Stanford, CA | ||||||
February 27, 1981 | No. 13 | Oregon | W 98–75 | 18–5 (11–4) | Pauley Pavilion (12,074) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
March 1, 1981 | No. 13 | No. 1 Oregon State | L 76–82 | 18–6 (11–5) | Pauley Pavilion (12,582) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
March 5, 1981 | No. 13 | at Washington State | W 59–50 | 19–6 (12–5) | Washington State University Performing Arts Coliseum (8,132) Pullman, WA | ||||||
March 7, 1981 | No. 13 | at Washington | W 91–72 | 20–6 (13–5) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (6,228) Seattle, WA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 1981 | (3 E) No. 10 | vs. (6 E) No. 16 BYU Second Round | L 55–78[4] | 20–7 | Providence Civic Center (12,823) Providence, RI | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source[5] [6]
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
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ 2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
- ^ "Aguirre and DePaul Savor Sweet Revenge After Routing UCLA". The New York Times. December 28, 1980. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "B.Y.U. Gains in East, As Does Notre Dame". The New York Times. March 15, 1981. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
- ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).