2019–20 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2019–20 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
2019–20 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	8–9 (1–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (1st season);
Associate head coach	Darren Savino
Assistant coaches	Rod Palmer; Michael Lewis;
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion ; (Capacity: 13,819)
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Oregon	13	–	5	.722	24	–	7	.774
UCLA	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
USC	11	–	7	.611	22	–	9	.710
Arizona State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Arizona	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Colorado	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Oregon State	7	–	11	.389	18	–	13	.581
Utah	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
California	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	16	.500
Washington	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins are led by first-year head coach Mick Cronin and play their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2018–19 season 17–16, 9–9 in Pac-12 play. They were led by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford until he was fired mid-season and assistant Murry Bartow was named the interim head coach.^[1] Their lineup featured three former McDonald's All-Americans: sophomores Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes were both named second-team All-Pac-12, while first-year player Moses Brown was voted to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.^[2] UCLA finished the season 17–16, and lost in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament. They missed the postseason for the second time in four years.^[3]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jaylen Hands	PG	6'3"	180	Sophomore	San Diego, California	Declared for the NBA Draft; selected 56th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers.^[4]
Kris Wilkes	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Indianapolis, Inndiana	Play professionally^[5]
Moses Brown	C	7'1"	245	Freshman	Queens, New York	Play professionally^[6]

2019 Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaime Jaquez F	Camarillo, California	Adolfo Camarillo HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 8, 2018
Jaime Jaquez F	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Jake Kyman F	Rancho Santa Margarita, California	SMCHS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 8, 2018
Jake Kyman F	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
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: "2019 UCLA Commits". Rivals.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daishen Nix PG	Las Vegas, NV	Trinity International Schools	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 20, 2019
Daishen Nix PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
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: "2020 UCLA Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Alex Olesinski	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	La Lumiere School	Roswell, NM
F	2	Cody Riley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	Sierra Canyon School	Kansas City, KS
F	3	Jules Bernard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Windward School	Los Angeles, CA
G/F	4	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Camarillo HS	Camarillo, CA
G	5	Chris Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Huntington Prep	Chicago, IL
G	10	Tyger Campbell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	La Lumiere School	Cedar Rapids, IA
G/F	13	Jake Kyman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Santa Margarita Catholic HS	Aliso Viejo, CA
F	14	Kenneth Nwuba	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Huntington Prep	Lagos, Nigeria
G	15	Armani Dodson (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Henry J. Kaiser HS	Fontana, CA
G	20	Isaac Wulff (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Laguna Beach HS	Laguna Beach, CA
F	22	Shareef O'Neal	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Crossroads School	Los Angeles, CA
G	23	Prince Ali	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Sagemont School	The Bronx, NY
F/C	24	Jalen Hill	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	Centennial HS	Corona, CA
G	34	David Singleton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Bishop Montgomery HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	43	Russell Stong (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Crespi Carmelite HS	Northridge, CA

Head coach

Mick Cronin (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Darren Savino (New Jersey City)
Rod Palmer (UC Irvine)
Michael Lewis (Indiana)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019* 7:30 pm, P12N	Stanislaus State	W 87–57	–	14 – Campbell	9 – Smith	11 – Campbell	Pauley Pavilion (3,221) Los Angeles, CA
Non–conference regular season
November 6, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N	Long Beach State	W 69–65	1–0	15 – Campbell	8 – Smith	5 – Campbell	Pauley Pavilion (6,265) Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2019* 4:00 pm, P12N	UCSB	W 77–61	2–0	22 – Hill	10 – Hill	6 – Campbell	Pauley Pavilion (6,235) Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N	UNLV	W 71–54	3–0	16 – Smith	8 – Hill	4 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (6,601) Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N	Southern Utah Maui Invitational campus-site game	W 76–61	4–0	20 – Smith	8 – Tied	5 – Campbell	Pauley Pavilion (4,427) Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N	Hofstra	L 78–88	4–1	24 – Hill	12 – Hill	5 – Campbell	Pauley Pavilion (4,836) Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. BYU Maui Invitational quarterfinals	L 63–78	4–2	16 – Bernard	6 – Tied	6 – Smith	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational 2nd round consolation	W 74–48	5–2	17 – Jaquez Jr.	12 – Jaquez Jr.	6 – Campbell	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2019* 11:30 am, ESPN2	vs. No. 3 Michigan State Maui Invitational 5th place game	L 62–75	5–3	13 – Smith	8 – Jaquez Jr.	2 – Riley	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
December 1, 2019* 5:00 pm, P12N	San Jose State	W 93–64	6–3	18 – Tied	11 – Hill	4 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (4,801) Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm, P12N	Denver	W 81–62	7–3	21 – Riley	11 – Riley	4 – Jaquez Jr.	Pauley Pavilion (5,243) Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 2019* 12:00 pm, ABC	at Notre Dame Rivalry	L 61–75	7–4	10 – Smith	11 – O'Neal	2 – Tied	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,083) South Bend, IN
December 21, 2019* 12:00 pm, CBS	vs. North Carolina CBS Sports Classic	L 64–74	7–5	16 – Bernard	10 – Jaquez Jr.	5 – Campbell	T-Mobile Arena (12,740) Paradise, NV
December 28, 2019* 2:00 pm, P12N	Cal State Fullerton	L 74–77	7–6	18 – Campbell	10 – Hill	9 – Campbell	Pauley Pavilion (6,418) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1	at Washington	W 66–64	8–6 (1–0)	17 – Smith	12 – Smith	7 – Campbell	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,027) Seattle, WA
January 5, 2020 4:00 pm, P12N	at Washington State	L 71–79 ^OT	8–7 (1–1)	22 – Smith	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Beasley Coliseum (2,825) Pullman, WA
January 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2	USC Rivalry	W 74-63	8-8 (1-2)	16 – Smith	10 – Smith	4 – Campbell	Pauley Pavilion (13,659) Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N	Stanford	W 74-59	8-9 (1-3)	15 – Jaquez Jr.	12 – Hill	5 – Campbell	Pauley Pavilion (5,148) Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU	California						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1	at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, FOX	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
January 30, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2	Colorado						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2020 12:00 pm, FS1	Utah						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Arizona Rivalry						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 13, 2020 8:00 pm, P12N	Washington State						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Washington						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1	at Utah						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 22, 2020 1:00 pm, CBS	at Colorado						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Arizona State						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Arizona Arizona						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 7, 2020 12:15 pm, CBS	at USC Rivalry						Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 11–14, 2020 P12N/FS1	vs. TBA						T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—
Coaches	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Honors

References

^ https://uclabruins.com/news/2018/12/31/mens-basketball-ucla-head-coach-steve-alford-relieved-of-duties.aspx
^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (March 11, 2019). "UCLA's Jaylen Hands, Kris Wilkes named All-Pac-12 second team". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (March 17, 2019). "UCLA men's basketball kept out of postseason tournaments on Selection Sunday". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
^ Bolch, Ben. "UCLA's Jaylen Hands hires an agent and will declare for the NBA draft". LosAngelesTimes.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ Bolch, Ben. "UCLA's Kris Wilkes announces he's headed to the NBA". LosAngelesTimes.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
^ Bolch, Ben. "Moses Brown is leaving UCLA after one season to enter the NBA draft". LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "UCLA Hoops Announces Non–conference Schedule". Athletics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved June 19, 2019.

External links

2019–20 UCLA Bruins Roster and Stats at Sports-Reference.com

[uclabruins.com-1] ttps://uclabruins.com/news/2018/12/31/mens-basketball-ucla-head-coach-steve-alford-relieved-of-duties.aspx

[nguyen_03112019-2] Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (March 11, 2019). "UCLA's Jaylen Hands, Kris Wilkes named All-Pac-12 second team". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

[nguyen_03172019-3] Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (March 17, 2019). "UCLA men's basketball kept out of postseason tournaments on Selection Sunday". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

[4] Bolch, Ben. "UCLA's Jaylen Hands hires an agent and will declare for the NBA draft". LosAngelesTimes.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

[5] Bolch, Ben. "UCLA's Kris Wilkes announces he's headed to the NBA". LosAngelesTimes.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

[6] Bolch, Ben. "Moses Brown is leaving UCLA after one season to enter the NBA draft". LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[7] "UCLA Hoops Announces Non–conference Schedule". Athletics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved June 19, 2019.

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