UCLA BASKETBALL UCLA Athletic Communications l J.D. Morgan Center l 325 Westwood Plaza l Los Angeles, CA 90095 Men’s Basketball Contact: Alex Timiraos l [email protected] l o: (310) 206-0524 l c: (310) 847-9231 UCLA’S LEADING SCORERS No. 8/7 UCLA Bruins (19-2, 6-2) at USC Trojans (17-4, 4-4) No. Player GP GS MPG RPG APG PPG Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 – 8 p.m. (PT) 20 Bryce Alford 21 21 33.2 2.6 2.2 17.2 Los Angeles, Calif. (Galen Center) 22 TJ Leaf 21 21 30.8 8.7 2.8 16.7 GAME INFORMATION 10 Isaac Hamilton 21 21 30.4 3.8 3.0 15.0 Venue: Galen Center (10,258) 2 Lonzo Ball 21 21 35.3 5.6 8.2 14.9 Tipoff Time: 8:01 p.m. (PT) 3 Aaron Holiday 21 0 26.5 3.1 4.5 13.0 Television: FOX Sports 1 (FS1) vs. TV Talent: Joe Davis (play-by-play), Jim Jackson (analyst) 19-2, 6-2 17-4, 4-4 2016-17 SCHEDULE Radio (UCLA Sports Network from IMG College): AM 570 Exhibition Game Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst) All-Time Series: UCLA leads, 138-107 Nov. 1 The Master’s University P12N W 100-58 SIRIUS/XM Radio Channels: Ch. 84/Ch. 84 UCLA has averaged 93.0 points per game, the SIRIUS App. Channel: Ch. 84 third-highest scoring average in program history. November *SIRIUS will use the USC radio broadcast Fri. 11 Pacific P12N W 119-80 Sun. 13 CSUN P12N W 102-87 Thu. 17 San Diego P12N W 88-68 WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S MATCHUP Sun. 20 Long Beach State P12N W 114-77 UCLA returns to action at USC on Wednesday, Jan. 25, playing before a nationally-televised audience (FOX Sports 1). Thu. 24 vs. Portland 1 ESPN2 W 99-77 Game time at USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles in slated for 8 p.m. (PT). The Bruins have won 10 of their last 14 Fri. 25 vs. Nebraska 1 ESPN2 W 82-71 meetings against USC, who swept all three games against the Bruins in 2015-16. UCLA has compiled a 7-3 record Sun. 27 vs. Texas A&M 2 ESPN W 74-67 against the Trojans at the Galen Center since the Trojans’ home arena opened in October 2006. Wed. 30 UC Riverside P12N W 98-56 WHAT’S ON THE LINE: A victory by UCLA at USC can help the Bruins secure their 20th victory of the season, allowing UCLA to reach the 20-win plateau for the 42nd time in its last 51 seasons (1967-2017). December Sat. 3 at (1) Kentucky CBS W 97-92 COMPETITIVE BALANCE: Six Bruins are averaging at least 10.0 points per game. Six of UCLA’s eight regular Sat. 10 Michigan ESPN2 W 102-84 contributors (including all five starters) have recorded more assists than turnovers, through 21 games. Wed. 14 UC Santa Barbara P12N W 102-62 3 LAST TIME OUT Sat. 17 vs. Ohio State CBS W 86-73 Lonzo Ball scored a season-high 24 points, adding eight assists and six rebounds, as UCLA dropped a 96-85 decision Wed. 21 Western Michigan P12N W 82-68 at home to No. 14 Arizona on Saturday afternoon. The loss snapped UCLA’s 11-game home win streak and marked Wed. 28 at (21) Oregon* ESPN2 L 87-89 the team’s second loss in 21 games this season. UCLA had not opened any season with 19 wins in 20 games since Fri. 30 at Oregon State* P12N W 76-63 beginning its 1991-92 campaign with a 21-2 overall record. Ball finished the week having registered 17.0 points, 10.0 January assists and 6.5 rebounds in a pair of games against Arizona State (Jan. 19) and Arizona (Jan. 21). Thu. 5 California* ESPN W 81-71 30-POINT THREATS Sun. 8 Stanford* FS1 W 89-75 Senior guards Bryce Alford and Isaac Hamilton have each reached the 30-point plateau in a Pac-12 game this month. Thu. 12 at Colorado* FS1 W 104-89 Alford scored a career-high 37 points at Colorado (Jan. 12), making 9 of 14 three-pointers. Hamilton recorded a Sat. 14 at Utah* P12N W 83-82 season-high 33 points in UCLA’s 102-80 win over Arizona State (Jan. 19) in Pauley Pavilion, connecting on 9 of Thu. 19 Arizona State* FS1 W 102-80 14 three-point shots. Both players tied the school record for most made three-pointers in a game (9), previous Sat. 21 (7) Arizona* CBS L 85-96 accomplished by Alford versus SMU in March 2015 and by Jason Kapono at Washington State in January 2003. Wed. 25 at USC* FS1 8 p.m. HIGH ALTITUDE: Alford’s 37 points (Jan. 12) were the most scored in a game by any UCLA player since Feb. February 10, 2005, when Dijon Thompson had 39 points in UCLA’s 95-76 home victory against Arizona State. Wed. 1 at Washington State P12N 6 p.m. HAMILTON’S HOT HAND: In his 33-point display against Arizona State, Hamilton scored 19 points through the Sat. 4 at Washington P12N 7:30 p.m. game’s first 10 minutes after havivng made each of his first four three-point attempts. Thu. 9 (10) Oregon ESPN 7 p.m. Sun. 12 Oregon State* FS1 2 p.m. AWAY FROM PAULEY Sat. 18 USC* P12N 7 p.m. Two weeks ago, the Bruins recorded their first Pac-12 “road sweep” since Jan. 2013, earning wins at Colorado (Jan. Thu. 23 at Arizona State* ESPN/2 7 p.m. (MT) 12) and Utah (Jan. 19). In six seasons that the Pac-12 has included Colorado and Utah, the Rocky Mountain road Sat. 25 at (7) Arizona* ESPN/2 TBD sweep has only been accomplished four times – by UCLA in 2013 and 2017 and by Arizona in 2014 and 2015. Against Utah that Saturday, the Bruins overcame a nine-point deficit (51-42) with 16:13 to play in the second half. March Aaron Holiday’s three-pointer with 1:52 to play gave UCLA an 81-80 cushion (the Bruins never trailed after that point). Wed. 1 Washington* FS1 8 p.m. Sat. 4 Washington State* ESPNU 6:30 p.m. NO ORDINARY FRESHMEN 8-11 Pac-12 Tournament4 TBD TBD Freshmen TJ Leaf (16.8 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.7 apg) and Lonzo Ball (14.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 8.0 apg) rank among the top 10 * Pac-12 Conference games in multiple categories in the Pac-12. Leaf, who was named Pac-12 player of the Week on Dec. 5 and Dec. 19, ranks ranking in parenthesis indicates this week’s AP top 25 poll second in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage (63.6%) and three-point percentage (48.8%). Ball, named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Nov. 28, is the nation’s only player averaging at least 10 points, four rebounds and seven assists per 1 Wooden Legacy (at Cal State Fullerton, Titan Gym) 2 Wooden Legacy (at Honda Center, Anaheim) game. Through the last four games, he has averaged 15.5 points, 9.0 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. 3 CBS Sports Classic (at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas) RECORD WATCH: Lonzo Ball is currently averaging 8.2 assists per game, the highest single-season average in 4 Pac-12 Tournament (at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas) UCLA history. His 172 assists are the most in one season since Kyle Anderson had 233 in 2013-14 (sophomore). UCLA’S RECORD BOOK: MOST ASSISTS BY A FRESHMAN UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA Pooh Richardson 1985-86 179 assists 94 turnovers 6.17 apg 29 games Men’s Basketball Twitter: @UCLAMBB Lonzo Ball 2016-17 172 assists 48 turnovers 8.20 apg 21 games Men’s Basketball Instagram: @UCLAMBB Baron Davis 1997-98 161 assists 99 turnovers 5.03 apg 32 games Men’s Basketball Snapchat: UCLAMBB Men’s Basketball Facebook: /UCLAMensBasketball SPARK PLUG UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics Sophomore Aaron Holiday has established himself as the conference’s premier “sixth man,” having averaged 13.0 UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 21 games. He has scored in double figures in 16 of 21 games, totaling a UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics career-high 20 points in consecutive wins over UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 14) and Ohio State (Dec. 17). No other player #GoBruins in the Pac-12 has averaged as many points as Holiday has, coming off the bench. Through Jan. 22, Holiday ranked fourth in the Pac-12 in three-point percentage (45.7%, 37/81) and in assists per game (4.5 apg). THROUGH 53 GAMES: More than midway through his sophomore season, Aaron Holiday has made 43.7 percent of his career 3-point field goal attempts (76/174), which ranks fourth on the school’s career percentage list. 2016-17 UCLA Men’s Basketball MEDIA INFORMATION 2016-17 UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER UCLA Athletic Communications J.D. Morgan Center, Suite 128 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 0 Alex Olesinski So. F 6-10 200 Roswell, N.M. (La Lumiere School [IN]) Men’s Basketball Contact Alex Timiraos 2 Lonzo Ball Fr. G 6-6 190 Chino Hills, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) Office Phone (310) 206-0524 3 Aaron Holiday So.