West Coast Connection Forum
Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: LAKERS_FAN89 on December 16, 2006, 03:59:50 AM
-
Men's basketball matchup between UCLA and Oakland will be available across the nation as part of a special pay-per-view event.
CSTV Networks, Inc. and UCLA announced that the Saturday, December 16th, men's basketball matchup between the top-ranked UCLA Bruins and the Oakland Grizzlies will be available across the nation as part of a special pay-per-view event. This special presentation will be available live and on-demand via Internet video streaming
-
Men's basketball matchup between UCLA and Oakland will be available across the nation as part of a special pay-per-view event.
CSTV Networks, Inc. and UCLA announced that the Saturday, December 16th, men's basketball matchup between the top-ranked UCLA Bruins and the Oakland Grizzlies will be available across the nation as part of a special pay-per-view event. This special presentation will be available live and on-demand via Internet video streaming
sucks its not on TV in Fresno! >:(
But UCLA SHOULD win by 30 at least
-
Men's basketball matchup between UCLA and Oakland will be available across the nation as part of a special pay-per-view event.
CSTV Networks, Inc. and UCLA announced that the Saturday, December 16th, men's basketball matchup between the top-ranked UCLA Bruins and the Oakland Grizzlies will be available across the nation as part of a special pay-per-view event. This special presentation will be available live and on-demand via Internet video streaming
sucks its not on TV in Fresno! >:(
But UCLA SHOULD win by 30 at least
YEA it should be a another blow out 8)
-
UCLA takin' it all this year!
-
UCLA takin' it all this year!
u can say that again 8)
-
LOS ANGELES (AP) - After a week of final exams and their toughest basketball test of the season, the No. 1 UCLA Bruins got to enjoy a bit of vacation Saturday night.
Darren Collison had 15 points and Arron Afflalo added 14 to help the Bruins rout Oakland, Mich., 74-53.
The easy win came a week after UCLA's closest and roughest game of the season, a 65-62 victory over then-No. 6 Texas A&M in the John R. Wooden Classic in Anaheim.
That was followed by days and nights of papers and exams.
"It's was a long week," UCLA coach Ben Howland said. "We had guys studying, staying up late and a tough game at the Wooden Classic."
Josh Shipp had 13 points, and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added a season-high 12 rebounds for UCLA (9-0), which pulled away with an 18-0 run late in the first half and early in the second. Collison went 5-for-8 from the field and made all three of his free throws, and Afflalo shot 6-for-10 from the field.
Asked if they managed as well on their finals, Collison said, "Next question." Afflalo said, "I'm eligible."
UCLA and No. 8 Wichita State are the only unbeaten teams remaining in the Associated Press Top 10 after No. 2 Pittsburgh's 89-75 loss to No. 7 Wisconsin earlier Saturday.
Shawn Hopes had 17 points for the Grizzlies, and Vova Severovas had 11.
Oakland (6-7) is playing a tough schedule. The Grizzlies lost at Pittsburgh 66-55 Nov. 19 and will play at No. 20 Marquette on Tuesday night.
They shot just 32.1 percent from the field, to UCLA's 50.9 percent.
Oakland did manage to shoot 15-for-17 from the free throw line and managed to beat the Bruins on the boards 38-33, a stat that bothered Howland to no end.
"They must have a heck of a weight program," Howland said. "We've been out-boarded two weeks in a row now. If we continue to get beat on the boards, we are going to lose."
Howland was also unhappy with the Bruins 10-for-18 performance from the line, with Shipp going 3-for-7.
"Sometimes I play around in practice," Shipp said Howland told him during the game. "I need to get more serious."
UCLA scored the last 12 points of the first half after leading by just two with 4:12 to play.
Russell Westbrook made a bank shot and free throw during the run, and Darren Collison had a three-point play and made a jumper in the lane with a second to go to put UCLA up 33-19 at the half.
"That's three games in a row we've had a shot at the buzzer to finish the first half," Howland said. "We've finished first halves well."
Baskets by Mbah a Moute, Darren Collison and Lorenzo Mata opened the second half to complete the run and give the Bruins a 39-19 lead. UCLA held Oakland scoreless for more than 6 minutes during the stretch.
Shipp made a 3-pointer a few minutes later to give the Bruins their biggest lead to that point, 42-21 with 16:44 to play.
UCLA led by as many as 24, Oakland would get no closer than 14 the rest of the way.
Other than the challenge from Texas A&M, UCLA is amid a month of lesser opponents from small conferences that culminates against Sam Houston State on Tuesday, before they face Michigan next Saturday and then begin the Pac-10 Conference season.
In recent weeks the Bruins won by 30 over Long Beach State, beat UC Riverside by 23 and Cal State Fullerton by 24. Their average margin of victory on the season is 17.
Those numbers are bound to change. After they open the conference season against Washington St. Dec. 28, the Bruins face No. 17 Washington on New Year's Eve and No. 22 Oregon a week later.
UCLA led from the opening basket Saturday.
Michael Roll made a layup and followed it with a jumper to give UCLA a 15-8 lead with 11:42 to play in the first half.
But Oakland stayed with the Bruins, answering with an 11-6 run. The Grizzlies pulled within three at 17-14 after a pair of free throws from Hopes, and later within two at 21-19 after a 3-pointer from Derick Nelson with 4:12 left in the half.
-
next games
UCLA vs. Sam Houston State
12/19 - Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Pauley Pavilion Arena
-
next games
UCLA vs. Sam Houston State
12/19 - Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Pauley Pavilion Arena
another W, should be
nice win tonight
Imagine if we still had Farmar... :o Things would be even more nasty then they are..I dont see UCLA being stopped. There defense is way too good, and they have numerous guys that can score at will...
-
next games
UCLA vs. Sam Houston State
12/19 - Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Pauley Pavilion Arena
another W, should be
nice win tonight
Imagine if we still had Farmar... :o Things would be even more nasty then they are..I dont see UCLA being stopped. There defense is way too good, and they have numerous guys that can score at will...
To think, Farmar was being advised to stay one more year by most, because they were saying he wasn't ready...Good thing (for the Lakers) he didn't listen!
-
next games
UCLA vs. Sam Houston State
12/19 - Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Pauley Pavilion Arena
another W, should be
nice win tonight
Imagine if we still had Farmar... :o Things would be even more nasty then they are..I dont see UCLA being stopped. There defense is way too good, and they have numerous guys that can score at will...
To think, Farmar was being advised to stay one more year by most, because they were saying he wasn't ready...Good thing (for the Lakers) he didn't listen!
He was ready for sure, i was just saying Farmar would be Eating up defeneses in college right now!! ;D
But Man does he look good already in the league.
The only bright spot about Farmar going is Collison is really getting to shine! His defense is great, and he is lightning quick and can get in the lane and dish with ease, having Josh Shipp back has been huge too, he was a huge loss last year
-
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Dec. 19, 2006
SITE: Pauley Pavilion (12,800)
TIP-OFF: 7:33 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TALENT: Bill Macdonald (play-by-play), Don MacLean (color)
RADIO: AM 1150
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 128
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: First meeting
UCLA vs. SAM HOUSTON STATE
This is the first-ever meeting between UCLA and Sam Houston State. SHSU is a NCAA Division I program located in Huntsville, Texas. The Bearkats are in the Southland Conference and currently 6-4 overall. SHSU is coming off a 70-62 overtime loss at UC Irvine (Dec. 16). Junior forward Ryan Bright leads the Bearkats in scoring (16.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg).
-
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Dec. 19, 2006
SITE: Pauley Pavilion (12,800)
TIP-OFF: 7:33 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TALENT: Bill Macdonald (play-by-play), Don MacLean (color)
RADIO: AM 1150
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 128
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: First meeting
UCLA vs. SAM HOUSTON STATE
This is the first-ever meeting between UCLA and Sam Houston State. SHSU is a NCAA Division I program located in Huntsville, Texas. The Bearkats are in the Southland Conference and currently 6-4 overall. SHSU is coming off a 70-62 overtime loss at UC Irvine (Dec. 16). Junior forward Ryan Bright leads the Bearkats in scoring (16.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg).
+1
nice info!
GO UCLA!
Should win by 30
-
Now comes the hard part for No. 1 UCLA.
Josh Shipp scored 18 points, Darren Collison had 11 points and nine assists, and the Bruins overcame a sluggish start to beat pesky Sam Houston State 75-61 on Tuesday night.
"We knew they'd be a hard team, their style of ball," UCLA coach Ben Howland said. "They come out, they have that Princeton offense. It's not fun, it's like a root canal. I'm just glad we got the win.
"This game was good for us to test our mental toughness on defense for long stretches of time. Other people are going to use that tactic against us."
Other than a 65-62 triumph over No. 13 Texas A&M, the Bruins breezed to one-sided victories over lesser opponents since winning the Maui Invitational last month, beating Long Beach State by 30 points, UC Riverside by 23, Cal State Fullerton by 24 and Oakland (Mich.) by 21.
The road figures to get much tougher because UCLA entertains Michigan (11-1) on Saturday before opening its Pac-10 schedule next week with home games against Washington State (10-1) and No. 17 Washington (8-1).
After that, the Bruins travel to face Oregon State (6-5), No. 21 Oregon (10-0) and Southern California (9-2).
"We've got a really tough road ahead," Howland said. "We have 20 games in a row, every one of them will be very highly contested, starting with Michigan on Saturday.
"It's all starting now. We have to be mentally and physically prepared. I thought we could be close to where we are right now, but you have to take it one game at a time. Our league is the best since I've been here."
Arron Afflalo added 12 points and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had nine points and eight rebounds for the Bruins (10-0), who broke open a close game midway through the second half.
Ryan Bright and Jejuan Plair each had 12 points and six rebounds for Sam Houston State (6-5). Bright, who leads his team in scoring, also had four steals before fouling out with 4:47 remaining. James Barrett scored 12 points for the Bearkats.
The Bruins scored the first five points of the second half for a 40-29 lead before Sam Houston State went on an 11-4 run to make it 44-40. But that's as close as the Bearkats would get.
A 3-pointer by Michael Roll and six straight points by Shipp extended UCLA's lead to 57-43 with 8:45 remaining, and the Bruins led by as many as 21 points after that.
"When you play teams that slow you down, it's going to help you in the long run," Shipp said.
UCLA missed 12 of its first 16 shots, but wound up going 27-of-50 (54 percent) and outrebounded Sam Houston State 32-30. The Bearkats shot 26-of-57 (45.6 percent), including 2-of-16 from 3-point range.
The Bruins entered the game shooting just 59.8 percent from the free throw line, but made their first 10 and 12-of-13 in the first half. They finished 17-of-21 overall. The Bearkats were just 7-of-18 from the line.
UCLA didn't play like the nation's top-ranked team in taking a 35-29 halftime lead over Sam Houston State, preseason favorite to win the Southland Conference's West Division.
Plagued by several slow starts this season, the Bruins got off to another one as the Bearkats took a 9-2 lead in the opening four minutes behind five points by Bright and four by Shamir McDaniel.
"You're going to have games like this. We've got to come out with better intensity," Collison said. "We're playing good teams coming up, so we have to pick up the intensity."
Sam Houston State led 14-11 when Shipp's first two baskets and Afflalo's only field goal of the first half put the Bruins on top for the first time. They led the rest of the way.
UCLA is one of four unbeaten teams in the Top 25, along with No. 8 Wichita State (9-0), No. 14 Connecticut (9-0) and Oregon (10-0).
-
The Pac Ten is fuckin loaded this year, sheesh.
UCLA will STAY undefeated satruday vs Michigan.
-
The Pac Ten is fuckin loaded this year, sheesh.
UCLA will STAY undefeated satruday vs Michigan.
UCLA vs. MICHIGAN
This is the 13th meeting between UCLA and Michigan with the Bruins leading the series 9-3, including winning the last two. UCLA is 5-1 against the Wolverines in Pauley, with the only loss coming in 2002 (81-76). Last year, the Bruins posted a 68-61 win on Dec. 17, 2005 in Ann Arbor, Mich., on the strength of 21 points by Jordan Farmar and 20 from Arron Afflalo.
-
The Pac Ten is fuckin loaded this year, sheesh.
UCLA will STAY undefeated satruday vs Michigan.
UCLA vs. MICHIGAN
This is the 13th meeting between UCLA and Michigan with the Bruins leading the series 9-3, including winning the last two. UCLA is 5-1 against the Wolverines in Pauley, with the only loss coming in 2002 (81-76). Last year, the Bruins posted a 68-61 win on Dec. 17, 2005 in Ann Arbor, Mich., on the strength of 21 points by Jordan Farmar and 20 from Arron Afflalo.
+1
gonna be intense!!!
-
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Dec. 23, 2006
SITE: Pauley Pavilion (12,800)
TIP-OFF: 11:06 a.m. PST
TV: CBS
TALENT: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (color)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 128
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 9-3
-
GO UCLA!!!(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1728/uclafgp5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
-
GO UCLA!!!(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1728/uclafgp5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
+1
UCLA BITCH!!
-
GO UCLA!!!(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1728/uclafgp5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
+1
UCLA BITCH!!
+1
-
Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 8)
-
Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 8)
Better pray...
-
Top-ranked UCLA's performance against highly regarded Michigan was so dominant, it left Bruins coach Ben Howland full of superlatives.
Fact is, he couldn't have found anything negative even if he tried.
Josh Shipp scored 18 points, Arron Afflalo added 17, and UCLA overpowered the previously once-beaten Wolverines 92-55 on Saturday.
"We just played our best game," Howland said. "Our guys were fired up for this game. Michigan played us extremely tough the last three years."
Michigan beat UCLA 70-66 in December 2003, but the Bruins topped the Wolverines 81-79 two years ago and 68-61 last season.
"The game was pretty close last year," Afflalo said. "Coming into this game, that was expected."
The Bruins made sure it wasn't.
"I think we were really good today. I think we could have beaten most teams in the country," Howland said. "I love the unselfishness of our team. Our quickness was really evident. These guys are just tremendous -- it's a lot of fun to be coaching them."
Darren Collison added 15 points and eight assists and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had 13 points and a career-high seven steals for the Bruins (11-0), who were in command from the opening tip.
"We didn't play as capably as I thought we could," Michigan coach Tommy Amaker said. "I think we were a little nervous. Our older guys were trying to make things happen, and I felt we were pressing a little bit.
"The main thing is, you have to take care of the ball on the road."
The Wolverines didn't, committing 15 of their season-high 23 turnovers in the first half while falling behind 36-23.
Courtney Sims led Michigan with 13 points, but 11 came after the outcome was decided. Lester Abram added 11 points for Michigan, which lost by 37 despite shooting 46 percent (23-of-50).
"Our defense is really good," Afflalo said. "Each possession is very personal to us. There was a lot of energy in the building. That's tough to play through. We didn't let up, that was the key. I think in their environment, they might have bounced back."
The Bruins, who had struggled at times against several outmanned opponents, are off to their best start since the 1993-94 season, when they won their first 14 games.
Michigan (11-2) is off to its best start in 14 years, but the Wolverines were playing just their third road game. And they have beaten only two teams -- Davidson and Harvard -- with winning records.
The Bruins outscored the Wolverines 10-2 in the first three minutes of the second half for a 46-25 lead. Sims, averaging 15.6 points and 7.6 rebounds, had two points and two rebounds at that stage.
Shipp scored seven points and Mbah a Moute added five during a 17-4 run that made it 67-36, and the Bruins went on to lead by as many as 40 points.
UCLA shot 33-of-56, including 11-of-20 from 3-point range, and outrebounded the Wolverines 28-24.
The Bruins are much younger than Michigan, starting three sophomores and two juniors while the Wolverines go with one junior and four seniors.
But experience was no factor in this game.
Mbah a Moute stole the ball twice in the early going, setting the tone.
"We were doubling the post, and I just went for the ball," he said. "My teammates did a great job of pressuring the ball."
The Wolverines averaged 14.8 turnovers in their previous 12 games. They surpassed that in the opening 20 minutes.
Sims had no room to maneuver in the first half, attempting only two shots. The Bruins held the 6-foot-10, 245-pound senior to six points in last season's game in Michigan.
UCLA has gotten off to several slow starts recently, but not against the Wolverines, taking an 8-0 lead on two free throws by Collison and two 3-pointers by Afflalo. And that was just the beginning.
The Bruins are 10-3 in their series with Michigan including 6-1 at Pauley Pavilion. The Wolverines are 1-17 all-time in games against opponents ranked No. 1.
UCLA's Nikola Dragovic, a freshman from Serbia, played in his first game of the season, scoring three points in six minutes. He had been suspended for 10 games by the NCAA because a player on the club team he played for received compensation.
The Bruins open their Pac-10 schedule this week with home games against Washington State (11-1) and No. 17 Washington (10-1).
"There's no easy games coming up -- it's like murderers' row," Howland said. "We've got the best league in the country. There is not going to be an easy game."
Michigan plays two more nonconference games before opening its Big Ten schedule Jan. 3 against Illinois.
-
what a great win! The defense was AMAZING! So many steals, Collison is playing like a man possessed...UCLA IS COMING!
But on a side note, damn Florida looked good vs Oh State..
Thats who we are gonna have to beat i feel down the road, those pesky gators >:(
-
Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 8)
Better pray...
oh i will be praying for a win that would be awesome, but not likely. UCLA better be praying for a win when they come to tucson though. :)
-
Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 8)
Better pray...
oh i will be praying for a win that would be awesome, but not likely. UCLA better be praying for a win when they come to tucson though. :)
you dont need to pray when you play Shutdown defense.. ;D
I think Arizona will be very tough this year. But UCLA is the team to beat in the Pac Ten..
-
Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 8)
Better pray...
oh i will be praying for a win that would be awesome, but not likely. UCLA better be praying for a win when they come to tucson though. :)
you dont need to pray when you play Shutdown defense.. ;D
I think Arizona will be very tough this year. But UCLA is the team to beat in the Pac Ten..
i agree. the pac10 champ will most likely be UCLA or Arizona. oregon and washington will not be fun road games for any team.
-
Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 8)
Better pray...
oh i will be praying for a win that would be awesome, but not likely. UCLA better be praying for a win when they come to tucson though. :)
you dont need to pray when you play Shutdown defense.. ;D
I think Arizona will be very tough this year. But UCLA is the team to beat in the Pac Ten..
i agree. the pac10 champ will most likely be UCLA or Arizona. oregon and washington will not be fun road games for any team.
nightmare places to play, UCLA's only 2 pac ten losses last year came to WASH.. >:(
UCLA WILL WIN THE PAC TEN ILL SAY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN! ;D
-
2006-2007 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent / Event Location Time
11/02/06 vs. Cal Poly Pomona Pauley Pavilion W, 73-43
11/09/06 Humboldt State - Exhibition Pauley Pavilion W, 87-61
11/15/06 vs. BYU Pauley Pavilion W, 82-69
EA Sports Maui Invitational
11/20/06 at Chaminade Maui, HI W, 88-63
11/21/06 vs. Kentucky Maui, HI W, 73-68
11/22/06 vs. Georgia Tech Maui, HI W, 88-73
11/28/06 vs. Long Beach State Pauley Pavilion W, 88-58
12/03/06 vs. UC Riverside Pauley Pavilion W, 61-38
12/05/06 vs. Cal State Fullerton Pauley Pavilion W, 78-54
12/09/06 at Texas A&M at Wooden Classic Anaheim, CA W, 65-62
12/16/06 vs. Oakland Pauley Pavilion W, 74-53
12/19/06 vs. Sam Houston State Pauley Pavilion W, 75-61
12/23/06 vs. Michigan Pauley Pavilion W, 92-55
12/28/06 vs. Washington State Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
12/31/06 vs. Washington Pauley Pavilion 2:00 p.m. PT
01/04/07 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR 7:00 p.m. PT
01/06/07 at Oregon Eugene, OR 11:00 a.m. PT
01/13/07 at USC Los Angeles, CA 11:30 a.m. PT
01/18/07 vs. Arizona State Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
01/20/07 vs. Arizona Pauley Pavilion 1:00 p.m. PT
01/25/07 at Cal Berkeley, CA 6:00 p.m. PT
01/28/07 at Stanford Stanford, CA 5:00 p.m. PT
02/01/07 vs. Oregon Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/03/07 vs. Oregon State Pauley Pavilion 2:30 p.m. PT
02/07/07 vs. USC Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/10/07 at West Virginia Morgantown, WV 1:00 p.m. ET
02/15/07 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ 6:30 p.m. MT
02/17/07 at Arizona Tucson, AZ 11:00 a.m. MT
02/22/07 vs. Cal Pauley Pavilion TBA
02/24/07 vs. Stanford Pauley Pavilion 3:00 p.m. PT
03/01/07 at Washington State Pullman, WA TBA
03/03/07 at Washington Seattle, WA TBA
Pac-10 Tournament
03/07/07 TBD Staples Center TBA
03/08/07 TBD Staples Center TBA
03/09/07 TBD Staples Center TBA
03/10/07 TBD Staples Center 3:00 p.m. PT
NCAA Tournament
03/15/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/16/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/17/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/18/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/22/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/23/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/24/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/25/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/31/07 Final Four Atlanta, GA TBA
04/02/07 Championship Atlanta, GA TBA
There Are No Upcoming Events
Next Event
at
Washington StateDay: Thursday
Date: Dec. 28, 2006
Location: Pauley Pavilion
Time: 7:30 p.m. PT
Coverage
TV: FSN Prime
Last Event
vs. MichiganW, 92-55Day: Saturday
Date: Dec. 23, 2006
Location: Pauley Pavilion
Time: 11:00 a.m. PT
Bruins Overpower Wolverines at Home, 92-55
Josh Shipp scores 18 points to lead UCLA.
Related LinksBox Score
Gallery 1
Coverage
TV: CBS
Restore Most Recent
Expand [ + ] 2006-2007 SCHEDULE
( Click on an event for complete event information )
Date Opponent / Event Location Time
11/02/06 vs. Cal Poly Pomona Pauley Pavilion W, 73-43
11/09/06 Humboldt State - Exhibition Pauley Pavilion W, 87-61
11/15/06 vs. BYU Pauley Pavilion W, 82-69
EA Sports Maui Invitational
11/20/06 at Chaminade Maui, HI W, 88-63
11/21/06 vs. Kentucky Maui, HI W, 73-68
11/22/06 vs. Georgia Tech Maui, HI W, 88-73
11/28/06 vs. Long Beach State Pauley Pavilion W, 88-58
12/03/06 vs. UC Riverside Pauley Pavilion W, 61-38
12/05/06 vs. Cal State Fullerton Pauley Pavilion W, 78-54
12/09/06 at Texas A&M at Wooden Classic Anaheim, CA W, 65-62
12/16/06 vs. Oakland Pauley Pavilion W, 74-53
12/19/06 vs. Sam Houston State Pauley Pavilion W, 75-61
12/23/06 vs. Michigan Pauley Pavilion W, 92-55
12/28/06 vs. Washington State Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
12/31/06 vs. Washington Pauley Pavilion 2:00 p.m. PT
01/04/07 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR 7:00 p.m. PT
01/06/07 at Oregon Eugene, OR 11:00 a.m. PT
01/13/07 at USC Los Angeles, CA 11:30 a.m. PT
01/18/07 vs. Arizona State Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
01/20/07 vs. Arizona Pauley Pavilion 1:00 p.m. PT
01/25/07 at Cal Berkeley, CA 6:00 p.m. PT
01/28/07 at Stanford Stanford, CA 5:00 p.m. PT
02/01/07 vs. Oregon Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/03/07 vs. Oregon State Pauley Pavilion 2:30 p.m. PT
02/07/07 vs. USC Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/10/07 at West Virginia Morgantown, WV 1:00 p.m. ET
02/15/07 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ 6:30 p.m. MT
02/17/07 at Arizona Tucson, AZ 11:00 a.m. MT
02/22/07 vs. Cal Pauley Pavilion TBA
02/24/07 vs. Stanford Pauley Pavilion 3:00 p.m. PT
03/01/07 at Washington State Pullman, WA TBA
03/03/07 at Washington Seattle, WA TBA
Pac-10 Tournament
03/07/07 TBD Staples Center TBA
03/08/07 TBD Staples Center TBA
03/09/07 TBD Staples Center TBA
03/10/07 TBD Staples Center 3:00 p.m. PT
NCAA Tournament
03/15/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/16/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/17/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/18/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/22/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/23/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/24/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/25/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/31/07 Final Four Atlanta, GA TBA
04/02/07 Championship Atlanta, GA TBA
There Are No Upcoming Events
Next Event
at
Washington StateDay: Thursday
Date: Dec. 28, 2006
Location: Pauley Pavilion
Time: 7:30 p.m. PT
Coverage
TV: FSN Prime
Last Event
vs. MichiganW, 92-55Day: Saturday
Date: Dec. 23, 2006
Location: Pauley Pavilion
Time: 11:00 a.m. PT
Bruins Overpower Wolverines at Home, 92-55
Josh Shipp scores 18 points to lead UCLA.
Related 2006-2007 SCHEDULE
( Click on an event for complete event information )
Date Opponent / Event Location Time
11/02/06 vs. Cal Poly Pomona Pauley Pavilion W, 73-43
11/09/06 Humboldt State - Exhibition Pauley Pavilion W, 87-61
11/15/06 vs. BYU Pauley Pavilion W, 82-69
EA Sports Maui Invitational
11/20/06 at Chaminade Maui, HI W, 88-63
11/21/06 vs. Kentucky Maui, HI W, 73-68
11/22/06 vs. Georgia Tech Maui, HI W, 88-73
11/28/06 vs. Long Beach State Pauley Pavilion W, 88-58
12/03/06 vs. UC Riverside Pauley Pavilion W, 61-38
12/05/06 vs. Cal State Fullerton Pauley Pavilion W, 78-54
12/09/06 at Texas A&M at Wooden Classic Anaheim, CA W, 65-62
12/16/06 vs. Oakland Pauley Pavilion W, 74-53
12/19/06 vs. Sam Houston State Pauley Pavilion W, 75-61
12/23/06 vs. Michigan Pauley Pavilion W, 92-55
12/28/06 vs. Washington State Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
12/31/06 vs. Washington Pauley Pavilion 2:00 p.m. PT
01/04/07 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR 7:00 p.m. PT
01/06/07 at Oregon Eugene, OR 11:00 a.m. PT
01/13/07 at USC Los Angeles, CA 11:30 a.m. PT
01/18/07 vs. Arizona State Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
01/20/07 vs. Arizona Pauley Pavilion 1:00 p.m. PT
01/25/07 at Cal Berkeley, CA 6:00 p.m. PT
01/28/07 at Stanford Stanford, CA 5:00 p.m. PT
02/01/07 vs. Oregon Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/03/07 vs. Oregon State Pauley Pavilion 2:30 p.m. PT
02/07/07 vs. USC Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/10/07 at West Virginia Morgantown, WV 1:00 p.m. ET
02/15/07 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ 6:30 p.m. MT
02/17/07 at Arizona Tucson, AZ 11:00 a.m. MT
02/22/07 vs. Cal Pauley Pavilion TBA
02/24/07 vs. Stanford Pauley Pavilion 3:00 p.m. PT
03/01/07 at Washington State Pullman, WA TBA
03/03/07 at Washington Seattle, WA TBA
Pac-10 Tournament
03/07/07 TBD Staples Center TBA
03/08/07 TBD Staples Center TBA
03/09/07 TBD Staples Center TBA
03/10/07 TBD Staples Center 3:00 p.m. PT
NCAA Tournament
03/15/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/16/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/17/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/18/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/22/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/23/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/24/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/25/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/31/07 Final Four Atlanta, GA TBA
04/02/07 Championship Atlanta, GA TBA
There Are No Upcoming Events
Next Event
at
Washington StateDay: Thursday
Date: Dec. 28, 2006
Location: Pauley Pavilion
Time: 7:30 p.m. PT
Coverage
TV: FSN Prime
Last Event
vs. MichiganW, 92-55Day: Saturday
Date: Dec. 23, 2006
Location: Pauley Pavilion
Time: 11:00 a.m. PT
Bruins Overpower Wolverines at Home, 92-55
Josh Shipp scores 18 points to lead UCLA.
Related LinksBox Score
Coverage
TV: CBS
-
UNDEFEATED SEASON? ;D
If we get beat it will be at ARI, AT ORE, or AT WASH
Our defense is disgusting, we create so many steals and make it such a struggle just for the opposing offense to score...
-
UNDEFEATED SEASON? ;D
If we get beat it will be at ARI, AT ORE, or AT WASH
Our defense is disgusting, we create so many steals and make it such a struggle just for the opposing offense to score...
yeah no team will go undefeated in the pac this season.. but im excited for this season because its going to be really competitive.
-
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Dec. 28, 2006
SITE: Pauley Pavilion (12,800)
TIP-OFF: 7:34 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TALENT: Steve Physioc (play-by-play), Marques Johnson (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (color)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 181
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 89-13
UCLA vs. WASHINGTON STATE
This is the 103rd meeting between UCLA and Washington State with the Bruins leading the series 89-13, including winning the last four and 25 of the last 26 games. UCLA is 49-1 against the Cougars in Los Angeles, with the only loss coming in 2004 (48-55). UCLA has won the last two games in Pauley by two points (63-61 in 2006 and 58-56 in 2005 in overtime).
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA was preseason rated No. 5 (tied with Pittsburgh) in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 6 in the Associated Press poll, marking the second straight season that the Bruins were ranked in the preseason polls. The Bruins are currently ranked first in both the Associated Press (unanimous, all 31 first-place votes) and ESPN/USA Today (71-of-72 first-place votes) polls.
BRUINS IN PACIFIC-10 OPENERS
UCLA is 18-10 (.643) all-time in Pacific-10 Conference openers (since 1978-79). UCLA is 24-4 (.857) all-time in Pac-10 home openers. The Bruins are 3-2 against Washington State in Pac-10 openers and 2-0 against the Cougars when opening Pac-10 play with WSU at home. The last time the Bruins opened Pac-10 play with Washington State was also the last time UCLA opened up with WSU at home, which resulted in an 84-56 Bruin win on Jan. 2, 1997. UCLA head coach Ben Howland is 3-0 in home Pac-10 openers and 2-1 in Pac-10 openers.
-
UCLA #1 the way college basketball should be! 8)
-
UCLA #1 the way college basketball should be! 8)
fuck yea 8)
-
Close win tonight vs Wash State 55-52
BIG BIG BIG game Saturday vs Washington
we better play better then we did tonight >:(
-
As Darren Collison goes, so goes UCLA.
And the top-ranked Bruins were as bad as their point guard in the first half against Washington State. He had zero points, three turnovers, three fouls and his team trailed by 10.
Collison played like a man possessed in the final 20 minutes, scoring 13 points and hitting a 3-pointer that put UCLA ahead for good in a 55-52 victory Thursday night.
"I wasn't concerned with how bad I was doing, I just wanted to win," he said. "I wanted to pick up the intensity offensively and defensively."
Arron Afflalo added 13 points and Josh Shipp had 11 points playing on a sprained right ankle to keep the Bruins (12-0) as one of four undefeated Top 25 teams. Shipp injured himself at the end of practice Tuesday.
"Our offense was really inept," UCLA coach Ben Howland said. "To be able to win a game shooting 33 percent doesn't happen very often."
Washington State (11-2) dropped to 0-25 all-time against top-ranked teams, including 0-17 against the Bruins.
Derrick Low led the Cougars with 14 points and Nikola Koprivica added 12, but missed a tying 3-pointer as time expired that Collison got a fingertip on. Kyle Weaver had 10 rebounds.
"I thought we had them," Low said. "I felt like I let the team down."
The Bruins are 50-1 against the Cougars in Los Angeles.
"We're a little numb right now," first-year Cougars coach Tony Bennett said. "Some turnovers were really costly at crunch time."
UCLA's fifth consecutive win over Washington State didn't come easily against a team whose deliberate style frustrated the Bruins.
They survived despite shooting a season-worst 33 percent from the field. UCLA dominated the boards, 40-28, including 10 by Luc Richard Mbah a Moute.
Neither team led by more than two points during a 6-minute stretch late in the second half until Collison hit his second 3-pointer for a 48-45 lead.
Afflalo turned the ball over, then fouled Weaver, causing UCLA to lose possession with 4 1/2 minutes left clinging to a one-point lead. But the Bruins caught a break when the Cougars lost the ball out of bounds.
Shipp's ensuing steal and layup, followed by a 3-pointer from Michael Roll extended UCLA's lead to 53-47 - its largest of the game - with 3:29 remaining.
Koprivica's 3-pointer got the Cougars to 53-50. The Bruins were called for a held ball, giving the Cougars possession and Ivory Clark dunked to make it 53-52.
Collison's layup rolled around the rim and out with 25 seconds left.
After a timeout, the Cougars worked the ball around to Low, whose 3-pointer fell short with 6 seconds left. Clark fouled Afflalo going for the rebound, and Afflalo made both to keep UCLA ahead 55-52 before Koprivica's long-range miss preserved the Bruins' winning streak.
"Derrick got a look," said Bennett, who has retained his father Dick's penchant for long possessions and smothering defense. "If he could have pump-faked, the guy would have sailed by him. Nikola had a good look, too, but it just didn't fall. We've been in some heartbreaking losses here."
A fastbreak layup by Low pushed the Cougars' lead to 35-26 early in the second half. But he soon picked up his third foul, and Afflalo and Collison teamed up to score 14 consecutive points for UCLA.
Mbah a Moute got the announced crowd of 11,102 into it with a blocked shot and Afflalo hit two 3-pointers. Collison added eight points, including a long-range basket that gave the Bruins their first lead since the opening minutes of the game, 40-39.
"The crowd was rooting us back into this game," Howland said. "If this game was in Pullman, we'd lose."
The Bruins were flustered into putting up quick shots, seven of which were blocked in the first half. Collison thrives on getting out on the break, but he sat down with his third foul late in the half.
The Bruins were 8-of-29 from the field in the first half, when they trailed 28-24. Their final possession indicated how things went: Afflalo's shot was blocked and Russell Westbrook grabbed the offensive rebound but missed.
UCLA improved to 19-10 in Pac-10 openers since 1978-79, while the Cougars fell to 11-18.
-
damn 33% shooting :-\
but a wins a win..and damn when u can win shooting like that..thats scary ;D
-
Mbah a Moute will make a great prospect in the NBA...I hope the Lakers have a chance to get him.
-
Mbah a Moute will make a great prospect in the NBA...I hope the Lakers have a chance to get him.
great prospect!!
He can play defense, take it the hoop his shot is getting better everytime i see him play, he is just so damn athletic and can rebound like an animal
-
UCLA's men's basketball game this Thursday night (Jan. 4) at Oregon State will be televised by FSN Prime Ticket it was announced today. It will also be televised in the state of Oregon on FSN Northwest. The game is scheduled to tip at 7:05 p.m.
UCLA is 13-0 and ranked No. 1 in the country.
"We thank Fox Sports Net and FSN Prime Ticket for deciding to show the fans in Los Angeles this important Pac-10 game," said associate athletic director Marc Dellins. "Even though FSN is televising another game on a national basis, they recognized the opportunity to showcase the nation's No. 1 team in the local marketplace and made the decisions necessary to make it happen. This is a great service to Bruin fans throughout southern California."
-
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Jan. 4, 2007
SITE: Gill Coliseum (10,400)
TIP-OFF: 7:00 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
RADIO: AM 1150
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (color)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 107
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 79-33
STREAK: UCLA has won the last three meetings
LAST MEETING: UCLA 79, OSU 47 (3/9/06)
#1 UCLA vs. OREGON STATE
This is the 113th meeting between UCLA and Oregon State with the Bruins leading the series 79-33, including winning 26 of the last 32 games. However, Oregon State has won four of the last 10 (the Beavers were swept last year 3-0). The Bruins posted a 63-54 victory in Corvallis, Ore., last year (Jan. 28, 2006) on the strength of Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's team-high 14 points. The win snapped a two-game losing streak to the Beavers in Gill Coliseum. UCLA also beat OSU last year in Pauley Pavilion (78-60, Feb. 23, 2006) and 79-47 in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament (Mar. 9, 2006).The Bruins are 34-25 all-time against the Beavers in Corvallis, Ore., and 10-3 in the last 13 meetings (since 1994). Bruin head coach Ben Howland sports an overall record of 5-3 against Oregon State and 1-2 on the road against the Beavers. Oregon State's head coach Jay John, now in his fifth season, is 4-6 all-time against the Bruins, including a 2-2 mark at home against UCLA, a 1-3 record on the road and a 1-1 record in the Pac-10 Tournament.
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA was preseason rated No. 5 (tied with Pittsburgh) in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 6 in the Associated Press poll, marking the second straight season that the Bruins were ranked in the preseason polls. The Bruins are currently ranked first in both the Associated Press (unanimous, all 31 first-place votes) and ESPN/USA Today (71-of-72 first-place votes) polls.
-
Dec. 31, 2006
UCLA-Washington Post Game Recap
Coach Ben Howland, junior guard Arron Afflalo, sophomore point guard Darren Collison, and sophomore guard Michael Roll address the media following the Bruins' 96-74 victory over Washington Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion. Click the link below to view this UCLA All-Acess post game video package.
Post Game Media Conference and recap
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA took it to No. 14 Washington from the tip and when the Huskies dared hint at a comeback, the top-ranked Bruins thrashed them.
Arron Afflalo equaled his career high with 27 points and tied a season high with five 3-pointers in the 96-74 victory Sunday.
"I'd love to do this again, maybe in the (NCAA) tournament," he said.
UCLA shot a sizzling 72 percent in the second half, when its 12-0 run sucked the life out of the Huskies, whose 22 turnovers led to 34 points for the Bruins.
"When you're going up against the No. 1 team in the country, you have to be the one that throws the first punch, and we didn't do that," Washington freshman center Spencer Hawes said.
UCLA dictated an aggressive tone from the start, which launched a dominating 16-6 spurt that thrilled the season's largest crowd of 12,042 at Pauley Pavilion.
"We knew how explosive of a team they were and their ability to really jump on you," said Hawes, who fought through double-teams most of the game. "You can't really practice against that."
The Bruins (13-0, 2-0) concluded a sweep of their opening Pac-10 games after surviving a three-point scare against Washington State on Thursday.
UCLA coach Ben Howland's first priority is defense, and the Bruins played that, too, in between their offensive fireworks.
"Arron Afflalo played the best game of his career," Howland said. "We really answered the bell. That was a very good team we beat."
Darren Collison added 15 points and a career-high 12 assists for UCLA, which faces its first major road trip next week to Oregon since winning the Maui Invitational on Nov. 22.
Michael Roll added 15 points and Josh Shipp 13 for the Bruins.
The Huskies (10-3, 0-2) have yet to win in three road games this season. They fell to 0-11 against top-ranked teams on the road, and 2-27 all-time against a No. 1 team.
"They basically picked us apart and there was not a whole lot we could do," said Washington coach Lorenzo Romar, an assistant on UCLA's 1995 national championship team. "They beat us in every way you could."
UCLA had a season-high 29 assists, with Afflalo chipping in eight.
The Bruins opened the game with eight straight points, starting with Luc Richard Mbah a Moute scoring over Hawes, then dunking off his own steal. Afflalo scored, then stole the ball and fed Shipp for a fastbreak layup.
Washington failed to get off a shot in the spurt.
The theatrics continued when Collison stole an inbounds pass from Justin Dentmon and dunked on a fastbreak. Then Afflalo hit consecutive 3-pointers to send the crowd into a frenzy.
"It was great," Collison said. "It's going to be hard to beat us if we have that kind of intensity."
Washington was led by 21 points from Hawes, the 7-foot center who recently ended the double-digit scoring streak of LSU's Glen Davis at 48 games. Jon Brockman added 13 points.
After UCLA's opening rush, the teams traded baskets before Washington scored six straight to close within four. But the Bruins pushed their lead to 47-33 at halftime with part of a 15-0 run that extended over both halves, with Hawes picking up his third foul early in the second.
Trailing by 20 points, Washington went to a zone that stymied the Bruins for a time. The Huskies used a 16-5 run to get to 66-55, with Ryan Appleby hitting consecutive 3-pointers and Brockman adding four points.
"We were getting right back in the game, but they stopped that," Hawes said.
UCLA suddenly recovered, running off 12 straight points for a 78-55 lead with eight minutes left. Roll had consecutive 3-pointers and another basket for eight points.
"It's our best game by far, but we can definitely improve," Collison said.
-
Bruins Show Balance In Win Over Beavers
All five starters score double-figures in a 71-56 win.
Lakers Won UCLA Won 8)
Jan. 4, 2007
Final Stats
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Josh Shipp had 18 points and all five UCLA starters scored in double figures and the top-ranked Bruins beat Oregon State 71-56 on Thursday night.
Arron Afflalo scored 14 points for the Bruins (14-0, 3-0 Pac-10), while Darren Collison had 11 points and six assists. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had 11 points and nine rebounds, and Lorenzo Mata added 10 points for UCLA, which won its first road game of the season. All of the Bruins' previous games were either at home or on a neutral court.
Sasa Cuic had 13 points and seven rebounds for Oregon State (8-7, 0-2) and Marcel Jones added 13 points and five rebounds.
UCLA and Clemson are the only unbeaten teams in Division I. Oregon, which hosts the Bruins on Saturday, lost to Southern California on Thursday night.
The Bruins shot 47 percent from the field (23-for-48) despite missing eight of their first 10 shots.
The poor start from the field allowed Oregon State lead 19-17, but the Bruins went on a 10-0 run to take the lead for good.
The Beavers did answer with a 9-2 run that McGillis capped with a 3-pointer that got the within 29-28 with 3:00 left in the half. The Bruins led 36-30 at halftime.
An 11-4 run put UCLA ahead 51-38 with 12:46 to go and the lead never got below double digits again.
The Bruins were the first No. 1 team to visit Corvallis since Arizona on Jan. 14, 1988, a 77-62 victory by the Wildcats.
Oregon State has played two unbeaten teams in the span of six days as the Beavers lost 76-73 to Oregon last Saturday.
The Beavers are at the end of a nine-game home streak that kept them in Corvallis for the entire month of December.
Point guard Josh Tarver, the Beavers' third-leading scorer at 10.7 points, was 2-of-11 from the field and finished with six points.
Oregon State did not attempt a free throw in the second half.
-
Another NICE WIN!
the Game Sat at OREGON will be a HUGE test..
-
No. 1 Bruins Drop First Game of Season at No. 16 Ducks
Josh Shipp and Arron Afflalo each score 14 points to lead the Bruins in 68-66 loss.
Jan. 6, 2007
Final Stats
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Aaron Brooks scored 25 points, including the game-winning jumper with 13 seconds left, and No. 16 Oregon handed No. 1 UCLA its first loss of the season, 68-66 on Saturday.
Darren Collison hit a 3-pointer to bring the Bruins (14-1, 3-1 Pac-10) into a 66-66 tie. Brooks, who had 31 points on Thursday night when the Ducks (14-1, 2-1) lost for the first time this season, hit the baseline jumper to give Oregon the lead.
UCLA worked the ball around over the final seconds and instead of going toward the basket for a chance at tying it, Josh Shipp's 3-point attempt at the buzzer was shot was short, setting off a celebration on McArthur Court.
Oregon beat UCLA when it was ranked No. 1 in 1974, when current Ducks coach Ernie Kent was a player.
Oregon, which lost 84-82 to Southern California on Thursday, led 40-30 at halftime.
The Bruins had not opened 15-0 since 1972-73, when they went 30-0 and won the national championship.
Shipp and Arron Afflalo both finished with 14 points for the Bruins, while Collison had 11.
Maarty Luenen had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Ducks.
The last time the Bruins visited McArthur Court as the nation's top-ranked team was Feb. 16, 1974. The Ducks stunned UCLA 56-51 in that game, earning the cover of Sports Illustrated. That upset also followed an Oregon loss to the Trojans.
The Bruins, who had won four straight against the Ducks, were coming off a 71-56 victory over Oregon State on Thursday.
As UCLA struggled with its outside shooting - the Bruins were 1-for-9 from 3-point range in the first half - Bryce Taylor had a dunk and a 10-foot jumper to give the Ducks the 40-30 halftime lead. Oregon shot 70 percent from the field (14-for-20) in the first half, while the Bruins shot 36.4 percent (12-for-33).
Afflalo, UCLA's top scorer, missed all five of his shots in the first half, but his 3-pointer made it 40-36 early in the second half.
Oregon took a 53-44 lead midway through the second half on a layup by Brooks.
The Bruins closed within 64-61 on Afflalo's 3-pointer with 2:49 left. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute missed a key shot for the Bruins with 1:28 left, and the game was halted momentarily when someone in the building pulled a fire alarm.
The Ducks were without forward Malik Hairston, who was averaging 13.4 points and 6.2 rebounds, because of a heel injury. Hairston dressed, but did not play.
Among those who attended the sellout game were Nike founder Phil Knight, an Oregon alum, and former Ducks quarterback Joey Harrington, now with the Miami Dolphins.
-
:boohoo:
That was such a tough loss, but hey Oregon played the best game of there lives, shot lights out, and UCLA didnt play as well as they could and still almost won on the Road..Ucla will handle Oregon at Pauley by at least ten...
-
that sucks for UCLA. i thought oregon was going to choke and ucla would pull it out. unfort. my wildcats lost on saturday too. washington state and their boring ass basketball..
-
that sucks for UCLA. i thought oregon was going to choke and ucla would pull it out. unfort. my wildcats lost on saturday too. washington state and their boring ass basketball..
Wasshington State is so much improved. The Pac Ten this year is nuts!
-
there are reports floating around that josh shipp is out for the USC game with a slightly torn hamstring. and he could be out for as long as the arizona st and arizona games. now that is sucky news. i hope its not too bad so when arizona plays UCLA they are 100%
-
there are reports floating around that josh shipp is out for the USC game with a slightly torn hamstring. and he could be out for as long as the arizona st and arizona games. now that is sucky news. i hope its not too bad so when arizona plays UCLA they are 100%
that would suck :'(
-
The Next Games Will Be Jan 13 VS USC i get more info later on.
-
The Next Games Will Be Jan 13 VS USC i get more info later on.
+1
No Shipp :'(
-
^ :D
-
^ :D
how long is shipp out??
-
^ :D
how long is shipp out??
i dont know i think just a couple days.
-
No. 3 UCLA Looks to Rebound at USC
Bruins and Trojans are currently tied for first place in Pac-10
Jan. 11, 2007
LOS ANGELES -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Jan. 13, 2007
SITE: Galen Center (10,258)
TIP-OFF: 11:35 a.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TV: Steve Physioc (play-by-play), Marques Johnson (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 143
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 122-99
#3 UCLA vs. USC
This is the 222nd meeting between UCLA and USC with the Bruins leading the series 122-99, including winning 17 of the last 24 games. However, the Trojans have won six of the last 10 meetings. The two teams split the season series a year ago, each team winning on its home floor. The Bruins are 1-1 on the road this season while the Trojans are 9-2 at home. Last year, USC upset No. 15 UCLA 71-68 in the Sports Arena (Feb. 19, 2006) as Nick Young led the Trojans with 15 points and six rebounds. Reserve Dwayne Shackleford scored all 12 of his points in the second half. The Trojans won without second-leading scorer Gabe Pruitt, who missed his third straight game due to an injured left knee. USC had lost its last three games to UCLA including a 66-45 setback at Pauley Pavilion earlier in the year. Jordan Farmar led the Bruins with 21 points while Arron Afflalo scored 19 points in the losing effort. Bruin head coach Ben Howland sports an overall record of 3-3 against USC and 1-2 on the road against the Trojans. USC's head coach Tim Floyd, now in his second season, is 1-1 against the Bruins.
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA was preseason rated No. 5 (tied with Pittsburgh) in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 6 in the Associated Press poll, marking the second straight season that the Bruins were ranked in the preseason polls. The Bruins are currently ranked third in the ESPN/USA Today poll (two first-place votes) and fourth in the Associated Press poll (four first-place votes).
RISE AND SHINE ... YOU'RE BURNIN' DAYLIGHT
The Bruins are no strangers to early morning wake-up calls. UCLA is 2-1 this season in games that tip-off prior to noon. The Bruins handed then sixth-ranked Texas A&M a 65-62 loss in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Honda Center in the John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 9. UCLA later crushed Michigan 92-55 with an 11:00 a.m. tip in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 23. But the Bruins lost their last morning game 68-66 at 16th-ranked Oregon on Jan. 6. The game at McArthur Court tipped at 11:00 a.m. After the 11:30 a.m. tip-off with USC at Galen Center on Jan. 13, UCLA still has two morning games. The Bruins will tip at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at West Virginia on CBS (Feb. 10) and again at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at Arizona on CBS (Feb. 17).
THREE FOR US ... NONE FOR YOU
One strength of this year's team has been in three-point shooting, where UCLA has connected on 40.6 percent (112-of-276) of its shots from beyond the arc. In Pac-10 play, that percentage is up slightly at 41.2 percent (35-of-85). In overall games, the Bruins rank second in the league and 32nd in the country in three-point percentage. Additionally, the Bruins have shot better than 34 percent from downtown in each of the last nine games while not allowing a single opponent to shoot better than 34 percent from three-point territory in the last 11 contests.
AND YES THEY CALL THEM THE STREAKS
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo (14 games), and sophomores Josh Shipp (11 games) and Darren Collison (nine games) are first, second and third, respectively, with the longest double-digit scoring streaks in the Pacific-10 Conference.
LEXUS GAUNTLET UPDATE
In addition to its basketball team, UCLA is also off to a fast start in the 2006-07 Lexus Gauntlet challenge. The Bruins lead 30-5 in the cross-town all-sports competition with USC. Saturday's men's basketball game is worth five points. An additional five points is also up for grabs later in the day when the UCLA women's basketball team hosts USC at Pauley Pavilion. It takes 57.5 points to clinch the Lexus Gauntlet. In the five years of the Lexus Gauntlet competition, the rival schools have alternated winning the trophy. USC won the inaugural trophy in 2002, then in 2004 and again in 2006. UCLA captured the rivalry's crown jewel in 2003 and 2005. The Lexus Gauntlet is presented by the Southern California Lexus Dealers, the leading sponsors of both UCLA and USC athletic departments as well as the exclusive title sponsor of every USC-UCLA athletic competition.
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/952/usctouclakw1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
-
Michael Roll will likely start for the injured Josh Shipp at USC on Saturday.
-
LOL@falling from #1 to #3 with the only loss being by 2 at Oregon who was top 25 :-X
-
LOL@falling from #1 to #3 with the only loss being by 2 at Oregon who was top 25 :-X
Last night they were ranked number 4, did it change today?
-
LOL@falling from #1 to #3 with the only loss being by 2 at Oregon who was top 25 :-X
Last night they were ranked number 4, did it change today?
oh damn really 4? I was jsut going by what Lakers Fan posted..
Rankings are always kind of different..on saturday on CBS it will say one thing like Duke #11 and then later i will see it on ESPN And it will say Duke 12, jsut as an example.
AP Votes and Coaches Votes are the difference. But #1 is usually the same
So they are probably 3 in one poll and 4 in the other...thats my guess. what you think?
-
UCLA will show everyone after the Final Four who is #1, and fuck they are still young!! UCLA IS GONNA DOMINATE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 5-10 yrs...
-
No. 4 Bruins Rally to Defeat Trojans, 65-64
Arron Afflalo hits a go-ahead jumper with 4 seconds left to lead UCLA past USC.
Jan. 13, 2007
Box Score
LOS ANGELES (AP) -This time, Arron Afflalo got UCLA's last shot. And with the game in his hands, he came through.
Afflalo hit a go-ahead 15-foot jumper with 4 seconds left, Darren Collison scored a career-high 17 points and No. 4 UCLA rallied in the final 4 1/2 minutes to beat crosstown rival Southern California 65-64 Saturday.
The Bruins (15-1, 4-1 Pac-10) were coming off a 68-66 loss at Oregon that knocked them out of the No. 1 ranking.
"The Oregon loss was real devastating and we didn't want to experience that again," Collison said.
In that game, UCLA went for a 3-pointer to win, but Afflalo got trapped in the corner and the ball swung to Josh Shipp, who missed an off-balance attempt.
"I kind of expressed my frustration a little bit on how I at least want the ball in my hands for the last play, despite how I had been playing," Afflalo said.
USC freshman Daniel Hackett's pesky defense on Afflalo held UCLA's leading scorer to two points in the first 20 minutes Saturday. But Afflalo opened the second half with consecutive 3-pointers and then came up big at the end.
"You feel a little pressure after you make statements like that and the very next game you're put in that situation," said Afflalo, who finished with 15 points. "But once I got the ball in my hands, I don't hear the crowd, I don't hear anything. I'm looking to make that shot."
The Trojans weren't scared with the outcome in doubt, either.
Gabe Pruitt and Nick Young hit consecutive 3-pointers to tie the score at 63 with 22 seconds to go. Young was fouled and made the free throw for a 64-63 lead.
Afflalo's jumper put the Bruins back in front, 65-64. The Trojans brought the ball past midcourt under heavy pressure, but freshman Taj Gibson was being forced out of bounds as he tossed up a desperation shot that never had a chance.
"Nick made a great shot, Gabe made a great shot. (Afflalo) just happened to make the last one that sealed the game," said USC's Lodrick Stewart, who had 13 points. "We were just a couple seconds from getting this win. It's probably one of those games that will be looked at for a lot of years."
The Trojans (13-5, 3-2) led 55-49 before going scoreless for nearly five minutes. UCLA ran off nine straight points and seemingly had the momentum.
"We had looks that I liked," USC coach Tim Floyd said. "But we were playing a very good defensive club and you're going to have gaps (in scoring). The bottom line is we didn't have enough offensive rebounds to win it."
USC also missed the front ends of three free-throw opportunities, including one each by Hackett, an 89 percent shooter, and Young, who averages 75 percent.
"Our inability to make some free throws was a real difference in this game," Floyd said.
Lorenzo Mata added 12 points for UCLA, which shot 39 percent from the floor, had 12 turnovers and owned a 10-5 offensive rebounding edge. The Bruins played without Shipp, their second-leading scorer. He didn't dress because of a small tear in his right hamstring.
"I'm so proud of this team," UCLA coach Ben Howland said. "They showed a lot of character, playing in a tough environment, playing on the road against a team that I believe is going to be in the NCAA tournament. That's how good I think USC is."
Young finished with 14 points and Pruitt added 10 for the Trojans, who fell to 3-2 against ranked opponents this season.
Young hit his tying 3 from the right baseline as Collison came flying at him. Young collapsed on the floor in joy, while Collison tossed up his arms in disgust at the foul call.
The first sellout crowd of 9,682 at USC's new Galen Center went wild, but Afflalo soon thwarted their enthusiasm. At the buzzer, Young bent down, his hands covering his face, and stayed in that position while the Bruins celebrated.
"I wanted to stand there and cry," he said. "It hurt. I kind of felt we had the game."
The Trojans twice led by 10 points in the second half, but the Bruins kept cutting into the lead. They stayed close on the shooting of Collison, who scored nine in a row, including back-to-back 3-pointers.
Afflalo, who opened the second half with consecutive 3-pointers, got fouled by Hackett and made both for a 55-all tie with 4:38 remaining. Then Afflalo hit a 3-pointer to give UCLA its first lead of the half, 58-55.
Mata, the Bruins' worst free throw shooter at 31 percent, made the first and missed the second to keep UCLA in front, 59-57, after a basket by Young.
Mata scored inside, then Stewart's jumper bounced off the rim to keep USC down 61-57. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute committed his fourth foul against Young, who missed the 1-and-1 attempt.
Mata scored on a cleanup of Collison's missed jumper for a 63-57 lead. After a timeout, Pruitt hit his second 3-pointer of the half to get within three.
Mata got fouled, but missed both free throws, then Young completed his four-point play that put the Trojans ahead by one.
Hall of Famer Bill Sharman, who played at USC from 1947-50 and later starred on four NBA championship teams with the Boston Celtics, had his jersey retired at halftime.
Prior to the game, there was a moment of silence for USC kicker Mario Danelo, whose body was found last week down a rocky cliff in San Pedro.
-
Great game...Who remembers this though?
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/Ap4OVr6S-Rw
:o :o :o
-
Great game...Who remembers this though?
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/Ap4OVr6S-Rw
:o :o :o
that was a fuckin sick dunk
horrible game UCLA played tho. Farmar was the only guy that showed up :-X
-
HUGE WIN!!! Afflalo is so cltuch in the 2nd half. Hes a fuckin assasin! What a huge shot! Always good to beat USC as its always a tough game whenever we play the Trojans..
-
Afflalo should easily be a first rounder in the next draft...
-
Afflalo should easily be a first rounder in the next draft...
yup. he get so much lift on his jump shot. and hes clutch. Needs to start playing 40 mins offensivly and not 20. He plays 40 mins of defense tho...
-
LOS ANGELES - Head men's basketball coach Ben Howland met with the media on Tuesday to discuss the Bruins' thrilling win over USC and look ahead to this week's games against Arizona and Arizona State. UCLA and ASU will meet this Thursday at Pauley Pavilion beginning at 7:30 p.m.
-
CSTV.com's 'Hoops Odyssey' Visits Pauley Pavilion Thursday
Osterhout, Waxman to visit UCLA as 16th stop on nationwide tour
Jan. 17, 2007
NEW YORK - CSTV.com's "Hoops Odyssey" tour will be on the UCLA campus Thursday, Jan. 18 for the men's basketball game against Arizona State. The Bruins and Sun Devils tip at 7:30 p.m. PT.
The CSTV.com "Hoops Odyssey" team, Jacob Osterhout and Matthew Waxman, will be visiting Pauley Pavilion as the 16th stop on their nationwide tour, which takes the intrepid reporters to nearly 60 different venues in 60 days, covering the landscape of college basketball. The tour is chronicled at www.cstv.com/hoopsodyssey, and features exclusive interactive broadband content and hours of streaming video.
"Hoops Odyssey" is a comprehensive, three-month tour covering over 8,000 miles that captures the passion and unique culture of college basketball during the heart of conference play. The tour brings fans more than just a list of games. Waxman and Osterhout immerse themselves in the lifestyle that encompasses college basketball, showcasing the action, excitement and stories on and off the court. Between stops on campus, they visit people and places along the way to get a complete understanding of the unparalleled enthusiasm that fuels these devoted fan communities.
In addition to streaming video and updated blogs and clogs (cartoon logs) from the road, the site allows fans to post comments and monitor the road trip's progress. Hoops Odyssey serves as the ultimate resource for fans throughout the remainder of the 2007 college basketball season. For more information and to follow the Hoops Odyssey tour, log on to www.cstv.com/hoopsodyssey.
-
UCLA vs ARIZONA!!!!! 8)
GONNA BE GREAT! Im glad we play them at Arizona early...
-
UCLA vs ARIZONA!!!!! 8)
GONNA BE GREAT! Im glad we play them at Arizona early...
4sho 8)
-
the jew doesnt know what "sticky" is
-
the jew doesnt know what "sticky" is
But your face probably does...
-
hasnt had enuff interest to be sticky...its the same 3\4 ppl thats it...me and lakers fan are probbably 90% of the posts... :P
-
arizona needs some bench play because our starting 5 is starting to develope a habit of getting "tired" in games. as of lately we seriously have no bench and the USC/UCLA games could be ugly. Arizona definitely has the athletes to beat USC and UCLA, its just if they have the energy, which is becoming a serious concern as of late.
-
Bruins Return Home to Host Arizona State
After a three-game road trip, UCLA looks for some home-cookin'
Jan. 17, 2007
LOS ANGELES -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Jan. 18, 2007
SITE: Pauley Pavilion (12,800)
TIP-OFF: 7:33 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TV: Bill Macdonald (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
RADIO: AM 1150
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 123
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 52-14
#2/3 UCLA vs. ARIZONA STATE
This is the 67th meeting between UCLA and Arizona State with the Bruins leading the series 52-14, including winning the last four games. After losing 22 consecutive games to the Bruins (from 1990-2000), ASU has posted a 5-8 record (since 2000). The Bruins have won three straight in Los Angeles, including last year's 69-60 win on Feb. 2, 2006. In that game, Jordan Farmar led the Bruins with 18 points while Arron Afflalo chipped in 17 more for the 14th-ranked Bruins. Bryson Krueger led the Sun Devils with 14 points and Antwi Atuahene added 12 for ASU. The last win for Arizona State in Pauley Pavilion was a 75-64 victory on Jan. 16, 2003. Curtis Millage scored a game-high 23 points for ASU in the win. The Bruins are 9-0 at home this season while the Sun Devils are 0-4 on the road. Bruin head coach Ben Howland sports an overall record of 6-4 against ASU and 3-0 in Pauley Pavilion versus the Sun Devils. Sun Devil head coach Herb Sendek is in his first season at Arizona State.
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked second in the ESPN/USA Today poll (six first-place votes) and third in the Associated Press poll (seven first-place votes). Earlier this year, UCLA spent six weeks (Nov. 27-Jan. 1) ranked first in the AP poll and five weeks (Dec. 4-Jan. 1) atop the Coaches poll. UCLA has spent more time (134 weeks) at number one in the history of the AP poll than any other program.
RISE AND SHINE ... YOU'RE BURNIN' DAYLIGHT
The Bruins are no strangers to early morning wake-up calls. UCLA is 3-1 this season in games that tip-off prior to noon. The Bruins handed then sixth-ranked Texas A&M a 65-62 loss in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Honda Center in the John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 9. UCLA later crushed Michigan 92-55 with an 11:00 a.m. tip in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 23. Then the Bruins lost an 11:00 a.m. game 68-66 at 16th-ranked Oregon on Jan. 6. But the Bruins won their last morning game, a 65-64 win at USC in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Galen Center on Jan. 13. UCLA still has two more early morning games. The Bruins will tip at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at West Virginia on CBS (Feb. 10) and again at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at Arizona on CBS (Feb. 17).
THREE FOR US ... NONE FOR YOU
One strength of this year's team has been in three-point shooting, where UCLA is connecting on 40.2 percent (121-of-301) of its shots from beyond the arc. In Pac-10 games, that percentage is up slightly at 40.4 percent (44-of-109). In overall games, UCLA leads the Pacific-10 Conference and ranks 23rd in the country in three-point percentage. Additionally, the Bruins have shot better than 34 percent from downtown in each of the last 10 games while allowing only USC to shoot better than 34 percent from three-point territory in the last 12 contests. The Trojans sizzled the nets for 52.9 percent (9-of-17).
AND YES THEY CALL THEM THE STREAKS
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo (15 games), and sophomores Josh Shipp (11 games) and Darren Collison (10 games) are first, second and third, respectively, with the longest double-digit scoring streaks in the Pacific-10 Conference.
UCLA TO HONOR 1967 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
UCLA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its 1967 NCAA Championship team on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Bruins host Stanford. The team will have a pregame reception and be honored at halftime. Led by legendary Bruin head coach John Wooden, the '67 National Champions were 30-0 overall (the second time in school history UCLA recorded a perfect 30-0 record, matching the Bruins' first NCAA title team in 1964) and it was the Bruins' third NCAA title under Wooden (1964-65-67) in four years. UCLA was led by sophomore center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), who earned All-American honors. He averaged 29.0 points a game, set an NCAA record by shooting .667 from the field and set the school single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 100-78 victory over Washington State on Feb. 25, 1967 in Pauley Pavilion. He also recorded UCLA's second-best (56) and third-best (45) single-game scoring marks that season. Joining Abdul-Jabbar in the starting lineup were - at guards, junior captain Michael Warren (12.7 ppg) and sophomore All-Conference Lucius Allen (15.5 ppg), and at the forwards, sophomores, Ken Heitz (6.1 ppg) and Lynn Shackelford (11.4 ppg). Also on the coaching staff were varsity assistant Jerry Norman, head freshman coach Gary Cunningham and the trainer was Bruin Hall of Famer Ducky Drake. Like this year's Bruin squad, there was not a senior on the 1966-67 roster.
-
YES WE WON 8)
No. 3 UCLA Tops Arizona State At Home, 60-50
Collison scores 16 points in winning effort.
Jan. 18, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Darren Collison scored 16 points to help No. 3 UCLA rally in the second half for a 60-50 win over Arizona State on Thursday night and remain tied atop the Pac-10.
Arron Afflalo added 13 points and Josh Shipp had 12 points after returning from a hamstring tear in time to outduel his little brother, Jerren, who had eight points for the Sun Devils.
The brothers clasped hands and Josh whispered in Jerren's ear as the teams greeted each other after the game.
UCLA (16-1, 5-1) is tied for first with No. 9 Oregon, a 66-59 winner over Stanford on Thursday.
Chris Polk scored 16 points to lead the Sun Devils (6-12, 0-7 Pac-10), who are winless in three conference road games and at UCLA since 2003. Jeff Pendergraph's streak of double-double games ended at nine, when he finished with eight points and three rebounds.
The Bruins ran off seven points in a row to start the second half and gain their first lead since the beginning of the game. Josh Shipp grabbed an offensive rebound and scored, then got the crowd excited with a fastbreak reverse dunk that seemed to say, "This is for you, baby brother."
When Jerren Shipp went to the line after UCLA had taken a 41-39 lead, fans chanted "Josh is better!" and the younger Shipp missed both.
Michael Roll and Collison hit consecutive 3-pointers in UCLA's 16-4 run. Collison got fouled on his shot as he fell on his backside, then pumped his right fist. He got up and made the free throw and next scored on a fastbreak off Alfred Aboya's steal for a 50-41 lead.
Afflalo sloppily tipped the ball to Jerren Shipp, who took off for the basket, but Josh Shipp was there to get a hand up and keep his freshman brother from scoring.
The Sun Devils managed just 13 points in the second half - six by Polk and five by Allen Morill. They were 1-of-10 from the floor to start, the same woes that plagued UCLA in the game's early going.
The Bruins struggled to start the game, falling behind 17-6 and going 2-of-10 from the floor, with eight of those attempts 3-pointers.
During Arizona State's run, Josh Shipp fouled brother Jerren, who completed the three-point play for the Sun Devils.
The Bruins climbed back with a 23-12 run, capped by Josh Shipp's three-point play, that tied the game at 29. He picked up his third foul 2 1/2 minutes later and didn't start the second half.
ASU outscored UCLA 8-5 to end the half ahead 37-34.
-
NICE WIN!! Great too see Shipp back 8)
Huge game Saturday!
-
if arizona keeps playing the way they have been playing the last three games you guys will beat us by 20...
-
if arizona keeps playing the way they have been playing the last three games you guys will beat us by 20...
they will be ready for UCLA, it will be close
-
Mbah a Moute is out with a knee injury. huge blow to UCLA and UA needs to muster up some energy and capitalize on this.
-
No. 2/3 UCLA Hosts No. 11/12 Arizona in Big Pac-10 Game
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute out with knee injury
Jan. 20, 2007
LOS ANGELES -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Jan. 20, 2007
SITE: Pauley Pavilion (12,800)
TIP-OFF: 1:05 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TV: Steve Physioc (play-by-play), Marques Johnson (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 181
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 41-31
#2/3 UCLA vs. #11/12ARIZONA
This is the 73rd meeting between UCLA and Arizona with the Bruins leading the series 41-31, including winning the last three games. UCLA is 26-12 all-time against Arizona at home. After losing four consecutive games to the Wildcats in 2004 and 2005, the Bruins swept Arizona last year, including winning a semifinal matchup in the Pacific-10 Tournament 71-59. In that game Darren Collison led the Bruins with 15 points. In last year's 84-73 home win over Arizona (Feb. 4), the Bruins were led by Arron Afflalo's career-high 27 points. Afflalo also had 22 points in UCLA's 85-79 win at Arizona on Jan. 5, 2006. UA has won 11 of the last 17 meetings, including winning three out of the last four contests in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins are 10-0 at home this season while the Wildcats are 2-3 on the road. Bruin head coach Ben Howland sports an overall record of 3-5 against Arizona and 1-2 in Pauley Pavilion versus the Wildcats. UA head coach Lute Olson is in his 24th season at Arizona.
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked second in the ESPN/USA Today poll (six first-place votes) and third in the Associated Press poll (seven first-place votes). Earlier this year, UCLA spent six weeks (Nov. 27-Jan. 1) ranked first in the AP poll and five weeks (Dec. 4-Jan. 1) atop the Coaches poll. UCLA has spent more time (134 weeks) at number one in the history of the AP poll than any other program.
RISE AND SHINE ... YOU'RE BURNIN' DAYLIGHT
The Bruins are no strangers to early morning wake-up calls. UCLA is 3-1 this season in games that tip-off prior to noon. The Bruins handed then sixth-ranked Texas A&M a 65-62 loss in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Honda Center in the John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 9. UCLA later crushed Michigan 92-55 with an 11:00 a.m. tip in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 23. Then the Bruins lost an 11:00 a.m. game 68-66 at 16th-ranked Oregon on Jan. 6. But the Bruins won their last morning game, a 65-64 win at USC in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Galen Center on Jan. 13. UCLA still has two more early morning games. The Bruins will tip at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at West Virginia on CBS (Feb. 10) and again at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at Arizona on CBS (Feb. 17).
HOME SWEET HOME
UCLA has won the last 14 games at home, including the last eight Pacific-10 Conference games. The last Pac-10 team to beat the Bruins in Pauley Pavilion was 13th-ranked Washington, which defeated the 11th-ranked Bruins 69-65 on Jan. 14, 2005. The last team to beat UCLA at home was 12th-ranked West Virginia, which posted a 60-56 over the 18th-ranked Bruins on Jan. 21, 2006.
AND YES THEY CALL THEM THE STREAKS
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo (16 games), and sophomores Josh Shipp (12 games) and Darren Collison (11 games) are first, second and third, respectively, with the longest double-digit scoring streaks in the Pacific-10 Conference.
UCLA TO HONOR 1967 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
UCLA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its 1967 NCAA Championship team on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Bruins host Stanford. The team will have a pregame reception and be honored at halftime. Led by legendary Bruin head coach John Wooden, the '67 National Champions were 30-0 overall (the second time in school history UCLA recorded a perfect 30-0 record, matching the Bruins' first NCAA title team in 1964) and it was the Bruins' third NCAA title under Wooden (1964-65-67) in four years. UCLA was led by sophomore center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), who earned All-American honors. He averaged 29.0 points a game, set an NCAA record by shooting .667 from the field and set the school single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 100-78 victory over Washington State on Feb. 25, 1967 in Pauley Pavilion. He also recorded UCLA's second-best (56) and third-best (45) single-game scoring marks that season. Joining Abdul-Jabbar in the starting lineup were - at guards, junior captain Michael Warren (12.7 ppg) and sophomore All-Conference Lucius Allen (15.5 ppg), and at the forwards, sophomores, Ken Heitz (6.1 ppg) and Lynn Shackelford (11.4 ppg). Also on the coaching staff were varsity assistant Jerry Norman, head freshman coach Gary Cunningham and the trainer was Bruin Hall of Famer Ducky Drake. Like this year's Bruin squad, there was not a senior on the 1966-67 roster.
-
congrats on the win bruin fans. god arizona has been playing like shit lately...
-
thx 4 da love my nizzle 8) ur team be playin good they be alright.
-
Jan. 20, 2007
Coach Ben Howland address the media and UCLA All-Access reporter Jeff Siegel speaks with sophomore forward Albert Aboya following the Bruins' 73-69 victory over Arizona Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. Click the link below to view this UCLA All-Acess post game video package.
-
Nice win, wasnt as close as the scored showed....And UCLA needs to do something about there FT's, they miss way too many ft's especially in the clutch, thats gonna come back to bite them in the butt no homo
-
UCLA Heads to Bay Area to Face Cal
Bruins return to where it all began a year ago
Jan. 23, 2007
LOS ANGELES -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Jan. 25, 2007
SITE: Haas Pavilion (11,877)
TIP-OFF: 6:00 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TALENT: Barry Tompkins (play-by-play), Dan Belloumini (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 143
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 124-93
#2/3 UCLA vs. CAL
This is the 218th meeting between UCLA and Cal with the Bruins leading the series 124-93, including winning two of three games a year ago. Last year, the Bruins clinched a share of the Pac-10 title with a 67-58 overtime victory at Cal (March 2, 2006). Arron Afflalo scored 21 of his 25 points after halftime against the Golden Bears. Leon Powe led Cal with 20 points. The Bruins went on to earn the title outright with a 75-54 victory at Stanford two days later. The Bruins also defeated Cal in the Pacific-10 Tournament final 71-52 in Staples Center on March 11. Jordan Farmar led four Bruins in double figures with 19 points while Ayinde Ubaka led Cal with 18 points. Cal earned the split of the regular season series with a 68-61 win in Pauley Pavilion (Dec. 31, 2005) on the strength of 18 points from Ubaka. Arron Afflalo led all scorers with 19 points while Josh Shipp was the only other Bruin to reach double figures with 10 points. Cal and UCLA have split the season series in each of the last eight years. The Bruins have won the last two meetings at Cal.
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked second in the ESPN/USA Today poll (six first-place votes) and third in the Associated Press poll (six first-place votes). Earlier this year, UCLA spent six weeks (Nov. 27-Jan. 1) ranked first in the AP poll and five weeks (Dec. 4-Jan. 1) atop the Coaches poll. UCLA has spent more time (134 weeks) at number one in the history of the AP poll than any other program.
RISE AND SHINE ... YOU'RE BURNIN' DAYLIGHT
The Bruins are no strangers to early morning wake-up calls. UCLA is 3-1 this season in games that tip-off prior to noon. The Bruins handed then sixth-ranked Texas A&M a 65-62 loss in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Honda Center in the John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 9. UCLA later crushed Michigan 92-55 with an 11:00 a.m. tip in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 23. Then the Bruins lost an 11:00 a.m. game 68-66 at 16th-ranked Oregon on Jan. 6. But the Bruins won their last morning game, a 65-64 win at USC in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Galen Center on Jan. 13. UCLA still has two more early morning games. The Bruins will tip at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at West Virginia on CBS (Feb. 10) and again at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at Arizona on CBS (Feb. 17).
HOME SWEET HOME
UCLA has won the last 15 games at home, including the last nine Pacific-10 Conference games. The last Pac-10 team to beat the Bruins in Pauley Pavilion was 13th-ranked Washington, which defeated the 11th-ranked Bruins 69-65 on Jan. 14, 2005. The last team to beat UCLA at home was 12th-ranked West Virginia, which posted a 60-56 over the 18th-ranked Bruins on Jan. 21, 2006.
AND YES THEY CALL THEM THE STREAKS
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo (17 games) and sophomore Darren Collison (12 games) are first and second, respectively, with the longest double-digit scoring streaks in the Pacific-10 Conference. Sophomore Josh Shipp was second with 12 games, but scored nine points in the win over Arizona (Jan. 20).
UCLA TO HONOR 1967 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
UCLA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its 1967 NCAA Championship team on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Bruins host Stanford. The team will have a pregame reception and be honored at halftime. Led by legendary Bruin head coach John Wooden, the '67 National Champions were 30-0 overall (the second time in school history UCLA recorded a perfect 30-0 record, matching the Bruins' first NCAA title team in 1964) and it was the Bruins' third NCAA title under Wooden (1964-65-67) in four years. UCLA was led by sophomore center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), who earned All-American honors. He averaged 29.0 points a game, set an NCAA record by shooting .667 from the field and set the school single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 100-78 victory over Washington State on Feb. 25, 1967 in Pauley Pavilion. He also recorded UCLA's second-best (56) and third-best (45) single-game scoring marks that season. Joining Abdul-Jabbar in the starting lineup were - at guards, junior captain Michael Warren (12.7 ppg) and sophomore All-Conference Lucius Allen (15.5 ppg), and at the forwards, sophomores, Ken Heitz (6.1 ppg) and Lynn Shackelford (11.4 ppg). Also on the coaching staff were varsity assistant Jerry Norman, head freshman coach Gary Cunningham and the trainer was Bruin Hall of Famer Ducky Drake. Like this year's Bruin squad, there was not a senior on the 1966-67 roster.
-
wats cal's record?
-
wats cal's record?
12-7
-
No. 3 Bruins Best Bears, 62-46
UCLA uses a strong second half to pick up a road Pac-10 win.
Jan. 25, 2007
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Arron Afflalo scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half and made all nine of his free throws, leading No. 3 UCLA past California 62-46 on Thursday night.
Josh Shipp added 12 points and threw a pretty behind-the-back bounce pass to Afflalo for a late basket, and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute grabbed 11 rebounds in the Bruins' fourth straight win since a 68-66 loss at Oregon on Jan. 6 - the team's lone defeat so far.
Afflalo shot 7-for-13 and didn't score for the first time until making two free throws with 4:39 to go in the opening half.
Theo Robertson had 16 points, four rebounds and three assists and Ryan Anderson added 13 points and six boards but the Golden Bears disappointed the sellout crowd of 11,877 at Haas Pavilion, where many students packed their section about an hour before tipoff.
The Bruins (18-1, 7-1 Pac-10), coming off a sweep of the Arizona schools, finished 50 percent from the floor after a slow start and held Cal leader Ayinde Ubaka to no points and two assists on 0-for-8 shooting.
GO BRUINS...18~1 :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:
-
wow there after that 16-8 defecit was :o
KEEP ROLLING BABY!!!! AT STANFORD SATURDAY!! Stan is def improving every game, but we should still handle bizness
-
No. 2/3 UCLA Closes Out First Half of Pac-10 Play at Stanford
Bruins alone in first place in the Pac-10 race
Jan. 27, 2007
LOS ANGELES -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Jan. 28, 2007
SITE: Maples Pavilion (7,233)
TIP-OFF: 5:05 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TALENT: Steve Physioc (play-by-play), Marques Johnson (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 107
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 126-88
#2/3 UCLA vs. STANFORD
This is the 215th meeting between UCLA and Stanford with the Bruins leading the series 126-88, including sweeping the series last year for the first time since 1995. While the Bruins have won the last two, the Cardinal had won six in a row leading up to last year. The last six games have all been double-digit wins for the victor (four times by Stanford). Last year, the Bruins clinched the Pacific-10 Conference title outright, with a 75-54 victory at Stanford on March 4, 2006. Arron Afflalo led four Bruins in double figures with 16 points. Ryan Hollins had 13 points and eight rebounds while Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 12 points and nine boards. Jordan Farmar contributed 13 points and seven assists against the Cardinal. In the earlier meeting at Pauley Pavilion, won by UCLA 71-54 on Dec. 29, 2005, the Bruins were again led by Afflalo with 23 points. Mbah a Moute had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds while Josh Shipp scored 11 points in one of his only four games of the year.
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked second in the ESPN/USA Today poll (six first-place votes) and third in the Associated Press poll (six first-place votes). Earlier this year, UCLA spent six weeks (Nov. 27-Jan. 1) ranked first in the AP poll and five weeks (Dec. 4-Jan. 1) atop the Coaches poll. UCLA has spent more time (134 weeks) at number one in the history of the AP poll than any other program.
RISE AND SHINE ... YOU'RE BURNIN' DAYLIGHT
The Bruins are no strangers to early morning wake-up calls. UCLA is 3-1 this season in games that tip-off prior to noon. The Bruins handed then sixth-ranked Texas A&M a 65-62 loss in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Honda Center in the John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 9. UCLA later crushed Michigan 92-55 with an 11:00 a.m. tip in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 23. Then the Bruins lost an 11:00 a.m. game 68-66 at 16th-ranked Oregon on Jan. 6. But the Bruins won their last morning game, a 65-64 win at USC in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Galen Center on Jan. 13. UCLA still has two more early morning games. The Bruins will tip at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at West Virginia on CBS (Feb. 10) and again at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at Arizona on CBS (Feb. 17).
HOME SWEET HOME
UCLA has won the last 15 games at home, including the last nine Pacific-10 Conference games. The last Pac-10 team to beat the Bruins in Pauley Pavilion was 13th-ranked Washington, which defeated the 11th-ranked Bruins 69-65 on Jan. 14, 2005. The last team to beat UCLA at home was 12th-ranked West Virginia, which posted a 60-56 over the 18th-ranked Bruins on Jan. 21, 2006.
AFFLALO LEADS PAC-10 IN DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING STREAK
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo has scored in double figures in 18 straight games, the longest streak on the team and in the Pacific-10 Conference. Sophomore Darren Collison (12 games) saw his streak come to an end with only four points in the win at Cal (Jan. 25). Sophomore Josh Shipp also saw a 12-game streak get snapped when he scored nine points in the win over Arizona (Jan. 20).
UCLA TO HONOR 1967 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
UCLA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its 1967 NCAA Championship team on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Bruins host Stanford. The team will have a pregame reception and be honored at halftime. Led by legendary Bruin head coach John Wooden, the '67 National Champions were 30-0 overall (the second time in school history UCLA recorded a perfect 30-0 record, matching the Bruins' first NCAA title team in 1964) and it was the Bruins' third NCAA title under Wooden (1964-65-67) in four years. UCLA was led by sophomore center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), who earned All-American honors. He averaged 29.0 points a game, set an NCAA record by shooting .667 from the field and set the school single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 100-78 victory over Washington State on Feb. 25, 1967 in Pauley Pavilion. He also recorded UCLA's second-best (56) and third-best (45) single-game scoring marks that season. Joining Abdul-Jabbar in the starting lineup were - at guards, junior captain Michael Warren (12.7 ppg) and sophomore All-Conference Lucius Allen (15.5 ppg), and at the forwards, sophomores, Ken Heitz (6.1 ppg) and Lynn Shackelford (11.4 ppg). Also on the coaching staff were varsity assistant Jerry Norman, head freshman coach Gary Cunningham and the trainer was Bruin Hall of Famer Ducky Drake. Like this year's Bruin squad, there was not a senior on the 1966-67 roster.
-
No. 3 Bruins Fall To Stanford Onslaught
UCLA couldn't weather Stanford's strong second half in 75-68 defeat.
Jan. 28, 2007
Final Stats
STANFORD, Calif. - (AP) Lawrence Hill rattled in a 14-footer to tie the game. His go-ahead 3-pointer was only slightly prettier: It banked in.
"Honestly, I just black out," he said. "I know when the play is designed for scoring and I have an opportunity to get it in. That's my focus. Whatever works."
Stanford made nearly everything work in the second half.
Hill scored seven straight points - including those two key baskets - and the Cardinal rallied in the final 20 minutes to stun No. 3 UCLA 75-68 on Sunday night, handing the Bruins just their second loss of the season.
Hill finished with 22 points for the Cardinal, who are making quite the case for being a contender after all.
Arron Afflalo had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Bruins. But even he had trouble as the Bruins were thoroughly outplayed in the second half and had their four-game winning streak snapped. Their only other loss came Jan. 6 at Oregon, 68-66.
Stanford's students rushed the court in a wild celebration at the final buzzer.
"It's awesome," guard Anthony Goods said. "We knew it would be a critical game. We all got our share of bruises today, but we kept fighting and never gave up."
Goods scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half when the coaches kept saying to calmly chip away. He hit four of the team's seven 3-pointers as Stanford won its third straight and sixth in seven to complete a sweep of the ranked Los Angeles schools after a 65-50 victory over No. 25 USC on Thursday night.
Maybe now it's the Cardinal's turn to earn a ranking. Stanford (14-5, 6-3 Pac-10) was picked to finish seventh in the surprisingly even Pac-10.
They have another tough one at home Wednesday night against Gonzaga.
"Obviously we're pretty happy and we have a lot to be happy about," said coach Trent Johnson, who went to a smaller lineup after halftime. "We'll enjoy it tonight and then at 3 o'clock tomorrow get ready for another good team."
Fred Washington's three-point play with 6:27 remaining capped a 15-0 run and a stretch in which Stanford outscored UCLA 39-14 spanning back to late in the first half.
Afflalo scored at 6:21 to end a four-minute drought for the Bruins, but they couldn't get the key stops or rebounds in crunch time.
"We just didn't come out with the intensity we needed to in the second half," Afflalo said. "We didn't capitalize on the little things. We missed a few layups and one or two shots we normally make. We have to be a little more mature in the way we close things out."
UCLA (18-2, 7-2), which won both meetings last season for the first time since 1995 after losing the previous six matchups, shot 35 percent in the second half. This marked the first time in seven meetings the game was decided by single digits.
Darren Collison added 17 points and Josh Shipp had nine points, six steals and five assists for the Bruins.
Stanford made 8 of its first 11 second-half baskets while UCLA went 6-for-19. Hill hit 8 of 10 shots and Stanford went 14-for-20 for 70 percent from the field after trailing 37-25 at halftime.
Hill and Goods hit back-to-back 3s to get the Cardinal to 49-44 with 10:38 left and Robin Lopez scored at 9:15 to cut UCLA's lead to 51-49, much to the delight of the fans at packed Maples Pavilion. A sellout crowd of 7,334 turned out for the nationally televised game on the same court where the Bruins clinched sole possession of their first conference title in nine years with a 75-54 victory last March.
Hill made the tying shot at 8:28 and made the 3 at 7:29.
Goods' baseline 3-pointer at 16:33 pulled Stanford within 41-33 and he then made another basket at 13:25 to make it a seven-point game.
Stanford made 18-of-25 free throws after the break, while UCLA only got to the line six times and 15 overall. The Bruins blew it after a 17-point lead in the first half.
"No excuses. We had a golden opportunity with a 17-point lead," UCLA coach Ben Howland said. "We've got to do a better job keeping the killer instinct."
Afflalo scored 11 points in his first 12 minutes. His three free throws at 10:22 sparked a 13-4 UCLA run capped by Russell Westbrook's transition dunk off a steal that made it 28-16. Johnson quickly used a timeout.
Afflalo had eight points as UCLA outscored Stanford 15-9 to close the first half for a 37-25 lead at halftime. The Cardinal were held without a field goal for 7 1/2 minutes - going 0-for-8 in that span - before Carlton Weatherby's putback 44 seconds before halftime. Kenny Brown hit a 3-pointer to beat the halftime buzzer.
Howland considered that a huge momentum swing for Stanford. So did the Cardinal.
"I was pretty positive - 12 sounds so much better than 17," Washington said of the deficit.
Brook Lopez had eight rebounds and seven points after getting a school-record 12 blocks on Thursday night against USC and the first triple-double in school history. His twin brother Robin picked up two first-half fouls, as did Washington, but both played a smart second half.
Ryan Wright, a 6-8 forward, appeared for the first time in four games for the Bruins to help handle the load of the Lopezes and Stanford's other bigmen inside.
-
:'(
Tough Loss. But Damn Stanford is imprving every game, they could be a nice little spoiler in the NCAA's
-
Top 10 Teams Collide in Pauley Pavilion
Pac-10 co-leaders #5 UCLA and #9 Oregon square off on Thursday
Jan. 30, 2007
LOS ANGELES -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Feb. 1, 2007
SITE: Pauley Pavilion (12,800)
TIP-OFF: 7:34:30 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TALENT: Steve Physioc (play-by-play), Marques Johnson (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 107
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 76-25
#5 UCLA vs. #9 OREGON
This is the 102nd meeting between UCLA and Oregon with the Bruins leading the series 76-25. UCLA has won 45 of 50 games in Los Angeles against the Ducks, including the last three in Pauley Pavilion. Oregon's last win in Los Angeles was a 96-91 overtime victory on Jan. 30, 2003. Last year, UCLA posted a 70-53 home win on Feb. 26, 2006. The Bruins were led by Arron Afflalo's 14 points and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's double-double performance of 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Bruins are looking to avenge one of their two losses on the season as the then-16th ranked Ducks stunned No. 1 UCLA 68-66 in Eugene, Ore., on Jan. 6, 2007. Aaron Brooks led Oregon in the win with 25 points, including the game-winning jumper with 13 seconds remaining, ending the Bruins' 14-game winning streak. Only five Ducks scored in the game. Maarty Leunen had 18 points and seven rebounds for Oregon. Afflalo and Josh Shipp each scored 14 points for UCLA, which outrebounded Oregon 35-22 (15 offensive rebounds) but committed 17 turnovers (to Oregon's 14).
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked fifth in both the ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press polls. Earlier this year, UCLA spent six weeks (Nov. 27-Jan. 1) ranked first in the AP poll and five weeks (Dec. 4-Jan. 1) atop the Coaches poll. UCLA has spent more time (134 weeks) at number one in the history of the AP poll than any other program.
RISE AND SHINE ... YOU'RE BURNIN' DAYLIGHT
The Bruins are no strangers to early morning wake-up calls. UCLA is 3-1 this season in games that tip-off prior to noon. The Bruins handed then sixth-ranked Texas A&M a 65-62 loss in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Honda Center in the John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 9. UCLA later crushed Michigan 92-55 with an 11:00 a.m. tip in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 23. Then the Bruins lost an 11:00 a.m. game 68-66 at 16th-ranked Oregon on Jan. 6. But the Bruins won their last morning game, a 65-64 win at USC in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Galen Center on Jan. 13. UCLA still has two more early morning games. The Bruins will tip at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at West Virginia on CBS (Feb. 10) and again at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at Arizona on CBS (Feb. 17).
HOME SWEET HOME
UCLA has won the last 15 games at home, including the last nine Pacific-10 Conference games. The last Pac-10 team to beat the Bruins in Pauley Pavilion was 13th-ranked Washington, which defeated the 11th-ranked Bruins 69-65 on Jan. 14, 2005. The last team to beat UCLA at home was 12th-ranked West Virginia, which posted a 60-56 over the 18th-ranked Bruins on Jan. 21, 2006.
AFFLALO LEADS PAC-10 IN DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING STREAK
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo has scored in double figures in 19 straight games, the longest streak of his career, on the team and in the Pacific-10 Conference. Sophomore Darren Collison (12 games) saw his streak come to an end with only four points in the win at Cal (Jan. 25). Sophomore Josh Shipp also saw a 12-game streak get snapped when he scored nine points in the win over Arizona (Jan. 20).
UCLA TO HONOR 1967 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
UCLA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its 1967 NCAA Championship team on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Bruins host Stanford. The team will have a pregame reception and be honored at halftime. Led by legendary Bruin head coach John Wooden, the '67 National Champions were 30-0 overall (the second time in school history UCLA recorded a perfect 30-0 record, matching the Bruins' first NCAA title team in 1964) and it was the Bruins' third NCAA title under Wooden (1964-65-67) in four years. UCLA was led by sophomore center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), who earned All-American honors. He averaged 29.0 points a game, set an NCAA record by shooting .667 from the field and set the school single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 100-78 victory over Washington State on Feb. 25, 1967 in Pauley Pavilion. He also recorded UCLA's second-best (56) and third-best (45) single-game scoring marks that season. Joining Abdul-Jabbar in the starting lineup were - at guards, junior captain Michael Warren (12.7 ppg) and sophomore All-Conference Lucius Allen (15.5 ppg), and at the forwards, sophomores, Ken Heitz (6.1 ppg) and Lynn Shackelford (11.4 ppg). Also on the coaching staff were varsity assistant Jerry Norman, head freshman coach Gary Cunningham and the trainer was Bruin Hall of Famer Ducky Drake. Like this year's Bruin squad, there was not a senior on the 1966-67 roster.
-
IMO this is a must win, if we want to win the pac ten
-
Darren Collison Finalist For Bob Cousy Award for Top Point Guard
Bruin sophomore one of two Pac-10 players on list
Feb. 1, 2007
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in conjunction with The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) are pleased to announce this years Finalists for the Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford, an honor presented annually to the nation's top collegiate point guard.
The tightest Finalist voting in Cousy Award history yielded an unprecedented seventeen Finalists, who were chosen from a pool of over fifty top candidates from NCAA Division I, II and III institutions across the country. A tie in the voting of eligible candidates created a total of 17 Finalists, one more than the expected list of 16. The 2007 Finalists were selected by screening committees comprised of members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) representing all three divisions of collegiate basketball.
Beginning today, college basketball fans nationwide will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite candidate online at www.cousyaward.com and also enter a drawing to receive two tickets to a 2007 Men's NCAA First, Second or Regional Round game. The top vote-getter from the on-line poll will receive the "Fan Vote", representing one vote to be cast by the Blue Ribbon committee selecting the Award winner.
The committee is comprised of Hall of Famers including Bob Cousy, Lute Olson and Jim Calhoun, college coaches from Divisions I, II and III, members of the media and additional college basketball experts and celebrities. The 2007 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford winner will be announced at the NCAA Men's Final Four in Atlanta , Georgia on Monday April 2.
"The Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford has established itself as one of college basketball's premier awards" said John L. Doleva, Hall of Fame President & CEO. "Mr. Cousy had a vision for this award when it was created - to recognize winning traits like leadership, vision and integrity. When you review the credentials of the student-athletes who are Finalists for the 2007 Award, it is clear there are a number of talented players who are striving to achieve the standard set by Mr. Cousy. "
"Just like these players demonstrate on the basketball court, The Hartford and its network of independent agents represent leadership, vision, teamwork and integrity in the insurance industry," said David Moore, assistant vice president of marketing for The Hartford's Property & Casualty operations. "We're honored to be part of a growing tradition that supports these values, and we wish the best of luck to all the finalists for this year's award."
Cousy, also known as "Mr. Basketball," is considered the prototype of point guards and was a freshman on the Holy Cross team that won the NCAA Championship in 1947. He was a pioneer in the NBA, famous for bringing a `flashy' style of passing and showmanship to the game. Named one of the Top 50 Players in NBA History, Cousy led the Boston Celtics to championships in 1957 and 1959 through 1963. Cousy led the NBA in assists for eight consecutive years (1953-1960) and played in 13 straight All-Star games. After his retirement from professional basketball he was a successful coach at Boston College from 1963 to 1969, with an overall record of 117 wins and 38 losses.
"If basketball is an art form," noted Cousy, "it primarily resides in the artistry, creativity, imagination and development of the nuances of the position by a genuine point guard such as John Stockton or Jason Kidd." Cousy was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
About The Hartford :
The Hartford, a Fortune 100 company, is one of the nation's largest financial services and insurance companies, with 2006 revenues of $26.5 billion. The Hartford is a leading provider of investment products, life insurance and group benefits; automobile and homeowners products; and business property and casualty insurance. International operations are located in Japan, Brazil and the United Kingdom. The Hartford's Internet address is www.thehartford.com
About the Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford :
Nominees for the Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford were solicited through the College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). A committee comprised of CoSIDA members narrowed the field to 17 student athletes from all three divisions of men's NCAA college basketball. The group of 17 will be reviewed and a winner chosen by a Blue Ribbon selection committee comprised of Hall of Famers, Mr. Cousy, college coaches, media members, and a vote representing the top vote getter in the on-line poll at www.cousyaward.com.
Previous winners of the award include Dee Brown of Illinois (2006), Raymond Felton from the University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill (2005) and Jameer Nelson from St. Joseph 's University (2004).
2007 BOB COUSY AWARD PRESENTED BY THE HARTFORD
FINALISTS
DIVISION I
Bobby Brown Cal State Fullerton
Darren Collison UCLA
Levance Fields Pittsburgh
Taurean Green Florida
Dominic James Marquette
Jared Jordan Marist
Acie Law Texas A&M
Ty Lawson North Carolina
Russell Robinson Kansas
Ramon Sessions Nevada
Sean Singletary Virginia
Mustafa Shakur Arizona
Ronald Steele Alabama
DIVISION II
Anthony Atkinson Barton College
Zach Whiting Chaminade University
DIVISION III
Andrew Olson Amherst College
David Arsenault Grinnell College
-
Good for Collison! 8)
-
huge win tonight 69-57 vs oregon. REVENGE IS SWEET!! ;D 8)
19-2 first place AGAIN!!!
-
yessssssssss sir 8) ;D
-
No. 5 UCLA Downs No. 9 Oregon 69-57
Afflalo scored 17 points in victory effort
Feb. 2, 2007
Box Score
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA put together two strong halves and avoided the kind of collapse that cost the fifth-ranked Bruins in their previous game.
Arron Afflalo scored 17 points and the Bruins shot 57 percent in beating ninth-ranked Oregon 69-57 Thursday night to gain sole possession of first place in the Pac-10.
The Bruins (19-2, 8-2) have won 16 consecutive games at Pauley Pavilion, dating to last season. UCLA and the Ducks (19-3, 7-3) came in tied atop the conference standings.
"They had a lot of fight in them," Ducks coach Ernie Kent said. "It was a physical game. The biggest difference in the game is they shot the ball a little bit better than we did. I counted maybe eight layups that we missed and that's tough to do when you're getting them point-blank at the rim and they're not going in for you."
The victory avenged UCLA's 68-66 loss at Oregon - its first of the season - on Jan. 6 that knocked the Bruins out of the nation's No. 1 ranking. Aaron Brooks hit the game-winning jumper with 13 seconds left in that one.
"They gave us our first loss, so we had that feeling in our gut," said Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, who added 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Bryce Taylor scored 17 points to lead Oregon, off to its best record in 80 years. The Ducks' five starters came in averaging double figures, but Brooks was the only other player to do so with 14.
"We came out flat," Taylor said. "It's such a big game, so it's hard to understand."
Darren Collison had 12 points and Josh Shipp 11 for the Bruins, who were coming off a 75-68 loss at Stanford in which they blew a 17-point lead.
"We definitely learned from our mistakes," Collison said. "The first time (against Oregon) we came out really sluggish. Today, we played great team defense."
In all three of their losses, the Ducks have allowed opponents to shoot better than 50 percent from the floor.
UCLA opened both halves strong. The Bruins started the second half with a 12-2 run that produced their largest lead of 19 points. Afflalo had five points and Lorenzo Mata scored three in a row.
The Bruins' defense repeatedly shut down Oregon, with the Ducks coming up empty on field-goal attempts to start the second half. Maarty Leunen's 3-pointer at 14:18 was their first.
"Their bigs played great and got after us," said Brooks, who was dogged by Afflalo much of the game. "We didn't match the energy at all. I don't know what it was."
UCLA shot at a 61 percent clip during one stretch while keeping the Ducks down by 13.
With 4 1/2 minutes to go, Oregon ran off seven points in a row to close to 60-51. Taylor crashed the offensive boards for a basket, Brooks scored and Malik Hairston completed a three-point play.
But that proved to be Oregon's last gasp as the Bruins ended the game on a 9-6 run. UCLA's 57 percent 3-point shooting matched its field-goal percentage.
"It's tough to always be fighting back," Leunen said. "They played great defense on us, definitely stepped up and put it at another notch."
The Bruins raced to a 29-14 lead to start the game, helped by four 3-pointers from as many different players. They shot 56 percent in the half.
Taking a cue from UCLA, the Ducks erased their double-digit deficit on four consecutive 3-pointers to close the half trailing 35-26. Brooks had three of the long-range baskets and Tajuan Porter added the other. The Ducks shot better from 3-point range - 60 percent - than the floor, where they hit 36 percent.
-
Oregon State on Saturday 20-2 here we come 8)
-
Bruins Host Oregon State Today in Pauley
Pac-10 leader UCLA puts undefeated home record on the line
Feb. 3, 2007
LOS ANGELES -
Complete Release in PDF Format
Download Free Acrobat Reader
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Feb. 3, 2007
SITE: Pauley Pavilion (12,800)
TIP-OFF: 2:33 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TALENT: Bill Macdonald (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
RADIO: AM 1150
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 107
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 80-33
#5 UCLA vs. OREGON STATE
This is the 114th meeting between UCLA and Oregon State with the Bruins leading the series 80-33, including winning 27 of the last 33 games. Oregon State had won 4-of-7 games before the Bruins posted wins in the last four contests. The Bruins posted a 71-56 victory in Corvallis, Ore., earlier in the year (Jan. 4, 2007) on the strength of Josh Shipp's game-high 18 points. It was the only time this season that the Bruins had five players in double figures. Arron Afflalo added 14 points while Darren Collison and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute each chipped in 11 points to go along with Lorenzo Mata's 10 points. The Beavers were led by Sasa Cuic and Marcel Jones, who each scored 13 points. UCLA defeated OSU last year in Pauley Pavilion 78-60 (Feb. 23, 2006) thanks to Jordan Farmar's game-high 21 points. Bruin head coach Ben Howland sports an overall record of 6-3 against Oregon State (3-0 in Pauley Pavilion). OSU's head coach Jay John, now in his fifth season, is 4-7 all-time against the Bruins, including a 1-3 record in Los Angeles.
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked fifth in both the ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press polls. Earlier this year, UCLA spent six weeks (Nov. 27-Jan. 1) ranked first in the AP poll and five weeks (Dec. 4-Jan. 1) atop the Coaches poll. UCLA has spent more time (134 weeks) at number one in the history of the AP poll than any other program.
RISE AND SHINE ... YOU'RE BURNIN' DAYLIGHT
The Bruins are no strangers to early morning wake-up calls. UCLA is 3-1 this season in games that tip-off prior to noon. The Bruins handed then sixth-ranked Texas A&M a 65-62 loss in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Honda Center in the John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 9. UCLA later crushed Michigan 92-55 with an 11:00 a.m. tip in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 23. Then the Bruins lost an 11:00 a.m. game 68-66 at 16th-ranked Oregon on Jan. 6. But the Bruins won their last morning game, a 65-64 win at USC in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Galen Center on Jan. 13. UCLA still has two more early morning games. The Bruins will tip at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at West Virginia on CBS (Feb. 10) and again at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at Arizona on CBS (Feb. 17).
HOME SWEET HOME
UCLA has won the last 16 games at home, including the last 10 Pacific-10 Conference games. The last Pac-10 team to beat the Bruins in Pauley Pavilion was 13th-ranked Washington, which defeated the 11th-ranked Bruins 69-65 on Jan. 14, 2005. The last team to beat UCLA at home was 12th-ranked West Virginia, which posted a 60-56 over the 18th-ranked Bruins on Jan. 21, 2006.
AFFLALO LEADS PAC-10 IN DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING STREAK
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo has scored in double figures in 20 straight games, the longest streak of his career, on the team and in the Pacific-10 Conference. Sophomore Darren Collison (12 games) saw his streak come to an end with only four points in the win at Cal (Jan. 25). Sophomore Josh Shipp also saw a 12-game streak get snapped when he scored nine points in the win over Arizona (Jan. 20).
JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD ANNOUNCES MIDSEASON TOP 30 CANDIDATES
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason All-American team. Composed of the top 30 players who will compete for this season's player of the year award, the midseason list is based on individual player performance and team records during the first half of the season.
COLLISON NAMED AS A BOB COUSY AWARD FINALIST
Sophomore point guard Darren Collison is one of 17 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in conjunction with The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., on Feb. 1, 2007. The Bob Cousy Award is an honor presented annually to the nation's top collegiate point guard. Nominees for the Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford were solicited through the College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). A committee comprised of CoSIDA members narrowed the field to 17 student athletes from all three divisions of men's NCAA college basketball. The group of 17 will be reviewed and a winner chosen by a Blue Ribbon selection committee comprised of Hall of Famers, Mr. Cousy, college coaches, media members, and a vote representing the top vote getter in the on-line poll at www.cousyaward.com. The committee is comprised of Hall of Famers including Bob Cousy, Lute Olson and Jim Calhoun, college coaches from Divisions I, II and III, members of the media and additional college basketball experts and celebrities. The 2007 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford winner will be announced at the NCAA Men's Final Four in Atlanta on April 2. Previous winners of the award include Dee Brown of Illinois (2006), Raymond Felton from North Carolina (2005) and Jameer Nelson from St. Joseph's University (2004).
UCLA TO HONOR 1967 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
UCLA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its 1967 NCAA Championship team on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Bruins host Stanford. The team will have a pregame reception and be honored at halftime. Led by legendary Bruin head coach John Wooden, the '67 National Champions were 30-0 overall (the second time in school history UCLA recorded a perfect 30-0 record, matching the Bruins' first NCAA title team in 1964) and it was the Bruins' third NCAA title under Wooden (1964-65-67) in four years. UCLA was led by sophomore center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), who earned All-American honors. He averaged 29.0 points a game, set an NCAA record by shooting .667 from the field and set the school single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 100-78 victory over Washington State on Feb. 25, 1967 in Pauley Pavilion. He also recorded UCLA's second-best (56) and third-best (45) single-game scoring marks that season. Joining Abdul-Jabbar in the starting lineup were - at guards, junior captain Michael Warren (12.7 ppg) and sophomore All-Conference Lucius Allen (15.5 ppg), and at the forwards, sophomores, Ken Heitz (6.1 ppg) and Lynn Shackelford (11.4 ppg). Also on the coaching staff were varsity assistant Jerry Norman, head freshman coach Gary Cunningham and the trainer was Bruin Hall of Famer Ducky Drake. Like this year's Bruin squad, there was not a senior on the 1966-67 roster.
-
No. 5 Bruins Blast Beavers, 82-35
UCLA led wire-to-wire in a convincing Pac-10 win.
Feb. 3, 2007
Box Score | Photo Gallery
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA coach Ben Howland likes to remind everyone there's no easy games in the Pac-10. For one day anyway, his team made a mockery of that thought.
Arron Afflalo scored 16 points, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 14 and the fifth-ranked Bruins led all the way in beating Oregon State 82-35 on Saturday for their 17th consecutive home victory.
"We want to come out and play as hard as we can every night, no matter who the opponent is," Howland said. "It shows a maturing level on our team."
The Bruins (20-2, 9-2 Pac-10) maintained a one-game lead over Southern California in the conference standings going into Wednesday's game between the crosstown rivals.
UCLA built a season-high 30-point lead in the first half, when it shot 70 percent from the floor, and held the Beavers to a season-low 18 points. The Bruins are 13-0 at Pauley Pavilion this season after winning their final four home games last season.
"We wanted to come out with the same intensity as we did against Oregon," said Darren Collison, referring to his team's two strong halves in a 69-57 victory Thursday. "If we want to get where we want to go, we got to have games like we did today."
Oregon State (9-15, 1-10) lost its sixth in a row and got swept by the Bruins for the second year in a row. Marcel Jones was the only player in double figures with 16.
"We were exposed in every possible way," Beavers coach Jay John said. "We all go through this outcome every once in a while. It is a risk you take when you come into Pauley."
The Beavers scored a season-worst 35 points - six fewer than their previous low against Hawaii on Nov. 19. They shot 31 percent from the floor, had 21 turnovers, got outrebounded 37-29 and had nine assists to 24 for UCLA.
"I love all the unselfishness," Howland said. "That's fun to see."
Oregon State was out of contention from the opening tip, when the Bruins opened with a 20-5 burst and kept on going.
"In early December, we watched a very good University of Michigan team come in here and not look very good," John said. "UCLA can do that to anybody they play. Tonight it was us."
Leading by 37 midway through the second half, Howland cleared the floor of his starters, giving major minutes to benchwarmers Nikola Dragovic, James Keefe and Ryan Wright.
Dragovic finished as UCLA's top reserve with eight points in a season-high 12 minutes.
"I was working hard and waiting for my chance," said Dragovic, a Serbia native who sheepishly admitted he was winded by game's end.
Freshman Mustafa Abdul-Hamid got into his second Pac-10 game of the season, hitting a 3-pointer that pushed UCLA's lead to 45 points. That began an exodus by fans eager to escape outside into a warm winter's day.
"You got to see guys have the opportunity to score," Collison said. "The players on the bench are the ones who get us better every day."
Collison had 10 assists before leaving early and giving Russell Westbrook a lengthy turn at running the offense. Westbrook scored eight of his 11 points during a 17-3 run that ended the first half.
"Everybody was getting involved, everybody was unselfish, so it felt good," Westbrook said.
With 2 minutes left, the student section perked up as never seen DeAndre Robinson, Joey Ellis and Matt Lee came off the bench. Robinson scored with a 1 minute to go, drawing raucous cheers.
"It's great to see them get rewarded like that," starter Josh Shipp said.
The Bruins scored 29 points off Oregon State's turnovers. By game's end, their shooting had cooled to 58 percent.
Hardly needing to talk strategy, the Bruins came out of their locker room four minutes early to start the second half. The Beavers emerged with 1 1/2 minutes remaining.
WHAT GOT THEY ASS WHOPPPPPPPPPPPP 8) 8) 8) GO UCLA 8)
-
:rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: UCLA ;D
-
35 pts all game!! thats disgusting. Our defense was :o
-
No. 19 Trojans and No. 2 Bruins Square Off in Pivotal Pac-10 Game
USC invades Pauley Pavilion as UCLA looks to win its 18th straight at home
Feb. 6, 2007
LOS ANGELES -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Feb. 7, 2007
SITE: Pauley Pavilion (12,800)
TIP-OFF: 7:34 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TALENT: Bill Macdonald (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 181
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 123-99
#2 UCLA vs. #19 USC
This is the 223rd meeting between UCLA and USC with the Bruins leading the series 123-99, including winning 18 of the last 25 games. However, the Trojans have won six of the last 11 meetings. The two teams split the season series a year ago, each team winning on its home floor. Last year, the Bruins handed USC a 66-45 thumping in Pauley Pavilion on Jan. 18, 2006. Jordan Farmar led three Bruins in double figures with 15 points. Arron Afflalo added 11 points while Luc Richard Mbah a Moute chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds against the Trojans. Earlier this year, Arron Afflalo hit a 15-foot jumper with four seconds left to give the Bruins a 65-64 win at USC on Jan. 13. Darren Collison led UCLA with 17 points while Afflalo added 15. Lorenzo Mata had a solid outing with 12 points and eight rebounds.Nick Young led USC with 14 points while Lodrick Stewart and Gabe Pruitt had 13 and 10 points, respectively. Bruin head coach Ben Howland sports an overall record of 4-3 against USC while the Trojan's head coach Tim Floyd, now in his second season, is 1-2 against the Bruins.
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked second in both the ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press polls. Earlier this year, UCLA spent six weeks (Nov. 27-Jan. 1) ranked first in the AP poll and five weeks (Dec. 4-Jan. 1) atop the Coaches poll. UCLA has spent more time (134 weeks) at number one in the history of the AP poll than any other program.
RISE AND SHINE ... YOU'RE BURNIN' DAYLIGHT
The Bruins are no strangers to early morning wake-up calls. UCLA is 3-1 this season in games that tip-off prior to noon. The Bruins handed then sixth-ranked Texas A&M a 65-62 loss in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Honda Center in the John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 9. UCLA later crushed Michigan 92-55 with an 11:00 a.m. tip in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 23. Then the Bruins lost an 11:00 a.m. game 68-66 at 16th-ranked Oregon on Jan. 6. But the Bruins won their last morning game, a 65-64 win at USC in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Galen Center on Jan. 13. UCLA still has two more early morning games. The Bruins will tip at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at West Virginia on CBS (Feb. 10) and again at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at Arizona on CBS (Feb. 17).
HOME SWEET HOME
UCLA has won the last 17 games at home, including the last 11 Pacific-10 Conference games. The last Pac-10 team to beat the Bruins in Pauley Pavilion was 13th-ranked Washington, which defeated the 11th-ranked Bruins 69-65 on Jan. 14, 2005. The last team to beat UCLA at home was 12th-ranked West Virginia, which posted a 60-56 victory over the 18th-ranked Bruins on Jan. 21, 2006.
AFFLALO LEADS PAC-10 IN DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING STREAK
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo has scored in double figures in 21 straight games, the longest streak of his career, on the team and in the Pacific-10 Conference. Sophomore Darren Collison saw his streak (12 games) come to an end with only four points in the win at Cal (Jan. 25). Sophomore Josh Shipp also saw a 12-game streak get snapped when he scored nine points in the win over Arizona (Jan. 20).
JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD ANNOUNCES MIDSEASON TOP 30 CANDIDATES
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason All-American team. Composed of the top 30 players who will compete for this season's player of the year award, the midseason list is based on individual player performance and team records during the first half of the season.
COLLISON NAMED AS A BOB COUSY AWARD FINALIST
Sophomore point guard Darren Collison is one of 17 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in conjunction with The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., on Feb. 1, 2007. The Bob Cousy Award is an honor presented annually to the nation's top collegiate point guard. Nominees for the Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford were solicited through the College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). A committee comprised of CoSIDA members narrowed the field to 17 student athletes from all three divisions of men's NCAA college basketball. The group of 17 will be reviewed and a winner chosen by a Blue Ribbon selection committee comprised of Hall of Famers, Mr. Cousy, college coaches, media members, and a vote representing the top vote getter in the on-line poll at www.cousyaward.com. The committee is comprised of Hall of Famers including Bob Cousy, Lute Olson and Jim Calhoun, college coaches from Divisions I, II and III, members of the media and additional college basketball experts and celebrities. The 2007 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford winner will be announced at the NCAA Men's Final Four in Atlanta on April 2. Previous winners of the award include Dee Brown of Illinois (2006), Raymond Felton from North Carolina (2005) and Jameer Nelson from St. Joseph's University (2004).
UCLA TO HONOR 1967 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
UCLA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its 1967 NCAA Championship team on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Bruins host Stanford. The team will have a pregame reception and be honored at halftime. Led by legendary Bruin head coach John Wooden, the '67 National Champions were 30-0 overall (the second time in school history UCLA recorded a perfect 30-0 record, matching the Bruins' first NCAA title team in 1964) and it was the Bruins' third NCAA title under Wooden (1964-65-67) in four years. UCLA was led by sophomore center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), who earned All-American honors. He averaged 29.0 points a game, set an NCAA record by shooting .667 from the field and set the school single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 100-78 victory over Washington State on Feb. 25, 1967 in Pauley Pavilion. He also recorded UCLA's second-best (56) and third-best (45) single-game scoring marks that season. Joining Abdul-Jabbar in the starting lineup were - at guards, junior captain Michael Warren (12.7 ppg) and sophomore All-Conference Lucius Allen (15.5 ppg), and at the forwards, sophomores, Ken Heitz (6.1 ppg) and Lynn Shackelford (11.4 ppg). Also on the coaching staff were varsity assistant Jerry Norman, head freshman coach Gary Cunningham and the trainer was Bruin Hall of Famer Ducky Drake. Like this year's Bruin squad, there was not a senior on the 1966-67 roster.
-
No. 2 Bruins Storm Back To Beat No. 19 Troajns, 70-65
UCLA (21-2, 10-2 Pac-10) extends home winning streak to 18 games
Feb. 8, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) -Darren Collison scored 17 points and No. 2 UCLA capitalized on a late-game technical foul to beat 19th-ranked Southern California 70-65 Wednesday night. 8)
The Bruins (21-2, 10-2 Pac-10) trailed until there was about six minutes left against the Trojans (18-7, 8-4).
With a victory, the Trojans could have tied UCLA for the conference lead, but instead they dropped to third behind idle Washington State (8-3).
UCLA extended its Pauley Pavilion winning streak to 18 games as the Pac-10's only undefeated team at home.
Arron Afflalo scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half, including two free throws that gave UCLA the lead for good with 4 1/2 minutes left. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Nick Young led USC with 20 points, Gabe Pruitt added 16 and Lodrick Stewart 13. It was Stewart's technical foul for spiking the ball that led to the Trojans' undoing against their crosstown rivals in front of a raucous crowd that included former UCLA coach John Wooden and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
USC led by seven points early in the second half before things got tight.
The Bruins got within one for the first time with an 8-2 run, including four in a row by Mbah a Moute, whose fastbreak layup came off his own steal.
The teams traded baskets before Afflalo hit a 3-pointer from deep in the left corner - just his second field goal of the game - that tied it at 46 and ignited the crowd.
Defense led to UCLA's first lead of the game. Alfred Aboya took the ball away from Pruitt and heaved a long pass to a streaking Afflalo, who dunked with abandon for a 50-48 lead with 5:51 remaining.
But Pruitt got fouled by Collison, who crouched in frustration, and made both for another tie at 50.
Trailing by two, Josh Shipp scored and got fouled by Young, who picked up his fourth. Before Shipp could step to the line, though, Stewart earned the technical. Afflalo made both of those for a 54-52 lead, then Shipp completed his three-point play.
Collison drove the lane for a one-handed layup that kept UCLA ahead 59-54. USC's RouSean Cromwell committed an intentional foul as the Trojans' frustration grew.
Dwight Lewis and Pruitt hit 3-pointers in the closing seconds, but UCLA proved steady at the foul line to preserve the win.
The Trojans came out aggressively to start the game, pulling away to a 20-10 lead while shooting 82 percent from the floor. They scored 11 points off UCLA's nine turnovers in the half.
The Bruins struggled offensively, missing several open shots until they outscored USC 11-4 to end the half trailing 30-29.
The Trojans failed to get a shot off on their final possesion before the shot clock expired. Attempting to give UCLA its first lead heading into the lockerroom, Collison's mid-court shot hit the rim and bounced away.
-
GOOD GAME 8)
-
Chalk up another W 8)
-
the UA rematch is on in about a week so im bumping this bitch. hopefully UA is getting out of that horrendous slump they were in and can play a full game of basketball.. we gotta beat USC first though
-
tough loss at WV. Tough to win with no Collison :-\
Great attempted comeback down by 19 in the 2nd half and we went on a 15-0 run to cut it to 4. But you can tell not having Collison hurt especailly at the end of the game. Westbrook just didnt get it done and forced some bad shots at the end..
-
LOS ANGELES - UCLA head basketball coach Ben Howland met with the media on Monday to recap the West Virginia trip and to look ahead to this week's meetings with Arizona State and Arizona.
-
UCLA NEEDS A WIN ON THURSDAY! Collison is gonna be back most likely :D
-
Time for another streak... 8)
-
Time for another streak... 8)
exactly! We need to a nice streak going into the tourney, winning the Pac Ten Tourney is a must as well if we want a #1 seed in the west
-
First-Place Bruins Return to Pac-10 Race at Arizona State
No. 5 UCLA holds a half-game lead over Washington State
Feb. 14, 2007
LOS ANGELES -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Feb. 15, 2007
SITE: Wells Fargo Arena (14,141)
TIP-OFF: 5:30 p.m. PST
TV: FSN Prime Ticket
TALENT: Steve Physioc (play-by-play), Marques Johnson (analyst)
RADIO: AM 1150
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 126
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 53-14
#5 UCLA vs. ARIZONA STATE
This is the 68th meeting between UCLA and Arizona State with the Bruins leading the series 53-14, including winning the last five games. After losing 22 consecutive games to the Bruins (from 1990-2000), ASU has posted a 5-9 record (since 2000). The Bruins have won two straight in Tempe, Ariz., including last year's 61-60 win on Jan. 7, 2006. In that game, Arron Afflalo led the Bruins with 21 points while Josh Shipp was the only other Bruin to score in double figures with 10 points. It marked the last game that Shipp would play during the 2005-06 season. The last win for Arizona State was a 74-62 overtime victory on Feb. 12, 2004 in Tempe, Ariz. Earlier this season, the Bruins erased an 11-point deficit to post a 60-50 win in Pauley Pavilion on Jan. 18. Darren Collison led the Bruins with 16 points while Christian Polk led the Sun Devils with 16 points. Bruin head coach Ben Howland sports an overall record of 7-4 against ASU while Sun Devil head coach Herb Sendek is 0-1 against UCLA.
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked fifth in the Associated Press poll and seventh in the ESPN/USA Today poll. Earlier this year, UCLA spent six weeks (Nov. 27-Jan. 1) ranked first in the AP poll and five weeks (Dec. 4-Jan. 1) atop the Coaches poll. UCLA has spent more time (134 weeks) at number one in the history of the AP poll than any other program.
HOWLAND REACHES MILESTONE VICTORY
UCLA Head Coach Ben Howland won his 250th game this week with the 70-65 home win over 19th-ranked USC at home on Feb. 7, 2007. Howland, now in his 13th season as a Division I head coach, is averaging 19.2 wins per season with still more games to play in 2006-07. Equally impressive is the fact that he won his 200th victory just last year on Nov. 19 in a 56-37 home win over Delaware State.
COLLISON WILL BE A GAME-TIME DECISION FOR ASU GAME
Sophomore point guard Darren Collison will be a game-time decision for Arizona State contest (Feb. 15) with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder. He returned to practice yesterday for the first time since the USC contest (Feb. 7) but was limited to shooting drills.
RISE AND SHINE ... YOU'RE BURNIN' DAYLIGHT
The Bruins are no strangers to early morning wake-up calls. UCLA is 3-1 this season in games that tip-off prior to noon. The Bruins handed then sixth-ranked Texas A&M a 65-62 loss in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Honda Center in the John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 9. UCLA later crushed Michigan 92-55 with an 11:00 a.m. tip in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 23. Then the Bruins lost an 11:00 a.m. game 68-66 at 16th-ranked Oregon on Jan. 6. But the Bruins won their last morning game, a 65-64 win at USC in an 11:30 a.m. tip-off at Galen Center on Jan. 13. UCLA still has two more early morning games. The Bruins will tip at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at West Virginia on CBS (Feb. 10) and again at 10:00 a.m. (PST) at Arizona on CBS (Feb. 17).
HOME SWEET HOME
UCLA has won the last 18 games at home, including the last 12 Pacific-10 Conference games. The last Pac-10 team to beat the Bruins in Pauley Pavilion was 13th-ranked Washington, which defeated the 11th-ranked Bruins 69-65 on Jan. 14, 2005. The last team to beat UCLA at home was 12th-ranked West Virginia, which posted a 60-56 victory over the 18th-ranked Bruins on Jan. 21, 2006.
AFFLALO LEADS PAC-10 IN DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING STREAK
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo has scored in double figures in 23 straight games, the longest streak of his career, on the team and in the Pacific-10 Conference. Sophomore Darren Collison saw his streak (12 games) come to an end with only four points in the win at Cal (Jan. 25). Sophomore Josh Shipp also saw a 12-game streak get snapped when he scored nine points in the win over Arizona (Jan. 20).
JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD ANNOUNCES MIDSEASON TOP 30 CANDIDATES
UCLA junior Arron Afflalo has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason All-American team. Composed of the top 30 players who will compete for this season's player of the year award, the midseason list is based on individual player performance and team records during the first half of the season.
COLLISON NAMED AS A BOB COUSY AWARD FINALIST
Sophomore point guard Darren Collison is one of 17 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in conjunction with The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., on Feb. 1, 2007. The Bob Cousy Award is an honor presented annually to the nation's top collegiate point guard. Nominees for the Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford were solicited through the College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). A committee comprised of CoSIDA members narrowed the field to 17 student athletes from all three divisions of men's NCAA college basketball. The group of 17 will be reviewed and a winner chosen by a Blue Ribbon selection committee comprised of Hall of Famers, Mr. Cousy, college coaches, media members, and a vote representing the top vote getter in the on-line poll at www.cousyaward.com. The committee is comprised of Hall of Famers including Bob Cousy, Lute Olson and Jim Calhoun, college coaches from Divisions I, II and III, members of the media and additional college basketball experts and celebrities. The 2007 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford winner will be announced at the NCAA Men's Final Four in Atlanta on April 2. Previous winners of the award include Dee Brown of Illinois (2006), Raymond Felton from North Carolina (2005) and Jameer Nelson from St. Joseph's University (2004).
UCLA TO HONOR 1967 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
UCLA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its 1967 NCAA Championship team on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Bruins host Stanford. The team will have a pregame reception and be honored at halftime. Led by legendary Bruin head coach John Wooden, the '67 National Champions were 30-0 overall (the second time in school history UCLA recorded a perfect 30-0 record, matching the Bruins' first NCAA title team in 1964) and it was the Bruins' third NCAA title under Wooden (1964-65-67) in four years. UCLA was led by sophomore center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), who earned All-American honors. He averaged 29.0 points a game, set an NCAA record by shooting .667 from the field and set the school single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 100-78 victory over Washington State on Feb. 25, 1967 in Pauley Pavilion. He also recorded UCLA's second-best (56) and third-best (45) single-game scoring marks that season. Joining Abdul-Jabbar in the starting lineup were - at guards, junior captain Michael Warren (12.7 ppg) and sophomore All-Conference Lucius Allen (15.5 ppg), and at the forwards, sophomores, Ken Heitz (6.1 ppg) and Lynn Shackelford (11.4 ppg). Also on the coaching staff were varsity assistant Jerry Norman, head freshman coach Gary Cunningham and the trainer was Bruin Hall of Famer Ducky Drake. Like this year's Bruin squad, there was not a senior on the 1966-67 roster.
-
yes we won that was closed one 8)
-
yes we won that was closed one 8)
hell yeah nice run to end the game. when we got down ten with ten to go i was gettin a lil nervous but once again Afflalo has a good second half, and Collison proves how HUGE he is for us down the stretch hitting three three's during our run the last ten mins. huge win 67-61!! AT ARIZONA SATURDAY! The Cougars are right on our ass in the Pac ten so this is a huge game this week! 5 games left!!
-
No. 5 UCLA Tops Arizona on Road, 81-66
Darren Collison records a career-high 15 assists for the Bruins.
Feb. 17, 2007
Box Score
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Darren Collison scored 17 points and added a career-high 15 assists as No. 5 UCLA defeated No. 19 Arizona 81-66 on Saturday afternoon.
The victory kept the Bruins (23-3, 12-2 Pac-10) in first place in the Pac-10, one game ahead of Washington State.
Josh Shipp tied a career high with 24 points for UCLA, which defeated Arizona for the fifth straight time. The Bruins scored the game's first six points and never trailed. Leading 35-34 at halftime, the Bruins hit 8 of 15 3-pointers in the second half to take command of the game.
Collison hit 5 of 7 from beyond the arc.
It was the second-worst home loss in Lute Olson's 24-year tenure at Arizona. The worst was a 92-64 loss to then-No. 4 North Carolina on Jan. 27.
Playing in his final home game, Mustafa Shakur scored 17 points for the Wildcats (17-9, 8-7), who lost five home games for the first time since 1986-87. The Wildcats lost a total of three games in McKale Center from November 1987 to December 1994.
Arizona fell to 4-14 against ranked opponents over the past two seasons. The Bruins, by contrast, are 8-1 against the Top 25 this season.
UCLA jumped out to a 23-11 lead eight minutes into the game. But Shakur hit a pair of 3-pointers to spark a 12-0 run to tie it at 23-23.
UCLA answered with a 7-0 run, with Shipp hitting a 15-footer and a 3-pointer, to go ahead 30-23. But Arizona scored the final 7 points of the half to pull within 35-34 at intermission.
The Bruins responded by scoring 10 of the first 14 points of the second half. The barrage began with 3-pointers by Collison and Shipp. The Wildcats came no closer than three points the rest of the way.
-
Big win! Collison was stroking the three no homo. I was really impressed with Shipp today too. He def brought his A Game. Same wuth Roll...
-
Big win! Collison was stroking the three no homo. I was really impressed with Shipp today too. He def brought his A Game. Same wuth Roll...
damn i did it have time to watch its but im sure its was a good games 8)
-
Big win! Collison was stroking the three no homo. I was really impressed with Shipp today too. He def brought his A Game. Same wuth Roll...
damn i did it have time to watch its but im sure its was a good games 8)
we controlled from the start, they had a few runs to get withtin a few and even tied once but then wed go right back up by 7. best 3 pt shooting i have seen us have all year. Very complete offensive game. THe 2nd half we broke loose cuz in the last ten mins of the first half the zone rreally stifled us, but we made the proper adjustments in the 2nd half and started to torch it, but that is always easier when youre hitting youre threes.
-
yeah good game for UCLA and congrats to you UCLA fans. But man this arizona team really has problems. They seem to play as if they are uninspired. Sloppy passes which result in silly TO's, missing WIDE OPEN shots, and playing terrible defense. I mean how do you only have 1 foul called on your team when there is only like 2 minutes left in the game? it is quite frustrating and i hope the players can "get it" quickly or else they will be seeing a very quick exit from the ncaa tourney soon
-
yeah good game for UCLA and congrats to you UCLA fans. But man this arizona team really has problems. They seem to play as if they are uninspired. Sloppy passes which result in silly TO's, missing WIDE OPEN shots, and playing terrible defense. I mean how do you only have 1 foul called on your team when there is only like 2 minutes left in the game? it is quite frustrating and i hope the players can "get it" quickly or else they will be seeing a very quick exit from the ncaa tourney soon
exactly. And they arent a top 25 team right now IMO
-
Darren Collison Named U.S. Bank Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Sophomore had career highs in points and assists in weekend sweep in Arizona
Feb. 19, 2007
UCLA guard Darren Collison has been named the U.S. Bank Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 12-18.
Collison, a sophomore from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., averaged 17.5 points and 9.0 assists last week as the Bruins completed a season sweep of the Arizona schools.
In the Bruins' 67-61 come-from-behind win at Arizona State, Collison scored a career-high 18 points. After trailing 49-43 with just over nine minutes to go, Collison took over the game, scoring 11 straight points for UCLA.
Collison followed his career scoring night with a career assist outing in the 81-66 win at Arizona. The sophomore dished out 15 assists and scored 17 points against the Wildcats, with a career-best five three-point field goals, helping UCLA win at Arizona in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1983-84.
Collison's career-high assists marked the second-best total (tied) in UCLA history behind Earl Watson, who recorded 16 during the second round of the NCAA tournament against Maryland in 2000.
For the week, Collison shot 12-of-24 from the field (.500) and was 8-of-14 from beyond the arc (.571).
This is the second weekly honor for Collison and UCLA's 45th Player of the Week all-time.
2006-07 U.S. Bank Pac-10 Players of the Week: Nov. 20 - Chase Budinger, Fr., F, ARIZ. Nov. 27 - Darren Collison, So., G, UCLA. Dec. 4 - Josh Shipp, So., G/F, UCLA. Dec. 11 - Daven Harmeling, So., F, WSU. Dec. 18 - Bryce Taylor, Jr., G, ORE. Dec. 26 - Spencer Hawes, Fr., C, WASH. Jan. 1 - Ivan Radenovic, Sr., F, ARIZ. Jan. 8 - Aaron Brooks, Sr., G, ORE. Jan. 15 - Anthony Goods, So., G, STAN. Jan. 22 - Nick Young, Jr., G/F, USC. Jan. 29 - Brook Lopez, Fr., F, STAN. Feb. 5 - Daven Harmeling, So., F, WSU. Feb. 12 - Jon Brockman, So. F, WASH. Feb. 19 - Darren Collison, So., G, UCLA.
-
1967 UCLA Bruins
Men's Basketball Home
HEADLINES
1967 Team To Be Honored At Halftime of Stanford Game
No. 4 UCLA Hosts California
Ben Howland Press Conference Video
RELATED LINKS
• Follow all of the college basketball action at CollegeSports.com
1967 Team To Be Honored At Halftime of Stanford Game
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be signing his new best-seller at UCLA Store
Feb. 21, 2007
UCLA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its 1967 NCAA Championship team on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Bruins host Stanford at Pauley Pavilion. The team will have a pre-game reception and be honored at halftime. Virtually the entire team will be in attendance.
In addition, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be signing his new best-selling book, On the Shoulders of Giants-My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance, in the UCLA Store (Ackerman Union) from 1-2:30 p.m. Coach John Wooden will also be signing books with Abdul-Jabbar. They will only be signing books purchased at the UCLA Store.
Led by Coach Wooden, the 1967 National Champions were 30-0 overall (the second time in school history UCLA recorded a perfect 30-0 record, matching the Bruins' first NCAA title team in 1964) and it was the Bruins' third NCAA title under Wooden (1964-65-67) in four years.
UCLA was led by sophomore center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), who earned All-American honors. He averaged 29.0 points a game, set an NCAA record by shooting .667 from the field and set the school single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 100-78 victory over Washington State on Feb. 25, 1967 in Pauley Pavilion. He also recorded UCLA's second-best (56) and third-best (45) single-game scoring marks that season.
Joining Abdul-Jabbar in the starting lineup were - at guards, junior captain Michael Warren (12.7 ppg) and sophomore All-Conference Lucius Allen (15.5 ppg), and at the forwards, sophomores, Ken Heitz (6.1 ppg) and Lynn Shackelford (11.4 ppg). Also on the coaching staff were varsity assistant Jerry Norman, head freshman coach Gary Cunningham and the trainer was Bruin Hall of Famer Ducky Drake. Like this year's Bruin squad, there was not a senior on the 1966-67 roster.
-
UCLA Defeats Cal, 85-75
Shipp scored 22 points.
Feb. 23, 2007
Box Score
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Josh Shipp scored 22 points and Lorenzo Mata added 14 to lead a second-half comeback in UCLA's 85-75 victory over California on Thursday night that extended the fourth-ranked Bruins' home winning streak to 19 games.
UCLA (24-3, 13-2 Pac-10) completed a season sweep of the Golden Bears (14-13, 6-9), who had won their two previous games at Pauley Pavilion and dominated the first half.
Freshman Ryan Anderson led the Bears with 21 points and Omar Wilkes was among three players with 10 each.
Cal led nearly the entire first half, opening with a 14-4 run for its largest lead. The Bears shot 72 percent from the field during that stretch.
The Bruins got back into the game on a 19-9 run, capped by Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's four straight points that gave UCLA its first lead of the game. The teams traded baskets before the halftime buzzer, when UCLA led 35-34.
Arron Afflalo added 13 points for the Bruins to extend his double-figure scoring streak to 26 games, tops in the Pac-10. But he finished under his team-leading 17.5-point average on a night when Mata emerged as a clutch free-throw shooter.
Typically, the sight of Mata stepping to the line induces cringes among UCLA fans. He came into the game averaging 30 percent, worst on the team.
But Mata turned in an 8-of-9 career-best performance, while his 14 points were a career high. His streak of consecutive free throws ended at nine early in the second half when he missed the back end after being intentionally fouled by Wilkes.
He steadied himself and completed a three-point play near the end of a 14-6 spurt that opened the second half, drawing huge cheers from the crowd.
Leading 49-43, UCLA outscored the Bears 25-5, including nine by Shipp, for a 74-48 lead with 7 1/2 minutes remaining.
The Bears reeled off four consecutive 3-pointers, which barely dented their 19-point deficit, but they finished with eight and have 202 on the season, breaking the school record of 198 set in 2002-03.
Fans began filing out with nearly four minutes remaining, and UCLA went to its bench before re-inserting starters Afflalo and Darren Collison with 1 1/2 minutes to go and UCLA ahead by 14.
-
we need to win out and we are a sure #1 seed. Maybe #1 overall
-
Nice win today! We have atleast a share of the Pac ten reg season title. one win by us or one Wazzu loss and we have our 2nd straight Pac ten Reg season title
-
UCLA Honors 1967 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions
This year marks the 40th anniversary of UCLA's remarkable 30-0 season.
Feb. 24, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA honored its 1967 national championship basketball team Saturday, reuniting coach John Wooden with his star players from 40 years ago, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Warren. The 96-year-old Wooden took the Pauley Pavilion court, named for him and his late wife Nell, to remind the crowd that the team of four sophomores and junior guard Warren was the youngest to win it all.
Wooden joked that Warren "wasn't a bad guard and a pretty good actor, too."
Warren, now 60, went on to an acting career that included a co-starring role in the 1980s hit drama "Hill Street Blues."
"It's one of the most remarkable feelings of all time to be back here with guys I played with 40 years ago," he said beforehand. "To have him (Wooden) still be living and to celebrate is fantastic."
Warren said he's trying to get a film on Wooden together.
The 1967 team went 30-0 and its national title began an unmatched run of seven consecutive NCAA championships under Wooden. In all, Wooden won an unprecedented 10 titles before retiring in 1975.
Abdul-Jabbar, known as Lew Alcindor during his college days, averaged 29 points and 15 rebounds that season.
"We had Kareem, who was unstoppable," Warren said. "He could've averaged 60 points a game if he'd wanted to. This (current) team has some of the same elements. They think about team first."
-
damn lakers fan its been like 6 pages and me and you have pretty much every post! WHERES THE UCLA FANS AT????????
-
^^I've been reading more than posting, but I got my share of posts in here as well...This thread will pack the posts when the tourny begins. 8)
-
^^I've been reading more than posting, but I got my share of posts in here as well...This thread will pack the posts when the tourny begins. 8)
I know ur a UCLA fan. IMO UCLA Does no worse then the Final Four and theere gonna win the pac ten tourney as well. It may sound Funny but the team im scared of a little in the pac ten is Stanford. Wazzu as well but there top ten so it isnt much surprise. But damn Stanford just keeps geting better. And the twins keep improving game by game
-
damn lakers fan its been like 6 pages and me and you have pretty much every post! WHERES THE UCLA FANS AT????????
i think aint that much UCLA Fan in here,but its will be more thought 8)
-
damn lakers fan its been like 6 pages and me and you have pretty much every post! WHERES THE UCLA FANS AT????????
i think aint that much UCLA Fan in here,but its will be more thought 8)
Like NIK said during tourney time it will pick up 8)
-
damn lakers fan its been like 6 pages and me and you have pretty much every post! WHERES THE UCLA FANS AT????????
i think aint that much UCLA Fan in here,but its will be more thought 8)
Like NIK said during tourney time it will pick up 8)
yes sirrrrrrrrr 8)
-
lalo and Collison Honored By NABC
Bruin duo named first-team All-District 15
Feb. 28, 2007
UCLA basketball standouts Arron Afflalo and Darren Collison have been selected first-team All-District 15 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), it was announced today.
Afflalo, a junior guard, is the leading candidate for Pac-10 Player of the Year honors. A lockdown defender, he is the Bruins' leading scorer (17.5 average) and has led the team in scoring in eight of the last 11 games. He is also second in the Pac-10 in three-point field goals per game. Collison, a sophomore, is in his first season as the Bruins' starting point guard. He ranks first in the Pac-10 in steals and second in assists while averaging 12.9 points.
ESPN's Andy Katz has called Afflalo and Collison the top backcourt in the country.
Joining Afflalo and Collison on the first team are USC's Nick Young, Arizona's Marcus Williams and Cal State Fullerton's Bobby Brown. NABC District 15 includes the southern half of California and Nevada, as well as Arizona, New Mexico and Hawaii.
Afflalo and Collison are now eligible for selection to the NABC All-America team.
-
A WIN CLINCHES THE PAC TEN TITLE! I think its gonna be very tuff tonight. Last time we beat them at Pauley 56-53. They are ranked 13 and im not sure the exact record but i think its something like 24-5
-
UCLA Clinches Pac-10 Title With Win Over Washington State, 53-45
Afflalo scores 14 points as Bruins use early second-half run to defeat Cougars in Pullman.
March 1, 2007
Box Score
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -Arron Afflalo scored 14 points to help No. 2 UCLA beat No. 13 Washington State 53-45 on Thursday night to wrap up its second consecutive Pac-10 title.
UCLA (26-3, 15-2) had already clinched at least a tie with WSU and the top seed in the tournament before Thursday night's victory.
Kyle Weaver scored 14 points for Washington State (23-6, 12-5), which saw its hopes for the first Pac-10 title in its history end.
After trailing by one at the half, the Bruins made 11 of their first 14 shots to open the second half and pulled away from the Cougars in a game matching the top two defenses in the conference
UCLA scored the first nine points of the second half on two baskets by Josh Shipp, one by Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and a 3-pointer by Afflalo for a 31-23 lead.
Washington State missed its first six shots of the second half and did not score until Aron Baynes made two free throws with 16:06 left. The Cougars made just one field goal in the first 7 minutes of the second half.
Darren Collison's jumper gave UCLA a 45-35 lead midway through the second half.
Washington State scored six straight, with Robbie Cowgill's short jumper cutting the UCLA lead to 47-43 with 3:25 left. But Moute replied immediately with a basket for the Bruins.
Baynes' layup cut UCLA's lead to 49-45 with 2:35 left. But Shipp iced the game from the foul line.
Shipp finished with 12 points for the Bruins, who shot 51 percent in the game and held Washington State to 37 percent. The Cougars made just 8-of-28 from the field in the second half.
The Bruins have won five straight since a loss at West Virginia.
In the first, UCLA made its first five shots to take an 11-4 lead. Cowgill's slam for WSU tied the game at 16 with 5:56 left.
Daven Harmeling's 3-pointer, the only one of the game on 10 attempts for WSU, gave the Cougars a 23-22 lead with 28 seconds left, and that was the halftime score.
Washington State, which leads the conference with only nine turnovers per game, committed 10 turnovers in the first half and 14 in the game.
The Bruins lead the series 91-13, winning 12 in a row in Pullman.
Before the game, WSU presented retired basketball coach Dick Bennett with an honorary alumnus award for the three years he spent rebuilding the problem before turning it over to his son Tony this year.
-
that was a close one! ANOTHER PAC TEN TITLE!! 8)
In close games its so nice to have Collison\Afflalo
-
that was a close one! ANOTHER PAC TEN TITLE!! 8)
In close games its so nice to have Collison\Afflalo
its sure does,good players 8)
-
No. 2 UCLA Closes Out Regular Season at Washington
Bruins make fifth national television appearance on CBS
March 2, 2007
SEATTLE -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: March 3, 2007
SITE: Bank of America Arena (10,000)
TIP-OFF: 11:05 a.m. PST
TV: CBS
TALENT: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 119
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 88-33
#2 UCLA vs. WASHINGTON
This is the 122nd meeting between UCLA and Washington with the Bruins leading the series 88-33, including winning 32 of the last 42 games. Washington swept the season series (first time since 1987) last year, snapping a 19-game losing streak in Pauley Pavilion in the process. The Huskies posted a 69-65 victory in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2006 and a 70-67 win in Seattle on Feb. 11, 2006. Earlier in the season, the Bruins routed the Huskies 96-74 on New Year's Eve behind Arron Afflalo's 27 points. Bruin head coach Ben Howland is 4-4 against Washington while UW head coach Lorenzo Romar is 4-6 versus UCLA. Romar served four seasons as an assistant coach on Jim Harrick's UCLA staff from 1993-96. Additionally, UW assistant coach Cameron Dollar was a four-year (1994-97) letterman and two-year starter at UCLA, winning a national title in 1995 and three Pacific-10 Conference championships (1995, 1996 and 1997). Dollar still ranks third on the UCLA career charts in steals (214) and eighth in assists (451).
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked second in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls. Earlier this year, UCLA spent six weeks (Nov. 27-Jan. 1) ranked first in the AP poll and five weeks (Dec. 4-Jan. 1) atop the Coaches poll. UCLA has spent more time (134 weeks) at number one in the history of the AP poll than any other program.
HOWLAND REACHES MILESTONE VICTORY
UCLA Head Coach Ben Howland won his 250th game in the 70-65 home win over 19th-ranked USC on Feb. 7, 2007. Howland, now in his 13th season as a Division I head coach, is averaging 19.4 wins per season with still more games to play in 2006-07. Equally impressive is the fact that he won his 200th victory just last year on Nov. 19 in a 56-37 home win over Delaware State.
WHAT'S BRUIN'
UCLA ...
• Has won its second-straight Pacific-10 title and earned the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Pac-10 Tournament.
• Has completed the first true undefeated home season (16-0) since 1974-75 (32 seasons). The 1994-95 squad was 15-0 at home, but it included a forfeit win over California (after the Bruins originally lost the game 100-93).
• Has made 200 three-point field goals, which is fourth on the season list while the 533 attempts are sixth and the .376 percentage is fifth.
• UCLA averages 34.5 points and shoots .468 from the floor, .338 from three and .578 from the line in the first half of games. In the second half, it averages 38.9 points and is shooting .519 from the floor, .417 from three and .709 from the line.
• Has outrebounded seven of its last nine opponents.
• Has won 26 or more games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 1974-75 (28-4, John Wooden's last season) and the 1975-76 season (28-3, Gene Bartow's first year).
-
GO UCLA! 8)
-
No. 2 Bruins Fall At Washington, 61-51, In Regular Season Finale
Shipp and Afflalo lead UCLA with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
March 3, 2007
Box Score
SEATTLE (AP) - Jon Brockman couldn't stop complimenting UCLA, from its bevy of talented players, to the Bruins' suffocating defense.
On Saturday, the compliments were best left for Brockman and Washington.
The Huskies bruising forward scored 20 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and Washington logged its biggest win of the season, a 61-51 upset of the second-ranked Bruins.
The Huskies used their own stifling defense, combined with superior inside play from Brockman and freshman center Spencer Hawes to physically match the Bruins' grind-it-out style.
"They outphysicaled us. They outplayed us in every aspect of the game and it's embarrassing," UCLA's Arron Afflalo said. "I don't know what we were resting on."
UCLA (26-4, 15-3 Pac-10), had little to play for with the Pac-10 Conference regular season title already wrapped up after an emotional 53-45 win Thursday night at No. 13 Washington State.
But Washington (18-12, 8-10), needed the victory for momentum heading into next week's conference tournament, which it likely must win to make the NCAA tournament. Now Washington heads to Los Angeles riding wins over No. 23 USC and now the Bruins.
"We can enjoy this all we want, but the fact of the matter is they're No. 2 in the nation, they're going to be in the tournament and we've still got some work to do," Brockman said.
Brockman and Hawes have combined for bigger games both with points and rebounds, but never against an opponent the quality of UCLA. Hawes added 13 points and 15 rebounds, while Ryan Appleby scored 13, hitting three 3-pointers.
Brockman regularly chased down loose balls giving Washington extra possessions, while the 7-foot Hawes blocked shots and controlled the glass at the defensive end.
Washington outrebounded the Bruins 44-29, and the Huskies defensive effort as a whole came as a shock given that they entered the week last in the conference giving up 75 points per game.
UCLA shot just 31 percent, and while a number of shots rimmed in-and-out, Washington's defense also slowed the Bruins offense by forcing shots with the shot clock nearly at zero.
Josh Shipp led UCLA with 13 points, but the Bruins could not overcome a season-low 20 first-half points and three scoreless stretches of 5 minutes or more. Afflalo added 12, but guard Darren Collison missed on 13 of 15 shots and finished with five points, seven under his season average.
UCLA also missed its final five shots after trimming a 16-point deficit down to one. The 51 total points was a season-low, and was still nearly enough.
"I like that our guys fought back when we got down, but it's as disappointing a loss as we've had this season," UCLA coach Ben Howland said.
Washington led by 16 midway through the second-half, when Appleby capped a 9-0 run with a fallaway 3-pointer giving the Huskies a 48-32 lead with 9:43 left. UCLA called an immediate timeout as Washington's crowd erupted, urged on by the Huskies coaching staff pumping their fists and waving their arms.
Howland's timeout worked. Afflalo scored five straight points, starting a 14-2 run. Shipp capped the run with a 3-pointer and a driving three-point play that got UCLA within 50-46.
Lorenzo Mata then followed up Collison's missed drive and the lead was just two. A pair of Justin Dentmon free throws put Washington up four, but then Collison hit just his second shot -- a step-back 3-pointer -- to get the Bruins within one.
The Huskies freely admit that earlier in the season, they would have folded under the pressure of such a surge.
"I don't know if two weeks ago we would have been able to seal off all the leaks," Brockman said.
But the Huskies answered. Hawes tipped in a Dentmon miss and Shipp's deep 3-pointer hit off the rim, starting the Bruins' final scoreless streak. Brockman was also 4 of 4 at the free-throw line in the final 37 seconds, while Mata -- a 37-percent free-throw shooter -- also missed two free throws with 25 seconds left that could have brought the Bruins within three.
"Jon Brockman and Spencer Hawes were just beasts today," Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said. "They were twin beasts."
-
no heart till 5 mins left in game
-
Arron Afflalo Named Pac-10 Player of the Year
Darren Collison named All-pac-10 first team
March 5, 2007
UCLA junior guard Arron Afflalo has been selected Pac-10 Player of the Year in a vote of the league's coaches, it was announced today.
In addition, sophomore guard Darren Collison was also named first-team All-Pac-10. Sophomore forwards Josh Shipp and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute were honorable mention selections.
UCLA and Washington State were the only schools to place two players on the All-Pac-10 team. This marks the 19th time UCLA has had multiple selections to the first team.
A member of the All-Pac-10 team a year ago, Afflalo leads the Bruins and is third in the conference in scoring, averaging 17.2 points per game. Afflalo has scored in double figures in 29 consecutive games and his led the Bruins in scoring in 17 games this year.
He's currently the Pac-10's active scoring leader with 1,447 career points, which ranks 21st on UCLA's all-time scoring list.
In addition, his 199 career three-pointers rank second all-time in Bruin history. He's started 97 of a possible 98 games during his career and was a member of the 2005 Pac-10 All-Freshman team.
Afflalo is the fifth different Bruin to be honored as Pac-10 Player of the Year, joining Marques Johnson (1977), David Greenwood (1978, 79), Kenny Fields (1983) and Ed O'Bannon (1995).
Collison, in his first season as a starter, leads the Bruins in assists (6.0) and steals (2.2) and is third on the squad in scoring (12.4).
Shipp is second on the team in scoring (13.3) and averaging 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Mbah a Moute is UCLA's leading rebounder (7.7) and is averaging 8.6 points per game.
-
NICE!!!!! ;D 8)
-
NICE!!!!! ;D 8)
YES IT IS 8)
-
8)
-
Afflalo has to be the most clutch player in college basketball, hes got ice in his veins. Him and Collison will be the difference in the Tourney. Nobody has the grd combo we have. Durant this Durant that, Oden this Oden that. Afflalo never gets respect. At least his own confrence knows whats up. I guarantee Afflalo has a good NBA Career.
-
I just wish the Lakers woulda' drafted him in the 2nd round last year, we had a great shot at it, if we woulda' guaranteed him a selection I'm pretty sure he woulda' stayed in the draft...But then again, we got Mo Evans with our 2nd round pick, so that worked out anyways...But yea, Afflalo is a half-court player, which is why I believe he'd excel in a system like the triangle. I say we take him in this years draft. Dude can play 3 positions, the only thing that I don't like is that his rebounding really digressed. But he looks like he'll be a very solid player with a lengthy career...Plus, picture Farmar & Afflalo reuniting in the back-court, back in LA. Would be nice... 8)
-
I just wish the Lakers woulda' drafted him in the 2nd round last year, we had a great shot at it, if we woulda' guaranteed him a selection I'm pretty sure he woulda' stayed in the draft...But then again, we got Mo Evans with our 2nd round pick, so that worked out anyways...But yea, Afflalo is a half-court player, which is why I believe he'd excel in a system like the triangle. I say we take him in this years draft. Dude can play 3 positions, the only thing that I don't like is that his rebounding really digressed. But he looks like he'll be a very solid player with a lengthy career...Plus, picture Farmar & Afflalo reuniting in the back-court, back in LA. Would be nice... 8)
^^I dont like that idea ONE BIT!!! haha. I think Afflalo's rebounding degressed tho, because without Farmar (not taking anything away from D.Coll) he has to take more of a load on offense, and always has to guard the other teams best player. But he is still phsyical and athletic, i think at the next level where he does have to be the leading scorer his defense will be even better and his rebounding will improve. BUT NAH NOT WITH THE LAKERS!! I cant root for the Lakers.
-
UCLA Sets Out to Defend Pac-10 Tournament Title
Bruins await winner of California/Oregon State game
March 7, 2007
LOS ANGELES -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: March 8, 2007
SITE: Staples Center (Los Angeles)
TIP-OFF: 2:50 p.m. PST
TV: FSN
TALENT: Barry Tompkins (play-by-play), Dan Belloumini (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
#3 UCLA IN THE PAC-10 TOURNAMENT
The 29-time conference champion UCLA Bruins look to defend their 2006 Pacific Life Pac-10 Conference Tournament title, entering as the top seed in 2007. The two previous times UCLA entered the Pac-10 Tournament as the number one seed (1987 and 2006), it went on to win the title. The Bruins sport an all-time record of 10-7 (.588) in the Pac-10 Tournament. The Bruins are looking to become the first team to repeat as Pac-10 Tournament champions for the first time since Arizona pulled off the feat in 1990, after defeating the Bruins 94-78 to win their third-straight Pac-10 Tournament title. Last year, UCLA breezed to the title, posting three wins by an average of 21 points a game. The top-seeded Bruins opened with a 79-47 win over eighth-seeded Oregon State in the Quarterfinals, then posted a 71-59 victory over fourth-seeded Arizona in the Semifinals. The Bruins defeated third-seeded California 71-52 in the Championship game.
NATIONAL POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked third in the ESPN/USA Today poll and fourth in the Associated Press poll. Earlier this year, UCLA spent six weeks (Nov. 27-Jan. 1) ranked first in the AP poll and five weeks (Dec. 4-Jan. 1) atop the Coaches poll. UCLA has spent more time (134 weeks) at number one in the history of the AP poll than any other program.
HOWLAND REACHES MILESTONE VICTORY
UCLA Head Coach Ben Howland won his 250th game in the 70-65 home win over 19th-ranked USC on Feb. 7, 2007. Howland, now in his 13th season as a Division I head coach, is averaging 19.6 wins per season with still more games to play in 2006-07. Equally impressive is the fact that he won his 200th victory just last year on Nov. 19 in a 56-37 home win over Delaware State.
WHAT'S BRUIN'
UCLA ...
• Has won its second-straight Pacific-10 title and earned the No. 1 seed in the Pac-10 Tournament.
• Has completed the first true undefeated home season (16-0) since 1974-75 (32 seasons). The 1994-95 squad was 15-0 at home, but it included a forfeit win over California (after the Bruins originally lost the game 100-93).
• Has made 207 three-point field goals, which is third on the season list while the 554 attempts are third and the .374 percentage is sixth.
• UCLA averages 34.0 points and shoots .461 from the floor, .333 from three and .581 from the line in the first half of games. In the second half, it averages 38.6 points and is shooting .512 from the floor, .416 from three and .706 from the line.
• Has won 26 or more games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 1974-75 (28-4, John Wooden's last season) and the 1975-76 season (28-3, Gene Bartow's first year).
• Is looking to become only the second school in Pac-10 Tournament history to win back-to-back Tournament titles (Arizona has done it twice, winning the 1988, 1989 and 1990 titles).
Arron Afflalo ...
• Junior guard Arron Afflalo has led the team in scoring in nine of the last 13 games and in 12 of the last 19 contests.
• Was the first Bruin since Ed O'Bannon (1995) to be named Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year (just the sixth time overall for UCLA).
• Has been selected first-team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, ESPN.com and by Dick Vitale.
• Also named to All-District 9 team by USBWA and District 9 Player of the Year, as well as Pac-10 Player of the Year by CollegeInsider.com.
• Has scored at least 20 points in six of his last 13 games and 10 times overall this year.
• His 77 three-pointers are sixth on UCLA's season list (needs 11 to pass Jason Kapono's 87 in 2002) and his 198 attempts are second, only to his 227 attempts a year ago.
• His 199 career three-pointers rank second, behind Jason Kapono's 317 from 2000-03.
Darren Collison ...
• Sophomore point guard Darren Collison has registered 42 assists and just 10 turnovers in his last six games for an assist to turnover ratio of 4.2 to one and an assist average of 7.0 assists per game.
• Was a first team All-Pac-10 selection in 2007 and has been named to the All-District 9 team by the USBWA and to the first team All-District 15 by the NABC.
• His 65 steals on the year are fifth on UCLA's season list and are three shy of moving into fourth place (Baron Davis, 68, 1999).
• Has led the team in assists in 24 of his 29 games and is averaging 7.8 assists in the last five games.
• Has 14 games of at least six assists and UCLA is 14-0 in those contests. Has scored in double figures in 23 of his 29 games.
Josh Shipp ...
• Sophomore guard/forward Josh Shipp scored 24 points at Arizona and 22 points vs. California, marking the first time in his career he has scored 20 or more points in back-to-back games.
• Shipp was named to the honorable mention All-Pac-10 team in 2007.
• Shipp has shot 55.4 percent (31-for-46) from the field, 33.3 percent (5-for-15) from three-point range and 80.0 percent (12-for-15) from the free-throw line in the last five games while averaging 15.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game during that span.
Lorenzo Mata ...
• Junior center Lorenzo Mata has shot 66.7 percent (14-for-21) from the free-throw line in the last eight games and 70.6 percent (12-for-17) in the last five contests. Prior to the last eight games, Mata was shooting just 27.4 percent (17-for-62).
• Mata has scored in double figures in four of the last six games, including a streak of three consecutive games, the longest double-figure scoring streak of his career. Prior to the streak, he had never scored in double figures in back-to-back games.
• Has made 22 of his last 30 field goal attempts (.733) in the last seven games.
• In the last six games, he is averaging 9.0 points (54 points), 5.7 rebounds (34 boards) and 1.7 blocks (10 blocks).
• His .654 field goal percentage is currently fifth on UCLA's season list.
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute ...
• Sophomore forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute has hauled in seven or more rebounds in eight of his last 10 games. He has led UCLA in rebounding in 19 games this season and in 52 contests in his young Bruin career.
• Mbah a Moute was named honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 2007 after being selected the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2006.
• Has led the team in rebounding in seven of the last 10 games and in 19 of his 29 games this season. In two years, he has led the team in rebounding in 52 of 68 games.
• Has grabbed at least eight rebounds in 14 games and at least seven on 20 occasions this season.
Alfred Aboya ...
• Sophomore forward/center Alfred Aboya has made 20 of his last 27 field goal attempts (.741) in the last seven games.
• Is averaging 6.6 points (46) and 5.0 rebounds (35) in his last seven games and has at least five rebounds in four of those contests.
-
2:50 PST tomorrow vs CAL!! 8)
-
UCLA Stunned By Cal In Overtime, 76-69
Collison leads Bruins with 20 points, but can't prevent Bears from opening up lead in extra period.
March 8, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) - On the losing end twice against UCLA after owning first-half leads, California nearly let it happen again. This time, the Golden Bears got an extra five minutes and finished off the Bruins.
Ayinde Ubaka scored eight of his career-high 29 points in overtime and California stunned fourth-ranked UCLA 76-69 in the Pac-10 tournament quarterfinals Thursday night.
"We fought too hard to give this one back," Cal coach Ben Braun said. "We were frustrated that we had two games with pretty good leads and lost."
UCLA's second straight defeat dealt a serious blow to its hopes of being a No. 1 seed in next week's NCAA tournament.
"I don't even care," UCLA coach Ben Howland said. "If we don't play better than we're playing right now, anyone in the field of 64 teams will beat us."
Overtime turned into a blowout, with Cal outscoring the Bruins 15-8.
The game was a rematch of last year's Pac-10 title game, won by UCLA on its way to a runner-up finish in the national championship game.
Ryan Anderson added 18 points for the eighth-seeded Bears (16-16), who gave up a 16-point first-half lead.
"This is what I'm going to remember (from) my freshman year," said Anderson, who had a career-high 27 points in a 70-51 opening-round win over Oregon State.
Ubaka, a senior guard, encouraged his teammates to keep the upset in perspective, with No. 16 Oregon waiting in Friday's semifinals. The teams split their two meetings this season.
"This is great, but we have another game tomorrow," he said. "Oregon doesn't care that we won this game."
Darren Collison had 20 points, Josh Shipp 19 and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 13 for the top-seeded Bruins (26-5), who lost their regular-season finale at Washington.
"It's a definitely disappointing way to end the season," said a glum-looking Shipp, who hit five 3-pointers in the first half. "We had a couple of mental mistakes."
UCLA's Arron Afflalo, the Pac-10's player of the year, had his worst offensive performance of the season with three points, ending a streak of 29 games in double figures.
"It's hard to swallow, that's for sure," he said. "It's going to be a long week. The way I played tonight was a majority of the reason why we lost."
Free-throw shooting, a persistent problem for the Bruins, did them in, too. They were 15-of-29 from the line, while Cal hit 20-of-25.
Ubaka tied the game at 59 on a 3-pointer after a wild scramble with 54 seconds left in regulation. Collison drove the lane and scored to put the Bruins in front until Ubaka's floater with 15 seconds left forced overtime.
"We know he goes right, the scouting report says he goes right and he did exactly that and made a great shot," Howland said. "Ubaka absolutely dominated the game."
Collison couldn't answer again when his 3-pointer missed in the closing seconds.
"I thought we had momentum going into overtime," he said. "We spent so much energy coming back."
Afflalo scored his only field goal of the game to open overtime, but he never connected again. The Bruins watched as shots hit the rim and the Bears' offensive momentum continued unabated.
Afflalo, who prides himself on being UCLA's top defensive player, guarded Ubaka.
"What did he get, 29 points? That's unacceptable," Afflalo said. "It was my guy who was going above and beyond. I don't want to make an excuse for it. I'll make the adjustments."
Omar Wilkes, the son of former UCLA star Jamaal Wilkes, scored on a one-handed scoop to tie the game at 63. Ubaka hit a jumper that gave Cal the lead for good. Eric Vierneisel made four consecutive free throws as the Bears pulled away.
"Ayinde is a winner. In every game that goes into overtime or is close down the stretch, he has his fingerprints on it," Braun said. "He's willing to take big shots, he's willing to have the ball in his hands. It's nice to have a senior and a four-year starter like Ayinde who's been in the trenches."
Down by 12, the Bruins opened the second half with a scoring burst nearly identical to the one Cal generated in the first 20 minutes. Their 20-4 run helped them take the lead, 45-41, for the first time since the game's opening moments.
Collison had nine points, including a steal and fastbreak dunk, and Mbah a Moute added six.
The Bears struggled on 1-of-8 field-goal shooting against UCLA's increased defensive pressure.
Mostly though, the Bruins went to the line as Cal was called for 10 fouls in 8 1/2 minutes after having six in the first half. The Bruins were only 7-of-17 from the line in that stretch.
Neither team led by more than four points over the final 8 1/2 minutes of regulation.
Ubaka's 3-pointer went in as the shot clock expired, putting Cal ahead 56-53. The Bruins scored six straight points for a 59-56 lead before Ubaka's two straight baskets ensured overtime.
The Bears outscored UCLA 23-5 in the first half for a 16-point lead. Afflalo had zero points and three fouls, while Collison was scoreless with five of UCLA's 11 turnovers.
-
This loss could be a blessing in disguise, gives them time to rest. But i still think theyd rather be playing staying in that zone. Losing 2 in a row isnt good going into the tournament. They should still get a number 1 seed, but if they would have won the pac ten tourney i think they would have won the #1 seed overall
-
Arron Afflalo Named First-Team All-American by The Sporting News
Guard also selected second-team AA by USBWA
March 12, 2007
UCLA junior guard Arron Afflalo has been selected first-team All-America by The Sporting News, it was announced today.
He was also named to the second team of the United States Basketball Writers Association.
Afflalo has already been named a first-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, ESPN.com and SI.com. He has also been selected first-team All-America by Dick Vitale and will be featured on a Vitale special to air on ABC on March 31.
Afflalo, who last week was named Pac-10 and USBWA District IX Player of the Year, leads the Bruins and is fourth in the Pac-10 in scoring, averaging 16.7 points per game.
He's currently the Pac-10's active scoring leader with 1,450 career points, which ranks 20th on UCLA's all-time scoring list. In addition, his 199 career three-pointers rank second all-time in Bruin history.
In the last two years, he has led the Bruins to a record of 58-12, two Pac-10 championships, the 2006 Pac-10 Tournament championship, two No. 2 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and a trip to the 2006 NCAA title game.
Joining Afflalo on The Sporting News first team are Freshman Kevin Durant of Texas, senior Alando Tucker of Wisconsin, senior Acie Law IV of Texas A&M and sophomore Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina.
-
^Wow...Hansbrough made it over Greg Oden?
-
^Wow...Hansbrough made it over Greg Oden?
JOKE! Hansborough gets a lil 2 much credit IMO
-
Bruins Bury Weber State In NCAA Opener, 70-42
Afflalo's 22 points and eight boards lead UCLA into second round.
March 15, 2007
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - UCLA coach Ben Howland thinks he already saw the worst of Arron Afflalo last week.
Afflalo's performance in the first round of the NCAA tournament was among his best - yet Howland knows the Bruins will need something even better from their top scorer in the next few days and weeks if they hope to duplicate last season's run to the title game.
Shaking off a terrible performance in last week's Pac-10 tournament, Afflalo had 22 points and eight rebounds to lead the second-seeded Bruins to a 70-42 victory over Weber State on Thursday night in the West Regional.
"I think he's had one poor game that I can remember in the last three years," Howland said after Afflalo hit three 3-pointers and keyed a lengthy surge against the 15th-seeded Wildcats.
"Thank goodness he had it in our last game instead of today. He's a great competitor, and he'll play even better on Saturday."
After spending six weeks of this season ranked No. 1, UCLA lost its previous two games before traveling to Arco Arena - including a humiliating loss to mediocre California in the conference tournament, costing it a likely No. 1 seed.
Afflalo, the conference player of the year, was particularly stung by the last loss because of the way he played: scoring a season-low three points on 1-of-7 shooting, and later hanging his head in the locker room.
But Afflalo was back on his game as soon as he stepped on the floor where he led his Compton high school to a state title. He scored 15 points in the first half as UCLA rolled to an 18-point halftime lead on the overmatched Wildcats (20-12) of the Big Sky Conference.
"I had put that game behind me (already)," Afflalo said of the Bruins' loss to Cal. "We have been struggling a little bit to get off to good starts in the past few games, so it was important within our team to play intense and very competitive."
Darren Collison had 14 points and eight assists while playing on a sprained ankle, and Josh Shipp added 12 for Howland's Bruins (27-5), who reached last season's national championship game before Florida ended hopes of their 12th NCAA title.
One year after reaching the NCAA title game, UCLA again is a No. 2 seed out west - and once again, the Bruins won't have to leave California to reach the Final Four.
They'll face the winner of Indiana's game against Gonzaga - UCLA's foe in the West Regional final last year - on Saturday.
Dezmon Harris led Weber State with 10 points, but top big man David Patten managed just nine points on 1-of-6 shooting. The Wildcats kept it close until Juan Pablo Silveira hit a 3-pointer with 7:57 left in the first half, trimming UCLA's lead to 15-14.
The Bruins then scored 12 straight points and finished the half on a 22-5 run, holding Weber State without a field goal for the rest of the half. Afflalo hit two 3-pointers on consecutive possessions before Michael Roll hit him under the basket for a layup 1 second before halftime.
"I don't think we came out with the right mind-set," said Harris, who had the Wildcats' only field goal in a 14-minute stretch spanning halftime. "I tried to get them to keep their heads up, but it looked like they just fell off. UCLA is a pretty good team, but we beat ourselves."
Though Weber State has a history of NCAA upsets, Howland wouldn't allow his alma mater to even get a taste of another. Howland played for the Wildcats in two NCAA tournaments back when he sported short-shorts and a full head of hair.
Collison sprained his ankle during practice this week, but didn't seem affected by his injury - particularly while stripping Weber State's point guards to set up easy baskets on a handful of occasions.
Weber State won the Big Sky tournament to earn its first NCAA tournament berth since 2003 despite having 10 new players on first-year coach Randy Rahe's roster. The purple-clad Wildcats of Ogden, Utah, have two notable first-round wins in their recent history, knocking off Michigan State in 1995 and stunning North Carolina in 1999.
Rahe hoped to keep the score in the 50s to give his Wildcats a chance - but UCLA had 37 points by halftime and surpassed 50 in the opening minutes of the second half.
"It's easy to see why this team made the national championship game," Rahe said. "I think they're built for tournament success. ... But I'm proud of our guys. To accomplish what they accomplished with what we started with back in August, it's a tremendous achievement."
-
Indiana will be tuff next rd
-
Kevin Love Named Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year
Bruin signee named nation's No. 1 prep player
March 16, 2007
Future Bruin Kevin Love from Lake Oswego High School in Lake Oswego, Ore., has been named the 2007 Naismith Trophy Male High School Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.
The Naismith Trophy, presented annually to the male and female high school players of the year, is the most prestigious national award in high school basketball. Love will be honored at the Naismith Awards banquet on April 5, 2007 in Atlanta.
Love was selected by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, a collection of leading basketball journalists, coaches and administrators from around the country, based on his performance this season.
"Kevin has been a consistent performer throughout his entire career, culminating with a tremendous run through the playoffs as a senior and a state record for points scored," said Gary Stokan, Atlanta Tipoff Club president. "That underscores the kind of leadership he provides to his team."
During his senior campaign, the 6-10 center averaged 33 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks per game, leading the Lakers to the state final. For his career, in which he broke a 50-year-old state record for points scored (finishing with 2,628), he averaged 26.8 points and 14.5 rebounds per game. Love was a first-team Parade All-American Team selection in 2006, and the player of the year in Oregon for three straight seasons (2005, 2006, 2007).
"The entire Lake Oswego community is extremely excited and proud of Kevin Love for winning the prestigious Naismith Award," said Mark Shoff, head basketball coach at Lake Oswego High School. "This validates him being named the top high school player in the country and clearly he has been rewarded for his hard work and commitment to excellence."
Love, the son of former NBA player and Oregon Duck Stan Love, has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at UCLA.
Past Naismith Trophy winners have set a precedent for excellence at the college and professional levels. Notable past winners include LeBron James (2003), Dwight Howard (2004) and, most recently, Greg Oden (2006).
For more information, visit www.naismithawards.com.
ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB
The Atlanta Tipoff Club, an Atlanta Sports Council property, is committed to promoting the game of basketball and recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of those who make the game so exciting. The Atlanta Tipoff Club has presented the Naismith Trophy since UCLA's Lew Alcindor first won the award in 1969.
The Naismith Awards program has become an emblem of excellence for the game, recognizing the Men's and Women's College Player of the Year, Men's and Women's Coach of the Year, as well as awards for outstanding achievement in high school basketball, officiating, and overall contribution to the game.
-
We took care of Indiana. 8)
-
UCLA To Face Pittsburgh in Sweet 16
Bruins-Panthers meet at 6:40 p.m. Thursday night in San Jose
March 17, 2007
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Indiana's game plan hearkened back to the days of Four Corners offenses and set shots, and it nearly worked - until UCLA punched a hole in its peach basket and squeaked into the next round of the NCAA tournament.
Darren Collison scored 15 points, hit two late free throws and made the game-deciding steal as UCLA survived both the Hoosiers' stifling defense and their frantic tying rally for a 54-49 second-round victory Saturday night in the West Regional.
Arron Afflalo managed just 10 points for second-seeded UCLA (28-5), which led 20-13 after a first half dominated by defensive hustle - and downright offensive ineptitude by both teams. Indiana tied it at 49 with a minute left after a 16-3 rally, but Afflalo and Collison finished it off with free throws.
The Bruins are headed to the round of 16 for the fifth time in eight years - and the second straight campaign under coach Ben Howland, whose team lost the national championship game to Florida last season.
Awaiting Howland in the next round is a matchup with his old team, the Pitt Panthers.
D.J. White and Earl Calloway scored 12 points apiece for Indiana (21-11), which finished its encouraging first season under coach Kelvin Sampson with a tournament game that should have a place in the schools' rich history, which includes five championships. UCLA has 11 titles.
-
We took care of Indiana. 8)
gotta love it when you can shoot awful and still win. They dominated all game till that last 6, where i got a lil scared. But UCLA knows how to win close games. UCLA= MOST COMPLETE TEAM IN TOURNEY. How many other teams can win playing ANY STYLE?
-
HBO Sports to Air "The UCLA Dynasty" This Monday
Documentary focuses on John Wooden's record 10 NCAA titles.
March 21, 2007
LOS ANGELES - HBO Sports has produced a documentary that traces the incredible success of the UCLA men's basketball program, which captured an astounding 10 national titles during a 12-year run. Examining the evolution of a landmark sports institution at a time of tremendous change throughout the United States, THE UCLA DYNASTY will debut in the heat of "March Madness," MONDAY, MARCH 26 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).
While the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights movement and political scandal were consuming the nation, a basketball legacy grew in southern California. Led by coach John Wooden, the UCLA Bruins amassed an unprecedented ten NCAA titles in the 12 seasons from 1964-1975, setting a standard of excellence and gaining notoriety as a reliant constant in a volatile country. To this day, the Wooden legacy and the Bruins' record-breaking 88-game winning streak remain unparalleled in collegiate sports.
Capturing the spirit of the era through the comments of former team members, students, commentators and coach Wooden himself, along with archival footage, THE UCLA DYNASTY sheds light on the advent of the college basketball craze. The UCLA juggernaut triggered unprecedented national interest in the sport and the NCAA tournament grew at a pace never before seen.
Individual player statistics -- for such greats as Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Bill Walton and Sidney Wicks -- were sacrificed for the good of the team. Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" garnered a legion of followers and created a dynasty that still holds numerous conference and NCAA records.
The 96-year-old Wooden heads a high-profile list of interviewees that includes players Bill Walton, Lucius Allen, Gail Goodrich, Marques Johnson, Sidney Wicks, Henry Bibby and Elvin Hayes; sports executive Eddie Einhorn; sportscaster Dick Enberg; and actor and former UCLA football star Mark Harmon, as well as other former students, professors, coaches and observers of the sport.
Recognized as the source of "some of the best sports documentaries ever shown on television" (Associated Press), HBO Sports has been honored with six prestigious George Foster Peabody Awards for "its ongoing and consistently superb series of documentaries." HBO Sports has won 71 Sports Emmy® Awards, including 25 for documentaries.
Executive producers of THE UCLA DYNASTY are Ross Greenburg and Rick Bernstein; produced by George Roy.
-
ELITE 8!!! ;D
The most dominating win on Thurs night. UCLA took it to Pitt from start to finish holding them to 52 pts!! 3 games they are agv giving up less then 50. Thats nuts. DEFENSE= CHAMPIONSHIPS
-
ELITE 8!!! ;D
The most dominating win on Thurs night. UCLA took it to Pitt from start to finish holding them to 52 pts!! 3 games they are agv giving up less then 50. Thats nuts. DEFENSE= CHAMPIONSHIPS
8)
-
Second-Seeded UCLA Faces Top-Seeded Kansas in Regional Final
Bruins in 20th Regional Final seeking 17th trip to the Final Four
March 23, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif. -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: March 24, 2007
SITE: HP Pavilion (San Jose, Calif.)
TIP-OFF: 4:05 p.m. PDT
TV: CBS
TALENT: Dick Enberg (play-by-play), Jay Bilas (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
SIRIUS SATELLITE: Channel 123
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
KU SERIES: UCLA leads 9-4
#2 UCLA vs. #1 KANSAS
This is the 14th meeting between Kansas and UCLA with the Bruins leading the all-time series 9-4. The Jayhawks won the last meeting 87-70 in Lawrence, Kans., on Dec. 21, 2002. The last time the two teams met in the NCAA Tournament was a second-round contest on March 18, 1990 when 7th-seeded UCLA upset 2nd-seeded Kansas 71-70. Darrick Martin and Trevor Wilson each scored 18 points to lead the Bruins while the Jayhawks were led by Kevin Pritchard's 15 points. UCLA is 4-0 all-time against Kansas in the NCAA Tournament.
#2 UCLA IN NCAA TOURNAMENT
This is UCLA's 41st NCAA Tournament appearance and the third-straight for the Bruins under head coach Ben Howland. Last year the Bruins were a Final Four participant, falling in the championship game to Florida. UCLA has an all-time winning percentage of .738 in the NCAA Tournament with a record of 93-33. UCLA's 93 victories rank second only to Kentucky's 100 wins. The .738 winning percentage also ranks second behind Duke's .752.
SEASON NOTES ... >>
UCLA ...
• Won its second-straight Pacific-10 Conference title in 2007 with a 15-3 record.
• Completed the first true undefeated home season (16-0) since 1974-75 (32 seasons). The 1994-95 squad was 15-0 at home, but it included a forfeit win over California (after the Bruins originally lost the game 100-93).
• Has made 232 three-point field goals (four shy of last year's school record 236 three-pointers), which is second on the season list while the 620 attempts rank second.
• Has registered 248 steals, which is 10th on the UCLA all-time list.
• Averages 33.4 points and shoots .456 from the floor, .339 from three and .608 from the line in the first half of games. In the second half, it averages 38.0 points and is shooting .506 from the floor, .416 from three and .697 from the line.
• Has won 29 or more games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since coach John Wooden's 1971-72 and 1972-73 national championship squads posted back-to-back 30-0 seasons.
• Has advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second straight year, which is actually tied with Florida, Georgetown and Memphis for the longest current most consecutive appearances in the Sweet 16. This is UCLA's 16th Sweet 16 appearance, which ranks fourth all-time.
NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES ... >>
UCLA ...
• Is making its 20th appearance in a Regional Final with a record of 16-3 (.842) in Elite Eight games.
• Is making its first back-to-back appearances in a Regional Championship game since the 1979 and 1980 Tournaments. The top-seeded Bruins lost 91-95 to second-seeded DePaul in the 1979 West Regional Final. Then the eighth-seeded Bruins upset sixth-seeded Clemson 85-74 in the 1980 West Regional Final. UCLA ultimately lost 54-59 to second-seeded Louisville in the National Championship game.
• Head Coach Ben Howland is the first UCLA head coach to reach back-to-back Regional Championship games since legendary coach John Wooden accomplished the feat from 1967 to 1975 (nine straight).
• UCLA is holding its NCAA Tournament opponents to 48.7 points per game (only Pittsburgh, with 55, has scored more than 50 points). The Bruins have also held all three opponents to under 37 percent shooting from the floor. For the three games, UCLA is allowing its opponents to shoot just 34.5 percent (50-for-145) from the field and 34.2 percent (13-for-38) from three-point range. Additionally, the opponents are only shooting 57.9 percent (33-for-57) from the free-throw line.
A WIN OVER KANSAS WOULD ... >>
• Increase UCLA's NCAA-leading Final Four appearances to 17 (North Carolina also currently has 16 Final Four appearances and plays its Regional Semifinal against USC on Friday).
• Improve its record to 10-4 overall against Kansas and 5-0 in the NCAA Tournament vs. the Jayhawks.
• Give the Bruins back-to-back 30-win seasons (first time since the 1971-72 and 1972-73 national championship squads each went 30-0).
• Improve the Bruins record in Regional Final games to 17-3 (.850).
• Improve UCLA's neutral court record to 8-1 this season and to 14-5 away from Pauley Pavilion.
• Improve UCLA's record against ranked teams to 11-1 (.917) this season.
• Improve UCLA's record against teams in the 2007 NCAA Tournament to 17-2 (.895) this season.
BRUINS IMPRESSIVE AGAINST RANKED TEAMS
The UCLA Bruins sport an impressive 10-1 (.909) record against ranked teams in 2006-07. UCLA defeated #20 Kentucky and #19 Georgia Tech in the Maui Invitational and #6 Texas A&M in the John R. Wooden Classic at Honda Center. Then the Bruins posted Pac-10 wins over #13 Washington, #11 Arizona, #9 Oregon, #19 USC, at #19 Arizona and at #13 Washington State. The Bruins only loss to a ranked team was at #16 Oregon, a 68-66 nail-biter on Jan. 6, 2007 in Eugene, Ore. UCLA defeated #10 Pittsburgh in the Sweet 16.
BRUINS IMPRESSIVE AGAINST NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD
The UCLA Bruins sport an impressive 16-2 (.889) record against teams in the 2007 NCAA Tournament field. UCLA has defeated Brigham Young, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Long Beach State, Texas A&M, Weber State, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Oregon, Stanford, Arizona (twice), USC (twice) and Washington State (twice). The Bruins' losses were to Oregon and Stanford. UCLA also has a 5-1 record against teams that advanced to the Sweet 16 (2-0 vs. USC, 1-0 vs. Texas A&M, 1-0 vs. Pittsburgh and 1-1 vs. Oregon).
HEAD COACH Ben Howland AND THE SWEET 16
UCLA Head Coach Ben Howland is one of only five coaches in the NCAA to reach the Sweet 16 four times in the last six years. Howland (Pittsburgh in 2002-03 and UCLA in 2006-07) is joined by Roy Williams (Kansas in 2002-03 and North Carolina in 2005 and 2007), Rick Barnes (Texas in 2002-03-04 and 2006) and Jim Calhoun (Connecticut in 2002-03-04-06). Duke's Mike Krzyzewski leads the field with five Sweet 16 appearances (2002-03-04-05-06).
-
UCLA Outlasts Kansas, 68-55, Headed Back To Final Four
Afflalo carries Bruins with 24 points, 15 in second half, as they oust top-seeded Jayhawks.
March 24, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Arron Afflalo will get a second chance to shine in the Final Four - and he earned it by seizing the spotlight when UCLA most needed its leader.
In an exceptional second half that should help erase memories of his past mediocrity in big games, Afflalo scored 15 of his 24 points and the Bruins held off top-seeded Kansas for a 68-55 victory Saturday night in the West Regional championship.
Afflalo also led the Bruins' usual stellar defense, and Darren Collison added 14 points and four big free throws in the final seconds. UCLA (30-5) made its halftime lead stand up in an appropriately tense meeting between two schools with rich traditions and a combined 29 Final Four appearances - including an NCAA-record 17th for UCLA next week in Atlanta.
The Bruins, who lost to Florida in last season's national title game, could be in for a rematch: They'll meet Sunday's winner of the Gators' regional final against Oregon.
"It feels good," Collison said. "We felt that we didn't finish the job last year, so we're going to enjoy this moment, and then go back and try to finish it."
Brandon Rush scored 18 points for the Jayhawks, the first No. 1 seed to be eliminated from the tournament. Their 14-game winning streak also was snapped in the school's first NCAA tournament loss in California, where this game had a decided home-court feel for the Bruins.
Afflalo's teammates surrounded him in celebration after the buzzer, and the pro-UCLA crowd chanted "One more year!" at the smiling junior as he pulled on a commemorative T-shirt and hat.
Though Kansas (33-5) is loaded with star talent, the second-seeded Bruins returned with several major contributors to last season's run. That experience showed in every pressure-packed possession of a matchup between two teams that began the season with the Final Four as their only acceptable destination.
"I think we beat ourselves, but I have to give credit to their defense," said Rush, among several Jayhawks soon to be considering jumps to the NBA. "They made us force a lot of turnovers and made us give it to them."
Afflalo likely felt more pressure than anyone: The Pac-10 player of the year, Afflalo had a dismaying habit of disappearing in big games.
Afflalo struggled in both of the Bruins' Final Four contests last season, scoring a combined 19 points against LSU and Florida. He managed just three points in this season's conference tournament loss to California, and he was ineffective for long stretches of the Bruins' last two victories in the NCAA tournament.
He had no such trouble this time, hitting a series of clutch baskets with a dwindling shot clock in the second half as UCLA nursed a lead.
Whenever the Bruins faced offensive trouble, Afflalo solved it - with a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 10 minutes to play, or an acrobatic driving layup with 7 1/2 minutes left. Collison chipped in with another 3-pointer to beat the shot clock with 4:43 left.
UCLA then scored six straight points on free throws before Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's celebratory dunk with 24 seconds to play.
The Bruins edged ahead of North Carolina in Final Four appearances. The Tar Heels have 16 going into Sunday's East Regional final against Georgetown.
UCLA has never lost to Kansas in five NCAA tournament meetings. UCLA also has back-to-back 30-win seasons for the first time since 1972-73.
Kansas coach Bill Self has failed to win a regional final in four tries at three different schools - although this season's result was much more impressive than the Jayhawks' consecutive first-round exits in the previous two seasons.
The San Jose Sharks' hockey rink was filled with Bruins fans, both from the big Bay Area alumni base and those who made the drive north from Westwood. UCLA fed off the support and coach Ben Howland's usual bombastic, foot-stomping performance on the sideline, playing with remarkable defensive energy.
The clubs traded the lead through a predictably close first half. UCLA held Kansas scoreless in a 3 1/2-minute stretch shortly before halftime and made a 14-4 run to take a 35-31 lead when Josh Shipp hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Shipp, who missed last season's UCLA run because of hip surgery, pumped his fist and bumped chests with Afflalo as they headed to the locker room behind the Bruins band.
UCLA then opened the second half with an 11-4 run, taking an 11-point lead with just over 13 minutes left.
-
LET GO UCLA 8)
-
Bruins Prepare for Rematch with Florida in the Final Four
Arron Afflalo named First Team All-American by Associated Press
March 26, 2007
LOS ANGELES -
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: March 31, 2007
SITE: Georgia Dome (Atlanta)
TIP-OFF: 5:47 p.m. PDT
TV: CBS
TALENT: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Billy Packer (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
SIRIUS SATELLITE: Channel 123
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: Florida leads 1-0
#2 UCLA vs. #1 FLORIDA
This is just the second meeting between Florida and UCLA with the Gators winning the only previous meeting last year in the national championship game 73-57 on April 3, 2006. Florida held a 36-25 halftime lead at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. Jordan Farmar scored a game-high 18 points to lead three Bruins in double figures. Arron Afflalo and Ryan Hollins each scored 10 points. Joakim Noah led a quartet of Gators in double figures with 16 points while Lee Humphrey added 15 points. The Bruins outrebounded Florida 40-35 but the Gators had 10 blocks to just one for UCLA.
#2 UCLA IN NCAA TOURNAMENT
This is the Bruins' 41st NCAA Tournament appearance and the third-straight for UCLA under head coach Ben Howland. This is also UCLA's first back-to-back Final Four appearances since 1975 (Coach: John Wooden) and 1976 (Coach: Gene Bartow). UCLA has an all-time winning percentage of .740 in the NCAA Tournament with a record of 94-33. UCLA's 94 victories rank second only to Kentucky's 100. The .740 winning percentage also ranks second behind Duke's .752.
Arron Afflalo NAMED AP FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Junior guard Arron Afflalo was named consensus first team All-America today (Mar. 26) by the Associated Press, the first Bruin since Charles O'Bannon in 1997 to be named first team All-America and the first since Ed O'Bannon in 1995 to be a consensus selection.
SEASON NOTES ... >>
UCLA ...
• Won its second-straight Pacific-10 Conference title in 2007 with a 15-3 record.
• Completed the first true undefeated home season (16-0) since 1974-75 (32 seasons). The 1994-95 squad was 15-0 at home, but it included a forfeit win over California (after the Bruins originally lost the game 100-93).
• Has made 240 three-point field goals this season, which is a new school record, surpassing last year's school mark of 236 three- pointers. The 637 three-point attempts rank second behind last season's 682 tries.
• Has registered 263 steals this season, which is sixth on the UCLA all-time list.
• Averages 33.4 points and shoots .457 from the floor, .340 from three and .606 from the line in the first half of games. In the second half, it averages 37.9 points and is shooting .507 from the floor, .420 from three and .698 from the line.
• Has won 30 or more games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since coach John Wooden's 1971-72 and 1972-73 national championship squads posted back-to-back 30-0 seasons.
NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES ... >>
UCLA ...
• Has advanced to its 17th Final Four (leads the nation), and its second straight Final Four appearance (first back-to-back since 1975-76).
• Advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second straight year, which is actually tied with Florida, Georgetown and Memphis for the longest current most consecutive appearances in the Sweet 16. This is UCLA's 16th Sweet 16 appearance, which ranks fourth all-time.
• Made its 20th appearance in a Regional Final and now has a record of 17-3 (.850) in Elite Eight games.
• Made its first back-to-back appearances in a Regional Championship game since the 1979 and 1980 Tournaments. The top-seeded Bruins lost 91-95 to second-seeded DePaul in the 1979 West Regional Final. Then the eighth-seeded Bruins upset sixth-seeded Clemson 85-74 in the 1980 West Regional Final. UCLA ultimately lost 54-59 to second-seeded Louisville in the National Championship game.
• Head Coach Ben Howland was the first UCLA head coach to reach back-to-back Regional Championship games since legendary coach John Wooden accomplished the feat from 1967 to 1975 (nine straight).
• UCLA is holding its NCAA Tournament opponents to 50.2 points per game (none of the first four opponents have scored more than 55 points). The Bruins have also held all three opponents to under 42 percent shooting from the floor (and only Kansas at 41.1 percent has shot better than 40 percent from the field against UCLA's defense). For the four games, UCLA is allowing its opponents to shoot just 36.3 percent (73-for-201) from the field and 37.0 percent (17-for-46) from three-point range. Additionally, the opponents are only shooting 55.9 percent (38-for-68) from the free-throw line.
• In the Elite Eight win over Kansas, UCLA became the first team this season to shoot 50 percent or better againt the Jayhawk's defense. The Bruins shot 53.3 percent (24-for-45) from the field for the game while holding Kansas to 41.1 percent (23-for-56).
A WIN OVER FLORIDA WOULD ... >>
• Put UCLA in the national championship game and give the Bruins a chance to increase their nation's-leading national championship total to 12 titles in the sport of men's basketball. It would also give the Bruins an opportunity to win UCLA its 100th overall NCAA National Championship (the Bruins' current total of 99 national titles leads the nation).
• Improve its record to 1-1 overall against Florida and 1-1 in the NCAA Tournament vs. the Gators.
• Give the Bruins their second straight NCAA Tournament victory over a No. 1 seed.
• Put the Bruins in their second-consecutive National Championship game.
• Give UCLA a second-straight Final Four victory over an SEC team (defeated LSU 59-45 in last year's Final Four).
• Improve UCLA's neutral court record to 9-1 this season and to 15-5 away from Pauley Pavilion.
• Improve UCLA's record against ranked teams to 12-1 (.923) this season.
• Improve UCLA's record against teams in the 2007 NCAA Tournament to 18-2 (.900) this season.
• Avenge last year's 73-57 loss to Florida in the 2006 NCAA National Championship game.
BRUINS IMPRESSIVE AGAINST RANKED TEAMS
The UCLA Bruins sport an impressive 11-1 (.917) record against ranked teams in 2006-07. UCLA defeated #20 Kentucky and #19 Georgia Tech in the Maui Invitational and #6 Texas A&M in the John R. Wooden Classic at Honda Center. Then the Bruins posted Pac-10 wins over #13 Washington, #11 Arizona, #9 Oregon, #19 USC, at #19 Arizona and at #13 Washington State. The Bruins only loss to a ranked team was at #16 Oregon, a 68-66 nail-biter on Jan. 6, 2007 in Eugene, Ore. UCLA defeated #10 Pittsburgh in the Sweet 16 and #2 Kansas in the Elite Eight.
BRUINS IMPRESSIVE AGAINST NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD
The UCLA Bruins sport an impressive 17-2 (.895) record against teams in the 2007 NCAA Tournament field. UCLA has defeated Brigham Young, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Long Beach State, Texas A&M, Weber State, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Kansas, Oregon, Stanford, Arizona (twice), USC (twice) and Washington State (twice). The Bruins' losses were to Oregon and Stanford. UCLA also has a 6-1 record against teams that advanced to the Sweet 16 (2-0 vs. USC, 1-0 vs. Texas A&M, 1-0 vs. Pittsburgh, 1-0 vs. Kansas and 1-1 vs. Oregon).
-
UCLA's defense is amazing, this isnt even fair for other teams. Kansas offense had been so explosive all year, and they couldnt hardly get any open looks, every screen got dbl teamed! OH FUCK YEAH! UCLA IS WINNING IT ALL!
-
I say we win by 10 8)
-
All bout UCLA!
-
UCLA Releases 2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule
The Bruins will face 10 teams that advanced to postseason play last year
LOS ANGELES - UCLA's 2007-08 men's basketball schedule is highlighted by nonconference contests in the CBE Classic, hosting Texas in the Pac-10/Big 12 Series (Dec. 2) and a trip to Ann Arbor, Mich., to play Big Ten foe Michigan (Dec. 22). It will be the sixth consecutive game against the Wolverines (the Bruins defeated Michigan 92-55 last year and won 68-61 in Ann Arbor on Dec. 17, 2005 and lead the series 10-3).
At the 16-team CBE Classic (Nov. 12-13 and Nov. 19-20), four teams (UCLA, Maryland, Michigan State and Missouri) will host the four-team preliminary rounds on Nov. 12-13 on-campus sites with the winners advancing to the semifinals at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Nov. 19-20. While the other pods are not ready for release, the Bruins will be hosting Prairie View A&M at 8:00 p.m. on Nov. 12 in Pauley Pavilion and should they win, will face the winner of the Youngstown State/Chicago State game at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 13.
The Bruins will also play in the 14th annual Wooden Classic on Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Honda Center in Anaheim against an opponent to be named later. This will be UCLA's fifth consecutive Wooden Classic appearance and 11th overall (7-3 in prior contests). Last year, the Bruins defeated sixth-ranked Texas A&M, 65-62 in the Wooden Classic.
Other nonconference highlights include - opening the regular-season home campaign in Pauley Pavilion vs. Big Sky opponent Portland State (Nov. 9); hosting George Washington, a team that has made the NCAA Tournament for three consecutive seasons (Nov. 28) and hosting four other schools in Pauley (Yale/Nov. 23; Idaho State/Dec. 15; Western Illinois/Dec. 18 and UC Davis/Dec. 29) before beginning Pac-10 play.
UCLA, the defending back-to-back regular season Pac-10 champion, opens defense of its conference crown in early January at Stanford (Jan. 3). The 2008 Pac-10 Tournament, featuring all 10 teams, will once again be held at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles (March 12-15).
In all, there are 10 teams on UCLA's 2007-08 schedule that last year advanced to post-season play - nine in NCAA play (Maryland and Michigan State in the CBE Classic; George Washington and Texas and five teams from the Pac-10 - Washington State, Arizona, USC, Oregon and Stanford) and one from the NIT (Michigan).
"Our schedule is very challenging with a number of outstanding opponents in our nonconference schedule," said Bruin head coach Ben Howland, entering his fifth season. "I think the Pac-10 will be the toughest conference in the country. Without question, we have the potential to have seven teams from the Pac-10 in the NCAA Tournament in this upcoming season, which would be a new record for our league. I honestly expect to have seven teams in, our league is that strong, that balanced, that good. I believe the Pac-10 teams will excel in the NCAA Tournament because of the competitiveness."
In 2006-07, UCLA advanced to its second straight Final Four, finishing the season with an overall record of 30-6 and winning its second consecutive Pac-10 championship with a 15-3 mark. The Bruins have won 30 or more games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 1971-72 and 1972-73 national championship teams both recorded undefeated 30-0 seasons. Additionally, last year's strength of schedule was rated eighth in the country, but the Bruins' nonconference strength of schedule was third in the nation.
The schedule is tentative and subject to change due to television.
Tentative 2007-08 UCLA Men's Basketball Schedule
Fri., Nov. 2 Exhibition
Mon., Nov. 5 Chico State (Exhibition)
Fri., Nov. 9 Portland State
Mon., Nov. 12 CBE Classic - Youngstown State vs. Chicago State 5:15 p.m. and UCLA vs. Prairie View A&M 8:00 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 13 CBE Classic Preliminary Consolation 4:45 p.m. and Preliminary Final 7:30 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 19 @CBE Classic Semifinal 6/8:30 p.m. CST (Sprint Center, Kansas City)
Tue., Nov. 20 @CBE Classic Final 6:45/9:15 p.m. CST (Sprint Center, Kansas City)
Fri., Nov. 23 Yale
Wed., Nov. 28 George Washington
Sun.., Dec. 2 Texas in Pac-10/Big 12 Series
Sat., Dec. 8 @ Wooden Classic (Honda Center)
Sat., Dec. 15 Idaho State
Tue., Dec. 18 Western Illinois
Sat., Dec. 22 @ Michigan
Sat., Dec. 29 UC Davis
Thu., Jan. 3 @ Stanford
Sat., Jan. 5 @ California
Thu., Jan. 10 Washington
Sat., Jan. 12 Washington State
Sat., Jan. 19 USC
Thu., Jan. 24 @ Oregon
Sat., Jan. 26 @ Oregon State
Thu., Jan. 31 Arizona
Sat., Feb. 2 Arizona State
Thu., Feb. 7 @ Washington State
Sat., Feb. 9 @ Washington
Sat., Feb. 16 @ USC
Thu., Feb. 21 Oregon State
Sat., Feb. 23 Oregon
Thu., Feb. 28 @ Arizona State
Sat., Mar. 1 @ Arizona
Thu., Mar.6 California
Sat., Mar. 8 Stanford
Mar. 12-15 Pac-10 Tournament @ Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 20-23 NCAA First and Second Round
Mar. 27-30 NCAA Regional
Apr. 5 & 7 NCAA Final Four
All times Pacific unless noted.
All games broadcast on AM 570 (KLAC) and the Bruin Network.
-
Mbah a Moute Leads Cameroon to 58-52 Win Over Egypt in the Semifinals of the 2007 Afrobasket
The UCLA junior registered game-highs of 20 points, nine rebounds and six steals against Egypt.
LOS ANGELES - UCLA junior forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute tallied game-highs of 20 points, nine rebounds and six steals to lead Cameroon to a 58-52 win over Egypt in the semifinals of the FIBA Africa Championship (Afrobasket 2007) in Angola today.
Mbah a Moute has now played four games on the Cameroon National Team, which is 5-0 in the tournament and has reached the finals of Afrobasket for the first time in its history. Cameroon had only reached the semifinals one other time in 1974, which culminated in a loss to Tunisia in the bronze medal game.
Cameroon will face the host country Angola in the finals, which beat Cape Verde 93-60 in the other semifinal today. The two teams will square off in the finals on August 25, for the chance to win the tournament's automatic bid to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Cameroon went unbeaten (3-0) in group play, posting wins over Mozambique (66-54), South Africa (89-59), and top-seeded Tunisia (75-70). After not appearing in the win over Mozambique, Mbah a Moute tallied 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 20 minutes against South Africa. He then scored a game-high 17 points and added nine rebounds, five steals, three assists and a block in 32 minutes against Tunisia. In the quarterfinal win over the Ivory Coast, he registered 12 points, eight rebounds, three steals and a game-high seven assists.
In his four games, Mbah a Moute is averaging 14.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.8 steals, 3.3 assists and 0.8 blocks per game while shooting 53.3 percent (16-of-30) from the field, 64.3 percent (18-of-28) from the free-throw line and 30.0 percent (3-of-10) from three-point range.
The 24th FIBA Africa Championship, known since 1999 as the African Nations Championship, or Afrobasket, is being played in five Angolan cities simultaneously: Benguela, Cabinda, Luanda, Huambo, and Lubango. There are a total of 16 teams in the competition: Group A - Angola, Rwanda, Morocco and Cape Verde; Group B - Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast and Egypt; Group C - Nigeria, Liberia, Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo; Group D - Mozambique, Tunisia, South Africa and Cameroon.
-
^ Moute is definitelly gunna make something of himself.
-
^ Moute is definitelly gunna make something of himself.
yeah his offense felloff alotlast year, hopefully he can get that back this year. But his defense and rebouding (esp for his size) is priceless. Hes kind of like Artest in the fact then when he does score it tends to be ugly..but damn hes such a great athlete
-
Athlon Sports Picks UCLA as its National Champion in 2008
Junior point guard Darren Collison listed as No. 1 floor leader.
LOS ANGELES - Athlon Sports College Basketball magazine hit the newsstands today and has selected the UCLA Bruins as its national championship team in 2008, defeating North Carolina in the final.
Junior point guard Darren Collison (12.7 ppg, 5.7 apg) was named college basketball's best floor leader by the magazine. Collison was also named to the five-man All-American first team.
Junior forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (8.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg) was rated the 10th-best inside-out college player.
Incoming freshman Kevin Love (Gatorade National Male Athlete of the Year) was rated seventh among the nation's best post men. Love was also named to the Super 6 Freshmen team.
While the Bruins were picked to repeat as Pacific-10 Conference champions, Collison was also selected as the Pac-10 Player of the Year while Love was named the Newcomer of the Year. Additionally, Collison was selected to the All-Pac-10 first team while Love was named to the second team and Mbah a Moute was listed on the third team.
The Bruins open their season on Nov. 9 with a home contest against Portland State after hosting two exhibition games on Nov. 2 (Azusa Pacific) and Nov. 5 (Chico State).
-
It's gunna be a good season. 8)
-
8)
-
ucla 8)
-
F I N A L F 8) U R
-
UCLA has been through the fire this March Madness and it's only made them tougher. Memphis hasn't been challenged. The "gut-check" moments in the game will go to UCLA.