2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team

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.

2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record14–18 (8–10, T5th Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
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

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).
  • 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.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team    Rivals:2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team    Rivals:2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team    Rivals:2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team    Rivals:2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team    Rivals:2009–10 Ucla Bruins Men's Basketball Team    247SportsN/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)

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

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

Notes

  • Freshman Jrue Holiday left the team to go to the NBA. 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.
  • 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

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