2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	14–18 (8–10, T5th Pac-10)
Head coach	Ben Howland (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Donny Daniels Scott Duncan Scott Garson
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
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
† Conference tournament winner As of March 25, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for conference tournament

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.

Recruiting class

• In November 2009, 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.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Honeycutt SF	Sylmar, CA	Sylmar HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 17, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Brendan Lane PF	Rocklin, CA	Rocklin HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 14, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Mike Moser SF	Portland, OR	Grant HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 19, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Reeves Nelson PF	Modesto, CA	Modesto Christian HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 9, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Anthony Stover C	Los Angeles, CA	Windward HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 3, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9   Rivals: 13  ESPN: 8
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: "UCLA Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010. "ESPN - UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010.

Roster

2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Mustafa Abdul-Hamid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr St. Louis, Missouri G 5 Jerime Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Anaheim, California G 15 Balke Arnet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Laguna Niguel, California G 24 Matt DeMarcus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Solvang, California F 41 Nikola Dragović 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Belgrade, Serbia F 23 Tyler Honeycutt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California F 13 James Keefe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Rancho Santa Margarita, California F 21 Brendan Lane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rocklin, California G 3 Malcolm Lee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Moreno Valley, California C 22 J'mison Morgan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So Dallas, Texas F 1 Mike Moser 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Portland, Oregon F 11 Reeves Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Modesto, California G 20 Michael Roll (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Aliso Viejo, California G 2 Spencer Soo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Fresno, California C 12 Anthony Stover 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Pasadena, California G 4 Tyler Trapani 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Simi Valley, California	Head coach Ben Howland (Weber State) Assistant coach(es) Donny Daniels (Cal State Fullerton) Scott Duncan Scott Garson (UCSB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2009* 7:30 p.m., uclabruins.com		Concordia	W 62–61		Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2009* 7:30 p.m., uclabruins.com		Humboldt State	W 74–57		Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
Non-Conference Season
November 16, 2009* 9:00 p.m., ESPN		Cal State Fullerton ESPN 24 Hour Tip-Off Marathon	L 65–68 ^OT	0–1	Pauley Pavilion (6,145) Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2009* 7:30 p.m., FSW		Cal State Bakersfield	W 75–64	1–1	Pauley Pavilion (6,782) Los Angeles, CA
November 23, 2009* 8:00 p.m., FSW		Pepperdine	W 71–52	2–1	Pauley Pavilion (7,316) Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2009* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Portland 76 Classic	L 47–74	2–2	Anaheim Convention Center (2,697) Anaheim, CA
November 27, 2009* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Butler 76 Classic	L 67–69	2–3	Anaheim Convention Center (3,027) Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2009* 11:30 a.m., ESPNU		vs. Long Beach State 76 Classic	L 68–79	2–4	Anaheim Convention Center (2,247) Anaheim, CA
December 6, 2009* 2:30 p.m., FSN		Kansas Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	L 61–73	2–5	Pauley Pavilion (10,451) Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 2009* 1:30 p.m., FSN		vs. Mississippi State John R. Wooden Classic	L 54–72	2–6	Honda Center (13,043) Anaheim, CA
December 15, 2009* 7:30 p.m., Prime Ticket		New Mexico State	W 100–68	3–6	Pauley Pavilion (5,933) Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2009* 11:00 a.m., CBS		at Notre Dame	L 73–84	3–7	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN
December 22, 2009* 7:30 p.m., uclabruins.com		Colorado State	W 75–63	4–7	Pauley Pavilion (6,755) Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 2009* 1:00 p.m., uclabruins.com		Delaware State	W 66–49	5–7	Pauley Pavilion (7,244) Los Angeles, CA
Conference Season
December 31, 2009 1:30 p.m., FSN		Arizona State	W 72–70	6–7 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion (8,008) Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 2010 10:00 a.m., CBS		Arizona	L 63–77	6–8 (1–1)	Pauley Pavilion (8,681) Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 2010 7:30 p.m., FSN/FSW		at California	W 76–75 ^OT	7–8 (2–1)	Haas Pavilion (10,005) Berkeley, CA
January 9, 2010 3:00 p.m., Prime Ticket		at Stanford	L 59–70	7–9 (2–2)	Maples Pavilion (6,946) Stanford, CA
January 16, 2010 4:30 p.m., Prime Ticket		USC	L 46–67	7–10 (2–3)	Pauley Pavilion (11,108) Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2010 7:30 p.m., FSN		Washington	W 62–61	8–10 (3–3)	Pauley Pavilion (6,503) Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2010 1:00 p.m., FSN		Washington State	W 74–62	9–10 (4–3)	Pauley Pavilion (8,349) Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2010 7:30 p.m., FSN		at Oregon	L 66–71	9–11 (4–4)	McArthur Court (7,528) Eugene, OR
January 30, 2010 4:30 p.m., Prime Ticket		at Oregon State	W 62–52	10–11 (5–4)	Gill Coliseum (8,067) Corvallis, OR
February 4, 2010 7:30 p.m., Prime Ticket		Stanford	W 77–73	11–11 (6–4)	Pauley Pavilion (8,903) Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2010 1:00 p.m., CBS		California	L 58–71	11–12 (6–5)	Pauley Pavilion (10,450) Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 2010 7:00 p.m., FSN		at USC	L 64–68	11–13 (6–6)	Galen Center (8,836) Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2010 5:30 p.m., FSN		at Washington State	W 71–51	12–13 (7–6)	Beasley Coliseum (6,566) Pullman, WA
February 20, 2010 6:00 p.m., ESPN		at Washington ESPN College GameDay	L 68–97	12–14 (7–7)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (10,000) Seattle, WA
February 25, 2010 8:00 p.m., FSN		Oregon State	W 65–56	13–14 (8–7)	Pauley Pavilion (7,589) Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 2010 2:00 p.m., Prime Ticket		Oregon	L 68–70	13–15 (8–8)	Pauley Pavilion (9,073) Los Angeles, CA
March 4, 2010 7:30 p.m., FSN		at Arizona	L 73–78	13–16 (8–9)	McKale Center (14,407) Tucson, AZ
March 6, 2010 1:00 p.m., CBS		at Arizona State	L 46–56	13–17 (8–10)	Wells Fargo Arena (9,039) Tempe, AZ
Pac-10 Tournament
March 11, 2010 12:00 p.m., FSN	(5)	vs. (4) Arizona Quarterfinals	W 75–69	14–17	Staples Center (12,125) Los Angeles, CA
March 12, 2010 6:00 p.m., FSN	(5)	vs. (1) California Pac-10 Semifinals	L 72–85	14–18	Staples Center (15,971) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
• List of UCLA Bruins in the NBA

Notes

• Freshman Jrue Holiday left the team to go to the NBA.^[2] 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.^[3]
• 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 would 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.

References

1. "UCLA Men's Basketball Signs Heralded Class of Four on First Signing Day". Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
2. "Jrue Holiday Declares for NBA Draft". Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
3. Jon Gold, Dragovic suspended, Inside UCLA, Daily News, November 20, 2009