The Official UCLA Basketball Thread~~>

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We took care of Indiana.

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?

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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.

["THE" MoSav]

ELITE 8!!! 
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

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ELITE 8!!! 
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

 

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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).

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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.

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LET GO UCLA

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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).

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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!

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I say we win by 10

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All bout UCLA!

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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.

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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.

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^ Moute is definitelly gunna make something of himself.

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^ 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