2021–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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2021–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
UCLA Bruins script.svg
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
2021–22 record8–1 (1–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Mick Cronin (3rd season)
Associate head coachDarren Savino (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Palmer (3rd season)
  • Michael Lewis (3rd season)
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 13,819)
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 USC 2 – 0   1.000 12 – 0   1.000
No. 9 Arizona 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917
No. 5 UCLA 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 1   .889
Colorado 1 – 1   .500 9 – 3   .750
Stanford 1 – 1   .500 8 – 4   .667
Utah 1 – 1   .500 8 – 4   .667
California 1 – 1   .500 8 – 5   .615
Washington State 1 – 1   .500 8 – 5   .615
Arizona State 1 – 1   .500 5 – 7   .417
Washington 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
Oregon 0 – 2   .000 7 – 6   .538
Oregon State 0 – 2   .000 2 – 10   .167
† 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I season. The Bruins are led by third-year head coach Mick Cronin and they play their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. All ten players from last year's Final Four team returned. New this season is that the team's footwear, apparel, and equipment are provided by Jordan Brand and Nike.

UCLA began the season 5–0 before facing Gonzaga in a rematch of the Final Four from the 2021 NCAA Tournament.[1] However, the No. 2 Bruins suffered their first defeat in an 83–63 blowout to the No. 1 Bulldogs.[2]

Previous season[]

Main article: 2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The Bruins are coming off of a season in which they made an improbable run in the NCAA Tournament to the Final Four, where their upset bid against top-ranked Gonzaga in the National Semifinal fell just short in overtime, 93–90. UCLA, which had begun the tournament in the First Four, became just the fifth 11-seed to ever advance to the Final Four. They finished the season with a 22–10 overall record.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

UCLA Departures
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jalen Hill F 6'10" 245 Redshirt Junior Corona, CA Retired[3]
Chris Smith G 6'9" 215 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated; Declared for the 2021 NBA draft[4]

Incoming transfers[]

UCLA Incoming Transfers[5]
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Myles Johnson C 6'10" 255 Redshirt Junior Long Beach, CA Transfer from Rutgers. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[6]

2021 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Peyton Watson
SF 		Long Beach, CA Long Beach Poly (CA) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Will McClendon
SG 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman (NV) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 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
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 10  247Sports: 33  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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  • "2021 UCLA Bruins Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

Preseason[]

  • September 14, 2021 – Nan Wooden, daughter of former UCLA men's basketball Coach John Wooden and long time supporter of the basketball team, died.[7]

Preseason rankings[]

  • October 13, 2021 – The Bruins are picked as the No. 1 team in the Pac-12 media poll.[8]

Preseason All-Americans[]

  • Johnny Juzang and Jaime Jaquez Jr. are named to the Athlon Sports' pre-season All-America list, first and third team respectively.[9]

Preseason award watchlists[]

Roster[]

2021–22 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) 210 lb (95 kg) So Etiwanda HS Riverside, CA
G 1 Jules Bernard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Windward School Los Angeles, CA
F 2 Cody Riley Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Sierra Canyon School Kansas City, KS
G 3 Johnny Juzang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Kentucky Tarzana, CA
G 4 Will McClendon Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 10 Tyger Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr La Lumiere School Cedar Rapids, IA
F 12 Mac Etienne Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Suffield Academy New York, NY
G/F 13 Jake Kyman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Santa Margarita Catholic HS Aliso Viejo, CA
F/C 14 Kenneth Nwuba 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Huntington Prep Lagos, Nigeria
C 15 Myles Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Rutgers Long Beach, CA
F 20 Logan Cremonesi (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Mater Dei HS Oceanside, CA
G/F 23 Peyton Watson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA
G/F 24 Jaime Jaquez Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Camarillo HS Camarillo, CA
G 34 David Singleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Bishop Montgomery HS Los Angeles, CA
G 43 Russell Stong (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr 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
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 2 Chico State W 100–61  –
  23 – Jaquez   9 – Johnson   5 – Jaquez  Pauley Pavilion (5,871)
Los Angeles, CA
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 pm, P12N 		No. 2 Cal State Bakersfield W 95–58  1–0
  19 – Tied   7 – Clark   4 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (5,618)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2021*
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 No. 4 Villanova W 86–77 OT 2–0
  25 – Juzang   13 – Jaquez   4 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2021*
8:00 pm, P12N 		No. 2 Long Beach State W 100–79  3–0
  25 – Juzang   6 – Clark   7 – Bernard  Pauley Pavilion (7,129)
Los Angeles, CA
November 17, 2021*
7:30 pm, P12N 		No. 2 North Florida W 98–63  4–0
  20 ��� Jaquez   13 – Johnson   5 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (7,103)
Los Angeles, CA
November 22, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 2 vs. Bellarmine
Empire Classic 		W 75–62  5–0
  19 – Watson   11 – Johnson   5 – Tied  T-Mobile Arena (7,001)
Paradise, NV
November 23, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 vs. No. 1 Gonzaga
Empire Classic 		L 63–83  5–1
  19 – Jaquez   6 – Jaquez   2 – Tied  T-Mobile Arena (12,795)
Paradise, NV
November 27, 2021*
2:00 pm, Stadium 		No. 2 at UNLV W 73–51  6–1
  18 – Bernard   9 – Tied   5 – Jaquez  Thomas & Mack Center (6,392)
Las Vegas, NV
December 1, 2021
6:30 pm, P12N 		No. 5 Colorado W 73–61  7–1
(1–0) 		 21 – Campbell   10 – Johnson   6 – Juzang  Pauley Pavilion (7,941)
Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 2021
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 5 at Washington Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program[a] Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
December 11, 2021*
6:30 pm, FS2/FS1 		No. 4 at Marquette W 67–56  8–1
  24 – Jaquez   11 – Jaquez   8 – Campbell  Fiserv Forum (15,028)
Milwaukee, WI
December 15, 2021*
8:00 pm, P12N 		No. 4 Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program[b] Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2021*
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 4 vs. North Carolina
CBS Sports Classic 		Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program[c] T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 5 Cal Poly Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program[d] Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 No. 9 Arizona
Rivalry 		Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program[e] Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2022
12:00 pm, FOX 		No. 5 Arizona State Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program[f] Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN 		at Stanford       Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 8, 2022
5:00 pm, P12N 		at California       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 13, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN 		Oregon       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2022
7:30 pm, P12N 		Oregon State       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2022
8:00 pm, FS1 		at Utah       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Colorado       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 27, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N 		California       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 2022
6:30 pm, P12N 		Stanford       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN 		at Arizona
Rivalry 		      McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, TBA 		at Arizona State       Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
February 12, 2022
7:00 pm, TBA 		at USC
Rivalry 		      Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 2022
8:00 pm, FS1 		Washington State       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 2022
7:00 pm, FS1 		Washington       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN 		at Oregon       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, CBS 		at Oregon State       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
March 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN 		USC
Rivalry 		      Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 9–12, 2022
 TBD 		vs.        T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings[]

See also: 2021–22 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 17 18 19 Final 
AP 2 (8) 2 (8)* 2 (6) 2 (5) 5 4 4 5 5  
Coaches 2 (2) 2 (2)* 2 (2)^ 2 (2) 5 4 3 6 5

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.

Statistics[]

Updated through December 13, 2021
Record UCLA OPP
Scoring 730 590
Scoring Average 81.1 65.6
Field Goals - Att 272–600 217–517
3-pt. Field Goals - Att 76–195 64–197
Free Throws - Att 110–156 92–132
Rebounds 372 285
Assists 144 110
Turnovers 90 118
Steals 55 45
Blocked Shots 37 22

Awards and honors[]

Recipient Award (PAC-12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/FG%) Week Date awarded Ref.
Johnny Juzang Player of the Week 22.0/6.0/41.0 November 9-14 November 15, 2021 [18]
  • December 7, 2021 – Jules Bernard and Myles Johnson were named as candidates for the men's basketball Senior CLASS Award

Notes[]

  1. ^ As dictated by the Pac-12 Conference's official policy regarding COVID-19 postponements for the 2021–22 season, because Washington and UCLA were unable to mutually agree to a date to reschedule this game to, Washington had to forfeit a conference game to UCLA for the purpose of the Pac-12 standings. However, the official policy of the NCAA was to treat such games as no-contests. Thus, while this game officially counted as a win for UCLA and a loss for Washington in the conference standings, it was not counted towards either team's overall win-loss records.[13]
  2. ^ This game was canceled on December 15 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.[14]
  3. ^ This game was canceled on December 17 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.[15]
  4. ^ This game was canceled on December 18 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.[16]
  5. ^ This game was postponed on December 24 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program.[17]
  6. ^ This game was postponed on December 24 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ Bolch, Ben (November 22, 2021). "No. 2 UCLA defeats Bellarmine in tuneup before Final Four rematch with Gonzaga". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Zagoria, Adam (November 24, 2021). "When No. 1 Is a Lot Better Than No. 2". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Williams, James. "UCLA's Jalen Hill retires from basketball". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Bolch, Ben (July 5, 2021). "Chris Smith announces he will not be returning to UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "UCLA 2021 College Basketball Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Myles Johnson tranfers [sic] to UCLA Bruins after run with Rutgers Scarlet Knights". Associated Press. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Bolch, Ben (September 14, 2021). "Nan Wooden, daughter of UCLA coaching legend John Wooden, dies at 87". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "UCLA near-unanimous favorite in 2021-22 Pac-12 men's basketball preseason media poll". pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Athlon Sports' 2021-22 College Basketball Preseason All-America Team". athlonsports. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Point Guards to Watch List for 2022 Bob Cousy Award". hoophall.com. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Shooting Guards to Watch List for 2022 Jerry West Award". hoophall.com. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Small Forwards to Watch List for 2022 Julius Erving Award". hoophall.com. October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  13. ^ Borzello, Jeff (3 December 2021). "Washington men's basketball forced to cancel, forfeit game against UCLA due to COVID-19 issues". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  14. ^ "Men's Basketball Game vs. Alabama State Will Not Be Played as Scheduled". uclabruins.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "UCLA's Game Versus North Carolina Has Been Canceled". uclabruins.com. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "UCLA's Game Against Cal Poly Has Been Canceled". uclabruins.com. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Men's Basketball Contests Versus Arizona, ASU Have Been Postponed". uclabruins.com. December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  18. ^ "Pac-12 Men's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - Nov. 15, 2021". Pac-12.com. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
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