UCLA BASKETBALL UCLA Sports Information l J.D. Morgan Center l 325 Westwood Plaza l Los Angeles, CA 90095 Men’s Basketball SID: Alex Timiraos l [email protected] l o: (310) 206-0524 l c: (310) 847-9231 UCLA’S STATS LEADERS UCLA BASKETBALL – 2013-14 SEASON NOTES Player GP GS MPG RPG APG PPG Pac-12 Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Appearance Jordan Adams 36 36 30.1 5.3 2.3 17.4 Overall Record: 28-9 Pac-12 Record: 12-6 Pac-12 Finish: 2nd Place Kyle Anderson 36 36 33.2 8.8 6.5 14.6 Norman Powell 37 37 25.7 2.8 1.7 11.4 UCLA’s SEASON AT A GLANCE Zach LaVine 37 1 24.4 2.5 1.8 9.4 • UCLA earned its first NCAA Tournament “Sweet 16” trip since 2008 after having won its first Pac-12 Tournament Bryce Alford 37 1 23.1 1.8 2.8 8.0 title since 2008 (UCLA totaled a 5-1 record in six postseason games). • The Bruins advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in 11 seasons. 2013-14 SCHEDULE • UCLA finished in sole possession of second place in the Pac-12’s regular-season standings with a 12-6 mark. • UCLA defeated top-seeded Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament title game, 75-71, in Las Vegas (March 15). Exhibition Games • Sophomores Jordan Adams and Kyle Anderson each secured first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors. Oct. 30 Cal State San Bernardino ---- W 96-66 • The Bruins’ 28 wins in 2013-14 were the most by a UCLA team since the 2007-08 squad went 35-4. Nov. 4 Cal State San Marcos P12N W 109-79 November NCAA TOURNAMENT Fri. 8 Drexel P12N W 72-67 The Bruins made their 46th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, having earned the program’s highest seed (No. Tue. 12 Oakland P12N W 91-60 4) since entering the 2008 field as the No. 1 seed in the West Region. UCLA was one of six Pac-12 programs to Mon. 18 Sacramento State P12N W 86-50 make the 68-team field, joining Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon and Stanford. Florida defeated UCLA, 79- 1 68, in a Sweet 16 matchup at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. The Bruins advanced to the Sweet 16 after winning Fri. 22 Morehead State P12N W 81-70 1 consecutive games against Tulsa (76-59) and Stephen F. Austin (77-60) at Viejas Arena in San Diego. Sun. 24 Chattanooga P12N W 106-65 2 Thu. 28 Nevada ESPN3 W 105-84 2 CONFERENCE CROWN Fri. 29 Northwestern ESPN2 W 95-79 UCLA won its first Pac-12 Tournament title since 2008, winning three games in as many days against Oregon (82- December 63), Stanford (84-59) and Arizona (75-71). Kyle Anderson was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, Tue. 3 UC Santa Barbara P12N W 89-76 averaging 15.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. The Bruins advanced to the Pac-12 Tournament Sat. 7 at Missouri CBS L 71-80 as the conference’s No. 2 seed, securing a first-round bye before facing No. 7-seed Oregon. UCLA won its fourth Sat. 14 Prairie View A&M P12N W 95-71 conference tournament title in the 17-year history of the tournament. Thu. 19 vs. (8) Duke 3 ESPN L 63-80 BY THE NUMBERS Sun. 22 Weber State P12N W 83-60 UCLA won at least 20 games for the 48th time in program history. The Bruins have won at least 20 games in 31 Sat. 28 Alabama ESPN2 W 75-67 of the past 39 seasons (since John Wooden retired as head coach in 1975). UCLA has won at least 25 games in January back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2007-08. The Bruins posted their highest offensive output (81.5 ppg) Sun. 5 USC* FS1 W 107-73 since UCLA averaged 83.1 points per game in 1997-98. UCLA’s roster in 2013-14 featured seven players who Thu. 9 (1) Arizona* ESPN L 75-79 had scored at least 20 points in one game during their collegiate careers. Sun. 12 Arizona State* ESPNU W 87-72 AT THE HELM Thu. 16 at (21) Colorado* P12N W 69-56 In his first season as UCLA’s head coach, Steve Alford guided the Bruins to a 28-9 record and equalled the school’s Sat. 18 at Utah* FS1 L 69-74 record for most victories by a UCLA head coach in his first season in Westwood. Gene Bartow led the Bruins to a Thu. 23 Stanford* P12N W 91-74 28-4 record in his first season as the Bruins’ head coach in 1975-76. Alford has guided his teams to at least 28 Sun. 26 California* ESPNU W 76-64 wins in each of the last three seasons (includes two years at New Mexico in 2011-12 and 2012-13). UCLA’s 28 Thu. 30 at Oregon* ESPN2 W 70-68 wins in 2013-14 were the most by any Bruins’ team since 2007-08 (35-4 overall record). February Sun. 2 at Oregon State* ESPNU L 67-71 INDIVIDUAL FEATS Sat. 8 at USC* P12N W 83-73 • Kyle Anderson averaged closer to a triple-double than any other player in the nation. The Bruins’ sophomore 6-foot-9 point guard finished the season averaging 14.7 points per game, led the team in rebounds per game (8.8) and led Thu. 13 Colorado* ESPN2 W 92-74 the conference in assists per game (6.5) Anderson registered a Pac-12-best 16 double-doubles. Sat. 15 Utah* P12N W 80-66 Wed. 19 at California* P12N W 86-66 • Jordan Adams led UCLA in scoring (17.4 ppg) and ranked seventh in that category in the Pac-12 ... Adams scored Sat. 22 at Stanford* ESPN2 L 74-83 a career-high 31 points at Washington (March 6) to pass the 1,000 career point mark ... he leads all Pac-12 players Thu. 27 Oregon* ESPN2 L 2OT 87-83 with 95 steals, the UCLA single-season record (surpassing Cameron Dollar’s 82 steals in 1997). • Jordan Adams and Bryce Alford each scored a season-high 31 points in separate games. Alford’s 31 points against March Oregon (Feb. 27) are the second-most by any UCLA freshman in school history and the most of any UCLA freshman Sun. 2 Oregon State* FS1 W 74-69 in a conference game. Adams scored 31 points in UCLA’s 91-82 win at Washington (March 6). Thu. 6 at Washington* ESPN2 W 91-82 • Kyle Anderson became the fourth UCLA player to ever record a triple-double, logging 13 points, 12 rebounds and Sat. 8 at Washington State* FS1 L 55-73 11 assists in the Bruins’ 81-70 win against Morehead State (Nov. 22). Anderson joined Toby Bailey, Jelani McCoy 4 Thu. 13 vs. Oregon P12N W 82-63 and Bill Walton as the only Bruins to have record registered a triple-double. Fri. 14 vs. Stanford 4 FS1 W 84-59 • Jordan Adams (17.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg) and Kyle Anderson (14.6 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 6.5 apg) earned first-team All-Pac-12 Sat. 15 vs. (4) Arizona 4 FS1 W 75-71 5 honors, marking the second consecutive year in which two UCLA players secured first-team acclaim (Larry Drew II Fri. 21 vs. Tulsa truTV W 76-59 and Shabazz Muhammad were first-team selections for UCLA in 2012-13). Sun. 23 vs. Stephen F. Austin 5 TBS W 77-60 Thu. 27 vs. (1) Florida 6 CBS L 68-79 • Bryce Alford (8.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.8 apg) and Zach LaVine (9.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg) were among the five players selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. Both freshmen played in all 37 games and made one start (Feb. 27, vs. Oregon). * Pac-12 Conference game 1 Las Vegas Invitational, regional round (Pauley Pavilion) LaVine and Alford scored in double figures in 17 games and 10 games, respectively. 2 Las Vegas Invitational, semifinal/final (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.) 3 CARQUEST Auto Parts Classic (Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.) ALL-PAC-12 ACCOLADES 4 Pac-12 Tournament (MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.) Jordan Adams (17.4 pgg, 5.4 rpg) and Kyle Anderson (14.7 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 6.5 apg) earned first-team All-Pac-12 5 NCAA Tournament (Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl, San Diego, Calif.) 6 NCAA Tournament (FedExForuml, Memphis, Tenn.) honors, marking the second consecutive year in which two UCLA players secured first-team acclaim (last season, Rankings are from the Associated Press weekly top-25 poll Larry Drew II and Shabazz Muhammad). In addition, Bryce Alford (8.1 ppg, 2.8 apg) and Zach LaVine (9.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg) were among five players named to the conference’s All-Freshman Team. FOLLOW THE BRUINS ON TWITTER MARCH MADNESS Men’s Basketball Twitter: twitter.com/UCLAMBB Steve Alford became the 12th head coach in college basketball history to have led at least four NCAA Division I UCLA Athletics Twitter: twitter.com/UCLAAthletics programs to the NCAA Tournament (Missouri State, Iowa, New Mexico and UCLA). He is just one of five head coaches Steve Alford Twitter: twitter.com/UCLACoachAlford in that group to have won at least one NCAA Tournament game at four schools.