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UCLA BASKETBALL UCLA Athletic Communications l J.D. Morgan Center l 325 Westwood Plaza l Los Angeles, CA 90095 Men’s Basketball Contact: Alex Timiraos l [email protected] l o: (310) 206-0524 l c: (310) 847-9231 UCLA’S LEADING SCORERS No. 11/9 UCLA Bruins (8-0) at No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats (7-0) Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 – 9:30 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. ET No. Player GP GS MPG RPG APG PPG Lexington, Ky. (Rupp Arena) 10 Isaac Hamilton 8 8 30.3 3.8 3.5 18.0 22 TJ Leaf 8 8 28.5 9.0 2.5 17.3 GAME INFORMATION 20 Bryce Alford 8 8 33.5 2.8 3.0 15.5 Venue: Rupp Arena (23,500) vs. 2 Lonzo Ball 8 8 33.8 4.9 9.6 14.6 Tipoff Time: 9:30 a.m. (PT)/12:30 p.m. (ET) 3 Aaron Holiday 8 0 26.4 3.8 4.1 12.9 Television: CBS 8-0 7-0 TV Talent: Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst) 2016-17 SCHEDULE All-Time Series: Kentucky leads, 7-5 Radio (UCLA Sports Network from IMG College): AM 570 UCLA won last season’s game against Kentucky, 87-77, in Exhibition Game Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst) a primetime Thursday night contest in Pauley Pavilion. Nov. 1 The Master’s University P12N W 100-58 November SATURDAY’S MATCHUP Fri. 11 Pacific P12N W 119-80 • UCLA will play its first game at Kentucky’s Rupp Arena on Saturday, one year to the date after Kentucky played its Sun. 13 CSUN P12N W 102-87 first contest at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion (UCLA won, 87-77). The Wildcats own a 7-5 edge in the all-time series, as the Thu. 17 San Diego P12N W 88-68 two schools are facing each other for the third consecutive season (Kentucky won, 83-44, in Chicago in Dec. 2014). Sun. 20 Long Beach State P12N W 114-77 • Saturday’s meeting will mark UCLA’s fifth game against the nation’s No. 1-ranked team in head coach Steve Alford’s 1 Thu. 24 vs. Portland ESPN2 W 99-77 four seasons in Westwood. In fact, not only will UCLA be playing Kentucky for the third straight season, but the 1 Fri. 25 vs. Nebraska ESPN2 W 82-71 Wildcats will have been ranked No. 1 in the polls in each of the three meetings. 2 Sun. 27 vs. Texas A&M ESPN W 74-67 • The Bruins are playing their first true road game of the season on Saturday. This will mark the Bruins’ first road Wed. 30 UC Riverside P12N W 98-56 contest at the nation’s No. 1-ranked team since Feb. 13, 2003 (UCLA lost at Arizona, 106-70). UCLA’s most recent December game against the No. 1-ranked team was Dec. 3, 2015, when the Bruins defeated Kentucky, 87-77, in Los Angeles. Sat. 3 at (1) Kentucky CBS 12:30 p.m. (ET) THE LATEST Sat. 10 Michigan ESPN2 5 p.m. • Most recently, UCLA cruised past UC Riverside, 98-56, in Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday, the Bruins’ largest margin Wed. 14 UC Santa Barbara P12N 7:30 p.m. of victory in any win (42 points) since Dec. 15, 2012, when UCLA beat Prairie View A&M, 95-53. Last Sunday, UCLA 3 Sat. 17 vs. Ohio State CBS 12 p.m. defeated Texas A&M, 74-67, in the championship game of the 2016 Wooden Legacy at the Honda Center (Anaheim). Wed. 21 Western Michigan P12N 8 p.m. • The Bruins have opened their season with eighth straight wins, equaling the program’s best start since 2013-14. That Wed. 28 at (23) Oregon* ESPN2 6 p.m. year, head coach Steve Alford’s first season in Westwood, the Bruins began the year 8-0. UCLA is looking for its first Fri. 30 at Oregon State* P12N 8 p.m. 9-0 start to any season since 2006-07, when the Bruins reeled off 14 consecutive victories to open their campaign. January • UCLA leads the nation in field goal percentage (55.3) and assists per game (24.8), through Wednesday’s games. Thu. 5 California* ESPN/2 6 p.m. The Bruins also rank No. 3 in the country in points per game (97.0) and No. 4 in assist-turnover ratio (2.04). Lonzo Sun. 8 Stanford* FS1 5 p.m. Ball leads all players, nationwide, in assists per game (9.6) and has averaged 14.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Thu. 12 at Colorado* FS1 9 p.m. (MT) BALLIN’ Sat. 14 at Utah* P12N 4 p.m. (MT) • Freshman Lonzo Ball (Chino Hills, Calif.) has four double-doubles in eight games, all of the point-assist variety. He Thu. 19 Arizona State* FS1 8 p.m. established UCLA’s single-game freshman assists record on Wednesday against UC Riverside (13 assists), surpassing Sat. 21 (16) Arizona* CBS 1 p.m. a mark set by Pooh Richardson (12 assists) on Jan. 11, 1986 in a double-overtime win at Washington State. Wed. 25 at USC* FS1 8 p.m. • No freshman in the nation, other than Ball, has recorded as many as 13 assists in one game this season. He leads February all players in assists per game (9.6) and total assists (77), through Thursday’s games. UCLA has never had a player Wed. 1 at Washington State P12N 6 p.m. average as many as 8.0 or more assists through one full season (Pooh Richardson averaged 7.6 apg in 1988-89). Sat. 4 at Washington P12N 7:30 p.m. • Ball was named the MVP of last weekend’s Wooden Classic (Fullerton and Anaheim, Calif.) after having averaged 15.7 Thu. 9 (23) Oregon ESPN 7 p.m. points, 4.0 rebounds and 9.3 assists in three games. In addition, he secured his first-ever Pac-12 Player of the Week Sun. 12 Oregon State* FS1 2 p.m. award. Ball enters this Saturday’s game having shot 57.7 percent from the field and 47.7 percent from 3-point range. Sat. 18 USC* P12N 7 p.m. SEASONED SENIORS Thu. 23 at Arizona State* ESPN/2 7 p.m. (MT) • Senior Bryce Alford currently ranks No. 21 on UCLA’s all-time scoring list (1,488 points). He has registered 15.5 Sat. 25 at (16) Arizona* ESPN/2 TBD points per game this season and 13.2 per game in his career. He entered the year as the nation’s only returning March player in a Power 5 conference to have averaged at least 16.0 ppg, 5.0 apg and 3.0 rpg last season. Wed. 1 Washington* FS1 8 p.m. • Senior Isaac Hamilton, who tied his career high with seven 3-pointers on Wednesday, has averaged a team-leading Sat. 4 Washington State* ESPNU 6:30 p.m. 18.0 points per game and has scored in double figures in all eight UCLA contests. Hamilton has shot 51.4 percent 8-11 Pac-12 Tournament4 TBD TBD from the field and crossed the school’s career 1,000-point plateau on Nov. 24 in a win over Portland. * Pac-12 Conference games IN THE POLLS ranking in parenthesis indicates this week’s AP top 25 poll Ranked No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches poll, UCLA has moved into the top 10 in one of the 1 Wooden Legacy (at Cal State Fullerton, Titan Gym) two major college basketball polls for the first time since being ranked No. 6 in the USA Today Coaches poll on Feb. 2 Wooden Legacy (at Honda Center, Anaheim) 9, 2009. In addition, this marks the Bruins’ highest AP ranking since that week in 2009 (was also No. 11). UCLA, one 3 CBS Sports Classic (at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas) of two undefeated Pac-12 teams, opened the year with preseason rankings of No. 16 (AP) and No. 20 (Coaches). 4 Pac-12 Tournament (at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas) TOURNAMENT TITLE UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA With three wins in four days last weekend in Orange County, UCLA earned its first outright in-season tournament title since winning the 2007 O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic in St. Louis, Mo. (Sprint Center). Sunday’s title marked the Men’s Basketball Twitter: @UCLAMBB Bruins’ first Wooden Legacy championship in two trips to the eight-team tournament. UCLA had also played in the Men’s Basketball Instagram: @UCLAMBB event in Nov. 2009 when it was named the 76 Classic. Lonzo Ball had 16 points and 10 assists in the title game, Men’s Basketball Snapchat: UCLAMBB Men’s Basketball Facebook: /UCLAMensBasketball while Isaac Hamilton scored a team-leading 17 points (all in the first half) in the Bruins’ championship-clinching win.. UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics HIGH-OCTANE OFFENSE UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics UCLA has averaged 97.0 points per game, having eclipsed the 100-point plateau in three of its first four contests. UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics The Bruins registered 105.6 points in their first four contests, the program’s best such four-game average since #GoBruins Dec. 2-15, 1990, when UCLA averaged 115.8 points per game. Six UCLA players enter this Saturday’s game against top-ranked Kentucky having averaged in double figures (scoring). UCLA has shot 45.6 percent from 3-point range.