1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	21–6 (14–4, 2nd Pac-10)
Head coach	Larry Farmer (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Craig Impelman; Chris Lippert; Kevin O'Connor;
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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]

Starting lineup

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

Roster

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)

Craig Impelman
Chris Lippert
Kevin O'Connor

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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

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

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

[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).

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