1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-10 champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record25–5 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
1978–79 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 15 3   .833 25 5   .833
USC 14 4   .778 20 9   .690
Oregon State 11 7   .611 18 10   .643
Washington State 10 8   .556 18 9   .667
Arizona 10 8   .556 16 11   .593
Arizona State 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Oregon 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Stanford 6 12   .333 12 15   .444
Washington 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
California 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll

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 in the NCAA Tournament where they reached the Regional Final before losing 95–91 to DePaul (a team the Bruins had beaten in their second game of the season).