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 TOP SCORERS Long Beach State 49ers (0-0) at No. 21/20 UCLA Bruins (1-0) No. Player GP GS MPG RPG APG PPG Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 – 8 p.m. (PT) 13 Kris Wilkes 1 1 33.0 10.0 3.0 27.0 Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom) 1 Moses Brown 1 1 28.0 17.0 2.0 17.0 GAME INFORMATION 4 Jaylen Hands 1 1 32.0 3.0 7.0 18.0 UCLA’s Arena: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom 5 Chris Smith 1 0 23.0 8.0 2.0 13.0 Arena Capacity: 13,800 8:06 p.m. PT vs. 2018-19 SCHEDULE Tipoff Time: Television: Pac-12 Network Exhibition Game TV Talent: Jim Watson (play-by-play), Bill Walton (analyst) Oct. 27 N.Y. Institute of Tech. P12N W 125-73 Radio (UCLA Sports Network from IMG): AM 570 0-0 1-0 November Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst) SIRIUS/XM Radio Channels: Ch. 136 / Ch. 197 UCLA has compiled a 15-1 all-time record against Long Beach Tue. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne P12N W 96-71 State, with the last meeting having occurred Nov. 20, 2016. Fri. 9 Long Beach State P12N 8:00 p.m. SIRIUS App Channel: Ch. 959 Fri. 16 Saint Francis U P12N 8:00 p.m. Mon. 19 Presbyterian P12N 8:00 p.m. Thu. 22 vs. (10) Michigan State 1 FS1 7:00 p.m. BRUINS WIN THEIR OPENER Fri. 23 vs. (8) UNC/Texas 1 FOX 1 or 3:30 p.m. Sophomore Kris Wilkes scored 19 of his career-high 27 points in the first half to lead UCLA past Purdue Fort Wayne, 96-71, Wed. 28 Hawai’i P12N 6:00 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday night. Wilkes logged his second career double-double, totaling 10 rebounds. Freshman Moses Brown finished with 19 points and 17 rebounds in his first official college game, making 9 of 10 shots from the field. Jaylen December Sun. 2 Loyola Marymount P12N 7:00 p.m. Hands had 18 points, seven assists and three rebounds, while Chris Smith totaled 13 points and eight boards. UCLA led Sat. 8 Notre Dame ESPN2 7:30 p.m. from the start, pushing its lead to 48-31 by halftime. The Bruins outrebounded Purdue Fort Wayne, 52-28. Sat. 15 Belmont P12N 2:00 p.m. ELITE COMPANY: Moses Brown became UCLA’s first player to record at least 19 points and 17 rebounds in his Wed. 19 at Cincinnati ESPN2 9 p.m. (ET) collegiate debut since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) registered a then-school-record 56 points and totaled Sat. 22 vs. Ohio State 2 CBS 2 p.m. (CT) 21 rebounds in UCLA’s 105-90 win over USC on Dec. 3, 1966. Abdul-Jabbar made 23 of 32 shots from the field and 10 Sat. 29 Liberty P12N 3:00 p.m. of 14 free throws in the Bruins’ season opener in Pauley Pavilion (the arena had opened one year prior). January NOTABLE DEBUTS: Brown’s 19-point, 17-rebound game marked the first point-rebound double-double by any UCLA Thu. 3 Stanford* ESPN 8:00 p.m. freshman in his debut since TJ Leaf had 22 points and 15 rebounds against Pacific in the Bruins’ 119-80 season- Sat. 5 California* P12N 1:00 p.m. opening win on Nov. 11, 2016. Lonzo Ball had 19 points and 11 assists for UCLA in that victory. Kevin Love had 22 points Thu. 10 at (14) Oregon* ESPN/2/U 6:00 p.m. and 13 rebounds in his freshman debut (Nov. 9, 2007) to lead the Bruins past Portland State, 69-48. Sun. 13 at Oregon State* FS1 7:00 p.m. Sat. 19 at USC* CBS 1:00 p.m. KEY NOTES ABOUT UCLA Thu. 24 Arizona State* FS1 8:00 p.m. • The Bruins return five of their eight rotation players from last season’s team, a squad that went 21-12 overall en route to Sat. 26 Arizona* ESPN2 7:00 p.m. the NCAA Tournament’s “First Four” in Dayton, Ohio. Redshirt juniors Prince Ali and Alex Olesinski, along with sophomores Wed. 30 at Washington State* P12N 7:00 p.m. Kris Wilkes and Chris Smith, played in all 33 games last season. Sophomore Jaylen Hands played in 31 of 33 games. This February year’s team brings in eight freshmen – six true freshmen and a pair of redshirt freshmen (Jalen Hill and Cody Riley). Sat. 2 at (25) Washington* ESPN/2 1:00 p.m. • Both Kris Wilkes and Jaylen Hands chose to return to UCLA for their sophomore seasons in May after having gone through Thu. 6 Colorado* P12N 6:00 p.m. the NBA’s evaluation process prior to June’s NBA Draft. Wilkes and Hands represented UCLA’s program at Pac-12 men’s Sat. 9 Utah* FOX 2:00 p.m. basketball media day on Thursday, Oct. 11, and they will play even more prominent roles for the Bruins this season. Wilkes Thu. 13 at California* P12N 7:00 p.m. averaged 13.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, while Hands registered 9.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. Sat. 16 at Stanford* ESPN/2/U 7:00 p.m. Thu. 21 Oregon State* FS1 8:00 p.m. • Junior guard Prince Ali enters his fourth year in the program and will begin his third year on the court. Ali averaged 9.1 Sun. 23 (14) Oregon* ESPN/2 7:00 p.m. points and 3.1 rebounds per game last season, playing in all 33 games (making 22 starts). He shot 44.0 percent from the Thu. 28 USC* ESPN/2/U 6:00 p.m. field and made 36.0 percent of his three-point attempts. Hailing from The Bronx in New York City, Ali redshirted the 2016-17 season (his second year at UCLA) after having sustained a torn meniscus in his left knee in July 2016. March Sat. 7 at Colorado* ESPN/2/U 7 p.m. (MT) • Steve Alford enters his sixth season as The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach. Hired as the Bruins’ Thu. 9 at Utah* P12N 5 p.m. (MT) head coach in March 2013, he has guided the program to an overall record of 117-57 the previous five years. UCLA has made four trips to the NCAA Tournament (and three Sweet 16 appearances) under Coach Alford. In addition, the Bruins have Postseason Schedule produced 11 NBA Draft selections during Coach Alford’s five years as the program’s head coach. Wed.-Sat. March 13-16 Pac-12 Tournament 3 Tue.-Wed. March 19-20 NCAA First Four LOOKING AT LONG BEACH STATE Thu.-Sun. March 21-24 NCAA 1st, 2nd Rounds UCLA will face Long Beach State for the fourth time in head coach Steve Alford’s six seasons in Westwood this Friday Thu.-Sun. March 28-31 NCAA Regional evening. The Bruins won previous showdowns against the 49ers in Nov. 2014, Dec. 2015 and Nov. 2016. In all, UCLA has Sat., Mon. April 6, 8 NCAA Final Four 4 registered a 15-1 all-time record against Long Beach State. Most recently, the Bruins secured an 114-77 win over Long * Pac-12 Conference games Beach State in Pauley Pavilion the night of Nov. 20, 2016. Friday’s game will be Long Beach State’s season opener. rankings in parenthesis are from the preseason AP poll 1 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, Orleans Arena (Las Vegas) FROM LONG DISTANCE 2 CBS Sports Classic, United Center (Chicago) In the past two seasons, UCLA has shot the No. 1 percentage from 3-point territory of any Pac-12 team. With Lonzo Ball and 3 Pac-12 Tournament, T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) Bryce Alford in 2016-17, the Bruins shot 40.6 percent from 3-point range. In 2017-18, after losing Ball and Alford along 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, Minn.) with Isaac Hamilton and TJ Leaf, the Bruins shot 38.1 percent from 3-point distance, a mark that still ranked No. 1 in the conference. Aaron Holiday led the Bruins last season by shooting 42.9 percent from 3-point territory. UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE RECORD BOOKS: UCLA established its program record for most attempted 3-pointers (872) and made Men’s Basketball Twitter: @UCLAMBB 3-pointers (354) in 2016-17. Last season, the Bruins came close. UCLA made its second-most 3-pointers in program Men’s Basketball Instagram: @UCLAMBB history (310) and recorded its second-highest total of 3-point attempts (813). Men’s Basketball Facebook: /UCLAMensBasketball UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics ALSO OF NOTE: The Bruins’ program has shot at least 38.0 percent from 3-point range in three of head coach Steve UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics Alford’s five seasons at UCLA (2014, 2017 and 2018). Since college basketball adopted the 3-point arc in 1986-87, UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics UCLA has had just eight teams shoot at a 38.0 percent clip or better from long distance. WHAT DOES UCLA RETURN? Looking at the team’s entire offense, and not simply 3-point shooting, UCLA has returned #GoBruins 50.0 percent of its scoring production from last season.