2013–14 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by first year head coach Steve Alford and played home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 28–9, and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

2013–14 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-12 Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record28–9 (12–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ed Schilling
  • Duane Broussard
  • David Grace
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
2013–14 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Arizona15–3 .83333–5  .868
No. 20 UCLA †12–6 .66728–9  .757
Oregon10–8 .55624–10  .706
Colorado10–8 .55623–12  .657
Arizona State10–8 .55621–12  .636
Stanford10–8 .55623–13  .639
California10–8 .55621–14  .600
Utah9–9 .50021–12  .636
Washington9–9 .50017–15  .531
Oregon State8–10 .44416–16  .500
Washington State3–15 .16710–21  .323
USC2–16 .11111–21  .344
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

UCLA finished 12–6 in Pac-12 play, finishing in second place in the conference. At the Pac-12 tournament, the Bruins defeated the Arizona Wildcats 75–71 for the tournament championship. Kyle Anderson was voted the tournament's Most Outstanding Player after scoring 21 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in the championship game. As Pac-12 Tournament champions, the Bruins received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated Tulsa and Stephen F. Austin to advance to the Sweet Sixteen—their first regional semifinal appearance since 2008—where they lost to Florida, who improved to 4–0 all-time against UCLA in the NCAA tournament.[1]

Previous season
Main article: 2012–13 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Shabazz Muhammad15G/F6'6"225FreshmanLas Vegas, NevadaDeclared for 2013 NBA draft
Larry Drew II10PG6'2"180SeniorEncino, CaliforniaGraduated

Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zach LaVine
G		 Bothell, WA Bothell High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 20, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Bryce Alford
G		 Albuquerque, NM La Cueva High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 30, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Noah Allen
F		 Salinas, CA Palma High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 6, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16   Rivals: 28  ESPN: 20
  • 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 Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com.
  • "2013 UCLA Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster
2013–14 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nick Kazemi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoTustin H.S. Santa Ana, California
F 1 Wanaah Bail 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrLamar Consolidated H.S. Houston, Texas
G 2 Kory Alford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoLa Cueva H.S. Albuquerque, New Mexico
G 3 Jordan Adams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoOak Hill Academy Lawrenceville, Georgia
G 4 Norman Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrLincoln H.S. San Diego, California
G/F 5 Kyle Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoSt. Anthony H.S. Fairview, New Jersey
G 10 Isaac Hamilton (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSt. John Bosco H.S. Los Angeles, California
F 12 David Wear 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrMater Dei H.S. Huntington Beach, California
G 13 David Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMater Dei H.S. Anaheim Hills, California
G 14 Zach LaVine 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBothell H.S. Bothell, Washington
G 20 Bryce Alford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrLa Cueva H.S. Albuquerque, New Mexico
G/F 22 Noah Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrPalma H.S. Salinas, California
F/C 23 Tony Parker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) SoMiller Grove H.S. Lithonia, Georgia
F 24 Travis Wear 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrMater Dei H.S. Huntington Beach, California
G 30 Aubrey Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrKnight H.S. Palmdale, California
C 44 Sooren Derboghosian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrGlendale C.C. Tehran, Iran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 12/01/13

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30, 2013*
7:30 pm		 No. 22 Cal State San Bernardino W 96–66  –
 Pauley Pavilion (4,522)
Los Angeles, CA
November 4, 2013*
7:30 pm, P12N		 No. 22 Cal State San Marcos W 109–79  –
 Pauley Pavilion (4,023)
Los Angeles, CA
Non Conference Season
November 8, 2013*
9:00 pm, P12N		 No. 22 Drexel W 72–67  1–0
 Pauley Pavilion (6,859)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2013*
6:00 pm, P12N		 No. 24 Oakland W 91–60  2–0
 Pauley Pavilion (4,771)
Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2013*
8:00 pm, P12N		 No. 22 Sacramento State W 86–50  3–0
 Pauley Pavilion (5,489)
Los Angeles, CA
November 22, 2013*
8:00 pm, P12N		 No. 22 Morehead State
Las Vegas Invitational		 W 81–70  4–0
 Pauley Pavilion (5,508)
Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2013*
7:00 pm, P12N		 No. 22 Chattanooga
Las Vegas Invitational		 W 106–65  5–0
 Pauley Pavilion (5,739)
Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2013*
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 No. 19 vs. Nevada
Las Vegas Invitational		 W 105–84  6–0
 Orleans Arena (2,250)
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2013*
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 19 vs. Northwestern
Las Vegas Invitational		 W 95–79  7–0
 Orleans Arena (2,520)
Paradise, NV
December 3, 2013*
8:00 pm, P12N		 No. 18 UC Santa Barbara W 89–76  8–0
 Pauley Pavilion (6,644)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2013*
9:30 am, CBS		 No. 18 at Missouri L 71–80  8–1
 Mizzou Arena (8,826)
Columbia, MO
December 14, 2013*
5:00 pm, P12N		 Prairie View A&M W 95–71  9–1
 Pauley Pavilion (6,864)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2013*
4:30 pm, ESPN		 vs. No. 8 Duke
CARQUEST Auto Parts Classic		 L 63–80  9–2
 Madison Square Garden (15,410)
New York City, NY
December 22, 2013*
4:00 pm, P12N		 Weber State W 83–60  10–2
 Pauley Pavilion (7,013)
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 Alabama W 75–67  11–2
 Pauley Pavilion (9,061)
Los Angeles, CA
Conference Season
January 5, 2014
12:00 pm, FS1		 USC W 107–73  12–2
(1–0)		 Pauley Pavilion (11,285)
Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 2014
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 Arizona L 75–79  12–3
(1–1)		 Pauley Pavilion (13,283)
Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Arizona State W 87–72  13–3
(2–1)		 Pauley Pavilion (8,003)
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2014
5:00 pm, P12N		 No. 25 at No. 21 Colorado W 69–56  14–3 (3–1)
 Coors Events Center (10,802)
Boulder, CO
January 18, 2014
1:00 pm, FS1		 No. 25 at Utah L 69–74  14–4 (3–2)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,267)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 23, 2014
8:00 pm, P12N		 Stanford W 91–74  15–4 (4–2)
 Pauley Pavilion (9,068)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2014
5:00 pm, ESPNU		 California W 76–64  16–4 (5–2)
 Pauley Pavilion (10,344)
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 at Oregon W 70–68  17–4 (6–2)
 Matthew Knight Arena (8,766)
Eugene, OR
February 2, 2014
11:30 am, ESPNU		 at Oregon State L 67–71  17–5 (6–3)
 Gill Coliseum (4,509)
Corvallis, OR
February 8, 2014
7:30 pm, P12N		 at USC W 83–73  18–5 (7–3)
 Galen Center (9,216)
Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 Colorado W 92–74  19–5 (8–3)
 Pauley Pavilion (8,431)
Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2014
2:00 pm, P12N		 Utah W 80–66  20–5 (9–3)
 Pauley Pavilion (9,577)
Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 2014
7:30 pm, P12N		 No. 23 at California W 86–66  21–5 (10–3)
 Haas Pavilion (10,837)
Berkeley, CA
February 22, 2014
3:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 23 at Stanford L 74–83  21–6 (10–4)
 Maples Pavilion (7,031)
Stanford, CA
February 27, 2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 Oregon L 83–87 2OT 21–7 (10–5)
 Pauley Pavilion (8,643)
Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 2014
6:00 pm, FS1		 Oregon State W 74–69  22–7 (11–5)
 Pauley Pavilion (9,873)
Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 at Washington W 91–82  23–7 (12–5)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (6,894)
Seattle, WA
March 8, 2014
8:00 pm, FS1		 at Washington State L 55–73  23–8 (12–6)
 Beasley Coliseum (3,142)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 13, 2014
6:00 pm, P12N		 vs. Oregon
Quarterfinals		 W 82–63  24–8
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
March 14, 2014
8:40 pm, FS1		 vs. Stanford
Semifinals		 W 84–59  25–8
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2014
3:00 pm, FS1		 vs. No. 4 Arizona
Championship		 W 75–71  26–8
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2014*
6:57 pm, truTV		 No. 20 (4 S) vs. (13 S) Tulsa
Second round		 W 76–59  27–8
 Viejas Arena (11,488)
San Diego, CA
March 23, 2014*
4:10 pm, TBS		 No. 20 (4 S) vs. (12 S) Stephen F. Austin
Third round		 W 77–60  28–8
 Viejas Arena (11,504)
San Diego, CA
March 27, 2014*
6:45 pm, CBS		 No. 20 (4 S) vs. No. 1 (1 S) Florida
Sweet Sixteen		 L 68–79  28–9
 FedExForum (14,991)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region. S=South Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Honors

Rankings
Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre234567891011121314151617181920Final
AP2224221918RVRVRVRVRV25RVRVRVRV23RVRVRV20N/A
Coaches23242421172322RVRV2525RVRVRVRV25RVRV—2315

Team players drafted in the NBA
Year Round Pick Player NBA Team
2014 1 13 Zach LaVine Minnesota Timberwolves
2014 1 22 Jordan Adams Memphis Grizzlies
2014 1 30 Kyle Anderson San Antonio Spurs

[2]

Notes
Kyle Anderson against Oregon during Pac-12 Tournament
  • September 26, 2013 – Isaac Hamilton joins the team[3]
  • October 17, 2013 – The Bruins were picked to finish 2nd in the conference by the Pac-12 media
  • October 31, 2013 – Isaac Hamilton's appeal to NCAA to allow him to play this season without having to sit out a season was denied.
  • November 29, 2013 – The team won the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational; Kyle Anderson was the tournament's MVP; Jordan Adams and Zach LaVine were named to the all-tournament team.[4]
  • January 27, 2014 – Sophomore Anderson was named Pac-12 Player of the Week
  • February 27, 2014 - Anderson and Adams missed one game after being suspended for a violation of team rules.[5]
  • March 14, 2014 – Director of Operations Tyus Edney to be inducted into the Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor.
  • Home attendance for the season averaged 8,136 for the 13,800-seat Pauley Pavilion. It was down from 9,549 in 2012–13, with school officials attributing the higher attendance to the renovated reopening of the arena.[6]
  • March 15, 2014 – Norman Powell shot 16 of 18 points at the free throw line at the Pac-12 tournament, tied for the fourth best percentage in tournament history

See also

2013–14 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

References
  1. "Gators finish off UCLA for 29th straight win, 4th straight Elite 8". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  2. UCLA Basketball Produces Three First-Round NBA Draft Picks, UCLABruins.com, June 26, 2014
  3. UCLA Basketball Welcomes Isaac Hamilton Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, UCLABruins.com, September 26, 2013
  4. "Burton named to Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational all-tournament team". NevadaWolfPack.com. December 1, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  5. "UCLA suspends key duo 1 game". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 27, 2014. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014.
  6. Foster, Chris (March 5, 2014). "UCLA basketball: Bruins' attendance tumbles". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014.
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