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.

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

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 Rankings from AP Poll

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

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.