2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2009–10 record	14–18 (8–10, T5th Pac-10)
Head coach	Ben Howland
Assistant coach	Donny Daniels
Assistant coach	Scott Duncan
Assistant coach	Scott Garson
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

{{2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings}} The 2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented University of California, Los Angeles during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by head coach Ben Howland and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in Pac-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. They were not invited to a post season tournament.

Recruiting class

In November 2009, five student-athletes signed a national letters of intent to attend UCLA. They are Tyler Honeycutt, a 6-foot-8-inch, 190-pound guard/forward out of Sylmar, Calif. (Sylmar HS); Brendan Lane, a 6-foot-10-inch, 205-pound forward from Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin HS); Mike Moser, a 6-foot-7-inch, 185 pound forward out of Portland, Oregon (Grant HS); Reeves Nelson, a 6-foot-7-inch, 220-pound forward out of Modesto, Calif. (Modesto Christian HS) and Anthony Stover, a 6-foot-10-inch, 210-pound center from La Cañada, Calif. (Windward HS).^[1]
Tyler Lamb, Mater Dei's 6'4", 190-pound shooting guard, and Josh Smith, a 6'10", 280-pound center from Kentwood, have signed a letter of intent to play for UCLA next season. Lazeric Jones, of John A. Logan College, in Carterville, Illinois, is 6'1", 195 pounds, and he will be a junior for UCLA next year.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Honeycutt SF	Sylmar, CA	Sylmar HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 17, 2008
Tyler Honeycutt SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Brendan Lane PF	Rocklin, CA	Rocklin HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 14, 2008
Brendan Lane PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Mike Moser SF	Portland, OR	Grant HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 19, 2008
Mike Moser SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Reeves Nelson PF	Modesto, CA	Modesto Christian HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 9, 2008
Reeves Nelson PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Anthony Stover C	Los Angeles, CA	Windward HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 3, 2008
Anthony Stover C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 Rivals: 13 ESPN: 8
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "UCLA Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-11-19. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-11-19. "ESPN - UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-11-19. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-11-19. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-11-19.

Players

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown (High School)
1	Mike Moser	F	6'8"	195	Fr.	Portland, OR (Grant HS)
2	Spencer Soo	G	5'8"	160	Jr.	Fresno, CA (Central HS)
3	Malcolm Lee	G	6'5"	180	So.	Moreno Valley, CA (John W. North HS)
4	Tyler Trapani	G	6'0"	185	So.	Simi Valley, CA (Simi Valley HS)
5	Jerime Anderson	G	6'1"	165	So.	Anaheim, CA (Canyon HS)
10	Mustafa Abdul-Hamid**	G	6'2"	195	RS Jr.	St. Louis, MO (Country Day HS)
11	Reeves Nelson	F	6'8"	225	Fr.	Modesto, CA (Modesto Christian HS)
12	Anthony Stover	C	6'10"	225	Fr.	Pasadena, CA (Windward School)
13	James Keefe***	F	6'8"	238	Sr.	Rancho Santa Margarita,CA (Santa Marg. Cath. HS)
14	Alex Schrempf	F	6'5"	210	Fr.	Seattle, WA (Bellevue HS)
15	Blake Arnet	G	6'0"	185	So.	Laguna Niguel, CA (Mater Dei)
20	Michael Roll**	G	6'5"	200	Sr.²	Aliso Viejo, CA (Aliso Niguel HS)
21	Brendan Lane	F	6'9"	205	Fr.	Rocklin, CA (Rocklin HS)
22	J’mison Morgan	C	6'10"	248	So.	Dallas, TX (South Oak Cliff HS)
23	Tyler Honeycutt	F	6'9"	180	Fr.	Los Angeles, CA (Sylmar HS)
24	Matt DeMarcus	G	6'3"	190	So.	Solvang, CA (Santa Ynez Valley Union)
41	Nikola Dragović**	F	6'9"	216	Sr.	Belgrade, Serbia (2nd Secondary School of Economics)

(1) 2005-06 medical hardship waiver — (2) 2004-05 redshirt — (*) denotes number of varsity letters ^[2]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition Games

11/4/09 7:30 pm, uclabruins.com	Concordia	W 62–61	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
11/10/09 7:30 pm, uclabruins.com	Humboldt State	W 74–57	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season

11/16/09* 9:00 pm, ESPN	Cal State Fullerton ESPN 24 Hour Tip-Off Marathon	L 68–65 ^2OT	0–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
11/20/09* 7:30 pm, FSW	Cal State Bakersfield	W 75–64	1–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
11/23/09* 8:00 pm, FSW	Pepperdine	W 71–52	2–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
11/26/09* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Portland 76 Classic	L 74–47	2–2	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
11/27/09* 8:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. #10 Butler 76 Classic	L 69–67	2–3	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
11/29/09* 11:30 am, ESPNU	vs. Long Beach State 76 Classic	L 79–68	2–4	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
12/6/09* 2:30 PM, FSN	#1 Kansas Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	L 73–61	2–5	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/12/09* 1:30 pm, FSN	Mississippi State Wooden Classic	L 72–54	2–6	Anaheim, CA
12/15/09* 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket	New Mexico State	W 100–68	3–6	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/19/09* 11:00 am, CBS	at Notre Dame	L 84–73	3–7	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
12/22/09* 7:30 pm, uclabruins.com	Colorado State	W 75–63	4–7	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/27/09* 1:00 pm, uclabruins.com	Delaware State	W 66–49	5–7	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/31/09 1:30 pm, FSN	Arizona State	W 72–70	6–7 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
1/2/10 10:00 am, CBS	Arizona	L 77–63	6–8 (1–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
1/6/10 7:30 pm, FSN/FSW	at California	W 76–75 ^OT	7–8 (2–1)	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
1/9/10 3:00 pm, Prime Ticket	at Stanford	L 70–59	7–9 (2–2)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
1/16/10 4:30 pm, Prime Ticket	USC	L 67–46	7–10 (2–3)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
1/21/10 7:30 pm, FSN	Washington	W 62–61	8–10 (3–3)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
1/23/10 1:00 pm, FSN	Washington State	W 74–62	9–10 (4–3)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
1/28/10 7:30 pm, FSN	at Oregon	L 71–66	9–11 (4–4)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
1/30/10 4:30 pm, Prime Ticket	at Oregon State	W 62–52	10–11 (5–4)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
2/4/10 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket	Stanford	W 77–73	11–11 (6–4)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
2/6/10 1:00 pm, CBS	California	L 71–58	11–12 (6–5)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
2/14/10 7:00 pm, FSN	at USC	L 68–64	11–13 (6–6)	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
2/18/10 5:30 pm, FSN	at Washington State	W 71–51	12–13 (7–6)	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
2/20/10 6:00 pm, ESPN	at Washington	L 97–68	12–14 (7–7)	Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA
2/25/10 8:00 pm, FSN	Oregon State	W 65–56	13–14 (8–7)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
2/27/10 2:00 pm, Prime Ticket	Oregon	L 70–68	13–15 (8–8)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
3/4/10 7:30 pm, FSN	at Arizona	L 78–73	13–16 (8–9)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
3/6/10 1:00 pm, CBS	at Arizona State	L 56–46	13–17 (8–10)	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/11/10 Noon, FSN	vs. Arizona Quarter-Finals	W 75–69	14–17	Staples Center Los Angeles, CA
3/12/10 6:00 pm, FSN	vs. California Semi-Finals	L 85–72	14–18	Staples Center Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time ^[3].

Notes

Freshman Jrue Holiday left the team to go to the NBA.^[4] Seniors Darren Collison, Josh Shipp and Alfred Aboya graduated.
14 former UCLA players are on the NBA teams on opening day.
Starter power forward Nikola Dragovic, who averaged 9.4points per game, is returning.
November 20, 2009 – Dragovic was suspended for the November 20 and 23 games after the Los Angeles County District Attorney filed felony assault charges for an off-court altercation at a Hollywood concert.^[5]
November 26, 2009 – UCLA's worst defeat in the Ben Howland era.
November 29, 2009 - Long Beach State's first ever win over UCLA.
December 1, 2009 - Head coach Ben Howland announced that by mutual agreement, sophomore forward Drew Gordon has left the team. Gordon would transfer at the end of the school quarter.
Feb. 18, 2010 – Senior forward James Keefe's career at UCLA ends with a left shoulder injury.
July 13, 2010 - Mustafa Abdul-Hamid has been named a recipient of the Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship for 2009-10.

References

↑ UCLA Men's Basketball Signs Heralded Class of Four on First Signing Day
↑ Bruins homepage
↑ "uclabruins.com Retrieved on October 1, 2008.
↑ Jrue Holiday Declares for NBA Draft
↑ Jon Gold, Dragovic suspended, Inside UCLA, Daily News, November 20, 2009

UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)

Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC

Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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