University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Men's Basketball Heads to Pac-12 Media Day on Wednesday
October 24, 2022 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES โ UCLA head coach Mick Cronin and seniors Tyger Campbell and Jaime Jaquez Jr. will represent the UCLA men's basketball program at Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day in San Francisco on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
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Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men's Head Basketball Coach, enters his fourth year as the Bruins' head coach in 2022-23. He will be accompanied by UCLA's two student-athletes named as preseason first-team All-Pac-12 selections in Campbell and Jaquez Jr.
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Campbell and Jaquez Jr. were two of the league's 10 first-team all-conference selections last season, in addition to being named as preseason all-league picks this week. Campbell, a 5-foot-11 senior guard from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, averaged 11.9 points and a team-leading 4.3 assists per game last season. Through three previous collegiate seasons, he has registered 10.2 points and 4.9 assists in 96 games.
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Jaquez Jr., a 6-foot-7 guard/forward, averaged 13.9 points and a team-leading 5.7 rebounds per game last season. In addition to earning first-team all-league honors, he was one of five players selected to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (for the second consecutive year). Jaquez Jr. has averaged 11.8 points and 5.5 rebounds through 97 career games at UCLA (89 starts).
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Coverage of Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day will begin on the Pac-12 Network this Wednesday at 10 a.m. (PT). Media availability with the league's coaches and student-athletes will begin at approximately 12 p.m. (PT). Those interviews will be available to fans on Pac-12 Insider, the Pac-12 Now app and Pac-12.com.
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Live in-studio interviews with Coach Cronin, Campbell and Jaquez Jr. are scheduled to air at approximately 12:30 p.m. (PT), televised live on the Pac-12 Network. Those studio interviews will also be available online through the Pac-12 Now app and Pac-12.com.
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UCLA's press conference session, featuring Coach Cronin, Campbell and Jaquez Jr., will air at approximately 3:30 p.m. (PT) on Pac-12 Insider, Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app.
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HOW TO WATCH
All Pac-12 Networks coverage can be seen on Pac-12 Network, the Pac-12 Now app (for iOS,ย Androidย andย Apple TV) or the appropriate regional channel. Pac-12 Networks subscribers have access to all seven HD channels via the Pac-12 Now app.ย More information on the multiple options to access and receive Pac-12 Networks anywhere in the United States is available by visitingย GetPac12Networks.com.
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Coverage of the 2022-23 season for all Pac-12 sports can be followed all year long across the Pac-12 and Pac-12 Networks' digital and social media channels onย Pac-12.com, Twitter (@Pac12Networkย andย @Pac12), Facebook (facebook.com/Pac12Conference), Instagram (@Pac12Conference), YouTube (youtube.com/pac12) and TikTok (@Pac12Network).
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PAC-12 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
Campbell and Jaquez Jr. were selected as preseason first-team All-Pac-12 honorees on Monday morning, as announced by the Pac-12 office (news release). The Pac-12 released lists of 10 players as preseason first-team all-league selections and five players as second-team all-conference honorees. In addition, junior Jaylen Clark and freshman Amari Bailey were listed as preseason honorable mention all-league selections.
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ABOUT PAC-12 INSIDER
Pac-12 Insiderย is theย freeย broadband streaming channel from Pac-12 Networks, giving all fans access to up to 100 live events, the latest football and basketball highlights, classic encores across top sports and in-depth stories that showcase the heart and soul of Pac-12 student-athletes, coaches and legends. Pac-12 Insider is available onย Pac-12.comย as well as nine partner platforms, includingย Local Now, Redbox,ย Samsung TV Plus,ย Sportstribal, The Roku Channel,ย Vizioย andย Xumo, and more information can be foundย here.
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ABOUT THE PAC-12 NOW APP
All Pac-12 Networks broadcasts are available in HD via theย Pac-12 Now appย for iOS,ย Android,ย Apple TVย andย Amazon Fire TV. Pac-12 Networks subscribers have access to all content aired on Pac-12 Network and all six regional channels (Pac-12 Arizona, Pac-12 Bay Area, Pac-12 Los Angeles, Pac-12 Mountain, Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Washington) via the Pac-12 Now app, which is free to download. In addition to watching live games, fans can select their favorite Pac-12 universities and programs to receive news and updates, all year long.
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THE BRUINS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Get an inside look at the Bruins' day in San Francisco by following the UCLA men's basketball team accounts on Twitter (@UCLAMBB), Instagram (@UCLAMBB) and Facebook (facebook.com/UCLAMensBasketball). From Campbell and Jaquez's appearances in the live studio, to various photo booths and one-on-one video interviews, UCLA's primary men's basketball social media channels will have a behind-the-scenes look at this Wednesday's event.
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