1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-10 Champions
NCAA, Regional Final
Conference	Pacific-10
1978–79 record	25–5 (15–3, 1st Pac-10)
Head coach	Gary Cunningham (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Jim Harrick
Assistant coach	Craig Impelman
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

The 1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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 the NCAA Tournament where they reached the Regional Final before losing to Depaul, 91–95 (a team the Bruins had beaten in their second game of the season).^[1]

Starting lineup

Position	Player	Class
F	Kiki Vandeweghe	Jr.
F	David Greenwood	Sr.
C	Gig Sims	Jr.
G	Roy Hamilton	Sr.
G	Brad Holland	Sr.

Team players drafted in the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1979	1	2	David Greenwood	Chicago Bulls
1979	1	10	Roy Hamilton	Detroit Pistons
1979	1	14	Brad Holland	Los Angeles Lakers

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References

↑ 2012-13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
↑ UCLA Basketball Produces Three First-Round NBA Draft Picks, UCLABruins.com, June 26, 2014

UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)

Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC

Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players

Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics