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 (7-4) vs. No. 23 North Carolina Tar Heels (6-5) No. Player GP GS MPG RPG APG PPG Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019 – 12 p.m. (PT) 5 Chris Smith 11 7 26.2 4.4 1.8 11.3 CBS Sports Classic – Las Vegas, Nev. (T-Mobile Arena) 2 Cody Riley 11 10 23.1 5.6 1.2 11.1 24 Jalen Hill 11 10 23.9 7.7 1.5 10.6 GAME INFORMATION 23 Prince Ali 11 10 25.7 3.2 1.6 10.5 Venue: T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) 10 Tyger Campbell 11 11 28.6 2.1 3.7 7.6 Venue Capacity: 18,000 Tipoff Time: 12:08 p.m. (PT) vs. 2019-20 SCHEDULE Television: CBS TV Talent: Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Exhibition Game Jamie Erdahl (sideline) 7-4 6-5 Oct. 30 Stanislaus State P12N W 87-57 Radio (UCLA Sports Network): AM 570 November Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst) Saturday’s game will mark the fourth meeting between Wed. 6 Long Beach State P12N W 69-65 XM and SIRIUS Internet Channels: Ch. 373 / Ch. 373 UCLA & North Carolina since the start of the 2014-15 season. Sun. 10 UC Santa Barbara P12N W 77-61 Fri. 15 UNLV P12N W 71-54 Mon. 18 Southern Utah 1 P12N W 76-61 UP NEXT FOR UCLA Thu. 21 Hofstra P12N L 78-88 UCLA returns to action against North Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 21, in Las Vegas (at T-Mobile Arena). The Bruins and Tar Mon. 25 vs. BYU 2 ESPN2 L 63-78 Heels are facing off in game one of Saturday’s “CBS Sports Classic” doubleheader. The second game will feature No. 5 Ohio Tue. 26 vs. Chaminade 2 ESPNU W 74-48 State and No. 6 Kentucky. UNC is currently ranked No. 23 in the Coaches Poll. The Bruins will be taking on North Carolina for 2 Wed. 27 vs. (3) Michigan State ESPN2 L 62-75 the fourth time since the start of the 2014-15 season, with the Tar Heels having won each of those three previous contests. December This marks the sixth annual CBS Sports Classic, with the Bruins having posted a 2-3 record in five prior appearances. Sun. 1 San Jose State P12N W 93-64 LAST TIME OUT: UCLA will enter Saturday’s game with a 7-4 overall record, having most recently dropped a 75-61 Sun. 8 Denver P12N W 81-62 decision at Notre Dame on Saturday, Dec. 14, in what had been the Bruins’ first game at Notre Dame since Dec. 19, Sat. 14 at Notre Dame ABC L 61-75 Sat. 21 vs. North Carolina 3 CBS 12 p.m. 2009. Junior Chris Smith scored a team-leading 10 points in the loss at Notre Dame’s Purcell Pavilion, while freshman Sat. 28 Cal State Fullerton P12N 2 p.m. Shareef O’Neal totaled a team-leading 11 rebounds off the bench (and finished with eight points). January ONE YEAR AGO: The Bruins lost to North Carolina in Las Vegas last season, absorbing a 94-78 defeat on the second Thu. 2 at Washington* FS1 7 p.m. day of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (Orleans Arena). One night after having lost to No. 11-ranked Michigan Sat. 4 at Washington State* P12N 4 p.m. State, UCLA was outscored in the second half, 53-32, by the No. 7-ranked Tar Heels. Sat. 11 USC* ESPN2 7 p.m. Wed. 15 Stanford* P12N 7 p.m. NOTES ON THE BRUINS Sun. 19 California* ESPNU 5 p.m. • UCLA has four players who have averaged at least 10 points per game, led by junior Chris Smith (11.3 ppg). Thu. 23 at Oregon State* FS1 8 p.m. • Freshman Jaime Jaquez Jr. has averaged a team-leading 13.4 points and 7.4 rebounds in the Bruins’ last five games. Sun. 26 at (8) Oregon* FOX 2 p.m. • Junior Chris Smith has made 35 of 38 free throws this season (92.1%) and ranks first among all Pac-12 players. Thu. 30 Colorado* ESPN2 8 p.m. • UCLA has had 11 players, including freshmen, establish new career highs in points scored this season. • The Bruins ranked first in the Pac-12 in rebounding margin (+8.8 rpg), through games played Wednesday, Dec. 18. February Sun. 2 Utah* FS1 12 p.m. • UCLA has out-rebounded the opposition in all 11 games this season (UCLA has averaged 38.9 rebounds per contest). Thu. 6 at Arizona State* ESPN2/U 9 p.m. (MT) TALENTED FRESHMAN Sat. 8 at (16) Arizona* ESPN/2 8 p.m. (MT) Freshman Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a season-high 18 points in a victory over San Jose State on Sunday, Dec. 1. He Thu. 13 Washington State* P12N 8 p.m. registered his first career double-double against Chaminade (Nov. 26), totaling 17 points and 12 rebounds in that win. Sat. 15 (22) Washington* ESPN/2/U 7 p.m. After having scored 10 points through the Bruins’ first six games (1.7 ppg), Jaquez Jr. has averaged 14.5 points and 7.3 Thu. 20 at Utah* FS1 8:30 p.m. (MT) Sat. 22 at Colorado* CBS 2 p.m. (MT) rebounds in the team’s last four contests. In addition, Jaquez Jr. has shot 65.8 percent from the field in those four games. Thu. 27 Arizona State* P12N 8 p.m. Jaime Jaquez Jr. Minutes MPG Points PPG Rebounds RPG FG-FGA PCT FT/FTA PCT Sat. 29 (16) Arizona* ESPN/2 7 p.m. First 6 games 65 10.8 10 1.7 8 2.7 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 Last 5 games 146 29.2 67 13.4 37 7.4 28-56 .609 7-11 .636 March Season 211 19.2 84 7.6 45 4.1 32-57 .561 7-12 .583 Sat. 7 at USC* CBS 12:15 p.m. Postseason Schedule IN THE FRONTCOURT Wed.-Sat. March 11-14 Pac-12 Tournament 4 Sophomores Cody Riley and Jalen Hill have been the Bruins’ most effective frontcourt players. Riley has averaged 11.1 Tue.-Wed. March 17-18 NCAA First Four points and 5.6 rebounds per game and recorded his third career double-double against Denver on Dec. 8. Riley totaled Thu.-Sun. March 19-22 NCAA 1st, 2nd Rounds career highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds against Denver. Hill has averaged 10.6 points and a team-leading 7.7 rebounds Thu.-Sun. March 26-29 NCAA Regional per game. Through Wednesday’s games, Hill ranked sixth in the Pac-12 Conference in rebounding (7.7) and second in 5 Sat., Mon. April 4, 6 NCAA Final Four offensive rebounds per game (3.27). Hill’s 54.9 shooting percentage ranks second on the team. * Pac-12 Conference games STRONG PROGRESSION: Cody Riley averaged 5.5 points and 4.1 rebounds last season. His overall shooting percentage rankings in parenthesis are from the weekly AP poll has improved from 47.4% one year ago to 52.4% this season. The 6-foot-9 forward who grew up in Kansas City, Kan., 1 Maui on the Mainland, in Pauley Pavilion 2 Maui Jim Maui Invitational, at Lahaina Civic Center has scored in double figures in six games this season (including five of the team’s last seven contests). opposing teams include BYU, Chaminade, Dayton, Georgia, CRASHING THE BOARDS: Through games played Wednesday, Dec. 18, UCLA led the Pac-12 in rebounding margin Kansas, Michigan State and Virginia Tech (+8.8) and was first in the league in rebounding defense (30.1 rebounds per game by the opposition). In addition, UCLA 3 CBS Sports Classic, T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) 4 Pac-12 Tournament, T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) ranked No. 15 in the country in rebounding margin and was No. 94, nationally, in total rebounds (428). 5 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) SEVERAL TRENDS: The Bruins have out-rebounded the opposition in all 11 games this season. In addition, UCLA has gone 5-0 when committing fewer fouls and when turning the ball over less than the opposition. The Bruins have gone UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA 7-0 when holding the opposing team to 70 points or fewer, through 11 contests. Men’s Basketball Twitter: @UCLAMBB Men’s Basketball Instagram: @UCLAMBB THE CENTURY MARK Men’s Basketball Facebook: /UCLAMensBasketball Prince Ali has played in 99 career games at UCLA and is quickly approaching the 100-career game mark. He could become UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics the first UCLA player since the 2017-18 season to have played in his 100th career game as a Bruin. In 2017-18, then- UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics seniors Thomas Welsh and G.G. Goloman and junior Aaron Holiday all played in their 100th career game (Welsh finished his UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics four-year career having played in 132 contests). Over the previous seven seasons, UCLA has seen eight student-athletes #GoBruins compete in at least 100 games, wearing the Bruins’ uniform. 2019-20 UCLA MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 2019-20 UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER UCLA Athletic Communications No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt.