This Is College Basketball .....................158 Media Exposure ........................................160 Pauley Pavilion Renovation ...................162 2008 Final Four ........................................164 2007 Final Four ........................................166 2006 Final Four ........................................168 1995 National Champions ...................170 NBA Draft ...................................................172 UCLA Bruins in the NBA ........................174 NBA All-Star Game ..................................176 McDonald’s All-Americans ....................177 Athletic Facilities .....................................178 Athletic Performance .............................179 Training Facilities .....................................180 Student Life ................................................182 Westwood ...................................................183 Los Angeles .................................................184 J.D. Morgan Center .................................186 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award ........187 Champions in the Classroom ...............188 Pac-10 Conference ..................................190 Olympic Heritage ......................................192 Nell & John Wooden Court ...................194 Athletic Endowment ................................195 Bruin Greats...............................................196 International Experience .......................198 Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame ........200 Jackie Robinson ........................................202 Don Barksdale ...........................................203 157 Located on UCLA’s campus, Pauley Pavilion has been home to UCLA basketball since the 1965-66 season. The facility provides one of the most spirited and historic venues in college sports. While calling the 12,819-seat pavilion home, UCLA has captured nine NCAA championships and 21 Pac-10 titles. 158 UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion provides one of the most historic and exciting settings for a college basketball game. This season, the Bruins will host as many as 18 home contests, including meetings against all nine Pac-10 opponents, in Pauley Pavilion. Aside from games against perennial conferences foes, UCLA has welcomed top non-conference programs such as Georgetown, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, Syracuse and Texas in the past 10 seasons. ESPN college basketball analysts (left to right) Rece Davis, Hubert Davis, Digger Phelps and Jay Bilas helped convert UCLA’s Nell and John Wooden Court in Pauley Pavilion to their weekly show’s on-camera set during a production of ESPN College Gameday prior to a Pac-10 contest between UCLA and Arizona on Feb. 2, 2008. 158 159 In 2010-11, at least 29 regular-season UCLA basketball games will be televised, including eight national network contests. Over the past 29 seasons, 700 games have been broadcast live in Los Angeles. IN THE SPOTLIGHT The UCLA basketball team continues to attract great media attention, both locally and nationally, in the nation’s second-largest media market. Los Angeles has seven local network affiliates or independent television stations which cover UCLA basketball on a regular basis. Fox Sports Net, a national cable sports network, provides an additional outlet for Bruin basketball games throughout the nation. Over 13 local newspapers and one international wire service regularly cover UCLA basketball, including the Los Angeles Times, which boasts the nation’s largest daily circulation in excess of one million readers. A 70,000-watt radio station (KLAC Sports 570 AM) broadcasts all UCLA basketball games live. The Bruins also have a contract with SIRIUS National Satellite Radio. Over 100 Sports Illustrated covers feature current and former Bruin athletes. Media training is available for all interested student-athletes – video interview sessions are offered as well as print interview sessions. In February 2008, UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion provided the backdrop to ESPN’s College Gameday show, a national broadcast originating from a college basketball venue each Saturday (photo, above). 160 FORMER UCLA ATHLETES IN MASS MEDIA WORK Name Sport Media Position Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Actor/Sportscaster (Movies, CBS) Troy Aikman Football Sportscaster (FOX) Charles Arbuckle Football Sportscaster (ESPNU) Ato Boldon Track Sportscaster (CBS, NBC) Kay Cockerill Golf Sportscaster (Golf Channel) Wayne Cook Football Sportscaster (AM 570 KLAC Radio) Randy Cross Football Sportscaster (CBS) Tim Daggett Gymnastics Sportscaster (NBC) Donna De Varona Swimming Sportscaster/Writer (ABC, ESPN) Terry Donahue Football Sportscaster (Radio, TV) Maura Driscoll-Farden Gymnastics Sportscaster (Lifetime, ESPN) Danny Farmer Football/VB Sportscaster (FSN Prime) Sean Farnham Basketball Sportscaster (FSN Prime, Fox Radio) Lisa Fernandez Softball Sportscaster (ESPN) Justin Gimbelstob Tennis Sportscaster (Tennis Channel) Leslie Gudel Rowing Sideline Commentator (ABC) Jack Haley Basketball Sportscaster (Fox Sports Net) Roy Hamilton Basketball Coordinating Producer (Fox Sports Net) Mark Harmon Football Actor (Movies, TV) Marques Johnson Basketball Actor/Sportscaster (Movies, Fox Sports Net) Eric Karros Baseball Sportscaster (FOX) Karch Kiraly Volleyball Sportscaster (NBC Sports, FSN) Don MacLean Basketball Sportscaster (AM 570 Radio, FSN) Ann Meyers-Drysdale Basketball Sportscaster (CBS, ESPN, ABC) Reggie Miller Basketball Sportscaster (TBS) David Norrie Football Sportscaster (ABC, ESPN) Stacey Nuveman Softball Sportscaster (ESPN, Fox Sports Net) Ron Pitts Football Sportscaster (FOX) Tom Ramsey Football Sportscaster (Fox Sports Net) Floyd Reese Football Sportscaster (ESPN) Matt Stevens Football Sportscaster (AM 570 KLAC Radio) J.J. Stokes Football Sportscaster (Fox Sports Net) Dwight Stones Track Sportscaster (ESPN, FOX, NBC) Rick Walker Football Sportscaster (ESPN, Fox Sports Net) Bill Walton Basketball Sportscaster (ABC, ESPN) Michael Warren Basketball Actor (Television, Movies) James Washington Football Sportscaster (Fox Radio, Fox Net) 160 161 Pauley Pavilion began its first-class expansion and renovation in March 2010, with the goal of improving the building not only as a basketball arena, but also as a multi-purpose facility. UCLA publicly announced the “Campaign of Champions” in May 2009, detailing a plan for the transformation of the historic arena to be complete by Fall of 2012. The drawing on the top left shows the renovated facility from the north side at night. The image on the right provides a view of the arena from its southeast corner and east-facing side. The drawing on the bottom left shows the new film room. 162 To the right, this artist’s rendering depicts a renovated Pauley Pavilion from the building’s northwest corner. The north side of the facility will feature a grand lobby that faces the school’s intramural fields. HIGHLIGHTS OF PAULEY PAVILION RENOVATION AND EXPANSION u New seating bowl with new aisles and steps with safety handrails (new seats, seating sections and entry points) u Retractable seating system on the lower level includes individual padded seats instead of benches u Renovated bowl includes over 1,000 additional seats, bringing seating capacity closer to 14,000 u New center-hung HD video board and LED ribbon board that encircles the arena interior u North side of the pavilion will feature a grand lobby u Facility will feature more than 25 additional points of sale for concessions and increased number of restrooms u North side will include large locker rooms with player lounges for the men’s and women’s basketball teams u Other features for student-athletes include film room, sports medicine room, weight room and equipment room u Pavilion Club on the mezzanine of the same structure will serve the campus for numerous special events CURRENT TIMELINE OF RENOVATION u Construction of the project began in March 2010 u For the first year, work is focusing on the north side and exterior of the facility u At conclusion of 2010-11 basketball season, Pauley Pavilion will close for interior work u All programs currently held in the venue will take place at alternate sites until construction is completed u The transformed Pauley Pavilion is slated to open in the Fall of 2012 The renovation of Pauley Pavilion will welcome a state-of-the-art locker room (above right), a new players’ lounge (above, left) and film room (opposite, bottom left). 162 163 UCLA made its third consecutive Final Four appearance in 2008, finishing the year with a 35-4 record. Along the way, the Bruins captured the Pac-10 regular season and tournament titles before earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Lorenzo Mata-Real (center), a member of head coach Ben Howland’s first recruiting class, helped lead UCLA to the Final Four each of his last three seasons (2006-08). The 6-foot-9 center averaged 3.1 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game as a senior. 164 Russell Westbrok (above, left) started 34 of 39 games, averaging 12.9 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he earned Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year honors at the end of the regular season. Westbrook was selected fourth overall in the 2008 NBA Draft. Darren Collison (above) averaged 14.5 points per game and totaled 124 assists in 33 games. Collison helped lead UCLA to its third consecutive NCAA Final Four. Kevin Love (cutout, above) earned Pac-10 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors in 2008, leading UCLA with 17.5 points per game and 10.6 rebounds per game. He guided the Bruins to the 2008 Final Four before being selected fifth