1981–82 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1981–82
Team:	UCLA Bruins
Conference:	Pacific-10
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Aprank:	19
Record:	21–6
Conf Record:	14–4, 2nd
Hc Year:	1st
Asst Coach1:	Craig Impelman
Asst Coach2:	Chris Lippert

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.^[1]

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.

Schedule

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Regular SeasonSource^{[2] [3]}

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.

Notes and References

1. 2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
2. Web site: Season by Season Records. UCLA Athletics.
3. Web site: Final 1982 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report.