2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2011–12 record	19–14 (12–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ben Howland
Assistant coach	Korey McCray
Assistant coach	Phil Mathews
Assistant coach	Scott Garson
Home arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Washington	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
California	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Oregon	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Arizona	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Colorado †	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Stanford	10	–	8	.556	26	–	11	.703
Oregon State	7	–	11	.389	21	–	15	.583
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	19	–	18	.514
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Utah	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
USC	1	–	17	.056	6	–	26	.188

† 2012 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA vs. Richmond, Los Angeles Sports Arena

The 2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference and were led by head coach Ben Howland. The team ended the season with a 19–14 record and did not participate in the NCAA National Championship tournament or the NIT.

Recruiting class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Norman Powell SG	San Diego, CA	Lincoln Senior HS	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	177.5 lb (80.5 kg)	Nov 10, 2010
Norman Powell SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: ?
De'End Parker SG	San Francisco, CA	CC of San Francisco	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 5, 2011
De'End Parker SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: ?
Larry Drew II PG	Woodland Hills, CA	William Howard Taft HS/University of North Carolina	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Larry Drew II PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
5.0 !C	0	Stover, AnthonyAnthony Stover	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Windward School	Pasadena, California
1.5 !G	1	Lamb, TylerTyler Lamb	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Mater Dei H.S.	Santa Ana, California
1.5 !G	2	Jones, KennyKenny Jones	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	St. Bernard H.S.	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	3	Kazemi, NickNick Kazemi	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tustin H.S.	Santa Ana, California
1.5 !G	4	Powell, NormanNorman Powell	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lincoln H.S.	San Diego, California
1.5 !G	5	Anderson, JerimeJerime Anderson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Canyon H.S.	Anaheim, California
1.5 !G	10	Drew II, LarryLarry Drew II	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	William H. Taft H.S.	Encino, California
1.5 !G	11	Jones, LazericLazeric Jones	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	4.0 !Sr	John A. Logan College	Chicago, Illinois
3.5 !F	12	Wear, DavidDavid Wear	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Mater Dei H.S.	Huntington Beach, California
1.5 !G	13	DeMarcus, MattMatt DeMarcus	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Santa Ynez Valley Union H.S.	Solvang, California
3.5 !F	20	Lane, BrendanBrendan Lane	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rocklin H.S.	Rocklin, California
2.0 !SG	21	Parker, De'EndDe'End Parker	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	City College of San Francisco	San Francisco, California
3.5 !F	22	Nelson, ReevesReeves Nelson (D)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Modesto Christian H.S.	Modesto, California
3.5 !F	24	Wear, TravisTravis Wear	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Mater Dei H.S.	Huntington Beach, California
1.5 !G	30	McCaskill, KhalidKhalid McCaskill	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brewster Academy	Harlem, NY
5.0 !C	34	Smith, JoshuaJoshua Smith	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	2.0 !So	Kentwood H.S.	Kent, Washington
1.5 !G	44	Trapani, TylerTyler Trapani	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Simi Valley H.S.	Simi Valley, California

Head coach

Ben Howland (Weber State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(D) Dismissed
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-03-17

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2011* 2:00 PM	#17	vs. CS Bernardino	W 80–72	–	Citizens Business Bank Arena (6,259) Ontario, CA
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 7:30 PM, FS West	#17	Loyola Marymount	L 58–69	0–1	LA Sports Arena (5,382 ) Los Angeles, CA
11/15/2011* 8:00 PM, ESPNU		Middle Tennessee State Maui Invitational Opening Round	L 68–88	0–2	LA Sports Arena (4,758) Los Angeles, CA
11/21/2011* 6:30 PM, ESPNU		vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational First Round	W 92–60	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/22/2011* 6:30 PM, ESPN		vs. #14 Kansas Maui Invitational seminfinals	L 56–72	1–3	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/23/2011* 4:30 PM, ESPN		vs. #15 Michigan Maui Invitational 3rd place game	L 63–79	1–4	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/28/2011* 8:00 PM, Prime Ticket		Pepperdine	W 62–39	2–4	LA Sports Arena (3,885) Los Angeles, CA
12/03/2011* 1:30 PM, FSN/PT		Texas	L 59–69	2–5	LA Sports Arena (6,177) Los Angeles, CA
12/10/2011* 4:00 PM, FS West		vs. Penn	W 77–73	3–5	Honda Center (6,332 ) Anaheim, CA
12/14/2011* 7:30 PM, FS West		Eastern Washington	W 60–47	4–5	LA Sports Arena (4,229 ) Los Angeles, CA
12/17/2011* 12:00 PM, Prime Ticket		vs. UC Davis	W 82–39	5–5	Honda Center (5,132) Anaheim, CA
12/20/2011* 7:30 PM, Prime Ticket		UC Irvine	W 89–60	6–5	LA Sports Arena (4,090 ) Los Angeles, CA
12/23/2011* 7:30 PM, Prime Ticket		Richmond	W 71–63	7–5	LA Sports Arena (4,194 ) Los Angeles, CA
12/29/2011 7:30 PM, FSN/PT		at Stanford	L 59–60	7–6 (0–1)	Maples Pavilion (6,777) Stanford, CA
12/31/2011 1:00 PM, FSN/PT		at California	L 69–85	7–7 (0–2)	Haas Pavilion (9,750) Berkeley, CA
01/05/2012 8:00 PM, FSN/PT		vs. Arizona John R. Wooden Classic	W 65–58	8–7 (1–2)	Honda Center (9,247) Anaheim, CA
01/07/2012 7:30 PM, FS West		vs. Arizona State	W 75–58	9–7 (2–2)	Honda Center (9,076 ) Anaheim, CA
01/15/2012 6:00 PM, FSN/PT		at USC	W 66–47	10–7 (3–2)	Galen Center (8,474 ) Los Angeles, CA
01/19/2012 7:30 pm, FSN/PT		at Oregon State	L 84–87	10–8 (3–3)	Gill Coliseum (6,019 ) Corvallis, OR
01/21/2012 1:00 PM, FSN/FSW		at Oregon	L 68–75	10–9 (3–4)	Matthew Knight Arena (10,830 ) Eugene, OR
01/26/2012 7:30 PM, Prime Ticket		Utah	W 76–49	11–9 (4–4)	LA Sports Arena (4,434 ) Los Angeles, CA
01/28/2012 1:00 PM, Prime Ticket		Colorado	W 77–60	12–9 (5–4)	LA Sports Arena (9,253) Los Angeles, CA
02/02/2012 6:00 PM, ESPN		at Washington	L 69–71	12–10 (5–5)	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,756 ) Seattle, WA
02/04/2012 2:00 PM, RTNW		at Washington State	W 63–60	13–10 (6–5)	Beasley Coliseum (4,204 ) Pullman, WA
02/09/2012 8:00 PM, Prime Ticket		Stanford	W 72–61	14–10 (7–5)	LA Sports Arena (5,207 ) Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2012 1:00 PM, FSN/PT		California	L 63–73	14–11 (7–6)	LA Sports Arena (9,001 ) Los Angeles, CA
02/15/2012 7:30 PM, Prime Ticket		USC	W 64–54	15–11 (8–6)	LA Sports Arena (9,064 ) Los Angeles, CA
02/18/2012* 10:00 AM, CBS		at St. John's	L 63–66	15–12	Madison Square Garden (7,305 ) New York City, NY
02/23/2012 5:30 PM		at Arizona State	W 66–57	16–12 (9–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,477 ) Tempe, AZ
02/25/2012 11:00 AM, CBS		at Arizona	L 63–65	16–13 (9–7)	McKale Center (14,724 ) Tucson, AZ
03/01/2012 7:30 PM		Washington State	W 78–46	17–13 (10–7)	LA Sports Arena (5,099 ) Los Angeles, CA
03/03/2012 11:00 AM, CBS		Washington	W 75–69	18–13 (11–7)	LA Sports Arena (9,785 ) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Conference Tournament
03/07/2012 2:40 PM, FSN		vs. USC First Round	W 55–40	19–13	Staples Center (5,973 ) Los Angeles, CA
03/08/2012 2:40 PM, FSN		vs. Arizona Quarterfinals	L 58–66	19–14	Staples Center (8,780 ) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time ^[1].

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

UCLA was ranked No. 20 in the preseason Coaches' Poll.^[2] They were also the media's preseason pick to win the Pac-12 conference title.^[3]

Notes

March 27, 2011 – Tyler Honeycutt leaving UCLA to enter 2011 NBA Draft^[4]
March 27, 2011 – Former North Carolina Tarheels Point Guard Larry Drew II enrolls at UCLA^[5]
April 13, 2011 – Malcolm Lee announced he would forgo his final year of college eligibility and hire an agent and enter the 2011 NBA draft.^[6]
June 7, 2011 – Korey McCray was hired as a new assistant coach, replacing Scott Duncan.
December 9, 2011 – Reeves Nelson was dismissed from the team after his second indefinite suspension for conduct issues. The 6-foot-9 junior forward led the Bruins in scoring (13.9) and rebounding (9.1) in 2010–11 when he was named All-Pac-10.^[7]^[8]
March 5, 2012 – Guard Lazeric Jones was named Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 27 – March 4; Jones was named to the All-Pac-12 second team and David Wear received honorable mention.

References

↑ "Schedule". UCLA. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
↑ "North Carolina is No. 1 in preseason coaches poll". USA Today. October 20, 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011.
↑ Moore, David Leon (December 20, 2011). "Ben Howland, UCLA battle back after Reeves Nelson dismissal". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 20, 2011.
↑ Bolch, Ben (March 28, 2011). "UCLA basketball: Tyler Honeycutt says he will hire an agent, enter NBA draft". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011.
↑ Bolch, Ben (March 28, 2011). "UCLA basketball: Former North Carolina guard Larry Drew II joins Bruins". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011.
↑ Bolch, Ben (April 13, 2011). "Malcolm Lee decides time is right to leave UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011.
↑ Pucin, Diane (December 9, 2011). "UCLA basketball team dismisses Reeves Nelson". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011.
↑ Yoon, Peter (December 9, 2011). "UCLA dismisses Reeves Nelson". ESPNLosAngeles.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

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