2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
UCLA Bruins script.svg
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
2020–21 record22–10 (13–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Mick Cronin (2nd season)
Associate head coachDarren Savino (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Palmer (2nd season)
  • Michael Lewis (2nd season)
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 13,819)
Seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oregon 14 – 4   .778 21 – 7   .750
No. 23T USC 15 – 5   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 22 Colorado 14 – 6   .700 23 – 9   .719
UCLA 13 – 6   .684 22 – 10   .688
Arizona* 11 – 9   .550 17 – 9   .654
Oregon State † 10 – 10   .500 20 – 13   .606
Stanford 10 – 10   .500 14 – 13   .519
Utah 8 – 11   .421 12 – 13   .480
Arizona State 7 – 10   .412 11 – 14   .440
Washington State 7 – 12   .368 14 – 13   .519
Washington 4 – 16   .200 5 – 21   .192
California 3 – 17   .150 9 – 20   .310
*Ineligible for both the 2021 Pac–12 Tournament and the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 of the Pac-12 Conference. Tyger Campbell was named first-team all-conference, while Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Johnny Juzang were selected second-team All-Pac-12. Jaquez also earned Pac-12 All-Defensive team honors.[1]

Prior to the season, five-star recruit Daishen Nix decommitted from his letter of intent with UCLA to sign instead with the NBA G League.[2] Picked by the media to win the conference,[3] the Bruins were 6–2 to start the season when senior Chris Smith suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the win against Utah.[4] Their best player, who was the Pac-12 Most Improved Player and a first-team All-Pac-12 selection the season prior, was ruled out for the season.[5][6] The Bruins began Pac-12 conference play with a 5–0 record after beating rival Arizona on the road. This marked the fourth consecutive time UCLA had beaten Arizona in Tucson; it was also their fourth straight win against the Wildcats overall, making this the longest win streak by either team in the series since 2009.[7] UCLA extended their conference record to 8–0 with a 61–57 road win against California. It was their best conference start since opening 9–0 in 1982–83, and the Bruins improved to 12–2 overall,[8] including 7–0 in games decided by five points or less or which went into overtime.[9] In their following game against Stanford, they suffered their first Pac-12 defeat after surrendering a buzzer-beating layup on an inbounds pass in a 73–72 overtime loss.[10]

Junior forward Jalen Hill, the team's top interior defender and among its top rebounders, left the team in early February for personal reasons.[11][12] However, the Bruins added freshman forward Mac Etienne, who only enrolled in January after his prep season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] UCLA ended the regular season losing three straight. They lost the regular season finale 64–63 to USC, who made a game-winning three-point field goal with 1.4 seconds left in the game. The Bruins led by 11 at halftime and were up by eight with five minutes remaining. The loss ended their 18-game home winning streak and extended the Trojans' winning streak in their crosstown rivalry to four.[14] UCLA played the game without their leading scorer, Juzang, who sprained his ankle.[3] The Bruins ended with a 13–6 conference record to earn the No. 4 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament.[14] In their tourney opener in the quarterfinals, they lost 83–79 in overtime to Oregon State after leading by as many as 16 in the first half and holding a 10-point advantage at halftime. It was their fourth consecutive loss after blowing a second-half lead. Juzang returned from his injury and scored 12 points.[15]

UCLA was selected for the NCAA Tournament, opening in the First Four against Michigan State.[12] In a reversal, the Bruins trailed by as many as 14 in the first half and 11 at halftime before rallying to win 86–80 in overtime. Jaquez finished with a career-high 27 points in UCLA's first NCAA tournament win since 2017.[16][17] This was the most-watched First Four game in tournament history, averaging 3 million viewers.[18] They defeated BYU to advance to the second round, joining fellow Pac-12 schools Colorado, Oregon, USC, and Oregon State—the Bruins' opponents in their four consecutive losses before the tournament.[19] After winning against Abilene Christian, UCLA became the fifth First Four team to advance to the second weekend and Sweet 16.[20] Following their overtime win against No. 2 seed Alabama and a 51–49 triumph over No. 1 seed Michigan in the East Regional Final,[21][22] the Bruins became the second First Four team to advance to the Final Four, their first national semifinal since 2008.[23]

In the Final Four, UCLA faced the top-ranked team in the country in Gonzaga, who were seeking to become the first undefeated national champion since Indiana in 1976.[24] UCLA was a 14-point underdog, the largest Final Four point spread since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.[25] The Bulldogs had been dominant all year, winning all but one of their 30 games by double digits,[26] including their last 27 straight.[27] The game was close throughout and featured 19 lead changes and 15 ties.[28] The Bruins lost 93–90 in overtime after the Bulldogs' Jalen Suggs made a 30-foot (9.1 m) three-point bank shot as time expired.[29] UCLA was the first opponent to hold a second half lead against Gonzaga in the Bulldogs' first five games of the tournament.[27] The game was the second most-watched tournament game of the season, behind the championship game, with 14.94 million viewers and a 7.6 TV rating.[30]

Previous season[]

Main article: 2019–20 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

UCLA finished the season with a 19–12 record. After starting slowly at 8–9, they went on an 11–3 streak and finished second in the Pac-12 at 12–6 in conference play. 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.[31] 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[]

UCLA Departures
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Alex Olesinski F 6'10" 225 Redshirt Senior Roswell, NM Graduated
Prince Ali G 6'4" 195 Redshirt Senior Bronx, NY Graduated
Armani Dodson G 6'5" 210 Senior Fontana, CA Walk–on; Graduated
Isaac Wulff G 6'3" 185 Senior Laguna Beach, CA Walk–on; Graduated

Incoming Transfers[]

UCLA Incoming Transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Johnny Juzang F 6'6" 215 Freshman Tarzana, CA Transferred from Kentucky. Juzang was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[32][33]

2020 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaylen Clark
SG / SF 		Riverside, CA Etiwanda (CA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: —  247Sports: 109  ESPN: —
  • 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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  • "2020 UCLA Bruins Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

2021 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Will McClendon
SG 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 21, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Peyton Watson
SF 		Long Beach, CA Long Beach Poly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Mac Etienne
C 		Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 30, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 6  247Sports: 4  ESPN: —
  • 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:

Roster[]

2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaylen Clark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Etiwanda HS Riverside, CA
G 1 Jules Bernard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Windward School Los Angeles, CA
F 2 Cody Riley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Sierra Canyon School Kansas City, KS
G 3 Johnny Juzang 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Kentucky Tarzana, CA
G/F 4 Jaime Jaquez Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Camarillo HS Camarillo, CA
G 5 Chris Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Huntington Prep Chicago, IL
G 10 Tyger Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So La Lumiere School Cedar Rapids, IA
F 12 Mac Etienne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Suffield Academy New York, NY
G/F 13 Jake Kyman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Santa Margarita Catholic HS Aliso Viejo, CA
F 14 Kenneth Nwuba 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So Huntington Prep Lagos, Nigeria
F 23 Logan Cremonesi (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Oceanside, CA
F/C 24 Jalen Hill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Centennial HS Corona, CA
G 34 David Singleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Bishop Montgomery HS Los Angeles, CA
G 43 Russell Stong (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Crespi Carmelite HS Northridge, CA
Head coach
  • Mick Cronin (Cincinnati)
Assistant coach(es)
  • Darren Savino (New Jersey City)
  • Rod Palmer (UC Irvine)
  • Michael Lewis (Indiana)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		No. 22 at San Diego State L 58–73  0–1
  17 – Jaquez   12 – Riley   4 – Campbell  Viejas Arena (0)
San Diego, CA
November 27, 2020*
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 22 vs. Pepperdine W 107–98 3OT 1–1
  26 – Smith   12 – Smith   7 – Campbell  Viejas Arena (0)
San Diego, CA
December 3, 2020*
5:00 pm, P12N 		Seattle W 78–52  2–1
  17 – Campbell   11 – Smith   6 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N 		California W 76–56  3–1
(1–0) 		 21 – Smith   7 – Hill   12 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, P12N 		San Diego W 83–56  4–1
  17 – Jaquez   10 – Tied   5 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 2020*
6:30 pm, P12N 		Marquette W 69–60  5–1
  18 – Jaquez   7 – Tied   9 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 2020*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Long Beach State Cancelled[a] Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2020*
1:15 pm, CBS 		vs. No. 20 Ohio State
CBS Sports Classic 		L 70–77  5–2
  15 – Riley   6 – Tied   5 – Campbell  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0)
Cleveland, OH
December 31, 2020
4:00 pm, FS1 		Utah W 72–70  6–2
(2–0) 		 16 – Smith   5 – Tied   10 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N 		Colorado W 65–62  7–2
(3–0) 		 14 – Jaquez   7 – Bernard   7 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN 		at Arizona State W 81–75 OT 8–2
(4–0) 		 22 – Riley   13 – Riley   5 – Campbell  Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
January 9, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at Arizona
Rivalry 		W 81–76  9–2
(5–0) 		 22 – Campbell   9 – Jaquez   2 – Campbell  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
January 14, 2021
2:00 pm, FS1 		Washington State W 91–61  10–2
(6–0) 		 17 – Juzang   7 – Hill   6 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, P12N 		Washington W 81–76  11–2
(7–0) 		 20 – Bernard   9 – Bernard   5 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 24 at California W 61–57  12–2
(8–0) 		 13 – Riley   8 – Hill   6 – Campbell  Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, FOX 		No. 24 at Stanford L 72–73 OT 12–3
(8–1) 		 27 – Juzang   4 – Tied   4 – Campbell  Kaiser Permanente Arena (1)
Santa Cruz, CA
January 28, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 23 Oregon Cancelled Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, P12N 		No. 23 Oregon State W 57–52  13–3
(9–1) 		 16 – Riley   10 – Riley   4 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 21 at USC
Rivalry 		L 48–66  13–4
(9–2) 		 13 – Juzang   13 – Juzang   4 – Tied  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1 		at Washington State L 73–81  13–5
(9–3) 		 25 – Juzang   7 – Juzang   5 – Campbell  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
February 13, 2021
4:30 pm, P12N 		at Washington W 64–61  14–5
(10–3) 		 32 – Juzang   10 – Jaquez   4 – Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
February 18, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Arizona
Rivalry 		W 74–60  15–5
(11–3) 		 25 – Jaquez   6 – Tied   3 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Arizona State W 80–79  16–5
(12–3) 		 17 – Riley   10 – Jaquez   6 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah W 76–61  17–5
(13–3) 		 19 – Bernard   8 – Juzang   5 – Campbell  Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Colorado L 61–70  17–6
(13–4) 		 25 – Juzang   8 – Jaquez   4 – Campbell  CU Events Center (81)
Boulder, CO
March 3, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Oregon L 74–82  17–7
(13–5) 		 23 – Bernard   6 – Clark   8 – Campbell  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
March 6, 2021
1:00 pm, CBS 		USC
Rivalry 		L 63–64  17–8
(13–6) 		 12 – Jaquez   7 – Bernard   4 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 11, 2021
2:30 pm, P12N 		(4) vs. (5) Oregon State
Quarterfinals 		L 79–83 OT 17–9
  19 – Bernard   10 – Bernard   5 – Campbell  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2021
6:57 pm, TBS 		(11 E) vs. (11 E) Michigan State
First Four 		W 86–80 OT 18–9
  27 – Jaquez   8 – Bernard   4 – Campbell  Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 20, 2021
6:40 pm, CBS 		(11 E) vs. (6 E) No. 23 BYU
First Round 		W 73–62  19–9
  27 – Juzang   8 – Jaquez   5 – Campbell  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,250)
Indianapolis, IN
March 22, 2021
2:15 pm, TBS 		(11 E) vs. (14 E) Abilene Christian
Second Round 		W 67–47  20–9
  17 – Juzang   12 – Riley   5 – Bernard  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 28, 2021
4:15 pm, TBS 		(11 E) vs. (2 E) No. 5 Alabama
Sweet Sixteen 		W 88–78 OT 21–9
  17 – Tied   9 – Clark   5 – Campbell  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 30, 2021
6:57 pm, TBS 		(11 E) vs. (1 E) No. 4 Michigan
Elite Eight 		W 51–49  22–9
  28 – Juzang   9 – Bernard   4 – Jaquez  Lucas Oil Stadium (7,515)
Indianapolis, IN
April 3, 2021
5:34 pm, CBS 		(11 E) vs. (1 W) No. 1 Gonzaga
Final Four 		L 90–93 OT 22–10
  29 – Juzang   10 – Riley   7 – Campbell  Lucas Oil Stadium (8,131)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings[]

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 Final 
AP 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 23 21 RV RV RV RV NR NR Not released 
Coaches 21 21[b] RV RV RV RV RV 21 20 21 21 24 RV RV RV RV RV 7

Honors[]

Preseason award watchlists[]

Pac-12 Player of the Week[]

Postseason awards[]

NCAA Tournament Statistics[]

Record UCLA OPP
Scoring 455 409
Field Goals-Att 170-370 158-352
3-pt. Field Goals-Att 45-115 30-114
Free Throws-Att 70-102 63-101
Rebounds 207 208
Assists 83 81
Turnovers 46 69
Steals 26 25
Blocked Shots 20 21

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Long Beach State–UCLA game had originally been scheduled for November 30, but was postponed as a result of positive COVID-19 test results within the LBSU program.[34] It was later announced that the game would be rescheduled for December 15. However, the game was again postponed on December 15 following another positive test in the LBSU program. Long Beach State's athletics department later released a statement that claimed the game had been cancelled altogether,[35] although UCLA did not publicly confirm this.
  2. ^ Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

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