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2018–19 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins played their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford until he was fired mid-season and assistant Murry Bartow was named the interim head coach.[2] Their lineup featured three former McDonald's All-Americans: sophomores Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes were both named second-team All-Pac-12, while first-year player Moses Brown was voted to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.[3] UCLA finished the season 17–16, and lost in the second round of the Pac-12 tournament. They missed the postseason for the second time in four years.[4]

2018–19 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record17–16 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 13,819)
Seasons
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Arizona State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Utah 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Oregon State 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Colorado 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Oregon 10 8   .556 25 13   .658
UCLA 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
USC 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Arizona 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Washington State 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
California 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pac-12 Conference tournament winner

Ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP Poll,[4] the Bruins began the season 4–0 and climbed to No. 17.[5] However, they lost six of the next nine and finished with a 7–6 record in nonconference play, closing it out with four straight losses, the last of which was a 73–58 defeat to Liberty.[5][6] They committed a season-high 24 turnovers in the game,[7] and the 15-point setback was the most lopsided home loss in Alford's tenure with UCLA.[6] Combined with an earlier home loss to mid-major program Belmont, it was the first time the Bruins had lost consecutive home games to non-Power Five schools since 2012–13.[8] Four days after Belmont, they lost by 29 at Cincinnati, their largest margin of defeat since 2014–15.[9] UCLA had not lost four straight since the end of 2015–16, when they finished the season under .500.[9] They had not suffered four consecutive nonconference losses since 2010–11.[10] On December 31, 2018, two days after the Bruins' loss to Liberty, UCLA fired Alford and named Bartow the interim head coach.[2]

The Bruins were inconsistent under Bartow, logging as many three-game winning streaks as three-game losing streaks.[4] They opened conference play 2–0 at home against San Francisco Bay Area schools Stanford and California.[11] Emphasizing the team's speed and athleticism,[11] he had the Bruins play more aggressive, trapping and applying pressure on defense and attacking on offense by running on both missed and made baskets. Six Bruins scored in double figures against Cal after five reached the threshold against the Cardinal. In their 13 non-conference games under Alford, UCLA never had more than four double-figure scorers.[12][13] The Bruins won the following game in overtime 87–84 at Oregon after rallying from 17 points down with less than seven minutes left in the second half, and later trailing by nine with 51 seconds remaining. It was the largest comeback in the final minute of a Pac-12 game and tied the sixth-largest deficit overcome in the last minute in Division I history. UCLA's 3–0 start in the conference was their best since starting 5–0 in the Pac-12 in 2012–13, the last time they claimed a conference regular-season title.[14] However, they lost their next three games, falling to 3–7 in their last 10, and 10–9 overall.[15] After wins over Arizona and Washington State, during which they set season-highs in field goal percentage of 57.9 and 58.8 percent, respectively,[16] they lost to Washington after committing 23 turnovers.[17] The Bruins were 5–4 halfway through the conference schedule. While Bartow was pushing for a faster pace, an unintended consequence was UCLA's conference-leading 17.3 turnovers per game, almost four more than they committed during non-conference play.[17]

Entering the second half, UCLA had a favorable schedule with seven of their last nine regular-season games against schools that were ranked in the bottom half of the Pac-12.[17] However, they lost their third straight game on February 9 after blowing a 22-point lead with 12:10 remaining in a 93–92 loss to Utah, which won on a buzzer-beating three-point field goal. The Bruins allowed 61 points in the second half, the most they had surrendered in a half since allowing 64 points in a win against Cal State Northridge in 1998.[18] The Bruins dropped into a four-way tie for seventh place in the Pac-12.[19] Combined with a loss earlier in the week to Colorado, it was the first time that UCLA had been swept in a home series since 2015–16.[18] However, UCLA won four of their next five. The four wins consisted of two overtime games, a one-point victory, and a 19-point comeback.[20] They entered the final week of the regular season with a chance to finish as high as third place in the conference, but lost their final two games to fall to seventh.[21]

In their opening game of the Pac-12 tournament, UCLA switched to a man-to-man defense after having played predominantly zone under Bartow, and they defeated Stanford 79–72. Bruins freshman guard David Singleton broke his foot in the final minute, ending his season.[22] The Bruins lost their next game 83–72 to second-seeded Arizona State in the quarterfinals. They were down by two points with 3:59 remaining before halftime. However, they were outscored 14–0 to end the half, and trailed by double-digits throughout most of the rest of the game.[23][24] Afterwards, Bartow stated that he was not interested in having his interim tag removed, and expressed optimism that UCLA would "hire a very good coach".[23]

Previous season edit

The Bruins finished the 2017–18 season 21–12, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to St. Bonaventure.

Off-season edit

Departures edit

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Thomas Welsh C 7'0" 255 Sr. Redondo Beach, California Graduated; 2018 NBA draft[25]
György Golomon PF 6'11" 225 Sr. Körmend, Hungary Graduated
Ikenna Okwarabizie C 6'9" 255 Sr. Lagos, Nigeria Graduated
Alec Wulff G 6'3" 185 Sr. Laguna Beach, California Walk-on; Graduated
Aaron Holiday PG 6'1" 185 Jr. Chatsworth, California Declared for 2018 NBA draft[26]

2018 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Singleton
SG
Torrance, CA Bishop Montgomery High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Jules Bernard
SF
Los Angeles, CA Windward School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 87
Kenneth Nwuba
C
Jackson, MS Huntington Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 7, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Moses Brown
C
Briarwood, NY Archbishop Molloy High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 22, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Tyger Campbell
PG
Des Moines, IA La Lumiere School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Feb 6, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Shareef O'Neal
PF
Los Angeles, CA Crossroads School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 27, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2018 UCLA Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster edit

2018–19 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Alex Olesinski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr La Lumiere School Roswell, New Mexico
C 1 Moses Brown 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Archbishop Molloy HS Queens, New York
F 2 Cody Riley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Sierra Canyon School Kansas City, Kansas
G 3 Jules Bernard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Windward School Los Angeles, California
G 4 Jaylen Hands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Foothills Christian HS San Diego, California
G 5 Chris Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Huntington Prep Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Tyger Campbell   5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G 13 Kris Wilkes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So North Central HS Indianapolis, Indiana
F 14 Kenneth Nwuba 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Huntington Prep Lagos, Nigeria
G 15 Armani Dodson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Henry J. Kaiser HS Fontana, California
G 20 Isaac Wulff (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Laguna Beach HS Laguna Beach, California
F 22 Shareef O'Neal   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Crossroads School Los Angeles, California
G 23 Prince Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Sagemont School Bronx, New York
F/C 24 Jalen Hill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Centennial HS Corona, California
G 30 Joseph Wallace (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Sierra Canyon School Woodland Hills, California
G 34 David Singleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bishop Montgomery HS Los Angeles, California
G 43 Russell Stong (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Crespi Carmelite HS Northridge, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2018*
7:30 pm, P12N
No. 21 NYIT W 125–73 
 25  Ali   13  Brown   7  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (6,034)
Los Angeles, CA
Non–conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 Purdue Fort Wayne W 96–71  1–0
 27  Wilkes   17  Brown   7  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (5,931)
Los Angeles, CA
November 9, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 Long Beach State W 91–80  2–0
 17  Tied   10  Brown   3  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (7,920)
Los Angeles, CA
November 16, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 20 Saint Francis (PA)
Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game
W 95–58  3–0
 23  Brown   14  Brown   4  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (6,127)
Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 Presbyterian
Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game
W 80–65  4–0
 19  Hands   20  Hill   3  Tied   Pauley Pavilion (6,076)
Los Angeles, CA
November 22, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 17 vs. No. 11 Michigan State
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
L 67–87  4–1
 15  Wilkes   10  Brown   3  Hands  Orleans Arena (7,489)
Paradise, NV
November 23, 2018*
1:00 pm, FOX
No. 17 vs. No. 7 North Carolina
Las Vegas Invitational third place game
L 78–94  4–2
 22  Wilkes   9  Riley   9  Hands  Orleans Arena (6,500)
Paradise, NV
November 28, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
Hawaii W 80–61  5–2
 23  Ali   7  Tied   11  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (6,062)
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Loyola Marymount W 82–58  6–2
 17  Tied   10  Tied   10  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (8,242)
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
Notre Dame
Rivalry
W 65–62  7–2
 14  Wilkes   11  Hill   11  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (12,985)
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, P12N
Belmont L 72–74  7–3
 20  Wilkes   9  Brown   7  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (8,037)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Cincinnati L 64–93  7–4
 21  Wilkes   10  Riley   12  Hands  Fifth Third Arena (12,689)
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2018*
12:00 pm, CBS
vs. No. 15 Ohio State
CBS Sports Classic
L 66–80  7–5
 18  Wilkes   7  Wilkes   9  Hands  United Center (15,124)
Chicago, IL
December 29, 2018*
3:00 pm, P12N
Liberty L 58–73  7–6
 14  Wilkes   9  Brown   3  Hill  Pauley Pavilion (7,456)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
January 3, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
Stanford W 92–70  8–6
(1–0)
 17  Brown   10  Brown   6  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (8,026)
Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 2019
1:00 pm, P12N
California W 98–83  9–6
(2–0)
 18  Wilkes   9  Brown   6  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (9,045)
Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Oregon W 87–84 OT 10–6
(3–0)
 22  Ali   11  Brown   7  Hands  Matthew Knight Arena (10,105)
Eugene, OR
January 13, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1
at Oregon State L 66–79  10–7
(3–1)
 21  Wilkes   9  Brown   4  Wilkes  Gill Coliseum (5,853)
Corvallis, OR
January 19, 2019
1:00 pm, CBS
at USC
Rivalry
L 67–80  10–8
(3–2)
 15  Ali   9  Wilkes   4  Wilkes  Galen Center (5,226)
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
Arizona State L 73–84  10–9
(3–3)
 15  Wilkes   10  Riley   4  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (7,555)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Arizona
Rivalry
W 90–69  11–9
(4–3)
 34  Wilkes   15  Brown   11  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (11,164)
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State W 87–67  12–9
(5–3)
 16  Brown   7  Brown   8  Hands  Beasley Coliseum (2,497)
Pullman, WA
February 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Washington L 55–69  12–10
(5–4)
 20  Wilkes   7  Brown   4  2 tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
February 6, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
Colorado L 73–84  12–11
(5–5)
 17  Brown   8  Brown   6  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (6,983)
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2019
2:00 pm, FOX
Utah L 92–93  12–12
(5–6)
 27  Hands   5  Hands   7  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (7,268)
Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, P12N
at California W 75–67 OT 13–12
(6–6)
 27  Wilkes   11  Brown   4  Brown  Haas Pavilion (7,182)
Berkeley, CA
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Stanford L 80–104  13–13
(6–7)
 29  Hands   7  Brown   4  Hands  Maples Pavilion (5,418)
Stanford, CA
February 21, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
Oregon State W 68–67  14–13
(7–7)
 14  Brown   11  Brown   8  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (6,944)
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Oregon W 90–83  15–13
(8–7)
 27  Hands   7  Brown   9  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (10,588)
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN
USC
Rivalry
W 93–88 OT 16–13
(9–7)
 21  Hands   14  Brown   10  Hands  Pauley Pavilion (12,427)
Los Angeles, CA
March 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Colorado L 68–93  16–14
(9–8)
 19  Wilkes   8  Riley   2  Smith  CU Events Center (7,797)
Boulder, CO
March 9, 2019
4:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 81–92  16–15
(9–9)
 20  Wilkes   13  Hill   4  Hands  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,914)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 Tournament
March 13, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
(7) vs. (10) Stanford
First round
W 79–72  17–15
 22  Hands   11  Hands   3  Tied  T-Mobile Arena (8,876)
Paradise, NV
March 14, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
(7) vs. (2) Arizona State
Quarterfinals
L 72–83  17–16
 25  Wilkes   8  Hill   4  Hands  T-Mobile Arena (13,012)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

[27]

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP212017RVNot released
Coaches2020^17RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Honors edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ @latbbolch (January 1, 2019). "Kory Barnett has been promoted to a UCLA assistant coach" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "UCLA Head Coach Steve Alford Relieved of Duties".
  3. ^ a b c d e Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (March 11, 2019). "UCLA's Jaylen Hands, Kris Wilkes named All-Pac-12 second team". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (March 17, 2019). "UCLA men's basketball kept out of postseason tournaments on Selection Sunday". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Steve Alford's UCLA run ends with Liberty rock bottom". New York Post. December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Bolch, Ben (December 29, 2018). "UCLA suffers disappointing 73-58 loss to Liberty, the Bruins' fourth straight defeat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  7. ^ Bolch, Ben (February 2, 2019). "UCLA's sloppy play leads to 69-55 loss at Washington". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Liberty extends UCLA's woes with 73-58 victory". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Kaufman, Joey (December 29, 2018). "UCLA falls to Liberty, closing non-conference play with fourth straight loss". Orange County Register. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  10. ^ "Pac-12 caps worst December by major conference in 20 years as five teams lose". ESPN.com. December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  11. ^ a b Bennett, Brain (January 7, 2019). "Bennett on basketball: Bartow doubles down in attempt to turn UCLA's season around". Bay Area News Group. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  12. ^ Bolch, Ben (January 5, 2019). "UCLA relies on faster tempo and more pressure to rout California". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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External links edit

  • 2018–19 UCLA Bruins Roster and Stats at Sports-Reference.com

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The 2018 19 UCLA Bruins men s basketball team represented the University of California Los Angeles during the 2018 19 NCAA Division I men s basketball season The Bruins played their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac 12 Conference They were led by sixth year head coach Steve Alford until he was fired mid season and assistant Murry Bartow was named the interim head coach 2 Their lineup featured three former McDonald s All Americans sophomores Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes were both named second team All Pac 12 while first year player Moses Brown was voted to the Pac 12 All Freshman Team 3 UCLA finished the season 17 16 and lost in the second round of the Pac 12 tournament They missed the postseason for the second time in four years 4 2018 19 UCLA Bruins men s basketballConferencePac 12 ConferenceRecord17 16 9 9 Pac 12 Head coachSteve Alford 6th season fired Murry Bartow interim Assistant coachesDuane Broussard Tyus Edney Murry Bartow until 12 31 18 Kory Barnett starting 12 31 18 1 Home arenaPauley Pavilion Capacity 13 819 Seasons 2017 182019 20 2018 19 Pac 12 Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Washington 15 3 833 27 9 750 Arizona State 12 6 667 23 11 676 Utah 11 7 611 17 14 548 Oregon State 10 8 556 18 13 581 Colorado 10 8 556 23 13 639 Oregon 10 8 556 25 13 658 UCLA 9 9 500 17 16 515 USC 8 10 444 16 17 485 Arizona 8 10 444 17 15 531 Stanford 8 10 444 15 16 484 Washington State 4 14 222 11 21 344 California 3 15 167 8 23 258 Pac 12 Conference tournament winner Ranked No 21 in the preseason AP Poll 4 the Bruins began the season 4 0 and climbed to No 17 5 However they lost six of the next nine and finished with a 7 6 record in nonconference play closing it out with four straight losses the last of which was a 73 58 defeat to Liberty 5 6 They committed a season high 24 turnovers in the game 7 and the 15 point setback was the most lopsided home loss in Alford s tenure with UCLA 6 Combined with an earlier home loss to mid major program Belmont it was the first time the Bruins had lost consecutive home games to non Power Five schools since 2012 13 8 Four days after Belmont they lost by 29 at Cincinnati their largest margin of defeat since 2014 15 9 UCLA had not lost four straight since the end of 2015 16 when they finished the season under 500 9 They had not suffered four consecutive nonconference losses since 2010 11 10 On December 31 2018 two days after the Bruins loss to Liberty UCLA fired Alford and named Bartow the interim head coach 2 The Bruins were inconsistent under Bartow logging as many three game winning streaks as three game losing streaks 4 They opened conference play 2 0 at home against San Francisco Bay Area schools Stanford and California 11 Emphasizing the team s speed and athleticism 11 he had the Bruins play more aggressive trapping and applying pressure on defense and attacking on offense by running on both missed and made baskets Six Bruins scored in double figures against Cal after five reached the threshold against the Cardinal In their 13 non conference games under Alford UCLA never had more than four double figure scorers 12 13 The Bruins won the following game in overtime 87 84 at Oregon after rallying from 17 points down with less than seven minutes left in the second half and later trailing by nine with 51 seconds remaining It was the largest comeback in the final minute of a Pac 12 game and tied the sixth largest deficit overcome in the last minute in Division I history UCLA s 3 0 start in the conference was their best since starting 5 0 in the Pac 12 in 2012 13 the last time they claimed a conference regular season title 14 However they lost their next three games falling to 3 7 in their last 10 and 10 9 overall 15 After wins over Arizona and Washington State during which they set season highs in field goal percentage of 57 9 and 58 8 percent respectively 16 they lost to Washington after committing 23 turnovers 17 The Bruins were 5 4 halfway through the conference schedule While Bartow was pushing for a faster pace an unintended consequence was UCLA s conference leading 17 3 turnovers per game almost four more than they committed during non conference play 17 Entering the second half UCLA had a favorable schedule with seven of their last nine regular season games against schools that were ranked in the bottom half of the Pac 12 17 However they lost their third straight game on February 9 after blowing a 22 point lead with 12 10 remaining in a 93 92 loss to Utah which won on a buzzer beating three point field goal The Bruins allowed 61 points in the second half the most they had surrendered in a half since allowing 64 points in a win against Cal State Northridge in 1998 18 The Bruins dropped into a four way tie for seventh place in the Pac 12 19 Combined with a loss earlier in the week to Colorado it was the first time that UCLA had been swept in a home series since 2015 16 18 However UCLA won four of their next five The four wins consisted of two overtime games a one point victory and a 19 point comeback 20 They entered the final week of the regular season with a chance to finish as high as third place in the conference but lost their final two games to fall to seventh 21 In their opening game of the Pac 12 tournament UCLA switched to a man to man defense after having played predominantly zone under Bartow and they defeated Stanford 79 72 Bruins freshman guard David Singleton broke his foot in the final minute ending his season 22 The Bruins lost their next game 83 72 to second seeded Arizona State in the quarterfinals They were down by two points with 3 59 remaining before halftime However they were outscored 14 0 to end the half and trailed by double digits throughout most of the rest of the game 23 24 Afterwards Bartow stated that he was not interested in having his interim tag removed and expressed optimism that UCLA would hire a very good coach 23 Contents 1 Previous season 2 Off season 2 1 Departures 2 2 2018 recruiting class 3 Roster 4 Schedule and results 5 Rankings 6 Honors 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksPrevious season editMain article 2017 18 UCLA Bruins men s basketball team The Bruins finished the 2017 18 season 21 12 11 7 in Pac 12 play to finish in a three way tie for third place They defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac 12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Arizona They received an at large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to St Bonaventure Off season editDepartures edit Name Pos Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure Thomas Welsh C 7 0 255 Sr Redondo Beach California Graduated 2018 NBA draft 25 Gyorgy Golomon PF 6 11 225 Sr Kormend Hungary Graduated Ikenna Okwarabizie C 6 9 255 Sr Lagos Nigeria Graduated Alec Wulff G 6 3 185 Sr Laguna Beach California Walk on Graduated Aaron Holiday PG 6 1 185 Jr Chatsworth California Declared for 2018 NBA draft 26 2018 recruiting class edit US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight Commit date David SingletonSG Torrance CA Bishop Montgomery High School 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 180 lb 82 kg Apr 20 2017 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 84 Jules BernardSF Los Angeles CA Windward School 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg Oct 10 2017 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 87 Kenneth NwubaC Jackson MS Huntington Prep 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 240 lb 110 kg Nov 7 2017 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 77 Moses BrownC Briarwood NY Archbishop Molloy High School 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 210 lb 95 kg Jan 22 2018 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 91 Tyger CampbellPG Des Moines IA La Lumiere School 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 165 lb 75 kg Feb 6 2018 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 81 Shareef O NealPF Los Angeles CA Crossroads School 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 205 lb 93 kg Feb 27 2018 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 89 Overall recruiting rankings 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 2018 UCLA Commits Rivals com 2018 Team Ranking Rivals com Roster edit2018 19 UCLA Bruins men s basketball team Players Coaches Pos Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Alex Olesinski 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 220 lb 100 kg RS Jr La Lumiere School Roswell New Mexico C 1 Moses Brown 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 245 lb 111 kg Fr Archbishop Molloy HS Queens New York F 2 Cody Riley 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 240 lb 109 kg RS Fr Sierra Canyon School Kansas City Kansas G 3 Jules Bernard 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg Fr Windward School Los Angeles California G 4 Jaylen Hands 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 180 lb 82 kg So Foothills Christian HS San Diego California G 5 Chris Smith 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 210 lb 95 kg So Huntington Prep Chicago Illinois G 10 Tyger Campbell nbsp 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m 185 lb 84 kg Fr La Lumiere School Cedar Rapids Iowa G 13 Kris Wilkes 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 215 lb 98 kg So North Central HS Indianapolis Indiana F 14 Kenneth Nwuba 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 245 lb 111 kg Fr Huntington Prep Lagos Nigeria G 15 Armani Dodson W 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg Jr Henry J Kaiser HS Fontana California G 20 Isaac Wulff W 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 180 lb 82 kg Jr Laguna Beach HS Laguna Beach California F 22 Shareef O Neal nbsp 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg Fr Crossroads School Los Angeles California G 23 Prince Ali 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 195 lb 88 kg RS Jr Sagemont School Bronx New York F C 24 Jalen Hill 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 235 lb 107 kg RS Fr Centennial HS Corona California G 30 Joseph Wallace W 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg So Sierra Canyon School Woodland Hills California G 34 David Singleton 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 200 lb 91 kg Fr Bishop Montgomery HS Los Angeles California G 43 Russell Stong W 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 180 lb 82 kg Fr Crespi Carmelite HS Northridge California Head coach Steve Alford fired Indiana Murry Bartow interim UAB Assistant coach es Duane Broussard Bradley Tyus Edney UCLA Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirt RosterSchedule and results editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site attendance city state Exhibition October 27 2018 7 30 pm P12N No 21 NYIT W 125 73 25 Ali 13 Brown 7 Hands Pauley Pavilion 6 034 Los Angeles CA Non conference regular season November 6 2018 6 00 pm P12N No 21 Purdue Fort Wayne W 96 71 1 0 27 Wilkes 17 Brown 7 Hands Pauley Pavilion 5 931 Los Angeles CA November 9 2018 8 00 pm P12N No 21 Long Beach State W 91 80 2 0 17 Tied 10 Brown 3 Tied Pauley Pavilion 7 920 Los Angeles CA November 16 2018 8 00 pm P12N No 20 Saint Francis PA Las Vegas Invitational campus site game W 95 58 3 0 23 Brown 14 Brown 4 Hands Pauley Pavilion 6 127 Los Angeles CA November 19 2018 8 00 pm P12N No 17 Presbyterian Las Vegas Invitational campus site game W 80 65 4 0 19 Hands 20 Hill 3 Tied Pauley Pavilion 6 076 Los Angeles CA November 22 2018 7 00 pm FS1 No 17 vs No 11 Michigan State Las Vegas Invitational semifinals L 67 87 4 1 15 Wilkes 10 Brown 3 Hands Orleans Arena 7 489 Paradise NV November 23 2018 1 00 pm FOX No 17 vs No 7 North Carolina Las Vegas Invitational third place game L 78 94 4 2 22 Wilkes 9 Riley 9 Hands Orleans Arena 6 500 Paradise NV November 28 2018 6 00 pm P12N Hawaii W 80 61 5 2 23 Ali 7 Tied 11 Hands Pauley Pavilion 6 062 Los Angeles CA December 2 2018 7 00 pm P12N Loyola Marymount W 82 58 6 2 17 Tied 10 Tied 10 Hands Pauley Pavilion 8 242 Los Angeles CA December 8 2018 7 30 pm ESPN2 Notre Dame Rivalry W 65 62 7 2 14 Wilkes 11 Hill 11 Hands Pauley Pavilion 12 985 Los Angeles CA December 15 2018 2 00 pm P12N Belmont L 72 74 7 3 20 Wilkes 9 Brown 7 Hands Pauley Pavilion 8 037 Los Angeles CA December 19 2018 6 00 pm ESPN2 at Cincinnati L 64 93 7 4 21 Wilkes 10 Riley 12 Hands Fifth Third Arena 12 689 Cincinnati OH December 22 2018 12 00 pm CBS vs No 15 Ohio State CBS Sports Classic L 66 80 7 5 18 Wilkes 7 Wilkes 9 Hands United Center 15 124 Chicago IL December 29 2018 3 00 pm P12N Liberty L 58 73 7 6 14 Wilkes 9 Brown 3 Hill Pauley Pavilion 7 456 Los Angeles CA Pac 12 regular season January 3 2019 8 00 pm ESPN Stanford W 92 70 8 6 1 0 17 Brown 10 Brown 6 Hands Pauley Pavilion 8 026 Los Angeles CA January 5 2019 1 00 pm P12N California W 98 83 9 6 2 0 18 Wilkes 9 Brown 6 Hands Pauley Pavilion 9 045 Los Angeles CA January 10 2019 6 00 pm ESPN at Oregon W 87 84 OT 10 6 3 0 22 Ali 11 Brown 7 Hands Matthew Knight Arena 10 105 Eugene OR January 13 2019 7 00 pm FS1 at Oregon State L 66 79 10 7 3 1 21 Wilkes 9 Brown 4 Wilkes Gill Coliseum 5 853 Corvallis OR January 19 2019 1 00 pm CBS at USC Rivalry L 67 80 10 8 3 2 15 Ali 9 Wilkes 4 Wilkes Galen Center 5 226 Los Angeles CA January 24 2019 8 00 pm FS1 Arizona State L 73 84 10 9 3 3 15 Wilkes 10 Riley 4 Hands Pauley Pavilion 7 555 Los Angeles CA January 26 2019 7 00 pm ESPN2 Arizona Rivalry W 90 69 11 9 4 3 34 Wilkes 15 Brown 11 Hands Pauley Pavilion 11 164 Los Angeles CA January 30 2019 7 00 pm P12N at Washington State W 87 67 12 9 5 3 16 Brown 7 Brown 8 Hands Beasley Coliseum 2 497 Pullman WA February 2 2019 1 00 pm ESPN2 at Washington L 55 69 12 10 5 4 20 Wilkes 7 Brown 4 2 tied Alaska Airlines Arena 10 000 Seattle WA February 6 2019 6 00 pm P12N Colorado L 73 84 12 11 5 5 17 Brown 8 Brown 6 Hands Pauley Pavilion 6 983 Los Angeles CA February 9 2019 2 00 pm FOX Utah L 92 93 12 12 5 6 27 Hands 5 Hands 7 Hands Pauley Pavilion 7 268 Los Angeles CA February 13 2019 7 00 pm P12N at California W 75 67 OT 13 12 6 6 27 Wilkes 11 Brown 4 Brown Haas Pavilion 7 182 Berkeley CA February 16 2019 7 00 pm ESPN2 at Stanford L 80 104 13 13 6 7 29 Hands 7 Brown 4 Hands Maples Pavilion 5 418 Stanford CA February 21 2019 8 00 pm FS1 Oregon State W 68 67 14 13 7 7 14 Brown 11 Brown 8 Hands Pauley Pavilion 6 944 Los Angeles CA February 23 2019 7 00 pm ESPN2 Oregon W 90 83 15 13 8 7 27 Hands 7 Brown 9 Hands Pauley Pavilion 10 588 Los Angeles CA February 28 2019 6 00 pm ESPN USC Rivalry W 93 88 OT 16 13 9 7 21 Hands 14 Brown 10 Hands Pauley Pavilion 12 427 Los Angeles CA March 7 2019 6 00 pm ESPN2 at Colorado L 68 93 16 14 9 8 19 Wilkes 8 Riley 2 Smith CU Events Center 7 797 Boulder CO March 9 2019 4 00 pm P12N at Utah L 81 92 16 15 9 9 20 Wilkes 13 Hill 4 Hands Jon M Huntsman Center 12 914 Salt Lake City UT Pac 12 Tournament March 13 2019 6 00 pm P12N 7 vs 10 Stanford First round W 79 72 17 15 22 Hands 11 Hands 3 Tied T Mobile Arena 8 876 Paradise NV March 14 2019 6 00 pm P12N 7 vs 2 Arizona State Quarterfinals L 72 83 17 16 25 Wilkes 8 Hill 4 Hands T Mobile Arena 13 012 Paradise NV Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses All times are in Pacific Time 27 Rankings editSee also 2018 19 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking RV Received votesWeekPollPre123456789101112131415161718FinalAP212017RVNot releasedCoaches2020 17RV AP does not release post NCAA Tournament rankings Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll Honors editJaylen Hands Pac 12 Men s Basketball Player of the Week March 4 2019 All Pac 12 Jaylen Hands Second team 3 Kris Wilkes Second team 3 Moses Brown Honorable mention Pac 12 All Defensive Team 3 Moses Brown Pac 12 All Freshman 3 See also editList of UCLA Bruins in the NBAReferences edit latbbolch January 1 2019 Kory Barnett has been promoted to a UCLA assistant coach Tweet via Twitter a b UCLA Head Coach Steve Alford Relieved of Duties a b c d e Nguyen Thuc Nhi March 11 2019 UCLA s Jaylen Hands Kris Wilkes named All Pac 12 second team Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved March 12 2019 a b c Nguyen Thuc Nhi March 17 2019 UCLA men s basketball kept out of postseason tournaments on Selection Sunday Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved March 20 2019 a b Steve Alford s UCLA run ends with Liberty rock bottom New York Post December 31 2018 Retrieved December 31 2018 a b Bolch Ben December 29 2018 UCLA suffers disappointing 73 58 loss to Liberty the Bruins fourth straight defeat Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 29 2018 Bolch Ben February 2 2019 UCLA s sloppy play leads to 69 55 loss at Washington Los Angeles Times Retrieved February 7 2019 Liberty extends UCLA s woes with 73 58 victory ESPN com Associated Press December 29 2018 Retrieved December 29 2018 a b Kaufman Joey December 29 2018 UCLA falls to Liberty closing non conference play with fourth straight loss Orange County Register Retrieved December 29 2018 Pac 12 caps worst December by major conference in 20 years as five teams lose ESPN com December 29 2018 Retrieved December 30 2018 a b Bennett Brain January 7 2019 Bennett on basketball Bartow doubles down in attempt to turn UCLA s season around Bay Area News Group Retrieved January 7 2019 Bolch Ben January 5 2019 UCLA relies on faster tempo and more pressure to rout California Los Angeles Times Retrieved January 6 2019 Nguyen Thuc Nhi January 5 2019 A men s basketball takes team first attitude to beat Cal Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved January 6 2019 Bolch Ben January 10 2019 UCLA battles back for an improbable road win over Oregon Los Angeles Times Retrieved January 22 2019 Nguyen Thuc Nhi January 24 2019 UCLA men s basketball fades against Arizona State for third straight loss Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved February 7 2019 Nguyen Thuc Nhi February 1 2019 UCLA men s basketball gets major test at first place Washington Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved February 7 2019 a b c Nguyen Thuc Nhi February 5 2019 Halfway through Pac 12 play UCLA men s basketball is well out of NCAA picture Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved February 7 2019 a b Nguyen Thuc Nhi February 9 2019 UCLA blows 22 point lead as Utah wins on 3 pointer at the buzzer Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved February 10 2019 Nguyen Thuc Nhi February 12 2019 UCLA men s basketball resets after crushing collapse against Utah Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved February 16 2019 Nguyen Thuc Nhi March 1 2019 UCLA men s basketball thrives on strong connection during late season run Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved March 3 2019 Nguyen Thuc Nhi March 9 2019 UCLA men s basketball finishes seventh in Pac 12 after loss to Utah Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved March 11 2019 Bolch Ben March 13 2019 Jaylen Hands helps UCLA hold off Stanford rally in Pac 12 tournament victory Los Angeles Times Retrieved March 14 2019 a b Kaufman Joey March 15 2019 UCLA falls to Arizona State in Pac 12 Tournament quarterfinals Orange County Register Retrieved March 16 2019 Bolch Ben March 14 2019 UCLA can t overcome sluggish first half in 83 72 loss to Arizona State in Pac 12 quarterfinals Los Angeles Times Retrieved March 16 2019 Williams James H June 19 2018 Denver Nuggets select UCLA s Thomas Welsh in 2018 NBA Draft OCRegister com The Orange County Register Retrieved June 23 2018 Michael J Orange County Register IndyStar com Retrieved June 23 2018 UCLA Hoops Announces Non conference Schedule Athletics at the University of California Los Angeles Retrieved August 15 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2018 19 UCLA Bruins men s basketball season 2018 19 UCLA Bruins Roster and Stats at Sports Reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 19 UCLA Bruins men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1194579186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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