UCLA Men's Basketball UCLA’Sucla Season/Careerseason/CAREER Statistics (As of Feb 15, STATS 2021) 2020-21All Games ROSTER
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UCLA MEN’S BASKETBALL UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D. Morgan Center / 325 Westwood Plaza / Los Angeles, CA 90095 Men’s Basketball Contact: Alex Timiraos / [email protected] / o: (310) 206-0524 / c: (310) 847-9231 UCLA’S STATISTICAL LEADERS Arizona Wildcats (14-7, 8-7) at UCLA Bruins (14-5, 10-3) No. Player GP GS MPG RPG APG PPG Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 – 6 p.m. (PT) 3 Johnny Juzang 15 14 31.1 4.1 1.7 14.2 Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom) 5 Chris Smith 8 8 28.0 6.4 2.0 12.6 GAME INFORMATION 4 Jaime Jaquez Jr. 19 19 33.5 6.1 1.3 11.5 Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom 10 Tyger Campbell 19 19 33.4 2.6 5.8 11.1 Capacity: 13,800 2 Cody Riley 18 18 21.6 5.6 1.3 9.9 Tipoff Time: 6:05 p.m. (PT) at Television: ESPN2 2020-21 SCHEDULE TV Talent: Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Bill Walton (analyst) Radio (UCLA Sports Network): AM 570 14-7, 8-7 14-5, 10-3 November Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst) Wed. 25 at San Diego State 1 CBS-SN L 58-73 SIRIUS/XM Radio Channel: Ch. 373 UCLA has won the last four meetings against Arizona and five of the last six contests (since February of 2018). Fri. 27 Pepperdine 1 P12N 3-OT W 107-98 SIRIUS Internet Channel: Ch. 373 Mon. 30 Long Beach State P12N Postponed December ABOUT THE BRUINS Thu. 3 Seattle P12N W 78-52 • UCLA has gone 10-3 in Pac-12 play, including a 6-0 mark in home games and a 4-3 record away from Pauley Pavilion. Sun. 6 California* P12N W 76-56 • The Bruins won nine of their first 10 league games for the first time since 2007-08 (finished 16-2 that year). Wed. 9 San Diego P12N W 83-56 Fri. 11 Marquette P12N W 69-60 • Dating back to last season, UCLA has won 17 of its past 21 Pac-12 contests (and 25 of 33 overall games). Tue. 15 Long Beach State P12N Postponed • Dating back to last January, the Bruins have won 16 consecutive home games (including the last 13 in Pac-12 play). Sat. 19 vs. (20) Ohio State 2 CBS L 70-77 • UCLA ranks second among all Pac-12 teams (behind Colorado) in fewest turnovers per game (11.2), through Feb. 16. Wed. 23 at (25) Oregon* ESPN2 Postponed • Not including Chris Smith (injured), UCLA has four active players who have averaged at least 9.9 points per game. Thu. 31 Utah FS1 W 72-70 • UCLA has committed fewer fouls than the opposition in 17 of 19 games (the two outliers were losses in Pac-12 play). • Nine players on the Bruins’ 14-man roster have each scored at least 10 points in at least one career game with UCLA. January Sat. 2 Colorado* P12N W 65-62 INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS Thu. 7 at Arizona State* ESPN OT W 81-75 • Tyger Campbell (11.1 ppg, 5.8 apg) continues to lead all Pac-12 players in assists per game (5.8). Sat. 9 at Arizona* ESPN W 81-76 • Jaime Jaquez Jr. (33.5) and Tyger Campbell (33.4) rank fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Pac-12 in minutes per game. Thu. 14 Washington State* FS1 W 91-61 • Tyger Campbell (5.8 apg) ranked No. 20 in the nation in assists per game, through Tuesday, Feb. 16 Sat. 16 Washington* P12N W 81-76 • David Singleton ranked No. 4 in the Pac-12 in 3-point percentage (44.3%, 27-for-61), through Tuesday, Feb. 16. Thu. 21 at California* ESPNU W 61-57 Sat. 23 at Stanford* FOX OT L 72-73 ON DECK Thu. 28 Oregon* ESPN Postponed The Bruins will host Arizona this Thursday and will take on Arizona State on Saturday. UCLA won a pair of road games Sat. 30 Oregon State* P12N W 57-52 against these two opponents in January. The Bruins edged Arizona State in overtime, 81-75, on Thursday, Jan. 7, and February secured their fourth consecutive win versus Arizona (81-76, at the McKale Center in Tucson) on Saturday, Jan. 9. Those Mon. 1 Oregon* ESPN2 Postponed consecutive wins marked the third and fourth victories during a seven-game winning streak for UCLA. Looking at the series Sat. 6 at USC* ESPN L 48-66 against Arizona, UCLA has compiled an all-time record of 60-44 (including last month’s win in Tucson). Thu. 11 at Washington State* FS1 L 73-81 Sat. 13 at Washington* P12N W 64-61 THE PREVIOUS MATCHUP Thu. 18 Arizona* ESPN2 6 p.m. Tyger Campbell scored a team-leading 22 points on his birthday when UCLA last faced Arizona (Thursday, Jan. 7). Johnny Sat. 20 Arizona State* ESPN2 7 p.m. Juzang finished with 16 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 13 points in the Bruins’ 81-76 win. The Bruins logged their fourth Thu. 25 at Utah* P12N 6 p.m. (MT) straight win at the McKale Center, marking the program’s best such streak at that arena since winning five in a row from Sat. 27 at Colorado* ESPN/2/U 8 p.m. (MT) 1980 through 1984. UCLA throughout the game’s final 14 minutes, but Arizona got as close as 79-76 with six seconds remaining in regulation. Arizona’s James Akinjo finished with a team-leading 25 points and eight assists. March Sat. 6 (17) USC* CBS – UCLA’S LAST TIME OUT Postseason Schedule Johnny Juzang scored a career-high 32 points as UCLA edged Washington, 64-61, at Alaska Airlines Arena last Saturday Wed.-Sat. March 10-13 Pac-12 Tournament 3 evening. He topped his previous career-best of 27 points (vs. Stanford on Jan. 23). Juzang scored 21 of the Bruins’ 26 Tue.-Wed. March 16-17 NCAA First Four points in the first half at Washington and finished the game having scored 50 percent of UCLA’s total points. In fact, he Thu.-Sun. March 18-21 NCAA 1st, 2nd Rounds became UCLA’s first player to have accounted for at least half of the Bruins’ total points in one game since Reggie Miller in Thu.-Sun. March 25-28 NCAA Regional 1986. Miller scored 38 of UCLA’s 73 points (52.1%) in an 81-73 loss at Washington State on Dec. 19, 1986. Sat., Mon. April 3, 5 NCAA Final Four PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK * Pac-12 Conference games This week, Johnny Juzang became the first UCLA player to have secured Pac-12 Player of the Week honors since Jaylen rankings in parenthesis are from the weekly AP poll Hands on March 4, 2019. Juzang averaged 28.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in the Bruins’ two road games last week. He 1 at San Diego State’s Viejas Arena scored 25 points in a loss at Washington State and registered a career-high 32 points in a 64-61 win at Washington. Juzang 2 CBS Sports Classic (Cleveland, Ohio) 3 Pac-12 Tournament, T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) has averaged a team-leading 14.2 points per game, playing in 15 contests and making 14 starts. Last week, he shot 46.3 percent from the field (19-for-41) and was 11 for 12 at the free throw line (91.7 percent). UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA CLOSING TIME Men’s Basketball Twitter: @UCLAMBB Through two seasons under head coach Mick Cronin, UCLA has gone 16-4 in games decided by five points or fewer (and Men’s Basketball Instagram: @UCLAMBB all contests that have finished in overtime, regardless of score margin). Last season, the Bruins went 7-3 in those narrow Men’s Basketball Facebook: /UCLAMensBasketball contests. This year, UCLA has gone 9-1. Through Coach Cronin’s final three seasons at Cincinnati (2016-17 through 2018- UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics 19), his teams went 18-7 in those situations. From 2016-17 through the 2020-21 season, Coach Cronin’s teams have UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics gone 34-11 in such contests. UCLA’s last four victories have been by five points or fewer. UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics 70 POINTS OR FEWER #GoBruins This season, UCLA has compiled a 10-1 record when limiting the opposition to 70 or fewer points. Last season, UCLA went 18-1 when holding the opposition to 70 or fewer points (the lone loss was a 54-52 setback at USC in the final game of the regular season). Through his final three seasons as the head coach at Cincinnati (2016-17 through 2018-19), Coach Cronin’s teams went 79-10 when limiting the opposition to 70 or fewer points. Over the past five seasons (2016-17 through 2020-21), his teams have gone 106-12 when holding the opponent to 70 or fewer points (through 155 total games). 2020-21 UCLA MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 2020-21 UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER UCLA Athletic Communications No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) J.D. Morgan Center, Suite 128 0 Jaylen Clark Fr. G 6-5 195 Riverside, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1 Jules Bernard Jr. G 6-6 205 Los Angeles, Calif. (Windward School) Men’s Basketball Contact Alex Timiraos 2 Cody Riley RS Jr. F 6-9 255 Kansas City, Kan. (Sierra Canyon HS [California]) Office Phone (310) 206-0524 3 Johnny Juzang So.