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1 Previous season  




2 Off-season  


2.1  Departures  




2.2  2017 recruiting class  






3 Roster  




4 China incident  




5 Schedule and results  




6 Rankings  




7 Honors  


7.1  Preseason award watchlists  




7.2  Pac-12 Player of the Week  




7.3  Postseason awards  






8 See also  




9 References  













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2017–18 UCLA Bruins men's basketball

NCAA tournament, First Four

ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–12 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 13,819)
Seasons
← 2016–17
2018–19 →
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No.12Arizona † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
    USC 12 – 6   .667 24 – 12   .667
    UCLA 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
    Utah 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
    Stanford 11 – 7   .611 19 – 16   .543
    Oregon 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
    Washington 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
    Colorado 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
    Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 20 – 12   .625
    Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
    Washington State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387
    California 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
    † Pac-12 Tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll


    The 2017–18 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.

    The Bruins opened their new practice facility, the Mo Ostin Basketball Center.[1] They defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost 65–58 in the First FourtoSt. Bonaventure for the Bonnies' first tournament win in 48 years. It was the first time in UCLA's history that they had been relegated to a First Four play-in game.[1][2] It was the first time in the school's four tournament appearances under Alford that they did not advance to the Sweet 16.[3]

    Previous season

    [edit]
    Main article: 2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

    The Bruins finished the 2016–17 season 31–5 overall; and 15–3 in the conference. During the season, UCLA was invited and participated in the Wooden LegacyinAnaheim, California. UCLA defeated Portland, Nebraska, and Texas A&M to earn 1st place. UCLA also defeated Ohio State in the CBS Sports ClassicinParadise, Nevada. In the postseason, UCLA defeated USC but lost to Arizona in the semifinals of the 2017 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in Paradise, Nevada. The Bruins were invited and participated in the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they defeated Kent State and CincinnatiinSacramento, California but lost to KentuckyinMemphis, Tennessee in the Sweet Sixteen.

    Off-season

    [edit]

    Departures

    [edit]
    Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
    Bryce Alford G 6'3" 185 Senior Albuquerque, NM Graduated
    Isaac Hamilton G 6'5" 195 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
    Jerrold Smith G 6'0" 165 Senior Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; Graduated
    Ike Anigbogu F/C 6'10" 250 Freshman Corona, CA Declared for 2017 NBA draft; drafted 47th overall to the Indiana Pacers.[4]
    Lonzo Ball G 6'6" 190 Freshman Chino Hills, CA Declared for 2017 NBA draft; drafted 2nd overall to the Los Angeles Lakers.[5]
    T. J. Leaf F 6'10" 225 Freshman El Cajon, CA Declared for 2017 NBA draft; drafted 18th overall to the Indiana Pacers.[6]

    2017 recruiting class

    [edit]
    UCLA recruits at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
    Jaylen Hands
    Kris Wilkes
    UScollege sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    LiAngelo Ball
    F/G     		Chino Hills, CA Chino Hills HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 21, 2015 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
    Jalen Hill
    PF     		Corona, CA Centennial HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 28, 2015 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
    Jaylen Hands
    PG     		San Diego, CA Foothills Christian HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sep 16, 2015 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
    Cody Riley
    PF     		Chatsworth, CA Sierra Canyon School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Oct 14, 2016 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
    Chris Smith
    SF     		Fort Worth, TX Huntington Prep School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Feb 11, 2017 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
    Kris Wilkes
    SF     		Indianapolis, IN North Central HS 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Nov 13, 2016 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
    Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #2   Rivals: #2  247Sports: #4  ESPN: #4
  • 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:

    • "2017 UCLA Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
    • "2017 UCLA Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
    • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

    Roster

    [edit]
    2017–18 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
    Players Coaches
    Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
    F 0 Alex Olesinski 6ft10in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So La Lumiere School Roswell, New Mexico
    F 2 Cody Riley (S) Current redshirt 6ft10in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School Kansas City, Kansas
    G 3 Aaron Holiday 6ft1in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Campbell Hall School Chatsworth, California
    G 4 Jaylen Hands 6ft3in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Foothills Christian HS San Diego, California
    G 5 Chris Smith 6ft9in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Huntington Prep School Chicago, Illinois
    G 10 Isaac Wulff (W) 6ft3in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Laguna Beach HS Laguna Beach, California
    G 13 Kris Wilkes 6ft8in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr North Central HS Indianapolis, Indiana
    F 14 György Golomán 6ft11in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr The Sagemont School Körmend, Hungary
    G 21 Alec Wulff (W) 6ft3in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Laguna Beach HS Laguna Beach, California
    G 22 Armani Dodson (W) 6ft5in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Henry J. Kaiser HS Fontana, California
    G 23 Prince Ali 6ft3in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Sagemont School The Bronx, New York
    F 24 Jalen Hill (S) Current redshirt 6ft10in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Centennial HS Corona, California
    G 30 Joseph Wallace (W) 6ft2in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon Woodland Hills, California
    C 34 Ikenna Okwarabizie 6ft9in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Tyler Junior College Lagos, Nigeria
    C 40 Thomas Welsh (C) 7ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Loyola HS Redondo Beach, California
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: December 7, 2017

    China incident

    [edit]

    At the start of the regular season, three of UCLA's players, Jalen Hill, Cody Riley, and LiAngelo Ball, were arrested in China for allegedly shoplifting before their game against Georgia Tech. The arrested players were confined to their hotel for several days until the charges were dropped and the players were allowed to leave the country.[7]

    The players involved were suspended indefinitely from the team after their return to campus,[8] with LiAngelo eventually withdrawing from UCLA on December 4, 2017.[9] He would go on to play professionally overseas in Lithuania with his younger brother LaMelo.

    On December 22, 2017, UCLA announced that the other two suspended players, Riley and Hill, would remain suspended for the whole season, but would be allowed to rejoin practices and team activities on December 26.[10]

    Schedule and results

    [edit]
    Date
    time, TV     		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 1, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N     		No. 21 Cal State Los Angeles W 111–80  –
    		  22 – Welsh   14 – Welsh   11 – Hands  Pauley Pavilion (4,408)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Non-conference regular season
    November 10, 2017*
    8:30 pm, ESPN     		No. 21 vs. Georgia Tech
    Pac-12 China Game     		W 63–60  1–0
    		  18 – Wilkes   8 – Welsh   7 – Holiday  Baoshan Sports Centre (4,011)
    Shanghai, China
    November 15, 2017*
    8:00 pm, P12N     		No. 23 Central Arkansas
    Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game     		W 106–101 OT 2–0
    		  24 – Holiday   12 – Wilkes   6 – Hands  Pauley Pavilion (6,782)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 17, 2017*
    6:00 pm, P12N     		No. 23 South Carolina State
    Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game     		W 96–68  3–0
    		  22 – Hands   15 – Welsh   4 – Tied  Pauley Pavilion (7,035)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 20, 2017*
    4:00 pm, ESPNU     		No. 23-t vs. Creighton
    Hall of Fame Classic semifinals     		L 89–100  3–1
    		  25 – Holiday   13 – Welsh   7 – Holiday  Sprint Center (10,234)
    Kansas City, MO
    November 21, 2017*
    4:30 pm, ESPN3     		No. 23-t vs. Wisconsin
    Hall of Fame Classic consolation     		W 72–70  4–1
    		  18 – Holiday   8 – Welsh   5 – Holiday  Sprint Center (10,160)
    Kansas City, MO
    November 26, 2017*
    3:00 pm, P12N     		No. 23-t UC Irvine W 87–63  5–1
    		  21 – Ali   13 – Welsh   7 – Holiday  Pauley Pavilion (8,329)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 29, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N     		Cal State Bakersfield W 75–66  6–1
    		  16 – Holiday   10 – Welsh   6 – Holiday  Pauley Pavilion (5,973)
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 3, 2017*
    6:00 pm, P12N     		Detroit W 106–73  7–1
    		  23 – Hands   9 – Tied   5 – Golomán  Pauley Pavilion (6,109)
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 6, 2017*
    8:00 pm, P12N     		Montana
    Canceled due to Skirball Fire[11]     		Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 9, 2017*
    9:00 am, CBS     		at Michigan L 69–78 OT 7–2
    		  27 – Holiday   10 – Welsh   7 – Holiday  Crisler Center (12,137)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    December 16, 2017*
    12:30 pm, CBS     		No. 25 Cincinnati L 63–77  7–3
    		  17 – Holiday   9 – Welsh   4 – Welsh  Pauley Pavilion (10,018)
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 19, 2017*
    6:00 pm, P12N     		South Dakota W 85–82  8–3
    		  19 – Welsh   11 – Welsh   5 – Holiday  Pauley Pavilion (5,767)
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 23, 2017*
    1:00 pm, CBS     		vs. No. 7 Kentucky
    CBS Sports Classic     		W 83–75  9–3
    		  20 – Tied   11 – Welsh   8 – Holiday  Smoothie King Center (8,119)
    New Orleans, LA
    Pac-12 regular season
    December 29, 2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN2     		Washington State W 96–82  10–3
    (1–0)     		 33 – Holiday   14 – Welsh   4 – Tied  Pauley Pavilion (8,089)
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 31, 2017
    5:00 pm, P12N     		Washington W 74–53  11–3
    (2–0)     		 21 – Wilkes   12 – Welsh   5 – Holiday  Pauley Pavilion (7,639)
    Los Angeles, CA
    January 4, 2018
    7:00 pm, FS1     		at Stanford L 99–107 2OT 11–4
    (2–1)     		 31 – Holiday   10 – Welsh   3 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (4,497)
    Stanford, CA
    January 6, 2018
    3:30 pm, P12N     		at California W 107–84  12–4
    (3–1)     		 21 – Holiday   14 – Welsh   5 – Holiday  Haas Pavilion (8,888)
    Berkeley, CA
    January 11, 2018
    8:00 pm, ESPN2     		Utah W 83–64  13–4
    (4–1)     		 20 – Holiday   9 – Ali   6 – Holiday  Pauley Pavilion (8,739)
    Los Angeles, CA
    January 13, 2018
    7:30 pm, P12N     		Colorado L 59–68  13–5
    (4–2)     		 20 – Welsh   9 – Wilkes   4 – Holiday  Pauley Pavilion (10,164)
    Los Angeles, CA
    January 18, 2018
    8:00 pm, FS1     		at Oregon State L 63–69  13–6
    (4–3)     		 22 – Holiday   13 – Welsh   5 – Wilkes  Gill Coliseum (5,330)
    Corvallis, OR
    January 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN     		at Oregon L 91–94  13–7
    (4–4)     		 21 – Wilkes   10 – Welsh   5 – Holiday  Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
    Eugene, OR
    January 25, 2018
    7:30 pm, FS1     		California W 70–57  14–7
    (5–4)     		 21 – Holiday   7 – Wilkes   6 – Holiday  Pauley Pavilion (8,028)
    Los Angeles, CA
    January 27, 2018
    7:30 pm, P12N     		Stanford W 89–73  15–7
    (6–4)     		 21 – Holiday   10 – Welsh   10 – Hands  Pauley Pavilion (10,519)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 3, 2018
    3:00 pm, ESPN2     		USC
    Rivalry     		W 82–79  16–7
    (7–4)     		 23 – Holiday   8 – Welsh   9 – Holiday  Pauley Pavilion (12,837)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 8, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN     		at No. 13 Arizona
    Rivalry     		W 82–74  17–7
    (8–4)     		 17 – Holiday   12 – Welsh   8 – Holiday  McKale Center (14,644)
    Tucson, AZ
    February 10, 2018
    4:00 pm, P12N     		at Arizona State L 79–88  17–8
    (8–5)     		 20 – Holiday   8 – Welsh   5 – Holiday  Wells Fargo Arena (14,025)
    Tempe, AZ
    February 15, 2018
    8:00 pm, FS1     		Oregon State W 75–68  18–8
    (9–5)     		 17 – Holiday   17 – Welsh   10 – Holiday  Pauley Pavilion (8,890)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 17, 2018
    7:15 pm, ESPN     		Oregon W 86–78 OT 19–8
    (10–5)     		 29 – Holiday   14 – Welsh   6 – Holiday  Pauley Pavilion (13,001)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 22, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN     		at Utah L 78–84  19–9
    (10–6)     		 23 – Holiday   7 – Tied   7 – Holiday  Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,141)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    February 25, 2018
    1:00 pm, ESPNU     		at Colorado L 76–80  19–10
    (10–7)     		 21 – Holiday   10 – Welsh   6 – Holiday  Coors Events Center (8,176)
    Boulder, CO
    March 3, 2018
    7:15 pm, ESPN     		at USC
    Rivalry     		W 83–72  20–10
    (11–7)     		 34 – Holiday   9 – Tied   7 – Holiday  Galen Center (10,258)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Pac-12 Tournament
    March 8, 2018
    2:30 pm, P12N     		(4) vs. (5) Stanford
    Quarterfinals     		W 88–77  21–10
    		  34 – Holiday   11 – Welsh   8 – Holiday  T-Mobile Arena (15,182)
    Paradise, NV
    March 9, 2018
    6:00 pm, P12N     		(4) vs. (1) No. 15 Arizona
    Semifinals     		L 67–78 OT 21–11
    		  17 – Welsh   17 – Welsh   3 – 3 tied  T-Mobile Arena (16,596)
    Paradise, NV
    NCAA tournament
    March 13, 2018*
    6:10 pm, truTV     		(11 E) vs. (11 E) St. Bonaventure
    First Four     		L 58–65  21–12
    		  20 – Holiday   15 – Welsh   7 – Holiday  UD Arena (12,336)
    Dayton, OH

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    [12]

    Rankings

    [edit]
    See also: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
    AP212323-TRVRVRVRV—RVRV
    Coaches1818232523RVRV—RVRV

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

    Honors

    [edit]

    Preseason award watchlists

    [edit]

    Pac-12 Player of the Week

    [edit]

    Postseason awards

    [edit]

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b Whicker, Mark (March 13, 2018). "Whicker: No more minutes for Aaron Holiday, or chances for UCLA". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018.
  • ^ "Bonnies stun UCLA 65-58 for 1st NCAA Tourney win in 48 years". ESPN.com. March 14, 2018. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018.
  • ^ Plaschke, Bill (March 13, 2018). "UCLA simply got outplayed in its play-in game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  • ^ Bolch, Ben. "UCLA's Ike Anigbogu picks an agent and is headed for the NBA draft". LATimes.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  • ^ "Lonzo Ball says he will enter NBA draft after UCLA's Sweet 16 loss". SI.com. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  • ^ Bolch, Ben. "TJ Leaf leaves UCLA for the NBA". LATimes.com. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  • ^ Meyers, Jessica (November 10, 2017). "UCLA basketball players, reportedly accused of shoplifting, await their fate in scenic Chinese town". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  • ^ "UCLA basketball players LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill suspended". ESPN. November 15, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  • ^ Hoffman, Benjamin (December 4, 2017). "LiAngelo Ball Leaves U.C.L.A. Without Having Played a Game". The New York Times. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  • ^ Gottlieb, Jeremy (December 22, 2017). "UCLA extends Jalen Hill and Cody Riley suspensions for the remainder of season". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  • ^ Bolch, Ben. "Montana-UCLA basketball game canceled due to wildfire". LATimes.com. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  • ^ "UCLA Announces Non-Conference Schedule". Athletics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  • ^ Fattal, Tarek (December 30, 2017). "UCLA basketball looking for another 'date' with Montana". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017.
  • ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (February 19, 2018). "Aaron Holiday wins Pac-12 Player of the Week". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018.
  • ^ a b c d Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (March 5, 2018). "UCLA's Aaron Holiday named first-team All-Pac-12, Thomas Welsh on second team". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018.
  • ^ DeCourcy, Mike (March 5, 2018). "Sporting News 2017-18 college basketball All-Americans". Sporting News. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

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