1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
| 1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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Pac-8 Champions
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NCAA Final Four, L, Indiana
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| Conference | Pacific-8 |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| 1975–76 record | 28–4 (13–1, 1st Pac-8) |
| Head coach | Gene Bartow (1st year) |
| Assistant coach | Larry Farmer |
| Assistant coach | Lee Hunt |
| Home arena | Pauley Pavilion |
The 1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gene Bartow as the first coach of the post-Wooden era, began his first year as head coach. The Bruins were ranked #2 in the polls and opened against the #1 Indiana Hoosiers, losing 64-84. The Bruins won the Pac-8 regular season and accepted a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins made it to the Final Four before losing again to eventual champion, Indiana 51-65. This was the last of a consecutive run of Final Four appearances for UCLA, going back to 1966 (an NCAA record streak).
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