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 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ben Howland
Assistant coach	Donny Daniels
Assistant coach	Scott Duncan
Assistant coach	Scott Garson
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons « 2008–09 2010–11 »

2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
y-California	13		5		.722			24		11		.686
Arizona State	12		6		.667			22		11		.667
†-Washington	11		7		.611			26		10		.722
Arizona	10		8		.556			16		15		.516
USC*	8		10		.444			16		14		.533
Oregon State	8		10		.444			14		18		.438
UCLA	8		10		.444			14		18		.438
Stanford	7		11		.389			14		17		.452
Oregon	7		11		.389			16		16		.500
Washington State	6		12		.333			16		15		.516
† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of March 25 , 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for conference tournament y-Clinched conference championship

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.

Contents 1 Recruiting class 2 Players 3 Schedule 4 Notes 5 See also 6 References

Recruiting class

• Last November, 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	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Honeycutt SF	Sylmar, CA	Sylmar HS	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 17, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 93
Brendan Lane PF	Rocklin, CA	Rocklin HS	6 ft 10 in (208 cm)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 14, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 92
Mike Moser SF	Portland, OR	Grant HS	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 19, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 92
Reeves Nelson PF	Modesto, CA	Modesto Christian HS	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 9, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 89
Anthony Stover C	Los Angeles, CA	Windward HS	6 ft 10 in (208 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 3, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9   Rivals: 13  ESPN: 8
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "UCLA Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2009/alabama-64. Retrieved 2010-11-19.  "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=12&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2009. Retrieved 2010-11-19.  "ESPN - UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/26/class/2009. Retrieved 2010-11-19.  "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=12&p=9&cfg=bb&c=14&yr=2009. Retrieved 2010-11-19.  "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=985973. 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	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Record
Exhibition Games
11/4/09	7:30 pm	Concordia		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	uclabruins.com	W 62–61	–
11/10/09	7:30 pm	Humboldt State		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	uclabruins.com	W 74–57	–
Regular Season
11/16/09*	9:00 pm	Cal State Fullerton		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA (ESPN 24 Hour Tip-Off Marathon)	ESPN	L 68–65 2OT	0–1
11/20/09*	7:30 pm	Cal State Bakersfield		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	FSW	W 75–64	1–1
11/23/09*	8:00 pm	Pepperdine		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	FSW	W 71–52	2–1
11/26/09*	8:00 pm	vs. Portland		Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA (76 Classic)	ESPN2	L 74–47	2–2
11/27/09*	8:30 pm	vs. #10 Butler		Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA (76 Classic)	ESPNU	L 69–67	2–3
11/29/09*	11:30 am	vs. Long Beach State		Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA (76 Classic)	ESPNU	L 79–68	2–4
12/6/09*	2:30 PM	#1 Kansas		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA (Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series)	FSN	L 73–61	2–5
12/12/09*	1:30 pm	Mississippi State		Anaheim, CA (Wooden Classic)	FSW	L 72–54	2–6
12/15/09*	7:30 pm	New Mexico State		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	Prime Ticket	W 100–68	3–6
12/19/09*	11:00 am	at Notre Dame		Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN	CBS	L 84–73	3–7
12/22/09*	7:30 pm	Colorado State		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	uclabruins.com	W 75–63	4–7
12/27/09*	1:00 pm	Delaware State		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	uclabruins.com	W 66–49	5–7
12/31/09	1:30 pm	Arizona State		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	W 72–70	6–7 (1–0)
1/2/10	10:00 am	Arizona		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	CBS	L 77–63	6–8 (1–1)
1/6/10	7:30 pm	at California		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA	FSN/FSW	W 76–75 OT	7–8 (2–1)
1/9/10	3:00 pm	at Stanford		Maples Pavilion • Stanford, CA	Prime Ticket	L 70–59	7–9 (2–2)
1/16/10	4:30 pm	USC		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	Prime Ticket	L 67–46	7–10 (2–3)
1/21/10	7:30 pm	Washington		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	W 62–61	8–10 (3–3)
1/23/10	1:00 pm	Washington State		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	W 74–62	9–10 (4–3)
1/28/10	7:30 pm	at Oregon		McArthur Court • Eugene, OR	FSN4	L 71–66	9–11 (4–4)
1/30/10	4:30 pm	at Oregon State		Gill Coliseum • Corvallis, OR	Prime Ticket	W 62–52	10–11 (5–4)
2/4/10	7:30 pm	Stanford		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	Prime Ticket	W 77–73	11–11 (6–4)
2/6/10	1:00 pm	California		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	CBS	L 71–58	11–12 (6–5)
2/14/10	7:00 pm	at USC		Galen Center • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 68–64	11–13 (6–6)
2/18/10	5:30 pm	at Washington State		Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA	FSN	W 71–51	12–13 (7–6)
2/20/10	6:00 pm	at Washington		Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA	ESPN	L 97–68	12–14 (7–7)
2/25/10	8:00 pm	Oregon State		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	W 65–56	13–14 (8–7)
2/27/10	2:00 pm	Oregon		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	Prime Ticket	L 70–68	13–15 (8–8)
3/4/10	7:30 pm	at Arizona		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	FSN	L 78–73	13–16 (8–9)
3/6/10	1:00 pm	at Arizona State		Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, AZ	CBS	L 56–46	13–17 (8–10)
2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/11/10	Noon	vs. Arizona		Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA (Quarter-Finals)	FSN	W 75–69	14–17
3/12/10	6:00 pm	vs. California		Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA (Semi-Finals)	FSN	L 85–72	14–18
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. 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 will 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.

See also

• 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

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