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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 →

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

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

College recruiting information
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	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	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	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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