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UCLA Men’s Basketball Dec. 6, 2003 Marc Dellins/Bill Bennett/310-206-8179 For Immediate Release UCLA (2-0) FACES NO. 9 KENTUCKY (3-0) SATURDAY (Dec. 6) IN THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY JOHN WOODEN CLASSIC (presented by Intel) AT THE ARROWHEAD POND IN ANAHEIM (10:30 A.M./CBS); BRUINS WIN FIRST TWO GAMES, BEATING UC RIVERSIDE (84-70) AND VERMONT (68-67) are Administrative Assistant Doug Erickson, in his 12th UCLA'S NEXT GAME season on the Bruin basketball staff and Basketball Intern SATURDAY, DEC. 6 – UCLA (2-0) vs. No. 9 Matt Geniesse, in his third season. KENTUCKY (3-0) — 10th Anniversary John Wooden Classic presented by Intel, Arrowhead UCLA'S LAST GAMES – Pond in Anaheim, 10:30 a.m. (TV – CBS, Jim Dec. 3- at UCLA 84, UC Riverside 70 - UCLA Nantz and Billy Packer/Radio- XTRA Sports won its second game of the season (no losses) with an 84- 690-/1150, with Chris Roberts and Don 70 victory over UC Riverside before 7,331 in Pauley MacLean). Second Game – Stanford vs. Kansas. Pavilion. The Bruins led 36-35 at halftime. In the second half, UCLA outscored Riverside 48-35 UCLA BRUINS STARTING LINEUP (Overall 2 - and held the Highlanders to 36.4 shooting from the field 0, Pac-10 , place ) (12-33) and 13.3 (2-15) from three-point range (UCLA shot No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Ppg Rpg 65.5 (19-29) from the field and 62.5 (5-8) from the three- 1 Dijon Thompson F 6-7 Jr. 18.0 6.0 point line in the second half). 15 Ryan Hollins F 7-0 So. 4.0 6.0 The Bruins were led by four players in double figures 45 Michael Fey C 7-0 So. 15.0 7.0 – Brian Morrison scored a career and game-high 28 points 3 Brian Morrison G 6-2 Jr. 18.5 6.5 (11-15, 6-8, 0-0/scored 20 second half points) and a career- 21 Cedric Bozeman G 6-6 Jr. 14.5 3.5 high nine rebounds (3-6); Dijon Thompson season-high tying 18 points; Cedric Bozeman career-high tying 17 UCLA HEAD COACH BEN HOWLAND – Begins points, six rebounds and seven assists and Michael Fey 10 his first season at UCLA and his 10th year as a head coach points, six rebounds and a career and game-high three (Pittsburgh 2000-03/Northern Arizona 1995-99/2-0 (1.000) blocked shots. at UCLA/170-99 (63.2, 269 games) overall. In his last two UCLA shot a season-high 60.0 (35-58) from the field, seasons at Pittsburgh - in 2003, he led the Panthers to a 28- season-high 66.7 (8-12) from three-point range and a 5 overall record, No. 4 national ranking, NCAA "Sweet 16" season-low 50.0 (6-12) from the foul line, with a game and and the Big East Tournament Championship and in 2002, season-high 39 rebounds and 13 turnovers. Pittsburgh was 29-6 overall (school record for wins), UCR shot 41.9 (26-62) from the field, an opponent advanced to the NCAA "Sweet 16" and the Big East season-low 26.9 (7-26) from three-point range and 84.6 (11- Tournament title game and Howland was the consensus 13) from the foul line, with an opponent season-low 24 National Coach of the Year. This is Howland's first career rebounds and nine turnovers. The Highlanders, led by Vili contest vs. Kentucky. Morton's 22 points, dropped to 0-4. The last UCLA head coach to begin his Bruin career 2-0 was Jim Harrick (1988-89, beat Texas Nov. 29-at UCLA 68, Vermont 67 - The Bruins Tech, 84-62 in Pauley Pavilion, won at Miami (FL) 91- started the Ben Howland era with a victory, beating 66/Harrick started 4-0 and lost game five at North Carolina, Vermont 68-67 before 7,852 in Pauley Pavilion. 104-78). With 1:15 left to play and the score tied at 64, The last time UCLA started the season at 2 - UCLA's Brian Morrsion drew a charge against Vermont's 0 was 1999-00 under Steve Lavin (in Pauley Pavilion, beat Taylor Coppenrath. Then, with 48 seconds left, Morrison Fairfield 76-57 and Iona 105-73/started season 3-0, lost hit a three-pointer to give UCLA a 67-64 advantage. With game No. 4 to Gonzaga 59-43 in Pauley.) four seconds left to play and the scored tied at 67 (Coppenrath, who led Vermont with 38 points, drained a UCLA STAFF - Joining Howland are assistant coaches - three-pointer with 35 seconds left and tied the score at 67), Donny Daniels, for the last three seasons was the head UCLA's Ryan Hollins hit his first free throw attempt coach at CS Fullerton; Ernie Zeigler, for the last two (missed his second) and Vermont missed on a last shot as years served on Howland's Pittsburgh staff and Kerry the Bruins held on for the 68-67 victory. Keating, for the last two seasons was at Tennessee under UCLA was led by three players in double figures – Buzz Peterson, along with Director of Operations Chris Michael Fey's career-high 20 points and career-high eight Carlson, who for the last two seasons served in the same rebounds (he had two points and two rebounds in the first capacity for Howland at Pittsburgh. Rounding out the staff half); Dijon Thompson's 18 points and game-high nine rebounds and Cedric Bozeman's 12 points and a career-high in the first Wooden Classic, beating Kentucky 82-81 and nine assists. went on that season to win the school's 11th NCAA The Bruins shot 44.8 (26-58) from the field, 46.2 (6- Championship). UCLA's last appearance in the Wooden 13) from three-point range and 58.8 (10-17) from the foul Classic was Dec. 8, 2001, when No. 20 UCLA defeated No. line, with a game-high 37 rebounds and only eight 16 Alabama, 79-57 (it was UCLA’s fifth victory (in six turnovers. games) at the Wooden Classic). The Arrowhead Pond Vermont, dropping to 0-3, shot 41.4 (24-58) from the in Anaheim will host a press conference on field, 44.4 (8-18) from three-point range and 100.00 (11-11) Friday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m., featuring Coach from the foul line, with 32 rebounds and only eight Wooden, along with UCLA's Ben Howland, turnovers. Kentucky's Tubby Smith, Kansas' Bill Self and Stanford's Mike Montgomery. UCLA in the John R. Wooden Classic (5-1) NO. 9 KENTUCKY (3-0 overall/SEC , place). 2001-02(W)–No. 20 UCLA 79, No. 16 Alabama 57 KENTUCKY WILDCATS STARTING LINEUP 2000-01(L)–Georgia Tech 72, UCLA 67 1998-99(W)–No. 18 UCLA 69,No. 11 Okla. St. 66 No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Ppg Rpg 1997-98(W)–No. 15 UCLA 69,No. 8 New Mex. 58 14 Erik Daniels F 6-8 Sr. 15.3 5.3 1995-96(W)–UCLA 73, No. 20 Maryland 63 24 Kelenna Azubuike F 6-5 So. 14.3 7.3 1994-95(W)–No. 2 UCLA 82, No. 7 Kentucky 81 44 Chuck Hayes F 6-6 Jr. 11.3 9.7 Last season, on Nov. 30 in Indianaplis, No. 14 1 Cliff Hawkins G 6-1 Sr. 10.3 2.7 UCLA's 84-73 loss to No. 4 Duke was the Bruins' first 4 Gerald Fitch G 6-3 Sr. 24.0 4.0 appearance in the third-annual Wooden Tradition. HEAD COACH ORLANDO 'TUBBY' SMITH – In UCLA IN SEASON OPENERS - Since 1975-76 his seventh season as head coach at Kentucky, with a school (1974-75 was John Wooden's last season as the Bruin mark of 167-47, including the 1998 NCAA title. In his 13th head coach), UCLA is 21-8 (29 years) in season openers. year as a head coach (Georgia 1996-97/Tulsa 1992-95), his Since 1989-90, the Bruins are 10-5 (15 years) and since overall record is 291-109. He is 3-1 overall vs. UCLA – 2-1 1999-00, UCLA is 3-2 (five years). Since 1965-66 at Kentucky and 1-0 at Tulsa. (Pauley Pavilion's first year), when UCLA's season opener has been in Pauley, the Bruins are 26-3 (in the THE WILDCATS – are 3-0, with wins over Marshall last five season openers in Pauley, the Bruins are 3-2 – (89-76), Tennessee Tech (108-81) and Winthrop (65-44). In 2003, beat Vermont, 68-67; 2002, lost to San Diego, 86- the win over Marshall, Kentucky was led by Gerald Fitch's 81OT; 1999-beat Fairfield, 76-57; 1998-beat Santa Clara, 24 points. 89-76;1996-lost to Tulsa, 77-76OT). SERIES HISTORY – Kentucky leads it 5-3. There have PAC-10 MEDIA DAY-BRUINS SELECTED been some historic meetings between the two schools: SIXTH IN PRESEASON VOTE - Nov. 6 was Pac-10 2000 - Coaches vs. Cancer at Madison Square Garden, Media Day at the LAX Hilton. According to a poll of media UCLA 97-Kentucky 92(OT), UCLA freshman T. J. members who cover Pac-10 men's basketball, Arizona was Cummings scored six points in overtime to lead the Bruins picked to win the 2004 conference title, the Bruins were in the extra session. selected sixth. Here's the vote total -1. Arizona (26) 339, 2.