2012–13 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2012–13 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference and were led by head coach Ben Howland. Prior to the start of the season, the Bruins took a Goodwill Tour of China in late August. The Bruins reopened the newly renovated Pauley Pavilion on November 9, 2012 in front of a then record crowd of 13,513. On March 9, 2013, the Bruins clinched the regular season championship of the Pac-12 Conference by defeating Washington, 61–54, to finish conference play with a record of 13–5. They were seeded as the No. 1 team in the Pac-12 Conference tournament in Las Vegas. They were defeated by Oregon in the championship game. A week later, the Bruins were eliminated in the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament by Minnesota 63–83 to finish the season 25–10.

2012–13 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	25–10 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ben Howland (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Korey McCray Phil Mathews Scott Garson
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 24 UCLA	13	–	5		.722			25	–	10		.714
No. 25 Oregon †	12	–	6		.667			28	–	9		.757
No. 21 Arizona	12	–	6		.667			27	–	8		.771
California	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Colorado	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Arizona State	9	–	9		.500			22	–	13		.629
Stanford	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
Washington	9	–	9		.500			18	–	16		.529
USC	9	–	9		.500			14	–	18		.438
Utah	5	–	13		.278			15	–	18		.455
Oregon State	4	–	14		.222			14	–	18		.438
Washington State	4	–	14		.222			13	–	19		.406
† Conference tournament winner As of March 23, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA Bruins vs. Oregon State Beavers, January 17, 2013

After the season, on March 25, 2013, coach Ben Howland was fired by UCLA.^[1][2]

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tony Parker C	Lithonia, GA	Miller Grove HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Apr 23, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Kyle Anderson SF	Fairview, NJ	St. Anthony HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 19, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Shabazz Muhammad SF	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 11, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Jordan Adams SF	Lawrenceville, GA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 20, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #2   Rivals: #2  ESPN: #1
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

The Bruins also received a notable walk-on this season in the form of Spanish frontcourt project Adrià Gasol, the younger brother of NBA stars Pau and Marc.^[3]

Roster

2012–13 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Tyler Lamb (T) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mater Dei H.S. Santa Ana, California C 2 Joshua Smith (T) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 305 lb (138 kg) Jr Kentwood H.S. Kent, Washington G/F 3 Jordan Adams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Lawrenceville, Georgia G 4 Norman Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lincoln H.S. San Diego, California G/F 5 Kyle Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr St. Anthony H.S. Fairview, New Jersey G 10 Larry Drew II (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr William H. Taft H.S. Encino, California F 12 David Wear (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Mater Dei H.S. Huntington Beach, California G 13 David Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mater Dei H.S. Anaheim Hills, California G 14 Nick Kazemi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Tustin H.S. Santa Ana, California G/F 15 Shabazz Muhammad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman H.S. Las Vegas, Nevada G 21 Khalid McCaskill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Brewster Academy Harlem, New York F 22 Josh Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Loara H.S. Anaheim, California F/C 23 Tony Parker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Miller Grove H.S. Lithonia, Georgia F 24 Travis Wear (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Mater Dei H.S. Huntington Beach, California G 30 Aubrey Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Knight H.S. Palmdale, California C 44 Sooren Derboghosian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Glendale C.C. Tehran, Iran C 50 Adrià Gasol (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sant Joan Despí H.S. Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain	Head coach Ben Howland (Weber State) Assistant coach(es) Scott Garson (UC Santa Barbara) Phil Mathews (UC Irvine) Korey McCray (Mercer) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on (T) Transferred   Injured   Current redshirt Last update: 2012-08-05

Season

 

Shabazz Muhammad at Pauley Pavilion in December 2012

Before the season's opening game, freshman Shabazz Muhammad was declared ineligible to participate by the NCAA.^[4] He was ruled to have received improper benefits for travel expenses and lodging during unofficial visits to Duke and North Carolina. After missing three games and an appeal by UCLA, he was reinstated, and his family was required to repay approximately $1,600.^[5] He scored 15 points off the bench in his debut in a 78–70 loss to Georgetown in the semifinals of the Legends Classic. Jordan Adams added 22 points in the game, extending his school record to four games of 20-point games by a freshman to start a season.^[6][7] Muhammad became a starter in the next game against Georgia, and he scored a game-high 21 points in a 60–56 win in the Classic's consolation game.^[7] The following game, UCLA led Cal Poly by 18 points with 12 minutes remaining before they were upset, 70–68. Earlier in the year, the Bruins needed overtime to defeat another Big West team, UC Irvine.^[8] UCLA dropped out of the AP Poll after being ranked No. 11.^[9] UCLA lost 78–69 in the John R. Wooden Classic to the San Diego State Aztecs, the Bruins' first ranked opponent of the year. Although it was a neutral-site game in nearby Anaheim, the crowd favored the Aztecs.^[10]

UCLA won its next 10 games, including an upset win over #7 Missouri, before losing to No. 16 Oregon. It followed with an 84–73 road win over No. 6 Arizona behind Muhammad's game-high 23 points.^[11] After losing their next two games, to Arizona State and USC, the Bruins won seven of their final nine games, clinching the regular season Pac-12 title in their final regular season game, with a win over Washington in Seattle on March 9. During the game, point guard Larry Drew II broke Pooh Richardson's school record for single-season assists.^[12]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2012* 7:30 pm	No. 13	Cal State San Marcos	W 83–60	–	Pauley Pavilion (4,174) Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
November 9, 2012* 8:00 pm, FSN	No. 13	Indiana State	W 86–59	1–0	Pauley Pavilion (13,513) Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2012* 8:30 pm, P12N	No. 13	UC Irvine Legends Classic Opening Round	W 80–79 ^OT	2–0	Pauley Pavilion (7,254) Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2012* 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 13	James Madison Legends Classic Opening Round	W 100–70	3–0	Pauley Pavilion (7,554) Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. Georgetown Legends Classic seminfinals	L 70–78	3–1	Barclays Center (10,071) Brooklyn, NY
November 20, 2012* 4:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 11	vs. Georgia Legends Classic 3rd place game	W 60–56	4–1	Barclays Center (10,478) Brooklyn, NY
November 25, 2012* 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 11	Cal Poly	L 68–70	4–2	Pauley Pavilion (8,317) Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2012* 9:00 pm, P12N		Cal State Northridge	W 82–56	5–2	Pauley Pavilion (5,751) Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 23 San Diego State John R. Wooden Classic	L 69–78	5–3	Honda Center (17,204) Anaheim, CA
December 8, 2012* 2:15 pm, ESPN		vs. Texas	W 65–63	6–3	Reliant Stadium (2,797) Houston, TX
December 15, 2012* 6:00 pm, P12N		Prairie View A&M	W 95–53	7–3	Pauley Pavilion (6,351) Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2012* 8:00 pm, P12N		Long Beach State	W 89–70	8–3	Pauley Pavilion (8,356) Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2012* 8:00 pm, P12N		Fresno State	W 91–78	9–3	Pauley Pavilion (8,259) Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 7 Missouri	W 97–94 ^OT	10–3	Pauley Pavilion (11,854) Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 2013 8:00 pm, FSN		California	W 79–65	11–3 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion (9,406) Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 2013 12:00 pm, P12N		Stanford	W 68–60	12–3 (2–0)	Pauley Pavilion (10,266) Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 2013 6:30 pm, P12N		at Utah	W 57–53	13–3 (3–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,510) Salt Lake City, UT
January 12, 2013 11:00 am, P12N		at Colorado	W 78–75	14–3 (4–0)	Coors Events Center (9,696) Boulder, CO
January 17, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 24	Oregon State	W 74–64	15–3 (5–0)	Pauley Pavilion (8,721) Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2013 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 24	No. 21 Oregon	L 67–76	15–4 (5–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,254) Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 6 Arizona	W 84–73	16–4 (6–1)	McKale Center (14,617) Tucson, AZ
January 26, 2013 1:00 pm, FSN		at Arizona State	L 60–78	16–5 (6–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (9,337) Tempe, AZ
January 30, 2013 7:00 pm, P12N		USC	L 71–75 ^OT	16–6 (6–3)	Pauley Pavilion (12,821) Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN		Washington	W 59–57	17–6 (7–3)	Pauley Pavilion (8,075) Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2013 7:00 pm, P12N		Washington State	W 76–62	18–6 (8–3)	Pauley Pavilion (10,090) Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at California	L 63–76	18–7 (8–4)	Haas Pavilion (9,854) Berkeley, CA
February 16, 2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at Stanford	W 88–80	19–7 (9–4)	Maples Pavilion (6,562) Stanford, CA
February 24, 2013 12:30 pm, FSN		at USC	W 75–59	20–7 (10–4)	Galen Center (7,984) Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 2013 8:30 pm, P12N		Arizona State	W 79–74 ^OT	21–7 (11–4)	Pauley Pavilion (9,305) Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN		No. 11 Arizona ESPN College GameDay	W 74–69	22–7 (12–4)	Pauley Pavilion (13,727) Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 2013 6:30 pm, P12N	No. 23	at Washington State	L 61–73	22–8 (12–5)	Beasley Coliseum (4,268) Pullman, WA
March 9, 2013 11:00 am, CBS	No. 23	at Washington	W 61–54	23–8 (13–5)	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,747) Seattle, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 14, 2013 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 21 (1)	vs. (9) Arizona State Quarterfinals	W 80–75	24–8	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,915 ) Paradise, NV
March 15, 2013 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 21 (1)	vs. No. 18 (4) Arizona Semifinals	W 66–64	25–8	MGM Grand Garden Arena (13,151) Paradise, NV
March 16, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 21 (1)	vs. (3) Oregon Championship	L 69–78	25–9	MGM Grand Garden Arena (11,101) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2013* 6:57 pm, truTV	No. 24 (6 S)	vs. (11 S) Minnesota Second Round	L 63–83	25–10	Frank Erwin Center (13,825) Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South.

Notes

• August 22–29, 2012 — The team participates in a China goodwill tour, sponsored by FUSC (the Federation of University Sports of China)^[13]

August 25, 2012 — UCLA defeated Tsinghua University, 116-68

August 27, 2012 — UCLA defeated Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 72-31

August 28, 2012 — UCLA defeated Shanghai Sharks, 92-63

• October 26, 2012 – An eight-foot high bronze statue of Coach John Wooden by sculptor Blair Buswell was dedicated.^[14]
• October 31, 2012 – Kyle Anderson was cleared by the NCAA to play this season
• November 2, 2012 – Pauley Opening Madness was held with the men and women basketball teams participating.
• November 9, 2012 – "First Ticket Ceremony" was held at Pauley Pavilion's North Plaza at 6:10 p.m. followed by the New Pauley Grand Opening ceremony at 7:30 p.m.
• November 9, 2012 – ISU's Justin Gant scored the first three points and Travis Wear scored the first two points for the Bruins in the new Pauley Pavilion.
• November 25, 2012 – Junior guard Tyler Lamb left the basketball program.^[15]
• November 28, 2012 – Junior center Joshua Smith left the program.^[15]
• March 2, 2013 – New attendance record of 13,727 was set at Pauley Pavilion
• March 15, 2013 – Jordan Adams broke his right foot at the end of the game where he scored a game-high 24 points against Arizona; his season ended
• March 16, 2013 – Former player Lucius Allen was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor
• March 24, 2013 – Ben Howland was relieved of his duties.
• March 30, 2013 – Steve Alford was named the Bruins' 13th head men's basketball coach
• June 27, 2013 – Shabazz Muhammad was drafted in the NBA draft in the 1st round (#14 overall) by the Utah Jazz then was traded to Minnesota Timberwolves

Honors

All-Pac-12

Further information: List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams

First team

• Larry Drew II
• Shabazz Muhammad

Second team

• Kyle Anderson

Pac-12 All-Freshman

• Kyle Anderson
• Shabazz Muhammad

See also

• List of UCLA Bruins in the NBA

References

1. Plaschke, Bill (March 24, 2013). "UCLA wants more than Ben Howland could deliver—and it's entitled to". Los Angeles Times.
2. "Ben Howland fired at UCLA after 10 seasons with Bruins, coach says he was 'blessed' to lead program for a decade". NY Daily News. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
3. Eisenberg, Jeff (August 17, 2012). "Adria Gasol, younger brother of Pau and Marc, will walk-on at UCLA". The Dagger. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
4. Yoon, Peter (November 9, 2012). "Shabazz Muhammad ineligible". ESPN.com. from the original on November 11, 2012.
5. Yoon, Peter (November 16, 2012). "Shabazz Muhammad eligible to play". ESPN.com. from the original on November 17, 2012.
6. Spector, Jesse (November 19, 2012). "UCLA vs. Georgetown: Shabazz Muhammad's debut ends in defeat". sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
7. Holmes, Baxter (November 21, 2012). "Shabazz Muhammad shows he's a quick study as UCLA beats Georgia". Los Angeles Times. from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
8. Brennan, Eamonn (November 26, 2012). "Poll Thoughts: See you, UCLA". ESPN.com. from the original on November 29, 2012.
9. "UCLA coughs up 18-point lead in stunning loss to Cal Poly". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 25, 2012. from the original on November 29, 2012.
10. Holmes, Baxter (December 2, 2012). "Bruins fall to Aztecs, 78-69, at John R. Wooden Classic". Los Angeles Times. from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
11. "UCLA rides huge start to surprise No. 6 Arizona". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 24, 2013. from the original on January 25, 2013.
12. Loumena, Dan (March 9, 2013). "UCLA clinches Pac-12 Conference regular-season title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
13. China Goodwill Tour, UCLABruins.com, August 21, 2012
14. Chris Erskine, Sculptor 'tries to catch the essence of Coach' John Wooden, Los Angeles Times, October 23, 2012
15. Holmes, Baxter (November 28, 2012). "Joshua Smith, plagued by weight issues, quits UCLA basketball team". Los Angeles Times. from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.

External links

• 2012–13 Season notes and stats