UCLA Men's Basketball UCLA’Sucla SEASON/Careerseason/Career Statistics (As of Feb 15, STATS 2020) 2019-20 ROSTER All Games
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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 LEADING SCORERS UCLA Bruins (15-11, 8-5) at Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-11, 5-8) No. Player GP GS MPG RPG APG PPG Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 – 7:30 p.m. (PT) / 8:30 p.m. (MT) 5 Chris Smith 26 21 27.4 5.5 1.8 13.3 Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom) 24 Jalen Hill 25 20 24.6 7.0 1.4 9.5 4 Jaime Jaquez Jr. 26 19 25.3 4.4 1.5 8.8 GAME INFORMATION 2 Cody Riley 26 17 20.2 4.5 0.9 8.3 Venue: Jon M. Huntsman Center 10 Tyger Campbell 26 26 29.0 2.2 4.4 7.8 Venue Capacity: 15,000 Game Time: 7:30 p.m. (PT) / 8:30 p.m. (MT) at 2019-20 SCHEDULE Television: FS1 TV Talent: Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Steve Lavin (analyst) 15-11, 8-5 14-11, 5-8 November Radio (UCLA Sports Network): AM 570 Wed. 6 Long Beach State P12N W 69-65 Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst) UCLA won the meeting in Pauley Pavilion on Sunday, Feb. 2 Sun. 10 UC Santa Barbara P12N W 77-61 XM Radio Channel: Ch. 382 (73-57) and owns an 11-10 advantage in the all-time series. Fri. 15 UNLV P12N W 71-54 SIRIUS Internet Channel: Ch. 972 Mon. 18 Southern Utah 1 P12N W 76-61 Thu. 21 Hofstra P12N L 78-88 Mon. 25 vs. BYU 2 ESPN2 L 63-78 UP NEXT FOR UCLA Tue. 26 vs. Chaminade 2 ESPNU W 74-48 The Bruins will play at Utah this Thursday night in a nationally-televised contest on FS1. UCLA has won seven of its past nine 2 Wed. 27 vs. (3) Michigan State ESPN2 L 62-75 games, after having opened Pac-12 play with a 1-3 record. The Bruins registered a 73-57 win over Utah in Pauley Pavilion December presented by Wescom on Sunday, Feb. 2. In that victory, Tyger Campbell scored a season-high 22 points and dished out Sun. 1 San Jose State P12N W 93-64 eight assists. Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 18 points and Jalen Hil registered 14 points and eight rebounds. Since Utah joined the Sun. 8 Denver P12N W 81-62 Pac-12 Conference in the summer of 2011, the Bruins have won seven of the most recent 13 matchups. Sat. 14 at Notre Dame ABC L 61-75 ABOUT UTAH: Under the direction of ninth-year head coach Larry Krystokwiak, the Runnin’ Utes have gone 14-11 with Sat. 21 vs. North Carolina 3 CBS L 64-74 a 5-8 mark in Pac-12 action. Utah entered the week with three players who have scored at least 10.0 points per game. Sat. 28 Cal State Fullerton P12N L 74-77 Sophomore Timmy Allen has led Utah in scoring (17.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.2 rpg). Freshman Rylan Jones (10.5 ppg) January and sophomore Both Gach (10.1 ppg) have been Utah’s second- and third-leading scorers, respectively. Thu. 2 at Washington* FS1 W 66-64 ABOUT COLORADO: The Buffaloes will take on USC this Thursday evening in Boulder, Colo, before the Bruins head to Sat. 4 at Washington State* P12N (OT) L 71-79 Sat. 11 USC* ESPN2 L 63-74 the CU Events Center on Saturday. Colorado has gone 20-6 this season with a 9-4 mark in Pac-12 play (currently tied Wed. 15 Stanford* P12N L 59-74 for first place with Oregon). Under the direction of head coach Tad Boyle, Colorado has won four of its past five games, Sun. 19 California* ESPNU W 50-40 including a 69-47 victory at Oregon State on Sunday, Feb. 16. Thu. 23 at Oregon State* FS1 W 62-58 LAST WEEK’S GAMES Sun. 26 at (12) Oregon* FOX L 75-96 UCLA swept Washington State and Washington last week in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Chris Smith registered Thu. 30 (20) Colorado* ESPN2 W 72-68 his third double-double of the season on Thursday in an 86-83 overtime victory against Washington State (23 points and a February career-best 13 rebounds). Cody Riley scored 11 of his 19 points in the overtime session. Two nights later, UCLA overcame Sun. 2 Utah* FS1 W 73-57 a 12-point deficit (39-27) against Washington and won, 67-57. Smith finished with 20 points and Riley had 15 against the Thu. 6 at Arizona State* ESPN2 L 66-84 Huskies. Through both home games, Smith averaged 21.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest. Sat. 8 at (23) Arizona* ESPN2 W 65-52 Thu. 13 Washington State* P12N (OT) W 86-83 SECOND-HALF DEFICITS Sat. 15 Washington* ESPN2 W 67-57 The Bruins rallied from 12-point deficits in the second half last Thursday and Saturday. Washington State led UCLA by a Thu. 20 at Utah* FS1 8:30 p.m. (MT) 50-38 margin with under 13:40 to play in the second half on Thursday evening. The Bruins claimed a 56-54 lead with Sat. 22 at (18) Colorado* CBS 2 p.m. (MT) 7:14 to play and sent the game into overtime. Two nights later, Washington built a 34-27 halftime advantage and led UCLA, Thu. 27 Arizona State* P12N 8 p.m. 39-27, with under 18:30 left in regulation. UCLA outscored the visiting Huskies, 40-18, over the final 18:25 of the game. Sat. 29 (24) Arizona* ESPN/2 7 p.m. DOWN THE ROAD March UCLA has gone 4-1 in the month of February and has just five games to play on the regular-season schedule. After this Sat. 7 at USC* CBS 12:15 p.m. week’s trip to Utah and Colorado, the Bruins will return to Los Angeles for the next two weeks. UCLA will close its home Postseason Schedule schedule against Arizona State (Feb. 27) and No. 24 Arizona (Feb. 29) before the regular-season finale at crosstown rival Wed.-Sat. March 11-14 Pac-12 Tournament 4 USC (March 7). The Pac-12 Tournament will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas from March 11-14. Tue.-Wed. March 17-18 NCAA First Four Thu.-Sun. March 19-22 NCAA 1st, 2nd Rounds NOTES ON THE BRUINS Thu.-Sun. March 26-29 NCAA Regional • UCLA has gone 14-0 this season when limiting the opposition to 73 points or fewer. Sat., Mon. April 4, 6 NCAA Final Four 5 • Junior Chris Smith has averaged 15.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 13 Pac-12 games. • Freshman Jaime Jaquez Jr. (8.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg) has made 35 of 39 free throws in the Bruins’ 13 Pac-12 contests. * Pac-12 Conference games rankings in parenthesis are from the weekly AP poll • Sophomore Jalen Hill has averaged a team-leading 7.0 rebounds per game, which ranks No. 10 in the Pac-12. 1 Maui on the Mainland, in Pauley Pavilion • UCLA has had 11 players, including freshmen, establish new career highs in points scored this season. 2 Maui Jim Maui Invitational, at Lahaina Civic Center • The Bruins were tied for first the Pac-12 in rebounding margin (+6.15 rpg), through games played Sunday, Feb. 17. opposing teams include BYU, Chaminade, Dayton, Georgia, • UCLA has out-rebounded the opposition in 22 of 26 games this year (currently averaging 37.1 rebounds per game). Kansas, Michigan State and Virginia Tech • Through games played Sunday, Feb. 17, UCLA ranked No. 28 in the nation in rebounding margin (+6.15). 3 CBS Sports Classic, T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) • In addition, UCLA ranked No. 34 in the nation (through Sunday, Feb. 17) in offensive rebounds per game (12.15). 4 Pac-12 Tournament, T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) 5 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) • Freshman Tyger Campbell’s 2.33 assist-turnover ratio leads the Pac-12 and ranks No. 42, nationally (through Feb. 17). • Junior Chris Smith ranks second in the Pac-12 and No. 43, nationally, in free throw percentage (85.8%, through Feb. 17). UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA UCLA’S LEADING SCORER Men’s Basketball Twitter: @UCLAMBB Junior guard Chris Smith leads the team in scoring (13.3 ppg) and ranks second in rebounding (5.5 rpg). He has posted Men’s Basketball Instagram: @UCLAMBB career-high percentages this season in field goals (47.4%), 3-pointers (31.3%) and free throws (85.8%). Through 26 Men’s Basketball Facebook: /UCLAMensBasketball games, Smith has scored 347 points, surpassing his two-year total from his freshman and sophomore years (337 points, UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics 66 games). He has scored in double figures in 18 of 26 games and has been UCLA’s leading scorer in 12 contests. UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics THE 30-POINT CLUB: Against Colorado on Thursday, Jan. 30, Chris Smith became the sixth UCLA player in the past four seasons to have scored at least 30 points in a game. Last season, Kris Wilkes had 34 points in a victory over Arizona #GoBruins (Jan. 26, 2019). In 2017-18, Aaron Holiday had four games with at least 30 points.