2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
UCLA Bruins logo.svg
Wooden Legacy champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 8
2016–17 record31–5 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ed Schilling
  • Duane Broussard
  • David Grace
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Oregon 16 – 2   .889 33 – 6   .846
No. 4 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 5   .865
No. 8 UCLA 15 – 3   .833 31 – 5   .861
Utah 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
California 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
USC 10 – 8   .556 26 – 10   .722
Colorado 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Stanford 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Washington State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Washington 2 – 16   .111 9 – 22   .290
Oregon State 1 – 17   .056 5 – 27   .156
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] The talented squad featured five future players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including three eventual first-round draft picks.[2]

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.[3] However, the Bruins suffered their first defeat in an 89–87 loss to No. 21 Oregon in the conference opener.[4] 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.[5] They suffered their second consecutive defeat after falling to USC, who won for the fourth straight time in their crosstown rivalry.[6] They won their last nine games of the regular season to tie the school record for most regular season wins.[7]

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.[1] 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.

Previous season[]

Main article: 2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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.

Off-season[]

Departures[]

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.[8]
Jonah Bolden G/F 6'10" 220 Sophomore Sydney, AU Elected to play professionally in Serbia.[9]

2016 Recruiting class[]

Recruits at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Lonzo Ball
T. J. Leaf
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Ike Anigbogu
C 		Corona, CA Centennial High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 30, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11   Rivals: 5  ESPN: 5
  • 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:

  • "2016 UCLA Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  • "2016 UCLA Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

Roster[]

2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Alex Olesinski Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So La Lumiere School Roswell, New Mexico
G 2 Lonzo Ball 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chino Hills HS Chino Hills, California
G 3 Aaron Holiday 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Campbell Hall School North Hollywood, California
G 4 Isaac Wulff (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Laguna Beach HS Laguna Beach, California
G 5 Armani Dodson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Henry J. Kaiser HS Fontana, California
G 10 Isaac Hamilton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. John Bosco HS Los Angeles, California
F/C 13 Ike Anigbogu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Centennial HS Corona, California
F 14 György Golomán 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr The Sagemont School Körmend, Hungary
G 15 Jerrold Smith (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr St. Bernard HS Los Angeles, California
G 20 Bryce Alford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr La Cueva HS Albuquerque, New Mexico
G 21 Alec Wulff (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Laguna Beach HS Laguna Beach, California
F 22 T. J. Leaf 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Foothills Christian HS El Cajon, California
G 23 Prince Ali Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Sagemont School Pembroke Pines, Florida
C 34 Ikenna Okwarabizie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Tyler Junior College Lagos, Nigeria
C 40 Thomas Welsh 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Loyola HS Redondo Beach, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ed Schilling (Miami (OH))
  • Duane Broussard (Bradley)
  • David Grace (Park)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 26, 2016

  • Guard Prince Ali out since July with a torn meniscus.[10] In early January, Ali decided to redshirt for the 2016–17 season.[11]
  • Forward Alex Olesinski out since early November with left foot injury. In early January, Olesinski decided to redshirt for the 2016–17 season.[11]
  • Oct 25, 2016 – Forward/Center Ike Anigbogu out 4–6 weeks with torn meniscus in right knee.[12] Made return at Nov. 25 game against Nebraska.

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Australia Tour
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
Exhibition
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
Non-conference regular season
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
Pac-12 regular season
Dec. 28, 2016
6:00 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, 2016
8:00 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, 2017
6:00 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, 2017
5:00 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, 2017
8:00 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, 2017
3:00 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, 2017
8:00 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, 2017
1:00 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, 2017
8:00 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, 2017
6:00 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, 2017
7:30 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, 2017
7:00 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, 2017
2:00 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, 2017
7:00 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, 2017
6:00 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, 2017
5:15 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, 2017
8:00 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, 2017
7:15 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
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar. 9, 2017
8:30 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, 2017
8:30 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
NCAA Tournament
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.

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 16 16 14 11 2 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (3) 4 4 (1) 3 (3) 8 11 10 6 5 3 (3) 3 (3) 8 Not released 
Coaches 20 16 13 9 2 (1) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 5 4 3 (2) 7 8 9 5 5 2 (3) 3 (2) 6 9

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Player statistics[]

Player GP GS MPG FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bryce Alford 19 19 33.3 105–210 65–139 63–77 2.6 2.3 0.7 0.1 17.8
Prince Ali 0 0 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ike Anigbogu 14 0 13.1 30–48 0–0 7–16 3.6 0.3 0.1 1.5 4.8
Lonzo Ball 19 19 35.4 96–181 46–107 40–59 5.5 8.0 1.8 0.9 14.6
György Golomán 18 4 12.0 28–46 0–1 14–23 3.1 0.9 0.5 0.9 3.9
Isaac Hamilton 19 19 30.2 104–231 40–113 19–25 3.9 2.9 0.8 0.1 14.1
Aaron Holiday 19 0 26.6 81–163 33–72 56–70 3.1 4.5 1.4 0.1 13.2
T. J. Leaf 19 19 30.6 132–206 20–39 35–57 8.9 2.7 0.8 1.6 16.8
Ikenna Okwarabizie 7 0 3.4 0–0 0–0 1–2 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Alex Olesinski 0 0 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jerrold Smith 7 0 2.1 2–4 0–0 1–2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7
Thomas Welsh 15 15 24.7 67–123 0–0 24–24 8.5 0.6 0.3 1.9 10.5
Alec Wulff 7 0 2.1 2–5 2–5 0–0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.9
Isaac Wulff 4 0 2.3 2–2 0–0 1–2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3

Notes[]

  • 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

Honors[]

Preseason award watchlists[]

Midseason awards[]

  • 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)

Postseason awards[]

References[]

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