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2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year2011–12
teamUCLA Bruins
imageUCLA Bruins logo.svg
image_size200px
conferencePac-12 Conference
short_confPac-12
record19–14
conf_record11–7
head_coachBen Howland
hc_year9th
asst_coach1Korey McCray
asst_coach2Phil Mathews
asst_coach3Scott Garson
stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
UCLA vs. Richmond, Los Angeles Sports Arena

The 2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference and were led by head coach Ben Howland. The team ended the season with a 19–14 record and did not participate in the NCAA National Championship tournament or the NIT.

Recruiting class

Roster

  • Scott Garson ()
  • Phil Mathews ()
  • Korey McCray ()
  • (D) Dismissed

Schedule

|- !colspan=9 style=|Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=|Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 Tournament

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Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

UCLA was ranked No. 20 in the preseason Coaches' Poll. They were also the media's preseason pick to win the Pac-12 conference title.

Notes

  • March 27, 2011 – Tyler Honeycutt leaving UCLA to enter 2011 NBA Draft
  • March 27, 2011 – Former North Carolina Tarheels Point Guard Larry Drew II enrolls at UCLA
  • April 13, 2011 – Malcolm Lee announced he would forgo his final year of college eligibility and hire an agent and enter the 2011 NBA draft.
  • June 7, 2011 – Korey McCray was hired as a new assistant coach, replacing Scott Duncan.
  • December 9, 2011 – Reeves Nelson was dismissed from the team after his second indefinite suspension for conduct issues. The 6-foot-9 junior forward led the Bruins in scoring (13.9) and rebounding (9.1) in 2010–11 when he was named All-Pac-10.
  • March 5, 2012 – Guard Lazeric Jones was named Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 27 – March 4; Jones was named to the All-Pac-12 second team and David Wear received honorable mention.

References

References

  1. "Schedule". UCLA.
  2. (October 20, 2011). "North Carolina is No. 1 in preseason coaches poll". USA Today.
  3. Moore, David Leon. (December 20, 2011). "Ben Howland, UCLA battle back after Reeves Nelson dismissal". USA Today.
  4. Bolch, Ben. (March 28, 2011). "UCLA basketball: Tyler Honeycutt says he will hire an agent, enter NBA draft". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  5. Bolch, Ben. (March 28, 2011). "UCLA basketball: Former North Carolina guard Larry Drew II joins Bruins". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  6. Bolch, Ben. (April 13, 2011). "Malcolm Lee decides time is right to leave UCLA". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  7. Pucin, Diane. (December 9, 2011). "UCLA basketball team dismisses Reeves Nelson". Los Angeles Times.
  8. Yoon, Peter. (December 9, 2011). "UCLA dismisses Reeves Nelson". ESPNLosAngeles.com.
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