2010–11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2010–11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by head coach Ben Howland and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion. They finished the conference season in second place (13–5), and were a 2-seed at the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament, where they lost to 7-seed Oregon in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as the #7 seeded team in the Southeast Region, where they defeated #10 seed Michigan State before falling to #2 seed Florida in the third round. They finished the season 23–11.

2010–11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record23–11 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Arizona144 .778308 .789
UCLA135 .7222311 .676
No. 23 Washington117 .6112411 .686
USC108 .5561915 .559
California108 .5561815 .545
Washington State99 .5002213 .629
Oregon711 .3892118 .538
Stanford711 .3891516 .484
Oregon State513 .2781120 .355
Arizona State414 .2221219 .387
Conference tournament winner
As of March 30, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP poll[2]

Recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Joshua Smith
C
Kent, WAKentwood HS6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)320 lb (150 kg)Nov 9, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 96
Tyler Lamb
SG
Santa Ana, CAMater Dei HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)Aug 27, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 95
Matt Carlino
SG
Scottsdale, AZBloomington South HS6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)Apr 27, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 93
Lazeric Jones
PG
Chicago, ILJohn A. Logan CC6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)Dec 27, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Travis Wear
PF
Huntington Beach, CAMater Dei HS / University of North Carolina6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
David Wear
PF
Huntington Beach, CAMater Dei HS / University of North Carolina6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16   Rivals: 18  ESPN: 15
  • 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:

  • "UCLA Commit List for 2010". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  • "ESPN - UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting 2010". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010.

Roster edit

2010–11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C0Anthony Stover6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS FrWindward SchoolPasadena, California
G1Tyler Lamb6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrMater Dei H.S.Santa Ana, California
G3Malcolm Lee6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrJohn W. North H.S.Moreno Valley, California
G4Tyler Trapani6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrSimi Valley H.S.Simi Valley, California
G5Jerime Anderson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)181 lb (82 kg)JrCanyon H.S.Anaheim, California
F10Alex Schrempf6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)227 lb (103 kg)RS FrBellevue H.S.Seattle, Washington
G11Lazeric Jones6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg)JrJohn A. Logan CollegeChicago, Illinois
G13Matt DeMarcus6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)203 lb (92 kg)JrSanta Ynez Valley Union H.S.Solvang, California
G14Jack Haley6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrLos Alamitos H.S.Seal Beach, California
G15Blake Arnet6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrMater Dei H.S.Laguna Niguel, California
F20David Wear6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg)SoMater Dei H.S.Huntington Beach, California
F21Brendan Lane6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)208 lb (94 kg)SoRocklin H.S.Rocklin, California
F22Reeves Nelson6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)SoModesto Christian H.S.Modesto, California
F23Tyler Honeycutt6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)183 lb (83 kg)SoSylmar H.S.Los Angeles, California
F24Travis Wear6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)SoMater Dei H.S.Huntington Beach, California
C34Joshua Smith6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)305 lb (138 kg)FrKentwood H.S.Kent, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-19

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2010*
7:30 pm, BruinTV
WestmontW 95–59 
Pauley Pavilion (4,972)
Los Angeles, CA
November 9, 2010*
7:30 pm, BruinTV
Cal State Los AngelesW 84–59 
Pauley Pavilion (4,595)
Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
November 12, 2010*
7:30 pm, BruinTV
Cal State NorthridgeW 83–50 1–0
Pauley Pavilion (6,687)
Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2010*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Pepperdine
NIT Season Tip-Off Regionals
W 79–69 2–0
Pauley Pavilion (6,748)
Los Angeles, CA
November 16, 2010*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
Pacific
NIT Season Tip-Off Regionals
W 57–44 3–0
Pauley Pavilion (8,345)
Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2010*
6:55 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 7 Villanova
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals
L 70–82 3–1
Madison Square Garden (6,746)
New York City
November 26, 2010*
11:30 am, ESPN2
vs. VCU
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game
L 85–89 3–2
Madison Square Garden (7,228)
New York City
December 2, 2010*
6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 4 Kansas
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
L 76–77 3–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 5, 2010*
7:00 pm, Prime Ticket
MontanaL 44–54 3–4
Pauley Pavilion (5,391)
Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 2010*
5:00 pm, Prime Ticket
Cal PolyW 72–61 4–4
Pauley Pavilion (5,496)
Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 2010*
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
UC DavisW 74–67 5–4
Pauley Pavilion (5,811)
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2010*
2:30 pm, FSN/PT
vs. No. 18 BYU
John R. Wooden Classic
W 86–79 6–4
Honda Center (12,499)
Anaheim, CA
December 21, 2010*
7:30 pm, BruinTV
Montana StateW 75–59 7–4
Pauley Pavilion (5,390)
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 2010*
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
UC IrvineW 74–73 8–4
Pauley Pavilion (6,380)
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 2010
8:00 pm, FSN/PT
Washington StateW 80–71 9–4
(1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (7,934)
Los Angeles, CA
December 31, 2010
1:00 pm, FSN/PT
WashingtonL 63–74 9–5
(1–1)
Pauley Pavilion (9,049)
Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 2011
7:30 pm, FSN/PT
at USCL 52–63 9–6
(1–2)
Galen Center (10,258)
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2011
5:30 pm, Prime Ticket
at Oregon StateW 62–57 10–6
(2–2)
Gill Coliseum (6,857)
Corvallis, OR
January 15, 2011
2:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at OregonW 67–59 11–6
(3–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (11,089)
Eugene, OR
January 20, 2011
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
CaliforniaW 86–84 12–6
(4–2)
Pauley Pavilion (8,650)
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 2011
11:00 am, CBS
StanfordW 68–57 13–6
(5–2)
Pauley Pavilion (8,772)
Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 2011
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at ArizonaL 74–85 13–7
(5–3)
McKale Center (14,528)
Tucson, AZ
January 29, 2011
12:30 pm, FSN/PT
at Arizona StateW 73–72 OT14–7
(6–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (7,086)
Tempe, AZ
February 2, 2011
8:00 pm, FSN/PT
USCW 64–50 15–7
(7–3)
Pauley Pavilion (10,419)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2011*
10:00 am, CBS
St. John'sW 66–59 16–7
Pauley Pavilion (8,592)
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 2011
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
OregonW 64–54 17–7
(8–3)
Pauley Pavilion (7,406)
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 2011
1:00 pm, FSN/PT
Oregon StateW 69–61 18–7
(9–3)
Pauley Pavilion (8,534)
Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 2011
7:30 pm, FSN/PT
at StanfordW 69–65 19–7
(10–3)
Maples Pavilion (5,856)
Stanford, CA
February 20, 2011
7:00 pm, FSN/PT
at CaliforniaL 72–76 OT19–8
(10–4)
Haas Pavilion (9,688)
Berkeley, CAe
February 24, 2011
8:00 pm, FSN/PT
Arizona StateW 71–53 20–8
(11–4)
Pauley Pavilion (8,080)
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 2011
1:00 pm, FSN/PT
No. 10 ArizonaW 71–49 21–8
(12–4)
Pauley Pavilion (11,986)
Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 2011
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at WashingtonL 63–70 21–9
(12–5)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,931)
Seattle, WA
March 5, 2011
2:30 pm, FSN/PT
at Washington StateW 58–54 OT22–9
(13–5)
Beasley Coliseum (9,317)
Pullman, WA
Pac-10 tournament
March 9, 2011
6:00 pm, FSN
(2) vs. (7) Oregon
Pac-10 Quarterfinals
L 59–76 22–10
Staples Center (12,191)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2011*
6:20 pm, TBS
(7 SE) vs. (10 SE) Michigan State
NCAA Second Round
W 78–76 23–10
St. Pete Times Forum (15,504)
Tampa, FL
March 19, 2011*
11:45 am, CBS
(7 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 15 Florida
NCAA Third Round
L 65–73[3] 23–11
St. Pete Times Forum (17,771)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=NCAA Southeast Regional.
All times are in Pacific Time[4].

Rankings edit

Honors edit

Malcolm Lee, Tyler Honeycutt, and Reeves Nelson were named to the All-Pac-10 first team. The three selection were the most of any team in the Pac-10 Conference. It's the first time the Bruins have had that many first-team selections since Toby Bailey, Jelani McCoy and Charles O'Bannon were picked in 1997.[5]

Lee was also selected to the Pac-10 All-Defensive team, while Joshua Smith was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshmen team.[5]

See also edit

Notes edit

  • Tyus Edney joined the team as director of basketball operations on August 2, 2010
  • October 28, 2010 - The Bruins were picked to finish 3rd, with one first place vote, in the conference by the media in the annual preseason poll.
  • December 10, 2010 – guard Matt Carlino left the team and would transfer to play at another school.
  • The 66–59 win over St. John's on February 5, 2011, was UCLA'S first in seven tries (UCLA hadn't beaten the Red Storm since Dec. 1968).
  • February 26, 2011 – Tyler Trapani, John Wooden's great-grandson scored the last two points of the last men's basketball game in Pauley Pavilion before the building goes into renovation for a year. The final shot is recorded as "Trapani (Wooden's great-grandson) left side layin off Haley's (Jack) missed 3-pt. try."[6]
  • March 17, 2011 - UCLA is making its 44th appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament. The Bruins have 99 tournament wins, third on the all-time list. Ben Howland took the Bruins to the tournament six times in his eight years as head coach and the Final Four in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
  • March 28, 2011 – Tyler Honeycutt announced that he will declare for the 2011 NBA draft and will hire an agent.[7]
  • April 1, 2011 - Assistant Coach Scott Duncan left the team to become the associate head coach at Wyoming.
  • April 12, 2011 - Lee announced he would forgo his final year of college eligibility and hire an agent and enter the 2011 NBA draft.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Pac-10 Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Florida moves on as Erving Walker comes up big again". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 19, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "Schedule". UCLA. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  5. ^ a b Bolch, Ben; Holmes, Baxter (March 7, 2011). "UCLA awaits word on condition of Malcolm Lee's left knee". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Painter, Jill (February 26, 2011). "Trapani's shot leaves lasting image at Pauley Pavilion". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on March 19, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  7. ^ Bolch, Ben (March 28, 2011). "UCLA basketball: Tyler Honeycutt says he will hire an agent, enter NBA draft". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011.
  8. ^ Bolch, Ben (April 13, 2011). "Malcolm Lee decides time is right to leave UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.

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