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UCLA’S COACHES AND STAFF 26 Mick Cronin, Head Coach 30 Darren Savino, Associate Head Coach 31 Rod Palmer, Assistant Coach 32 Michael Lewis, Assistant Coach 33 Support Staff UCLA’S STUDENT-ATHLETES 36 Prince Ali 39 Jules Bernard 40 Tyger Campbell 40 Armani Dodson 43 Jalen Hill DID YOU KNOW? 44 Jaime Jaquez Jr. Senior guard Prince Ali enters the season having scored 663 career 44 Jake Kyman points in three seasons. Ali begins the year ranking No. 9 among 45 Kenneth Nwuba returning Pac-12 players in career points (scored while attending a 46 Alex Olesinski Pac-12 program). Ali ranks No. 5 among all returning Pac-12 players 48 Shareef O’Neal in 3-point field goals (85) and is No. 7 in career steals (69). After 48 Cody Riley playing in 29 of 32 games off the bench in 2015-16, Ali started in 22 50 David Singleton of 33 games in 2017-18 and started each of UCLA’s first 26 games in 51 Chris Smith 2018-19. He missed the Bruins’ final seven contests last season with 53 Russell Stong a foot injury. 54 Isaac Wulff

25 UCLA’s COACHES MICK CRONIN The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach First Season at UCLA 17th Season, Overall Cincinnati ’97

Mick Cronin begins his first season as UCLA’s head coach in 2019-20, having compiled a 365-171 record (.681) in 16 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Cronin was named The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach on April 9, 2019. Cronin has guided his teams to 11 NCAA Tournament berths, having led the Cincinnati Bearcats to the NCAA Tournament each of the past nine years. He is one of six coaches in the country to have led his program to the NCAA Tournament the past nine seasons. Joining him in that group are Mark Few (Gonzaga), Tom Izzo (Michigan State), Mike Krzyzewski (Duke), Bill Self (Kansas) and Roy Williams (North Carolina). Cronin arrived at UCLA after 13 seasons as the head coach at his alma mater, the University of Cincinnati (2006-19), and three seasons as the head coach at Murray State (2003-06). In 2018, Cronin was named Sporting News National Coach of the Year and was also a semifinalist for the 2018 Naismith Trophy National Coach of the Year award. He secured American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year acclaim in 2014 in addition to being named the NABC’s District 25 Coach of the Year. He currently 2016-17). Cincinnati’s 2017-18 squad secured its first outright regular-season leads the country for most NCAA Division I victories (365) among active coaches league title since 2002 and its first conference tournament crown since 2004. under the age of 50. The Bearcats won 16 straight games, climbing to No. 5 in the Associated Press poll midway through the 2017-18 season. A native of Cincinnati, Cronin helped bring about a rebirth of the Bearcats’ program, built upon toughness and a continued, all-out effort. Cronin’s teams at Cincinnati advanced to the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament, going Cincinnati rank as one of just two in the nation (along with Virginia) to be listed 30-6 overall, while tying the school record for most league victories (16-2). The among the nation’s top 25 in scoring defense each of the past seven seasons. Bearcats went 18-0 at home in 2016-17, marking the fourth undefeated season at Fifth Third Arena, and were ranked in the national top 25 polls for 15 weeks Under Cronin’s leadership, Cincinnati secured two American Athletic Conference (the most during the Cronin era at Cincinnati). (AAC) regular-season titles (2014, 2018) and a pair of second-place finishes in the six-year history of the league. He also directed the Bearcats to back-to-back Cronin’s 13-year stretch as Cincinnati’s head coach marked his second stint AAC Tournament titles (2018, 2019), Cincinnati’s first back-to-back conference working on the basketball staff at his alma mater. He initially made the jump from tournament titles since 1995 (Great Midwest Conference) and 1996 (Conference high school coaching to the college game during the 1996-97 season, joining USA). Bob Huggins’ coaching staff as the Bearcats’ video coordinator. One year later, he was elevated to the role of assistant coach at Cincinnati. Cronin’s rebuilding job at Cincinnati began immediately when his first squad featured just one returning starter for the 2006-07 campaign. He established the Cronin served as an assistant coach at Cincinnati for four seasons (1997-2001) culture necessary to build for long-term success while competing within the 16- before working for two seasons at the University of Louisville as associate head team Big East Conference. During the retooling process, Cincinnati became the coach (2001-03). During two seasons under head coach Rick Pitino at Louisville, only program from a major conference to improve its win total every season from Cronin helped the Cardinals to a combined 44-20 record and two postseason 2007 to 2011. Cronin’s teams built from 11 victories in 2007 to 26 wins and a apperances (one NCAA Tournament and one NIT berth). return to the NCAA Tournament in 2011. After two seasons on staff at Louisville, Cronin served as Murray State’s head Most recently, Cronin led Cincinnati’s 2018-19 squad to a 28-7 overall record coach for three seasons (2003-06). As head coach at Murray State, he led the and the AAC Tournament title. Despite losing AAC Player of the Year Gary Clark Racers to two Ohio Valley Conference tournament titles and one regular-season (Houston Rockets), Jacob Evans III (Golden State Warriors) and Kyle Washington crown. Cronin captured OVC Coach of the Year acclaim in 2006. (NBA G League), the Bearcats proved the naysayers wrong by winning 13 of their final 16 conference games to finish second in the conference’s regular-season Prior to his time at Murray State, Cronin had developed a strong reputation for his standings. Behind Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati’s second AAC Player of the Year ability to evaluate and recruit top talent. During his time as an assistant coach at recipient in as many years, the Bearcats clawed out 11 victories by five points Cincinnati with Coach Huggins, he recruited several top players, including NBA or fewer before securing back-to-back league tournament titles for the first time Draft selections Steve Logan (Golden State), DerMarr Johnson (Atlanta), Pete since 1995 and 1996. Mickeal (Dallas), Kenny Satterfield (Dallas) and Jason Maxiell (Detroit). In 2017-18, Cincinnati matched its school record for single-season victories, A product of La Salle High School (Cincinnati), Cronin saw his playing career end compiling a 31-5 mark. Cronin helped the Bearcats record back-to-back 30-win sooner than expected due to a knee injury in high school. As a child growing up on seasons for the first time in program history (after Cincinnati had gone 30-6 in the west side of the city, he used to follow around his father Harold “Hep” Cronin,

26 UCLA’s COACHES a highly successful local high school coach with more than 400 career wins, Coaches vs. Cancer program. He has also assisted with a major fundraising around the gyms of Cincinnati. While he was completing his undergraduate work event, Soul of the City Soiree, for Our Daily Bread that has generated more than at the University of Cincinnati, he served as an assistant varsity coach and head $100,000 multiple times, to assist the soup kitchen and community center in junior varsity coach at Woodward High School. He helped develop six players who Cincinnati. went on to play Division I college basketball, including former Cincinnati standout Damon Flint (who ranks among the top 25 scorers in program history). Cronin, 48, graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1997 with his bachelor’s degree in history. He has a 13-year-old daughter, Samantha. Cronin’s passion for success on the court has also carried over to the local community, where he is committed to making a difference. He has served as a board member on both the American Cancer Society in Cincinnati and the ACS’s

Mick Cronin’s Year-by-Year Head Coaching Record Coaching Awards Murray State Overall Conf. Finish Postseason • Honored as the 2018 Sporting News National Coach of 2003-04 28-6 14-2 2nd NCAA First Round (0-1) the Year, leading Cincinnati to a 31-5 overall record 2004-05 17-11 11-5 t-2nd – • Named a semifinalist for the 2018 Naismith Trophy Na- 2005-06 24-7 17-3 1st NCAA First Round (0-1) tional Coach of the Year Award 3 SEASONS 69-24 (.742) 42-10 (.808) 2 NCAA Tournaments • Named the 2014 American Athletic Conference Coach Cincinnati Overall Conf. Finish Postseason of the Year 2006-07 11-19 2-14 16th – • Earned 2014 NABC District 25 Coach the Year acclaim 2007-08 13-19 8-10 10th CBI First Round (0-1) • Selected as a finalist for the 2014 USBWA Henry Iba 2008-09 18-14 8-10 9th – Award (Coach of the Year) 2009-10 19-16 7-11 11th NIT Second Round (1-1) 2010-11 26-9 11-7 t-6th NCAA Second Round (1-1) Notes & Accomplishments 2011-12 26-11 12-6 t-4th NCAA Sweet 16 (2-1) 2012-13 22-12 9-9 t-9th NCAA First Round (0-1) • Became the 14th head coach in UCLA men’s basketball 2013-14 27-7 15-3 t-1st NCAA First Round (0-1) history on April 9, 2019, after a successful 13-year run as 2014-15 23-11 13-5 t-3rd NCAA Second Round (1-1) the head coach at his alma mater (University of Cincinnati). 2015-16 22-11 12-6 t-3rd NCAA First Round (0-1) • Has become one of just six head coaches to take his team 2016-17 30-6 16-2 2nd NCAA Second Round (1-1) to the NCAA Tournament in each of the past nine years, 2017-18 31-5 16-2 1st NCAA Second Round (1-1) joining Mark Few (Gonzaga), Tom Izzo (Michigan State), 2018-19 28-7 14-4 2nd NCAA First Round (0-1) Mike Krzyzewski (Duke), Bill Self (Kansas) and Roy Williams 13 SEASONS 296-147 (.668) 143-89 (.616) – 9 NCAA Tournaments (North Carolina). 16 SEASONS (overall) 365-171 (.681) 185-99 (.651) – 11 NCAA Tournaments • Leads the nation for most Division I victories (365) among active coaches age 50 or younger. Mick Cronin, Years Prior to Becoming Head Coach • Helped Cincinnati’s teams rank among the nation’s top 25 defenses the past seven seasons (scoring defense). For six Cincinnati Overall Conf. Finish Postseason consecutive seasons (2012-13 through 2017-18), Cincin- 1996-97 Video Coordinator 26-8 12-2 1st NCAA Second Round (1-1) nati ranked among the top 20, nationally, in opponents’ field 1997-98 Assistant Coach 27-6 14-2 1st NCAA Second Round (1-1) goal percentage. 1998-99 Assistant Coach 27-6 12-4 1st NCAA Second Round (1-1) 1999-00 Assistant Coach 29-4 16-0 1st NCAA Second Round (1-1) • Under Cronin’s direction, Cincinnati won the 2014 and 2000-01 Assistant Coach 25-10 11-5 1st NCAA Sweet 16 (2-1) 2018 American Athletic Conference (AAC) regular-season crowns and the 2018 and 2019 AAC Tournament titles. 5 SEASONS 134-34 65-13 5 NCAA Tournaments • Led Murray State to the 2004 Ohio Valley Conference Louisville Overall Conf. Finish Postseason (OVC) Tournament crown and the 2006 OVC regular-season 2001-02 Assoc. Head Coach 19-13 8-8 *5th NIT Second Round (1-1) and tournament titles. 2002-03 Assoc. Head Coach 25-7 11-5 *2nd NCAA Second Round (1-1) • Has directed 11 teams to the NCAA Tournament during 2 SEASONS 44-20 19-13 – 1 NCAA Tournament his 16-year head coaching career and has helped 16 teams Conference alignment: Cincinnati joined the Big East Conference prior to the 2005-06 school year (and had competed in advance to the “Big Dance” as either a head coach or an Conference USA from 1995-96 through 2004-05). Cincinnati moved into the American Athletic Conference prior to the 2013- assistant coach. 14 school year. While at Murray State, Coach Cronin’s teams competed in the Ohio Valley Conference. During his two seasons at Louisville, the Cardinals competed in Conference USA (American Division).

Mick Cronin’s Defensive Numbers at Cincinnati Overall Opp. Opp. Opp. Opp. Opp. Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed Forced Year Record FGM-FGA FG% 3FGM-FGA 3FG% PPG <70 PTS <60 PTS <50 PTS <40% FG <35% FG TOs BLKs STLs 2006-07 11-19 685-1539 .445 231-612 .377 67.7 14 8 2 8 4 451 58 230 2007-08 13-19 717-1669 .430 209-621 .337 67.8 18 7 2 8 3 380 73 169 2008-09 18-14 752-1802 .417 186-581 .320 66.3 19 10 3 13 7 406 103 183 2009-10 19-16 807-1954 .413 230-676 .340 66.5 23 12 1 13 5 423 107 199 2010-11 26-9 735-1790 .411 171-529 .323 (9th) 59.6 30 18 7 17 7 492 129 258 2011-12 26-11 849-2063 .412 207-641 .323 (40th) 61.5 29 15 4 16 7 518 (44th) 170 (43rd) 298 2012-13 22-12 716-1851 (14th) .387 171-562 (34th) .304 (22nd) 59.0 30 18 3 16 9 452 (7th) 208 240 2013-14 27-7 690-1745 (19th) .395 182-568 .320 (4th) 58.4 31 19 6 19 8 485 (20th) 188 (24th) 268 2014-15 23-11 700-1804 (15th) .388 192-601 .319 (6th) 55.8 33 22 7 21 11 409 (11th) 185 222 2015-16 22-11 750-1907 (13th) .393 240-672 .357 (12th) 63.3 24 15 2 20 7 450 (9th) 192 (34th) 257 2016-17 30-6 767-1975 (9th) .388 264-765 .345 (8th) 61.3 26 17 3 19 10 476 (16th) 178 (32nd) 260 2017-18 31-5 739-1974 (2nd) .374 231-747 (8th) .309 (2nd) 57.5 30 22 8 24 15 514 (9th) 194 (32nd) 256 2018-19 28-7 766-1869 .410 284-800 .355 (14th) 62.7 28 10 3 13 5 476 (33rd) 155 214

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Mick Cronin’s Head Coaching Record vs. Opponents at Murray State W L at Cincinnati W L OVERALL W L Alabama 0 0 Alabama 1 0 Alabama 1 0 Alabama State 0 0 Alabama State 2 0 Alabama State 2 0 Albany 0 0 Albany 1 0 Albany 1 0 Arkansas Little Rock 0 0 Arkansas Little Rock 1 0 Arkansas Little Rock 1 0 Arkansas Pine Bluff 0 0 Arkansas Pine Bluff 5 0 Arkansas Pine Bluff 5 0 Arkansas Tech 1 0 Arkansas Tech 0 0 Arkansas Tech 1 0 Appalachian State 0 0 Appalachian State 1 0 Appalachian State 1 0 Austin Peay 4 1 Austin Peay 0 0 Austin Peay 4 1 Belmont 0 0 Belmont 0 1 Belmont 0 1 Bowling Green 0 0 Bowling Green 2 1 Bowling Green 2 1 Bradley 0 0 Bradley 0 1 Bradley 0 1 Brown 0 0 Brown 1 0 Brown 1 0 Buffalo 0 0 Buffalo 1 0 Buffalo 1 0 Butler 0 0 Butler 0 2 Butler 0 2 Cal State Bakersfield 0 0 Cal State Bakersfield 1 0 Cal State Bakersfield 1 0 Campbell 0 0 Campbell 2 0 Campbell 2 0 Campbellsville 1 0 Campbellsville 0 0 Campbellsville 1 0 Central Florida 0 0 Central Florida 10 2 Central Florida 10 2 Central Michigan 0 0 Central Michigan 1 0 Central Michigan 1 0 Charleston Southern 0 0 Charleston Southern 1 0 Charleston Southern 1 0 Chicago State 1 0 Chicago State 2 0 Chicago State 3 0 Cincinnati 0 1 Cincinnati 0 0 Cincinnati 0 1 Cleveland State 0 0 Cleveland State 1 0 Cleveland State 1 0 Coastal Carolina 0 0 Coastal Carolina 2 0 Coastal Carolina 2 0 Connecticut 0 0 Connecticut 15 11 Connecticut 15 11 Coppin State 0 0 Coppin State 1 0 Coppin State 1 0 Creighton 0 0 Creighton 0 1 Creighton 0 1 Dayton 0 0 Dayton 1 1 Dayton 1 1 Delaware State 2 0 Delaware State 0 0 Delaware State 2 0 DePaul 0 0 DePaul 6 3 DePaul 6 3 East Carolina 0 0 East Carolina 5 2 East Carolina 5 2 Eastern Illinois 5 1 Eastern Illinois 1 0 Eastern Illinois 6 1 Eastern Kentucky 5 1 Eastern Kentucky 1 0 Eastern Kentucky 6 1 Fairfield 0 0 Fairfield 1 0 Fairfield 1 0 Fairleigh Dickinson 0 0 Fairleigh Dickinson 1 0 Fairleigh Dickinson 1 0 Florida 0 1 Florida 0 1 Florida 0 1 Florida A&M 0 0 Florida A&M 1 0 Florida A&M 1 0 Florida State 0 0 Florida State 1 1 Florida State 1 1 George Mason 0 0 George Mason 1 0 George Mason 1 0 George Washington 0 0 George Washington 1 0 George Washington 1 0 Georgetown 0 0 Georgetown 6 6 Georgetown 6 6 Georgetown College 1 0 Georgetown College 1 0 Georgetown College 1 0 Georgia 0 0 Georgia 1 0 Georgia 1 0 Georgia Southern 0 0 Georgia Southern 1 0 Georgia Southern 1 0 Georgia State 0 0 Georgia State 1 0 Georgia State 1 0 Gonzaga 0 0 Gonzaga 0 1 Gonzaga 0 1 Harvard 0 0 Harvard 0 1 Harvard 0 1 High Point 0 0 High Point 1 0 High Point 1 0 Houston 0 0 Houston 10 4 Houston 10 4 Howard 0 0 Howard 1 0 Howard 1 0 Illinois 0 1 Illinois 0 0 Illinois 0 1 Illinois-Chicago 1 0 Illinois-Chicago 0 0 Illinois-Chicago 1 0 Illinois State 0 0 Illinois State 0 1 Illinois State 0 1 Iowa 0 0 Iowa 0 1 Iowa 0 1 Iowa State 0 0 Iowa State 2 1 Iowa State 2 1 Jacksonville State 5 0 Jacksonville State 1 0 Jacksonville State 6 0 Kansas State 0 0 Kansas State 1 0 Kansas State 1 0 Kennesaw State 0 0 Kennesaw State 1 0 Kennesaw State 1 0 Kentucky 0 0 Kentucky 0 1 Kentucky 0 1 Lipscomb 0 0 Lipscomb 2 0 Lipscomb 2 0 Louisville 0 1 Louisville 5 6 Louisville 5 7 Marquette 0 0 Marquette 3 4 Marquette 3 4 Marshall 0 0 Marshall 2 1 Marshall 2 1 Maryland 0 0 Maryland 1 0 Maryland 1 0 Maryland Eastern Shore 0 0 Maryland Eastern Shore 1 0 Maryland Eastern Shore 1 0 Memphis 0 0 Memphis 10 5 Memphis 10 5 Miami (Ohio) 0 0 Miami (Ohio) 5 0 Miami (Ohio) 5 0 Middle Tennessee 0 0 Middle Tennessee 2 0 Middle Tennessee 2 0 Milwaukee 0 0 Milwaukee 1 0 Milwaukee 1 0 Mississippi 0 0 Mississippi 1 1 Mississippi 1 1 Mississippi Valley State 0 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 0 Mississippi State 0 0 Mississippi State 2 1 Mississippi State 2 1 Missouri 0 1 Missouri 1 0 Missouri 1 1 Morehead State 7 0 Morehead State 1 0 Morehead State 8 0 Morgan State 0 0 Morgan State 1 0 Morgan State 1 0 Mount St. Mary’s 0 0 Mount St. Mary’s 1 0 Mount St. Mary’s 1 0 N.C. State 0 0 N.C. State 3 1 N.C. State 3 1 Nebraska 0 0 Nebraska 2 1 Nebraska 2 1 Nevada 0 0 Nevada 0 1 Nevada 0 1 New Mexico 0 0 New Mexico 0 2 New Mexico 0 2 Norfolk State 0 0 Norfolk State 1 0 Norfolk State 1 0 North Carolina 0 1 North Carolina 0 0 North Carolina 0 1

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Mick Cronin’s Head Coaching Record vs. Opponents at Murray State W L at Cincinnati W L OVERALL W L North Carolina A&T 0 0 North Carolina A&T 1 0 North Carolina A&T 1 0 North Carolina Central 0 0 North Carolina Central 3 0 North Carolina Central 3 0 Northern Kentucky 0 0 Northern Kentucky 1 0 Northern Kentucky 1 0 Northwestern State 0 0 Northwestern State 1 0 Northwestern State 1 0 Notre Dame 0 0 Notre Dame 3 7 Notre Dame 3 7 Oakland 0 0 Oakland 1 0 Oakland 1 0 Ohio 0 0 Ohio 0 1 Ohio 0 1 Ohio State 0 0 Ohio State 0 3 Ohio State 0 3 Oklahoma 0 0 Oklahoma 2 0 Oklahoma 2 0 Oregon 0 0 Oregon 1 0 Oregon 1 0 Penn State 0 0 Penn State 1 0 Penn State 1 0 Pittsburgh 0 1 Pittsburgh 4 7 Pittsburgh 4 8 Prairie View A&M 0 0 Prairie View A&M 1 0 Prairie View A&M 1 0 Presbyterian 0 0 Presbyterian 0 1 Presbyterian 0 1 Proivdence 0 0 Providence 4 5 Providence 4 5 Purdue 0 0 Purdue 1 0 Purdue 1 0 Purdue Fort Wayne 0 0 Purdue Fort Wayne 1 0 Purdue Fort Wayne 1 0 Radford 0 0 Radford 1 0 Radford 1 0 Rhode Island 0 0 Rhode Island 0 1 Rhode Island 0 1 Rice 2 0 Rice 0 0 Rice 2 0 Richmond 0 0 Richmond 1 0 Richmond 1 0 Robert Morris 0 0 Robert Morris 1 0 Robert Morris 1 0 Rutgers 0 0 Rutgers 9 3 Rutgers 9 3 Samford 2 3 Samford 1 0 Samford 3 3 San Diego State 0 0 San Diego State 1 0 San Diego State 1 0 Savannah State 0 0 Savannah State 2 0 Savannah State 2 0 Seton Hall 0 0 Seton Hall 4 3 Seton Hall 4 3 SIU Edwardsville 2 0 SIU Edwardsville 0 0 SIU Edwardsville 2 0 SMU 0 0 SMU 11 4 SMU 11 4 South Carolina State 0 0 South Carolina State 1 0 South Carolina State 1 0 South Carolina Upstate (USC Upstate) 0 0 South Carolina Upstate (USC Upstate) 2 0 South Carolina Upstate (USC Upstate) 2 0 South Dakota 0 0 South Dakota 1 0 South Dakota 1 0 South Florida 0 0 South Florida 14 4 South Florida 14 4 Southeast Missouri 5 2 Southeast Missouri 0 0 Southeast Missouri 5 2 Southeastern Louisiana 0 0 Southeastern Louisiana 1 0 Southeastern Louisiana 1 0 Southern Illinois 1 2 Southern Illinois 0 0 Southern Illinois 1 2 Southern Mississippi 1 0 Southern Mississippi 0 0 Southern Mississippi 1 0 St. Francis (Pa.) 0 0 St. Francis (Pa.) 2 0 St. Francis (Pa.) 2 0 St. Joseph’s 0 0 St. Joseph’s 0 1 St. Joseph’s 0 1 St. John’s 0 0 St. John’s 5 6 St. John’s 5 6 St. Mary’s 0 1 St. Mary’s 0 0 St. Mary’s 0 1 Stony Brook 0 0 Stony Brook 1 0 Stony Brook 1 0 Syracuse 0 0 Syracuse 2 6 Syracuse 2 6 TCU 1 0 TCU 0 0 TCU 1 0 Temple 0 0 Temple 9 3 Temple 9 3 Tennessee 0 1 Tennessee 0 0 Tennessee 0 1 Tennessee State 5 1 Tennessee State 0 0 Tennessee State 5 1 Tennessee-Martin 7 0 Tennessee-Martin 2 0 Tennessee-Martin 9 0 Tennessee Tech 3 2 Tennessee Tech 0 0 Tennessee Tech 3 2 Texas 0 0 Texas 1 0 Texas 1 0 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 1 1 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 0 0 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 1 1 Texas San Antonio 2 0 Texas San Antonio 0 0 Texas San Antonio 2 0 Texas Southern 0 0 Texas Southern 3 0 Texas Southern 3 0 Toledo 0 0 Toledo 2 0 Toledo 2 0 Tulane 0 0 Tulane 6 1 Tulane 6 1 Tulsa 0 0 Tulsa 8 1 Tulsa 8 1 UAB 0 1 UAB 1 3 UAB 1 4 UC Davis 1 0 UC Davis 0 0 UC Davis 1 0 UCLA 0 0 UCLA 2 1 UCLA 2 1 UMass Lowell 0 0 UMass Lowell 1 0 UMass Lowell 1 0 UNLV 0 0 UNLV 2 0 UNLV 2 0 Utah Valley 0 0 Utah Valley 1 0 Utah Valley 1 0 Vanderbilt 0 0 Vanderbilt 1 0 Vanderbilt 1 0 VCU 0 0 VCU 1 1 VCU 1 1 Villanova 0 0 Villanova 4 4 Villanova 4 4 Wagner 1 0 Wagner 1 0 Wagner 2 0 Weber State 0 0 Weber State 1 0 Weber State 1 0 West Florida 1 0 West Florida 0 0 West Florida 1 0 West Virginia 0 0 West Virginia 3 5 West Virginia 3 5 Western Carolina 0 0 Western Carolina 3 0 Western Carolina 3 0 Western Illinois 0 0 Western Illinois 1 0 Western Illinois 1 0 Western Kentucky 1 1 Western Kentucky 0 0 Western Kentucky 1 1 Wichita State 0 0 Wichita State 4 1 Wichita State 4 1 Winthrop 0 0 Winthrop 1 0 Winthrop 1 0 Wright State 0 0 Wright State 3 0 Wright State 3 0 Wofford 0 0 Wofford 0 1 Wofford 0 1 Wyoming 0 0 Wyoming 1 0 Wyoming 1 0 Xavier 0 0 Xavier 5 8 Xavier 5 8 TOTALS 69 24 TOTALS 296 147 TOTALS 365 171

29 UCLA’s COACHES DARREN SAVINO Associate Head Coach First Season Jersey City College ’16

Darren Savino enters his first season as associate head coach for the Bruins in 2019-20. He arrived in Westwood in April of 2019 after having spent the previous nine seasons on the coaching staff at the University of Cincinnati. Savino played a major role, alongside head coach Mick Cronin, in helping lead Cincinnati to nine consecutive NCAA Tournaments from 2011 through 2019. During that nine-year span, the Bearcats won at least 22 games each season and finished within the top three spots in the American Athletic Conference the past six seasons (2014 through 2019). A native of New Jersey, Savino helped Cincinnati secure two American Athletic Conference (AAC) regular-season titles in 2014 and 2018. In addition, Cincinnati won back-to-back AAC Tournament titles in 2018 and 2019, the program’s first back-to-back conference tournament crowns since 1995 and 1996. Savino was elevated to the role of associate head coach at Cincinnati in April 2018. Last season, he helped the Bearcats compile a 28-7 overall record and Savino served as an assistant coach at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., win the AAC Tournament title despite losing AAC Player of the Year Gary Clark for two seasons (2002-03 and 2003-04). While at Quinnipiac, he oversaw the (Houston Rockets), Jacob Evans III (Golden State Warriors) and Kyle Washington program’s recruiting efforts and player development. Savino had joined Quinnipiac’s (NBA G League), the Bearcats won 13 of their final 16 conference games to finish coaching staff after a three-year stint at the University of New Mexico (2000-02). second in the league’s regular-season standings. Jarron Cumberland secured Working in Albuquerque under head coach Fran Fraschilla, he helped the Lobos AAC Player of the Year acclaim, marking Cincinnati’s second such selection in secure three consecutive trips to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT). as many years, as the Bearcats clawed out 11 victories by five points or fewer. Savino held a similar title at East Carolina University in 1998-99 and at St. In 2017-18, Cincinnati matched its school record for single-season victories, John’s University from 1996-98. During the second of his two seasons at St. compiling a 31-5 record. Savino helped Cincinnati record back-to-back 30-win John’s, the Red Storm advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five seasons for the first time in program history (after Cincinnati had gone 30-6 in years. That team featured future NBA players Ron Artest, Felipe Lopez, Zendon 2016-17). The 2017-18 Cincinnati squad had secured its first outright regular- Hamilton and Lavor Postell. season league championship since 2002 and its first conference tournament Before working at St. John’s, Savino spent the 1995-96 season as an administrative crown since 2004. The Bearcats won 16 consecutive games and climbed to the assistant at Seton Hall University (South Orange, N.J.). He began his coaching No. 5 spot in the Associated Press poll midway through the 2017-18 season. career as a junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach at Marist High School Through nine seasons at Cincinnati, Savino helped the Bearcats’ program compile in Bayonne, N.J. a 235-79 record (.748 winning percentage). In addition, he temporarily had been Savino graduated from Jersey City College with his degree in business the associate head coach at Cincinnati during the 2014-15 season while Cronin administration, specializing in sports management. He was a member of the Jersey missed 25 games due to health reasons. City basketball team that advanced to the NCAA Division III Final Four in 1992. Savino joined Cincinnati’s coaching staff after a four-year stint as an assistant A graduate of St. Anthony High School in 1989 (Jersey City, N.J.), Savino played coach at Rutgers University (Piscataway, N.J.). He was named the associate under legendary coach Bob Hurley, Sr., where he teamed with Bobby Hurley and head coach at Rutgers in April 2010 after the resignation of head coach Fred Roderick Rhodes, a high school All-American, on a team that won the USA Today Hill. Savino played a major role in recruiting McDonald’s All-American and fellow national championship during his senior season. Jersey City native Mike Rosario to Rutgers in 2008. Rosario had made a name for himself in the Big East Conference, having averaged 16.2 points and 16.7 points as a freshman and sophomore, respectively. While at Rutgers, Savino helped develop big man Hamady Ndiaye, selected in the second round of the 2010 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Prior to having worked at Rutgers, Savino served as an assistant coach for two seasons on Cronin’s coaching staff at Murray State (2004-05, 2005-06). While at Murray State, Savino was involved in nearly every facet of the program, as the basketball team secured two Ohio Valley Conference titles and one NCAA Tournament appearance (2006).

30 UCLA’s COACHES ROD PALMER Assistant Coach First Season UC Irvine ’90

Rod Palmer enters his first season as an assistant coach at UCLA in 2019-20. He joined the Bruins’ program in May of 2019 after having spent the previous season as an assistant coach at San Diego State. Palmer brings over 25 years of coaching experience in the Southern California region to Westwood. Prior to his one-year stint at SDSU, Palmer spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach at Long Beach State – including the last four years as the program’s associate head coach. In 2018-19, Palmer helped guide San Diego State to a 21-13 overall record and an 11-7 mark in Mountain West action. The Aztecs advanced to the championship game of the Mountain West Conference Tournament, having twice defeated top-15-ranked Nevada in the season’s final four weeks. During his 11 seasons on staff at Long Beach State (2007-08 through 2017- 18), Palmer guided the 49ers to one NCAA Tournament appearance (2012) and three NIT berths (2011, 2013 and 2016). Long Beach State claimed three Big West Conference regular-season titles (2011, 2012 and 2013). Known within coaching circles as a strong West Coast recruiter and an excellent on-floor coach, Palmer helped Long Beach State compile a record of 114-64 in Big West action through 11 seasons (.640 winning percentage). He also saw Long Beach State produce three Big West Player of the Year selections and 14 Centennial’s 2004 state championship team was led by Afflalo, who scored first-team all-conference performers. 24 points and added five rebounds in a 60-36 victory against Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland) in the state title game. Among several of the notable student-athletes who Palmer recruited and coached while at Long Beach State included James Ennis, Casper Ware, Mike Caffey, Justin Palmer also coached two players at Compton High School that ended up getting Bibbins and Larry Anderson. Bibbins spent his final collegiate season excelling at selected in the NBA Draft – Jeff Trepagnier in 2001 (by the Cleveland Cavaliers) Utah, where he earned All-Pac-12 Team acclaim. Ennis secured Big West Player and Tito Maddox in 2002 (by the Houston Rockets). of the Year honors at Long Beach State in 2013, was drafted that season by the Through 13 seasons as a high school coach, Palmer guided his teams to eight Atlanta Hawks and later emerged in the Detroit Pistons’ starting lineup (2017- CIF section title games (including six consecutive), three Southern Regional 18). Ware was a two-time Big West Player of the Year (2011, 2012) and spent championship games, two Southern Regional championships, two state final time with the Philadelphia 76ers. Caffey was a three-time All-Big West Team games and one Division III state title. He sent over 25 players to NCAA Division selection, while Bibbins was a two-time All-Big West Team honoree. Anderson I schools on basketball scholarships. was named the Big West Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2012. Palmer earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from UC Irvine in 1990 and Palmer spent seven seasons as head coach at Centennial High School in later received his teaching credential-secondary in social science from Cal State Compton (2000-2007). Palmer led Centennial to the 2004 CIF Division III State Dominguez Hills in 2004. He is a member of the Black Coaches Association. Championship, and his 2002 squad was a state finalist. He served as head coach for future UCLA standout Arron Afflalo, who was a McDonald’s All-America Palmer prepped at Dominguez High School and was a two-time All-CIF guard selection in 2004 in addition to securing Cal-Hi Sports All-State honors and before earning a scholarship to play at UCLA. He competed for the Bruins in CIF-SS Division III co-Player of the Year acclaim. Afflalo starred at UCLA (2004- 1985-86 (25 games) and in 1986-87 (21 games) before transferring to UC Irvine. 05 through 2006-07) and was a first-round NBA Draft selection in June 2007, While at Dominguez High School, he secured first-team All-America honors from before excelling in the NBA for 11 seasons. the National High School Athletic Coaches Association and earned honorable mention acclaim from USA Today. Palmer’s teams at Centennial won the CIF Division III Southern Regional Championship in 2002 and 2004, while his 2006 squad captured the CIF Palmer, 52, and his wife, Sherell, have three children – two daughters, Erin and Division III-A Championship. Shevae, and one son, Joshua. Palmer’s sister, Violet Palmer, was the first female referee in the NBA and retired in 2016. Prior to coaching at Centennial, Palmer served as head coach at Compton High School for seven seasons (1993-00). Two of his former players at Centennial realized their NBA dreams in 2007. Afflalo was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the No. 27 overall pick, while Gabe Pruitt was chosen in the second round by the Boston Celtics.

31 UCLA’s COACHES MICHAEL LEWIS Assistant Coach First Season Indiana ’00

Michael Lewis begins his first season as an assistant coach at UCLA in 2019- 20. He joined the Bruins’ program in May of 2019 after serving as an assistant coach at Nebraska the previous three seasons. Lewis played a major role at Nebraska in helping with the development of the team’s guards, in addition to preparation with opponent scouting. He served as the program’s offensive coordinator in 2017-18 and 2018-19, guiding Nebraska to 41 wins in those two seasons. That marked Nebraska’s best two-year win total since compiling 45 wins in 1990-91 and 1991-92. In three seasons in Lincoln, Neb., Lewis helped the Huskers to a 53-47 mark, the program’s best three-year win total in nearly 10 years. In 2017-18, Nebraska recorded its highest scoring average in 22 seasons, as the Huskers finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference with a school-record 13 league victories before reaching the National Invitational Tournament (NIT). Lewis helped to develop James Palmer Jr., who secured first-team All-Big Ten acclaim and averaged 17.2 points per game in his first season with Nebraska. In 2017, Tai Webster captured second-team all-league honors, having set career highs in both scoring and assists. Glynn Watson was among the Big Ten’s leaders in scoring and steals.

Lewis was instrumental in Butler’s success during a five-year stint with the to Eastern Illinois, including all-conference selections Tyler Laser and James Bulldogs from 2011-16. Through those five seasons, Butler went 108-63 and Hollowell (both secured All-OVC acclaim in 2009-10). Lewis helped the Panthers had four postseason appearances, including three NCAA Tournament berths. The compile a 19-12 overall mark in 2009-10, the third-highest win total since Bulldogs won at least 20 games in four of Lewis’ five seasons on the coaching Eastern Illinois became a Division I program. staff, including a 27-win campaign in 2012-13 (overall record of 27-9). While at Butler, Lewis worked on coaching staffs for head coaches Brad Stevens (2012- Lewis, who hails from Jasper, Ind., was a standout guard at Indiana University 13), Brandon Miller (2013-14) and Chris Holtmann (2014-16). under head coach Bob Knight from 1997-2000. He served as a graduate assistant for Knight for two seasons at Texas Tech before spending the 2004-05 season In each of three trips to the NCAA Tournament while at Butler, the Bulldogs won as an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin. He earned his master’s degree in at least one game, including victories over Texas in 2015 and Texas Tech in interdisciplinary studies from Texas Tech in 2004. 2016. He was also part of a Butler squad that orchestrated the fourth-best win improvement in Big East history (2014-15). As a senior at Indiana (1999-00), Lewis served as team captain and secured third-team All-Big Ten honors. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 1999 Lewis coached four players at Butler who combined for six all-conference Hoosier Classic and concluded his collegiate career as Indiana’s all-time leader awards, including a trio of first-team selections. Three of his players garnered in career assists (545). He now ranks second in career assists at his alma CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades, while Kellen Dunham and Alex Barlow mater, as Yogi Ferrell had 633 assists from 2012-15. Lewis and Keith Smart combined to earn three consecutive Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards are Indiana’s only two players to have logged a program-record 15 single-game during Lewis’ tenure at Butler. assists. Lewis finished with 15 assists at Iowa in the Hoosiers’ regular-season During the 2015-16 campaign, Butler compiled a 22-11 overall record and finale on Feb. 28, 1998. In addition, he led Indiana in assists per game as a advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Three players from that sophomore (1998), junior (1999) and senior (2000). team earned All-Big East honors, including second-team selections Roosevelt Named to the Big Ten Conference’s All-Star Team that toured Europe in 1997, Jones and Kelan Martin. Lewis helped recruit an incoming class that was ranked Lewis was later selected (in 2012) as the No. 46 player, on a list of 50 top among the nation’s best by Rivals.com in 2016. players, from Indiana University (compiled by the Indianapolis Star). He earned Lewis, well-known as a prep and college basketball standout in the state of his undergraduate degree in sports management from Indiana in 2000 before Indiana, was invited to be part of the Villa 7 Consortium in 2015, which brings playing professional basketball for two seasons, both domestically and overseas. together university athletic directors and the nation’s elite assistant coaches to Lewis, 42, finished his high school career in 13th place on Indiana’s all-time help them prepare to become the next generation of college basketball leaders. high school scoring list with 2,138 career points at Jasper High School. He was Lewis coached at Eastern Illinois for six seasons, prior to joining Butler’s program named to the Indiana All-Star Team in 1996, following a senior season in which in May 2011. While at Eastern Illinois (Charleston, Ill.), Lewis was named one he captured Gatorade State Player of the Year acclaim. of the “Top Five” assistant coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) by Lewis and his wife, Nichole, have two daughters, Avery and Emma. FoxSports.com in 2010. He helped recruit several talented student-athletes

32 SUPPORT STAFF DOUG ERICKSON Director of Administration 28th Season San Jose State ’90

Doug Erickson enters his 28th year working with the UCLA men’s basketball program. As the Director of Basketball Administration, Erickson is responsible for all internal operations of the basketball program and serves as a liaison between the coaches and department administrators. He is involved in the day-to-day operations of the team, including finance, travel, meals, ticketing, housing, financial aid and parking. Erickson organizes and serves as co-director of the UCLA basketball camps each summer. He helps coordinate every aspect of the camp including housing, meals and camp speakers.

During Erickson’s tenure at UCLA, the Bruins have made 21 appearances in the NCAA Erickson joined the Bruins’ staff in 1992 after serving as an accountant for two years at Tournament, including four trips to the NCAA Final Four. He was a member of the staff when Cadence Design Systems, a leading semiconductor company in San Jose, Calif. UCLA won the 1995 NCAA Championship. In addition, UCLA has captured seven Pac-12 regular-season titles and three Pac-12 Tournament championships. A native of Eureka, Calif., Erickson played four years of basketball and graduated from Eureka High School. In 2013, he was inducted into the high school’s athletic Hall of Fame. More recently, Erickson has helped organize and oversee logistical operations for several international trips. Over the previous seven seasons, he has worked in conjunction with the Erickson earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at San Jose State in 1990. His career athletic department’s travel office as the men’s basketball team participated in summer was shaped by his family, where all six members played basketball at one time or another. trips to China (2012) and Australia (2016) before returning to China in 2017 for the Pac-12 China Game against Georgia Tech.

WES LONG Athletic Performance 11th Year Texas ’03

Wes Long begins his 11th season as the men’s basketball program’s athletic performance coach. He returned to UCLA in May 2013 after two seasons as the Director of Player Development/Strength and Conditioning at the University of Wyoming. The 2019-20 season will mark UCLA’s third season using the state-of-the-art Kevin Love Strength and Conditioning Center, located on the second level of the Mo Ostin Basketball Center (opened in Oct. 2017). Long previously served as the athletic performance coach for the UCLA men’s and women’s basketball teams for four seasons (2007-11). Through his 10 prior seasons at UCLA, the men’s basketball team has advanced to the NCAA Tournament eight times, including five Sweet 16 appearances and one trip to the Final Four (2008). In his first season at UCLA (2007-08), the Bruins earned their third consecutive trip to the Final Four after winning the Pac-10 regular-season and tournament titles. Prior to his first stint at UCLA, Long spent four seasons at his alma mater, the University of Texas (Austin). During his time from 2004-07, he served as a men’s basketball graduate manager assisting with the strength and conditioning program and with the video coordinator. A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Long earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Texas. He received his bachelor’s degree in advertising in 2003 and his master’s degree in kinesiology in 2005. Long and his wife, Kristin, have three children – one son, Chasen (9), and two daughters, Brinley (7) and Haven (5).

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GREG YOUNCOFSKI T.J. WOLF NATE GEORGETON Director of Recruiting/Player Personnel Director of Student-Athlete Development Video Coordinator 1st Season 1st Season 1st Season Kansas ’13 Murray State ’07 Cincinnati ’19 Greg Youncofski enters his first season as T.J. Wolf enters his first season working Nate Georgeton begins his first season as the men’s basketball program’s Director on the UCLA men’s basketball staff as the UCLA’s video coordinator in 2019-20. of Recruiting/Player Personnel. He joined Director of Student-Athlete Development. He served as a student manager at the UCLA’s program in May of 2019 after Wolf, who played college basketball at University of Cincinnati in 2018-19, earning having spent the previous six seasons on Murray State, joined the Bruins’ program in his undergraduate degree in the summer of the coaching staff at the University of Cincinnati, working for head June of 2019 after having spent the previous six seasons on the 2019. Hailing from Cincinnati, Georgeton handled multiple video- coach Mick Cronin. men’s basketball staff at the University of Cincinnati. related responsibilities as a student manager with Cincinnati’s Youncofski, who originally hails from New Jersey, served as an Wolf, who grew up in Indiana, served as the video coordinator and basketball program, working with head coach Mick Cronin in 2018- assistant coach with Cincinnati in 2018-19. That season, the the Director of Student-Athlete Development during his six-year 19. In that role, he served as the team’s primary video coordinator, Bearcats compiled a 28-7 record and advanced to the NCAA tenure at Cincinnati, where he worked for head coach Mick Cronin. handling all aspects of film breakdown, including postgame video Tournament. Cincinnati finished second in the American Athletic In his role at UCLA, Wolf will assist with the day-to-day schedules edits, practice film and scouting assessments. Cincinnati went Conference’s regular-season standings (AAC) and won the AAC of student-athletes, advanced scouting of upcoming opponents, 28-7 that season, winning the American Athletic Conference Tournament with a 69-57 win over Houston in the title game. In film edits and video analysis. He began working alongside Coach Tournament before advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the addition, Cincinnati’s Jarron Cumberland secured AAC Player of the Cronin in August 2013 at Cincinnati, serving as the Bearcats’ video ninth consecutive year. Year acclaim. coordinator. He was elevated to the role of Director of Student- Georgeton graduated from the Cincinnati with his bachelor’s degree During his previous five seasons with Cincinnati, Youncofski Athlete Development in August 2016. in interdisciplinary studies with a focus in sports administration and assisted the coaching staff in a variety of avenues. He served as Wolf came to Cincinnati from Martinsville High School (Martinsville, business. He spent his first two years of college at Northwood the video, analytics and recruiting coordinator. He oversaw team Ind.), where he had served as the school’s assistant varsity University (Division II), competing for the men’s basketball team in video operations, analytics and advanced scouting of Cincinnati’s basketball coach since 2007. Among his duties at Martinsville Midland, Mich. As a sophomore, he averaged 5.7 points and 2.4 upcoming opponents. In addition, he assisted the coaches in their included editing film, coordinating daily practices, preparing assists per game, starting in 23 of 27 games. He did not play as coordination of recruiting databases and schedules. scouting reports and conducting individual workouts. He also a freshman in 2016-17, as he recovered from a knee injury (torn Youncofski served as Cincinnati’s video coordinator in 2016-17 served as an academic supervisor, summer league coach and anterior cruciate ligament). after having been a program assistant since 2013. Through his summer camp director. Georgeton, 23, was a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner at six seasons working alongside Coach Cronin at Cincinnati, the Wolf graduated from Martinsville High School, the same school that Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bearcats registered a record of 161-47 (.774 winning percentage). former UCLA coach John Wooden attended in the 1920s. Wolf was Cincinnati advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each of those a standout point guard for Martinsville (1998-2002), concluding JULIE CAMPOS six seasons, notching two AAC regular-season titles and two AAC his high school career as the school’s all-time assist leader and as Tournament crowns. the No. 2 all-time scorer. He helped the Artesians win the sectional Executive Assistant, Program Coordinator Youncofski was recognized as one of Under Armour’s championship in 2002 and was named an all-state selection. Wolf 2nd Season “30-under-30” honorees in 2017-18 by the National Association was a four-time all-conference and all-sectional honoree and a UCLA ’15 of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The award honors up-and-coming two-time Metro West Player of the Year selection. Julie Campos enters her second season young coaches in men’s college basketball. He also serves as Collegiately, Wolf played three seasons at Murray State under the working with the men’s basketball team a member of the board of directors for Rising Coaches Elite, an direction of Coach Cronin (2004-06). He helped lead the Racers as the program’s executive assistant organization that facilitates learning, growth and networking within to the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) regular-season title, and program coordinator. Her primary the coaching profession. as well as conference tournament titles and NCAA Tournament responsibilities include office management Youncofski earned his undergraduate degree from the University appearances in 2004 and 2006. During those three seasons, and day-to-day administrative responsibilities for head coach Mick of Kansas in May 2013. He worked for three years as a student Murray State compiled an overall record of 69-24. Cronin and his coaching staff. manager with the Kansas men’s basketball program. As an Wolf, 36, earned his undergraduate degree in education from Prior to joining the men’s basketball staff in the fall of 2018, undergraduate, Youncofski was part of three consecutive Big 12 Murray State in 2007 and his Master’s degree from American Campos contributed in a similar capacity with the UCLA football Championship teams under head coach Bill Self, including the College of Education (Indianapolis, Ind.) in January 2013. program in 2017 and 2018. 2012 squad that finished as the NCAA Tournament’s runner-up. While in Lawrence, Kansas, he assisted with the development of Campos graduated from UCLA in 2015 with her degree in political NBA draft selections Marcus Morris, Markieff Morris, Josh Selby, science and a minor in philosophy. After graduating, she served as Thomas Robinson, Tyshawn Taylor, Ben McLemore and Jeff Withey. a staff associate in the UCLA athletic department’s administrative suite for two years. During her undergraduate years, she worked Among his duties at Kansas, Youncofski supported the basketball as a student manager with UCLA’s football program (2010-14), program’s Director of Operations, managed all team practices and primarily assisting the team’s wide receivers. During the 2013 games and assisted the coaching staff with scouting reports and season, she served as the head student manager. basketball drills. He created video playbooks with the team’s video coordinator and organized several Kansas basketball clinics. Hailing from Taft, Calif., (west of Bakersfield, Calif.) Campos was a three-sport athlete during her four years at Taft Union High School. Youncofski, 28, grew up in Middletown, N.J., and was a three-year She was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball, basketball and track varsity basketball letterwinner at Middletown High School North and field. from 2007-09.

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CHRIS CARLSON UCLA medical students and orthopedic surgery residents at UCLA KENNY SIMPSON Medical Centers. Dr. McAllister also serves as the program director Associate Athletic Director of the sports medicine fellowship at UCLA which trains board Equipment Manager 6th Year eligible orthopedic surgeons to become sports medicine specialists. 6th Year UC Santa Barbara, ’93 N.C. State ’04 Dr. McAllister provides care to athletes of all skill levels including Chris Carlson enters his sixth year as an professional, collegiate, high school, and recreational athletes. In Kenny Simpson enters his sixth season Associate Athletic Director at UCLA. In this addition to his work at UCLA, he serves as the head team physician working with UCLA’s equipment staff after role, he provides oversight and direction for the Los Angeles Lakers. He has extensive experience caring having served in a similar capacity at Elon of the men’s basketball program and is for athletes in a variety of sports including football, basketball, University. Simpson is the department responsible for the management and budget soccer, gymnastics, volleyball and track. He has also served contact for the men’s and women’s of men’s basketball related activity. He also oversees the men’s as a team physician for the 2002 United States Figure Skating basketball teams. tennis, women’s tennis, men’s golf and women’s golf programs. Championships. Prior to arriving at UCLA, Simpson spent the previous eight years This year marks Carlson’s 10th season working at UCLA, having Dr. McAllister was the medical director, as well as, team working at Elon University, having started at the school as an served as Director of Operations for men’s basketball from 2004- physician for the 2004 United States Golf Association Senior assistant equipment manager in August 2007. A graduate of North 07. He returned to UCLA in October 2014 after having spent the Open Tournament. He was a team physician for the 2015 Special Carolina State University, Simpson was promoted to head athletic 2013-14 academic year as Associate Commissioner of the West Olympics. Dr. McAllister is a recognized expert in sports medicine. facilities and equipment manager at Elon in 2008. Among his Coast Conference. He routinely treats patients from all areas of the southwest region primary responsibilities included overseeing day-to-day equipment Carlson served as the head men’s basketball coach at UC San and other parts of the world. operations of the athletics department. While at Elon, Simpson Diego for six seasons (2007-08 through 2012-13), helping worked with the football program, as well as the baseball, softball, After earning his bachelor’s degree from UC San Diego in 1988, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and lacrosse teams. the Tritons make three postseason appearances. He made an he received his medical degree from Ohio State University in 1992. immediate impact at UCSD in 2007-08, leading the Tritons to an He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at UC Irvine and Following his graduation from N.C. State in 2004, Simpson spent 18-12 overall record, the program’s best record since 1998-99. conducted his fellowship training in sports medicine at Cleveland time working as an intern for the Miami Dolphins. In addition, he That season, UC San Diego captured the program’s first-ever CCAA Clinic Foundation in 1998. He has been a team physician at UCLA served in the equipment department at UNC Pembroke while the Tournament title before earning a No. 8 seed in its first NCAA since that time. university ushered in a football program. While at UNC Pembroke, Tournament appearance at the Division II level. His team posted Simpson oversaw all equipment operations relating to the team’s a 17-11 mark in 2008-09 before earning a No. 4 seed in that first-ever training camp and football season. season’s conference tournament. CASEY THOMAS A San Diego native, Carlson was part of two Final Four teams at Athletic Performance Dietitian 2nd Year UCLA in 2006 and 2007. Prior to joining the Bruins in 2004, he SCOTT PALANJIAN served as Director of Operations for the men’s basketball program UC Irvine, ’11 Marketing & Promotions at the University of Pittsburgh (2001-02, 2002-03). Prior to that, Casey Thomas enters his second season 4th Year he spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Northern Arizona working as the athletic performance (1999-01). dietitian with the men’s and women’s Maryland ’00 Carlson began his coaching career at his alma mater, UC Santa basketball programs. Scott Palanjian begins his fourth season Barbara, where he served as an assistant coach from 1994-98. In his current role, Thomas oversees all working at UCLA in 2019-20, serving as He graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 1993 with his bachelor’s nutrition and dietary components of UCLA’s basketball student- the Director of Marketing for the men’s degree in history. Carlson and his wife, Karen, have two sons, athletes in the Mo Ostin Basketball Center. He manages the basketball program. Nicklas and Charlie. basketball performance nutrition internship program, developing Palanjian arrived at UCLA in Nov. 2016 after the curriculum and overseeing a team of interns. He also maintains spending over three years at the University of North Carolina. He SHANE BESEDICK oversight of the department’s supplement approval program. began as an Assistant Director of Marketing at UNC in July 2013 and was later promoted to Director of Marketing, overseeing all Assistant Athletic Trainer Thomas has worked with a multitude of UCLA’s athletic teams, including the beach volleyball, gymnastics, men’s tennis, women’s promotional efforts for the football, baseball and women’s basketball 6th Year programs. In addition, he served as the Assistant Director of Fan Long Beach State ’08 tennis, men’s water polo, women’s water polo and women’s soccer programs. He also serves as a nutrition instructor with UCLA Development and Revenue Generation in the athletic department at Shane Besedick begins his sixth season Extension. the University of Central Florida for one yaer. He earned a master’s working at UCLA as the men’s basketball degree in sport management in May 2012 from UNC, where he had program’s athletic trainer in 2019-20. Thomas is a registered dietitian who earned his bachelor of science served as a sports marketing graduate assistant. degree in neurobiology from UC Irvine in 2011. He earned his In his current role with the men’s basketball Master’s degree in nutrition science with a sport specialization from Prior to graduate school, Palanjian worked for 10 years in various team, Besedick handles all day-to-day Cal State Los Angeles in 2018. Some of his main research interests marketing, sales and public relations roles including stints with athletic training responsibilities and oversees multiple sports include body composition management, injury and rehab nutrition, HBO, the Washington Wizards, the XFL Football League and medicine interns. He arrived at UCLA in Oct. 2014 from Pepperdine, supplements, nutrient timing, sleep study and nutrigenomics. Anheuser-Busch. where he served for three years as an assistant athletic trainer. He Originally from the Philadelphia area, Palanjian was a football worked with Pepperdine’s men’s basketball team, as well as the student-athlete at Wake Forest University before earning a bachelor men’s tennis and women’s swimming and diving programs. He also VERONICA RODRIGUEZ-MORA of arts degree in communication from the University of Maryland oversaw Pepperdine’s student athletic training program. in 2000. Academic Coordinator Prior to his time at Pepperdine, Besedick was a graduate intern 6th Year athletic trainer at the University of California, Berkeley, where he assisted the baseball, women’s soccer and men’s water polo NYU, ’02 teams. He accompanied the Golden Bears’ baseball program to the Veronica Rodriguez-Mora came to UCLA ALEX TIMIRAOS College World Series in 2011. in September of 2014 and serves as the Athletic Communications learning specialist for the men’s basketball 14th Year A native of Los Angeles, Besedick graduated from Long Beach Boston College ’06 State in 2008 with a bachelor’s of science degree in kinesiology. He program. earned a master’s degree in exercise science and health promotion Prior to UCLA, Rodriguez-Mora worked as Alex Timiraos enters his 14th year working from California University of Pennsylvania in 2010. an educator in the New York City public school system for 13 years. in the UCLA athletic communications office, During the latter half of her teaching career, she was an adjunct his eighth season as the primary contact for instructor for teacher preparation at New York University in the the men’s basketball team. DAVID McALLISTER, M.D. School of Education and served as an educational consultant for Timiraos oversees all aspects of media Head Team Physician principals aspiring to create new public schools. relations with the men’s basketball program, handling day-to-day 3rd Year Rodriguez-Mora earned her bachlor’s degree in Special Education interview and credential requests, editing various publications UC San Diego, ’88 K-21 in 2002, then a Master’s in Biology Education 7-12 in 2007 (including the information guide) and overseeing the team’s social David R. McAllister, M.D. serves as the UCLA from New York University. She is a first-generation student and media accounts. He also serves as the media contact for the athletic department’s head team physician. an immigrant from the Dominican Republic. She resides in Los women’s rowing program. He has been a UCLA team physician for the Angeles with her partner David and two dogs, Juno and Zoe. Timiraos served as the primary contact for the baseball and men’s previous 20 seasons. and women’s water polo teams during his first six years at UCLA. Dr. McAllister is a Board Certified He accompanied the UCLA baseball team to the College World Orthopedic Surgeon with a subspecialty Board Certification in Series in 2010 and 2012. Prior to UCLA, Timiraos spent his four Orthopedic Sports Medicine. His practice’s sole focus is on athletic undergraduate years (2003-06) working as a student assistant in injuries. He specializes in all areas of orthopedic sports medicine the athletic media relations office at Boston College. including arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder, A lifelong Los Angeles resident, Timiraos graduated from Boston knee, elbow, and ankle. College in May 2006, earning a bachelor of arts degree in In addition, Dr. McAllister is a Professor in the Department of communication. Orthopedic Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He serves as the Vice Chair of Academic Affairs and is the chief of the Sports Medicine Service. He is responsible for teaching