1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Larry Brown began his first year as head coach. The Bruins started the season ranked 8th in the nation. The Bruins started the season 3-0 and climbed to 7th after starting 3–0. UCLA's team finished 4th in the Pac-10 regular season, failing to finish atop the conference for the first time since 1965–66. UCLA participated the NCAA Tournament going 5-0 before losing to the Louisville Cardinals in the championship game. The Bruins' five NCAA tournament wins and championship game appearance were later vacated after the NCAA had determined UCLA committed nine violations.Starting lineup
| Position | Player | Class |
| F | Kiki Vandeweghe | Sr. |
| F | James Wilkes | Sr. |
| C | Mike Sanders | So. |
| G | Michael Holton | Fr. |
| G | Rod Foster | Fr. |
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=|Regular Season
!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| NCAA Tournament
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