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2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Pac-12 Conference
No. 9
No. 8
31–5 (15–3 Pac-12)
Steve Alford (4th season)
Ed Schilling
Duane Broussard
David Grace
Pauley Pavilion

The 2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They rode their offense to a 28–3 regular season record, averaging 91 points per game with a 53 percent field goal percentage. The talented squad featured five future players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including three eventual first-round draft picks.

UCLA entered the season ranked No. 16 in the preseason. After starting 13–0, the first time they were undefeated in non-conference play since they won a national championship in 1994–95, they moved up to No. 2 in the country. However, the Bruins suffered their first defeat in an 89–87 loss to No. 21 Oregon in the conference opener. UCLA won their next six games before losing at home to No. 14 Arizona for their first loss of the season at Pauley Pavilion. The Wildcats exposed the Bruins weaknesses on defense, which had to that point been obscured by their potent offense. They suffered their second consecutive defeat after falling to USC, who won for the fourth straight time in their crosstown rivalry. They won their last nine games of the regular season to tie the school record for most regular season wins.

The Bruins struggled uncharacteristically with their offense during the Pac-12 tournament. They beat USC 76–74 while shooting just 41.2 percent before shooting a season-low 40.7 percent in an 86–75 loss to Arizona in the semifinals. UCLA entered the NCAA tournament as a third seed in the South region. They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the third time in four years, where they lost 86–75 to Kentucky.

The Bruins finished the season 15–17 overall; and 6–12 in the conference. During the season, the Bruins were invited and participated in the Maui Invitational in Maui, Hawaii. UCLA defeated Cal Poly and UNLV but lost against Kansas and Wake Forest to earn 4th place. UCLA also lost to North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic in Brooklyn, New York. In the postseason, the Bruins lost to USC in the first round of the 2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in Paradise, Nevada.

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tony Parker	F/C	6'9"	260	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Noah Allen	G/F	6'7"	215	Junior	Pacific Grove, CA	Graduated; Transferred to Hawaii.
Jonah Bolden	G/F	6'10"	220	Sophomore	Sydney, AU	Elected to play professionally in Serbia.

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lonzo Ball PG	Chino Hills, CA	Chino Hills High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 8, 2014
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (96)
Ike Anigbogu C	Corona, CA	Centennial High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 30, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (84)
T. J. Leaf PF	El Cajon, CA	Foothills Christian High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 12, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (94)
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 11 Rivals: 5 ESPN: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

"2016 UCLA Player Commits". ESPN.

Guard Prince Ali out since July with a torn meniscus. In early January, Ali decided to redshirt for the 2016–17 season.
Forward Alex Olesinski out since early November with left foot injury. In early January, Olesinski decided to redshirt for the 2016–17 season.
Oct 25, 2016 – Forward/Center Ike Anigbogu out 4–6 weeks with torn meniscus in right knee. Made return at Nov. 25 game against Nebraska.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Aug. 23, 2016*2:30 a.m.		Sydney	W 123–76		21 – Leaf	10 – Holiday	9 – Tied	Brydens Stadium Sydney, NSW
Aug. 27, 2016*2:00 a.m.		Melbourne United	L 84–89		18 – Tied	13 – Ball	5 – Hamilton	State Basketball Centre Melbourne, VIC
Aug. 29, 2016*2:00 a.m.		Brisbane Bullets	W 94–91		17 – Holiday	11 – Welsh	7 – Ball	Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre Brisbane, QLD
Nov. 1, 2016*7:30 p.m., P12N	No. 16	Master's	W 100–58	–	22 – Alford	12 – Leaf	6 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (5,339)Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 11, 2016*6:00 p.m., P12N	No. 16	Pacific	W 119–80	1–0	30 – Alford	15 – Leaf	11 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (8,743)Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 13, 2016*6:00 p.m., P12N	No. 16	Cal State Northridge	W 102–87	2–0	22 – Hamilton	13 – Welsh	6 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (7,149)Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 17, 2016*8:00 p.m., P12N	No. 16	San Diego	W 88–68	3–0	26 – Leaf	11 – Welsh	8 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (6,893)Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 20, 2016*7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 16	Long Beach State	W 114–77	4–0	21 – Leaf	10 – Leaf	11 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (8,294)Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 24, 2016*8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 14	vs. Portland Wooden Legacy quarterfinal	W 99–77	5–0	18 – Ball	10 – Welsh	11 – Ball	Titan Gym (3,816)Fullerton, CA
Nov. 25, 2016*9:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 14	vs. Nebraska Wooden Legacy semifinal	W 82–71	6–0	18 – Alford	11 – Welsh	6 – Ball	Titan Gym (5,153)Fullerton, CA
Nov. 27, 2016*5:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 14	vs. Texas A&M Wooden Legacy championship	W 74–67	7–0	17 – Hamilton	9 – Leaf	10 – Ball	Honda Center (4,221)Anaheim, CA
Nov. 30, 2016*8:00 p.m., P12N	No. 11	UC Riverside	W 97–57	8–0	27 – Hamilton	12 – Welsh	13 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (6,328)Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 3, 2016*10:30 a.m., CBS	No. 11	at No. 1 Kentucky	W 97–92	9–0	19 – Hamilton	13 – Leaf	7 – Ball	Rupp Arena (23,976)Lexington, KY
Dec. 10, 2016*5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	Michigan	W 102–84	10–0	21 – Leaf	8 – Leaf	7 – Hamilton	Pauley Pavilion (13,571)Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 14, 2016*7:30 p.m., P12N	No. 2	UC Santa Barbara	W 102–62	11–0	25 – Leaf	10 – Tied	9 – Leaf	Pauley Pavilion (7,484)Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 17, 2016*12:00 p.m., CBS	No. 2	vs. Ohio State CBS Sports Classic	W 86–73	12–0	20 – Tied	9 – Ball	9 – Ball	T-Mobile Arena (19,298)Paradise, NV
Dec. 21, 2016*8:00 p.m., P12N	No. 2	Western Michigan	W 82–68	13–0	22 – Alford	8 – Tied	7 – Holiday	Pauley Pavilion (10,695)Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 28, 20166:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	at No. 21 Oregon	L 87–89	13–1(0–1)	20 – Tied	10 – Welsh	7 – Holiday	Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)Eugene, OR
Dec. 30, 20168:00 p.m., P12N	No. 2	at Oregon State	W 76–63	14–1(1–1)	23 – Ball	10 – Leaf	7 – Ball	Gill Coliseum (5,596)Corvallis, OR
Jan. 5, 20176:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	California	W 81–71	15–1(2–1)	24 – Alford	11 – Leaf	7 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (13,659)Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 8, 20175:00 p.m., FS1	No. 4	Stanford	W 89–75	16–1(3–1)	21 – Ball	10 – Leaf	8 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (13,659)Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 12, 20178:00 p.m., FS1	No. 4	at Colorado	W 104–89	17–1(4–1)	37 – Alford	6 – Welsh	8 – Ball	Coors Events Center (8,755)Boulder, CO
Jan. 14, 20173:00 p.m., P12N	No. 4	at Utah	W 83–82	18–1(5–1)	17 – Ball	10 – Leaf	8 – Ball	Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,027)Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 19, 20178:00 p.m., FS1	No. 3	Arizona State	W 102–80	19–1(6–1)	33 – Hamilton	9 – Tied	12 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (12,689)Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 21, 20171:00 p.m., CBS	No. 3	No. 14 Arizona Rivalry	L 85–96	19–2(6–2)	24 – Ball	9 – Welsh	8 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (13,659)Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 25, 20178:00 p.m., FS1	No. 8	at USC Rivalry	L 76–84	19–3(6–3)	20 – Hamilton	10 – Ball	4 – Tied	Galen Center (10,258)Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 1, 20176:00 p.m., P12N	No. 11	at Washington State	W 95–79	20–3(7–3)	32 – Leaf	14 – Leaf	7 – Ball	Beasley Coliseum (4,109)Pullman, WA
Feb. 4, 20177:30 p.m., P12N	No. 11	at Washington	W 107–66	21–3(8–3)	22 – Ball	10 – Leaf	5 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)Seattle, WA
Feb. 9, 20177:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 10	No. 5 Oregon Dick Enberg Day	W 82–79	22–3(9–3)	15 – Tied	11 – Ball	4 – Alford	Pauley Pavilion (13,659)Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 12, 20172:00 p.m., FS1	No. 10	Oregon State	W 78–60	23–3(10–3)	22 – Ball	9 – Tied	9 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (12,649)Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 18, 20177:00 p.m., P12N	No. 6	USC Rivalry	W 102–70	24–3(11–3)	26 – Alford	16 – Welsh	8 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (13,659)Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 23, 20176:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	at Arizona State	W 87–75	25–3(12–3)	25 – Leaf	11 – Tied	6 – Tied	Wells Fargo Arena (10,176)Tempe, AZ
Feb. 25, 20175:15 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	at No. 4 Arizona Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay	W 77–72	26–3(13–3)	15 – Alford	8 – Welsh	8 – Ball	McKale Center (14,644)Tucson, AZ
Mar. 1, 20178:00 p.m., FS1	No. 3	Washington	W 98–66	27–3(14–3)	29 – Alford	7 – Tied	8 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (13,659)Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 4, 20177:15 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	Washington State	W 77–68	28–3(15–3)	16 – Holiday	11 – Welsh	14 – Ball	Pauley Pavilion (13,659)Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 9, 20178:30 p.m., ESPN	(3) No. 3	vs. (6) USC Quarterfinals	W 76–74	29–3	22 – Hamilton	11 – Welsh	7 – Ball	T-Mobile Arena (18,153)Paradise, NV
Mar. 10, 20178:30 p.m., ESPN	(3) No. 3	vs. (2) No. 7 Arizona Semifinals	L 75–86	29–4	20 – Hamilton	8 – Tied	6 – Ball	T-Mobile Arena (19,224)Paradise, NV
Mar. 17, 2017*6:57 pm, truTV	(3 S) No. 8	vs. (14 S) Kent State First Round	W 97–80	30–4	23 – Leaf	8 – Welsh	11 – Holiday	Golden 1 Center (16,514)Sacramento, CA
Mar. 19, 2017*6:40 pm, TBS	(3 S) No. 8	vs. (6 S) No. 18 Cincinnati Second Round	W 79–67	31–4	18 – Ball	7 – Tied	9 – Ball	Golden 1 Center (16,774)Sacramento, CA
Mar. 24, 2017*6:40 pm, CBS	(3 S) No. 8	vs. (2 S) No. 5 Kentucky Sweet Sixteen	L 75–86	31–5	17 – Leaf	7 – Leaf	8 – Ball	FedExForum (17,532)Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Pacific Time.

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

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List of UCLA Bruins in the NBA
Dec. 21, 2016 – First time a UCLA team went undefeated in non-conference play since the 1994–95 season
March 24, 2017 – Ball told reporters after the Regional semi-final game that he will not return next season to play for the Bruins
Lonzo Ball – Bob Cousy Award Watchlist
Isaac Hamilton – Jerry West Award Watchlist
T. J. Leaf – Karl Malone Award Watchlist
Thomas Welsh – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watchlist
Lonzo Ball – Wooden Legacy MVP (Nov. 27)
Lonzo Ball – Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 28)
T. J. Leaf – Pac-12 Player of the Week (Dec. 5)
T. J. Leaf – Pac-12 Player of the Week (Dec. 19)
Bryce Alford – Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 16)
Lonzo Ball – Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 13)
Lonzo Ball - Unanimous first-team All-American
First-team All-Pac-12: Bryce Alford, Lonzo Ball and T. J. Leaf
Lonzo Ball - Wayman Tisdale Award

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