This Is College Basketball .....................142 Media Exposure ........................................144 Pauley Pavilion Renovation ...................146 2008 Final Four ........................................148 2007 Final Four ........................................150 2006 Final Four ........................................152 1995 National Champions ...................154 NBA Draft ...................................................156 UCLA Bruins in the NBA ........................158 NBA All-Star Game ..................................160 McDonald’s All-Americans ....................161 Athletic Facilities .....................................162 Athletic Performance .............................163 Training Facilities .....................................164 Student Life ................................................166 Westwood ...................................................167 Los Angeles .................................................168 J.D. Morgan Center .................................170 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award ........171 Champions in the Classroom ...............172 Pac-10 Conference ..................................174 Olympic Heritage ......................................176 Nell & John Wooden Court ...................178 Athletic Endowment ................................179 Bruin Greats...............................................180 International Experience .......................182 Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame ........184 Jackie Robinson ........................................186 Don Barksdale ...........................................187 141 Located on UCLA’s campus, Pauley Pavilion has been home to UCLA basketball since the 1965-66 season. This year, the Bruins are playing 14 “home” games at the Los Angeles Sports Arena and four “home” contests at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., while Pauley Pavilion undergoes major renovations. 142 Set to re-open in time for the 2012-13 men’s basketball season, UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion provides one of the most historic and exciting settings for a college basketball game. 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 11 seasons. The Bruins’ home schedule this season features a marquee non-conference meeting against Texas (Dec. 3) at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in addition to nine home contests against Pac-12 Conference teams. 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 conference meeting between UCLA and Arizona on Feb. 2, 2008. 142 143 In 2011-12, at least 26 regular-season UCLA basketball games will be televised, including eight national network contests. Over the past 30 seasons, 732 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). 144 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) 144 145 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’s athletic teams have vacated the building for the 2011-12 school year, as the arena’s interior undergoes a year-long renovation. 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 photos on the left show (from top to bottom), Pauley Pavilion’s new player lounge, the renovated facility from the north side at night, the arena’s new film room and a view of the building from its southeast corner and east-facing side. The left photo directly above shows Pauley Pavilion’s interior on May 12, 2011. The photo to the right was taken June 8, 2011, as scaffoldings were constructed throughout the building. 146 To the right, this artist’s rendering depicts a renovated Pauley Pavilion from the building’s northeast 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 During the project’s first year, work focused primarily on the building’s north side and exterior u Pauley Pavilion closed in April 2011 and will remain closed until the project’s completion 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 More photos of Pauley Pavilion’s renovation show the progress in the seating bowl and in the new hospitality area. Far left photo taken July 13, 2011. Second from left, taken August 4, 2011. Top right taken Sept. 21, 2011. Bottom right taken Aug. 24, 2011. 146 147 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. 148 Russell Westbrok (above, left) started 34 of 39 games, averaging 12.9 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game.