2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	19–14 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ben Howland (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Korey McCray; Phil Mathews; Scott Garson;
Home arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

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.

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

† Conference tournament winner As of March 8, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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
C	0	Anthony Stover	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Windward School	Pasadena, California
G	1	Tyler Lamb	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Mater Dei H.S.	Santa Ana, California
G	2	Kenny Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	St. Bernard H.S.	Los Angeles, California
G	3	Nick Kazemi	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Tustin H.S.	Santa Ana, California
G	4	Norman Powell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Lincoln H.S.	San Diego, California
G	5	Jerime Anderson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Canyon H.S.	Anaheim, California
G	10	Larry Drew II	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	William H. Taft H.S.	Encino, California
G	11	Lazeric Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	John A. Logan College	Chicago, Illinois
F	12	David Wear	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Mater Dei H.S.	Huntington Beach, California
G	13	Matt DeMarcus	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Santa Ynez Valley Union H.S.	Solvang, California
F	20	Brendan Lane	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Jr	Rocklin H.S.	Rocklin, California
SG	21	De'End Parker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	City College of San Francisco	San Francisco, California
F	22	Reeves Nelson (D)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Modesto Christian H.S.	Modesto, California
F	24	Travis Wear	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Mater Dei H.S.	Huntington Beach, California
G	30	Khalid McCaskill	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Harlem, NY
C	34	Joshua Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	So	Kentwood H.S.	Kent, Washington
G	44	Tyler Trapani	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	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
November 6, 2011* 2:00 pm	No. 17	vs. Cal State San Bernardino	W 80–72	–	Citizens Business Bank Arena (6,259) Ontario, CA
Regular Season
November 11, 2011* 7:30 pm, FS West	No. 17	Loyola Marymount	L 58–69	0–1	LA Sports Arena (5,382 ) Los Angeles, CA
November 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
November 21, 2011* 6:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational First Round	W 92–60	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 22, 2011* 6:30 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 14 Kansas Maui Invitational seminfinals	L 56–72	1–3	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 23, 2011* 4:30 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 15 Michigan Maui Invitational 3rd place game	L 63–79	1–4	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 28, 2011* 8:00 pm, Prime Ticket		Pepperdine	W 62–39	2–4	LA Sports Arena (3,885) Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2011* 1:30 pm, FSN/PT		Texas	L 59–69	2–5	LA Sports Arena (6,177) Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 2011* 4:00 pm, FS West		vs. Penn	W 77–73	3–5	Honda Center (6,332 ) Anaheim, CA
December 14, 2011* 7:30 pm, FS West		Eastern Washington	W 60–47	4–5	LA Sports Arena (4,229 ) Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 2011* 12:00 pm, Prime Ticket		vs. UC Davis	W 82–39	5–5	Honda Center (5,132) Anaheim, CA
December 20, 2011* 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		UC Irvine	W 89–60	6–5	LA Sports Arena (4,090 ) Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 2011* 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		Richmond	W 71–63	7–5	LA Sports Arena (4,194 ) Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 2011 7:30 pm, FSN/PT		at Stanford	L 59–60	7–6 (0–1)	Maples Pavilion (6,777) Stanford, CA
December 31, 2011 1:00 pm, FSN/PT		at California	L 69–85	7–7 (0–2)	Haas Pavilion (9,750) Berkeley, CA
January 5, 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
January 7, 2012 7:30 pm, FS West		vs. Arizona State	W 75–58	9–7 (2–2)	Honda Center (9,076 ) Anaheim, CA
January 15, 2012 6:00 pm, FSN/PT		at USC	W 66–47	10–7 (3–2)	Galen Center (8,474 ) Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2012 7:30 pm, FSN/PT		at Oregon State	L 84–87	10–8 (3–3)	Gill Coliseum (6,019 ) Corvallis, OR
January 21, 2012 1:00 pm, FSN/FSW		at Oregon	L 68–75	10–9 (3–4)	Matthew Knight Arena (10,830 ) Eugene, OR
January 26, 2012 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		Utah	W 76–49	11–9 (4–4)	LA Sports Arena (4,434 ) Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2012 1:00 pm, Prime Ticket		Colorado	W 77–60	12–9 (5–4)	LA Sports Arena (9,253) Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPN		at Washington	L 69–71	12–10 (5–5)	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,756 ) Seattle, WA
February 4, 2012 2:00 pm, RTNW		at Washington State	W 63–60	13–10 (6–5)	Beasley Coliseum (4,204 ) Pullman, WA
February 9, 2012 8:00 pm, Prime Ticket		Stanford	W 72–61	14–10 (7–5)	LA Sports Arena (5,207 ) Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2012 1:00 pm, FSN/PT		California	L 63–73	14–11 (7–6)	LA Sports Arena (9,001 ) Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2012 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		USC	W 64–54	15–11 (8–6)	LA Sports Arena (9,064 ) Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2012* 10:00 am, CBS		at St. John's	L 63–66	15–12	Madison Square Garden (7,305 ) New York City, NY
February 23, 2012 5:30 pm		at Arizona State	W 66–57	16–12 (9–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,477 ) Tempe, AZ
February 25, 2012 11:00 am, CBS		at Arizona	L 63–65	16–13 (9–7)	McKale Center (14,724 ) Tucson, AZ
March 1, 2012 7:30 pm		Washington State	W 78–46	17–13 (10–7)	LA Sports Arena (5,099 ) Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 2012 11:00 am, CBS		Washington	W 75–69	18–13 (11–7)	LA Sports Arena (9,785 ) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 7, 2012 2:40 pm, FSN	(5)	vs. (12) USC First Round	W 55–40	19–13	Staples Center (5,973 ) Los Angeles, CA
March 8, 2012 2:40 pm, FSN	(5)	vs. (4) 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

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. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
^ "North Carolina is No. 1 in preseason coaches poll". USA Today. October 20, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011.
^ Moore, David Leon (December 20, 2011). "Ben Howland, UCLA battle back after Reeves Nelson dismissal". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 21, 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 2, 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 April 2, 2011.
^ Bolch, Ben (April 13, 2011). "Malcolm Lee decides time is right to leave UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2011. Retrieved 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. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
^ Yoon, Peter (December 9, 2011). "UCLA dismisses Reeves Nelson". ESPNLosAngeles.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

External links

UCLA Bruins men's basketball official website

[1] "Schedule". UCLA. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2010.

[2] "North Carolina is No. 1 in preseason coaches poll". USA Today. October 20, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011.

[3] Moore, David Leon (December 20, 2011). "Ben Howland, UCLA battle back after Reeves Nelson dismissal". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 21, 2011.

[4] 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 2, 2011.

[5] Bolch, Ben (March 28, 2011). "UCLA basketball: Former North Carolina guard Larry Drew II joins Bruins". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011.

[6] Bolch, Ben (April 13, 2011). "Malcolm Lee decides time is right to leave UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.

[7] Pucin, Diane (December 9, 2011). "UCLA basketball team dismisses Reeves Nelson". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

[8] Yoon, Peter (December 9, 2011). "UCLA dismisses Reeves Nelson". ESPNLosAngeles.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

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2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Contents

Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

Notes

References

External links