2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles, during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I season. The Bruins were led by second-year head coach Mick Cronin and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference.
2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Head coach | Mick Cronin (2nd season) |
Associate head coach | Darren Savino |
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Home arena | Pauley Pavilion (Capacity: 13,819) |
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Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of August 15, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
UCLA finished the season with a 19–12 record. After starting slowly at 8–9, they went 11–3 and finished second in the Pac-12 at 12–6. Cronin was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year, while junior Chris Smith earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors and was voted the Pac-12 Most Improved Player.[1] Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Pac-12 Tournament was canceled before the Bruins' first scheduled game in the quarterfinals, and the NCAA Tournament was called off as well.
Off-season
Departures
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Alex Olesinski | F | 6'10" | 225 | RS Senior | Roswell, New Mexico | Graduated |
Prince Ali | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Senior | The Bronx, New York | Graduated |
Armani Dodson | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Fontana, California | Walk–on; graduated |
Isaac Wulff | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Laguna Beach, California | Walk–on; graduated |
Shareef O'Neal | G | 6'9" | 220 | RS Freshman | Los Angeles, California | Transferred to LSU (mid-season)[2] |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Johnny Juzang | F | 6'6" | 215 | Sophomore | Tarzana, CA | Transferred from Kentucky. Juzang was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[3][4] |
2020 Recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Daishen Nix PG |
Las Vegas, NV | Trinity International Schools | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 20, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: | ||||||
Jaylen Clark SG/SF |
Corona, CA | Etiwanda HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Feb 5, 2020 | |
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- April 28, 2020 - Daishen Nix reneged on his letter of intent with UCLA to sign on with the G-League's pathway program.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
TBD | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||||
Non–conference regular season | |||||||||||
TBD | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
TBD | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||||
Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
vs. TBD | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
References
- Gold, Jon (March 11, 2020). "A decade later, UCLA's Mick Cronin is following Sean Miller's playbook to rebuild Bruins". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- Lundberg, Robin (14 February 2020). "Shareef O'Neal Transferring to LSU, Talks Final Text From Kobe". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- Cobb, David (April 9, 2020). "Kentucky transfer Johnny Juzang commits to UCLA and will pursue a waiver to play immediate eligibility". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- "NCAA makes Johnny Juzang eligible at UCLA for next season". NBC Sports. Associated Press. May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.