2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
2015–16 record	0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Steve Alford (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Ed Schilling
Assistant coach	Duane Broussard
Assistant coach	David Grace
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

	Conf				Overall
2015–16 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team will represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins are led by third-year head coach Steve Alford and play their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pacific-12 Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2014–15 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The Bruins finished in fourth place (11–7) in the Pac-12 conference. They earned a No. 11 seed in the NCAA Championship tournament, and advanced to the Sweet 16, becoming the lowest-seed UCLA team to ever reach the regional semifinals. They defeated SMU 60–59 in the second round and UAB 92–75 in the third round. Then the Bruins lost to Gonzaga for the second time of the season, 62–74 in the Sweet Sixteen. The program produced its 49th 20-win season. Norman Powell led the team in scoring with 16.4 points per game, followed by Bryce Alford with 15.4 points per game.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Norman Powell	4	G	6'4"	215	Senior	San Diego, California	Graduated
David Brown	13	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Anaheim Hills, California	Graduated
Wanaah Bail	1	F	6'9"	215	Sophomore	Houston, Texas	Elected to transfer^[1]
Kevon Looney	5	F	6'9"	220	Freshman	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Declared for 2015 NBA draft^[2]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ikenna Okwarabizie		C	6'10"	245	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria	Junior college transfer from Tyler Junior College

2015 Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Holiday #15 PG	North Hollywood, CA	Campbell Hall School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 3, 2014
Aaron Holiday #15 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Prince Ali #12 SG	Pembroke Pines, FL	Sagemont School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 16, 2014
Prince Ali #12 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Alex Olesinski F	Roswell, NM	La Lumiere School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 4, 2015
Alex Olesinski F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
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: "2015 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lonzo Ball #4 PG	Chino Hills, CA	Chino Hills High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 8, 2014
Lonzo Ball #4 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kobe Paras SG	Los Angeles, CA	Cathedral High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 11, 2014
Kobe Paras SG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2016 UCLA Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015. "2016 UCLA Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Alford, KoryKory Alford (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	La Cueva High School	Albuquerque, NM
1.5 !G	0	Kazemi, NickNick Kazemi (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Tustin High School	Santa Ana, CA
1.5 !G	--	Ali, PrincePrince Ali	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sagemont School	Pembroke Pines, Florida
1.5 !G	--	Holiday, AaronAaron Holiday	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Campbell Hall School	North Hollywood, California
3.5 !F	--	Olesinski, AlexAlex Olesinski	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	La Lumiere School	Roswell, New Mexico
1.5 !G	10	Hamilton, IsaacIsaac Hamilton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. John Bosco H.S.	Los Angeles, California
3.5 !F	14	Goloman, GyörgyGyörgy Goloman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	The Sagemont School	Körmend, Hungary
1.5 !G	15	Smith, JerroldJerrold Smith (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Bernard H.S	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	20	Alford, BryceBryce Alford	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	La Cueva H.S.	Albuquerque, New Mexico
1.5 !G	21	Wulff, AlecAlec Wulff (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Laguna Beach H.S.	Laguna Beach, California
2.5 !G/F	22	Allen, NoahNoah Allen	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Palma H.S.	Pacific Grove, California
4.5 !F/C	23	Parker, TonyTony Parker	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 260 lb (118 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Miller Grove H.S.	Atlanta, Georgia
5.0 !C	40	Welsh, ThomasThomas Welsh	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Loyola H.S.	Redondo Beach, California
2.5 !G/F	43	Bolden, JonahJonah Bolden	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Brewster Academy	Sydney, Australia

Head coach

Steve Alford (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Ed Schilling (Miami (OH))
Duane Broussard (Bradley)
David Grace (Park)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

UCLA's 2015-16 schedule includes a home game against Kentucky, an away game against Gonzaga, and a neutral court battle against North Carolina.^[3] The Bruins will also make a trip to play three of the following in the Maui Invitational: Kansas, Indiana, St. John's, UNLV, Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest.^[4]

Date	Opponent^#	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
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Non-conference regular season
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*	(Maui Invitational Opening Round)	–	-	-	-	Pauley Pavilion (–)
Nov 23*	vs. (Maui Invitational Quarterfinals)	–	-	-	-	Lahaina Civic Center (–)
Nov 24*	vs. (Maui Invitational)	–	-	-	-	Lahaina Civic Center (–)
Nov 25*	vs. (Maui Invitational)	–	-	-	-	Lahaina Civic Center (–)
Dec 3*	Kentucky	–	-	-	-	Pauley Pavilion (–)
Dec 12*	at Gonzaga	–	-	-	-	McCarthey Athletic Center (–)
Dec 19*	vs. North Carolina (CBS Sports Classic)	–	-	-	-	Barclays Center (–)
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Pac-12 Tournament
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*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

References

↑ Helfand, Zach. "Wanaah Bail transfers from UCLA after missing second half of season". LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
↑ "UCLA's Kevon Looney Declares for NBA Draft". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
↑ "UCLA Basketball Inks Home-and-Home Series With Kentucky". December 8, 2014.
↑ "2015, 2016 Maui fields set: UNC, UCLA, UConn, Kansas, Indiana involved". November 24, 2014.

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

Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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