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No. 8 UCLA Returns Home, Will Face Washington on Thursday
January 29, 2023 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES โ No. 8-ranked UCLA (17-4, 8-2) returns to the court against Washington (13-10, 5-7) this Thursday evening in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The Bruins' home game will be nationally televised on FS1. UCLA has just 10 games remaining on its regular-season schedule, and six of those contests will be played at home. The Bruins will host Washington this Thursday and Washington State on Saturday before playing at Oregon State and Oregon next week.
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GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Capacity: 13,800
Tipoff Time: 6:07 p.m. (PT)
Television: FS1
TV Talent: Alex Faust (play-by-play), Casey Jacobsen (analyst)
Radio Broadcast (UCLA Sports Network): AM 1150
Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst)
SIRIUS XM, SIRIUS XM App Channels: Ch. 81, Ch. 81
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ABOUT THE BRUINS
โ UCLA hosts Washington this Thursday (6 p.m., PT) and Washington State on Saturday (4 p.m., PT).
โ The Bruins have lost back-to-back games for just the third time since the start of the 2021-22 campaign.
โ Most recently, USC recorded a 77-64 win against UCLA at the Galen Center on Thursday, Jan. 26.
โ Prior to a loss at No. 11 Arizona on Saturday, Jan. 21, the Bruins had won 14 consecutive games since late November.
โ With two home games on deck this week, UCLA is scheduled to play six of its final 10 games in Pauley Pavilion.
โ UCLA has limited the opposition to fewer than 70 points in 18 of its 21 contests this season.
โ UCLA ranks No. 13, nationally, in fewest points allowed per game (60.6) and No. 41 in 3-PT percentage defense (30.4%).
โ The Bruins have committed fewer turnovers than their opponent in 20 of 21 contests this season.
โ UCLA has gone 11-0 in home contests this season and has posted a 6-4 record in road and neutral site games.
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AGAINST THE HUSKIES
โ The Bruins have compiled an all-time record of 106-43 against Washington in a series that began in 1937.
โ Adem Bona scored 18 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 17 in UCLA's 74-49 win at Washington on Jan. 1, 2023.
โ UCLA has won seven consecutive games against Washington (and 10 of the last 11 in the all-time series).
โ The Bruins have won their last five consecutive home contests against Washington.
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INDIVIDUAL NOTES
โ Jaime Jaquez Jr. (16.0 ppg, 7.2 ppg) is one of five players in the Pac-12 to rank among the top 10 in the conference in scoring and rebounding (No. 6 in each) ... Jaquez Jr. is tied for the No. 4 slot in the league in steals per game (1.67 spg).
โ Tyger Campbell ranks No. 2 in the Pac-12 in assist-turnover ratio (2.54) and No. 4 in assists per game (4.7) ... Campbell has shot 46.7 percent from 3-point distance in 10 Pac-12 games and is 22-for-26 at the free throw line in league games.
โ Jaylen Clark leads the Pac-12 in steals (54) and steals per game (2.7) ... the junior from Riverside, Calif., ranks No. 4 in the country in steals per game (2.7) ...ย his 54 steals this season is 10 shy from breaking into UCLA's single-season list.
โ David Singleton, a fifth-year senior, has recorded career-high averages in scoring (10.4 ppg), rebounding (3.1 rpg) ands steals (1.1 spg) ... he ranks third in the Pac-12 this season in 3-point shooting percentage (44.1%).
โ Adem Bona leads the Bruins in blocked shots (29 blocks, 1.45 bpg) and has averaged 8.4 points and 5.1 rebounds in 20 games as a freshman ... he ranks No. 7 among all Pac-12 players in blocks per game (1.47).
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LOW TURNOVERS
Led by point guard Tyger Campbell (13.8 ppg, 4.7 apg), UCLA has registered an assist-turnover ratio of 1.46-to-1, which ranked No. 19 in the nation through Saturday, Jan. 28. Campbell's assist-turnover ratio (2.43) ranks No. 40 in the nation, through games played on Saturday. The Bruins have committed fewer turnovers than their opponent in 20 of 21 games this season. Through Saturday's contests, UCLA ranked No. 3 in the nation in turnover margin (+6.5 per game), the best turnover margin among any Pac-12 program (Arizona State was second in the Pac-12 at +1.77 per game).
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GLANCING AT THE METRICS
UCLA has been ranked No. 3 in the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings (KenPom.com), trailing (1) Tennesee and (2) Houston. Through Sunday's games, the Bruins had the No. 20-ranked adjusted offensive efficiency rating and the No. 3-ranked adjusted defensive efficiency ranking. Ranked No. 8 in the most recent AP poll and No. 7 in the USA Today Sports Coaches poll, the Bruins have been ranked in each of the last 31 AP polls (since the start of the 2021-22 season).
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ELITE COMPANY
Senior Jaime Jaquez Jr. has been named as one of 25 top players in the nation to the midseason watch list for the Wooden Award. Through Saturday's games, Jaquez Jr. ranked No. 6 in the Pac-12 in scoring (16.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.2 rpg). He ranks No. 22 on the Bruins' all-time scoring list and No. 21 on UCLA's all-time rebounds list (690 rebounds). He's one of just 11 UCLA players to rank among the school's top 25 lists in career scoring and rebounding. Jaquez Jr., who hails from Camarillo, Calif., has averaged 12.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 118 career games (110 career starts).
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JAQUEZ JR. AND DAVID GREENWOOD
Since the NCAA (and UCLA) began to record the "block" and "steal" statistic at the start of the 1978-79 season, the only UCLA players to tally at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and three steals in one game have been Jaime Jaquez Jr. and David Greenwood. Jaquez Jr. had 23 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks and four steals in a home victory against Colorado on Saturday, Jan. 14. Greenwood is UCLA's only other player on record, to have come close to that. He registered 22 points, 18 rebounds, four blocks and three steals in UCLA's 85-83 home win versus Arizona State on Feb. 15, 1979.
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TOP POINT GUARD
Senior Tyger Campbell opened the season on the watch list for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, having been named one of five finalists for that award last season. He has averaged 13.8 points and 4.7 assists per game in all 21 contests for UCLA this season. Campbell currently ranks second among all Pac-12 players in assist-turnover ratio (2.54). He has become one of eight UCLA players to have logged at least 1,000 career points and 500 career assists in the Bruins' uniform (the assist stat has been regularly tracked at UCLA since the start of the 1973-74 season).
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10 STEALS, 10 BLOCKS
UCLA totaled 15 steals and 11 blocks in a 68-54 home victory against Colorado (Jan. 14, 2023). That marked the first time since Feb. 9, 2012, in which the Bruins totaled at least 15 steals and 11 blocks in a game. The Bruins also had 15 steals and 11 blocks in a 72-61 win against Stanford at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on Feb. 9, 2012. Since the start of the 2010-11 season (427 games), UCLA has had at least 10 steals and 10 blocks in just five games. The Bruins totaled 17 steals and 12 blocks in the team's season opener in 2010-11 (versus Cal State Northridge on Nov. 12, 2010).
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UCLA'S ROSTER CONSTRUCTION
The Bruins returned five of their primary 11 contributors from last year's team. UCLA went 27-8 overall last season, advancing to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. Key returners include seniors Tyger Campbell, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kenneth Nwuba and David Singleton and junior Jaylen Clark. Each of those student-athletes played in at least 20 games in 2021-22. All five competed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament (the First Four to the Final Four). UCLA also has returned two redshirt freshmen in forward Mac Etienne and guard Will McClendon, who both missed last season with knee injuries (torn ACL).
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ROAD WARRIORS
The Bruins have gone 6-4 in 10 road and neutral site contests, this season. In addition to a 74-49 double-digit win at Washington on New Year's Day (Sunday, Jan. 1), the Bruins also notched an 87-60 victory at Maryland on Dec. 14. Against Maryland, UCLA led 39-11 with 3:30 remaining before halftime. Last season, the Bruins had substantial road victories with a 67-56 win at Marquette in Dec. 2021 (UCLA led at halftime, 35-21) and at Oregon State in March 2022 (UCLA won, 94-55). Playing at Stanford this season (Dec. 1, 2022), the Bruins raced to a 17-0 lead and won the contest, 80-66.
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โ Last season, UCLA went 13-7 in road/neutral site games. Since the start of the Bruins' 2021-22 season, UCLA has compiled a 19-11 record in 30 games played away from home.
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JAYLEN THE SPARK PLUG
Junior Jaylen Clark has registered career-high averages across the board during his junior season โ 13.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg and a Pac-12-best 54 steals (and 2.7 steals per game). The 6-foot-5 guard from Riverside, Calif., has scored at least 10 points in 15 of 20 games played. He tallied a season-high 24 points in the Bruins' home victory over Denver on Dec. 10, 2022. Clark finished with 15 points and five rebounds in UCLA's 60-58 win against USC on Jan. 5, sinking the go-ahead 3-pointer with 15 seconds left (the 3-pointer put the Bruins ahead by a 59-58 margin after USC had taken the lead).
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PRECISION FROM 3-POINT RANGE
Fifth-year senior guard David Singleton has averaged a career-best 10.4 points per game (21 contests). He ranks No. 3 among all Pac-12 players in 3-point shooting percentage (44.1%), having connected on 45 of his 102 long-range attempts. In addition, Singleton's career 3-point percentage (43.9%) currently ranks No. 4 among all UCLA players in program history.ย Singleton ranked No. 2 in the Pac-12 last season in 3-point shooting percentage (45.1%) and as a true freshman in 2018-19 (46.7%). He has now made at least 37 attempts from 3-point distance in each of his five seasons on the court at UCLA.
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THREE-POINT STREAK
UCLA has made at least one 3-pointer in its last 774 games. That 3-point streak began after the Bruins went 0-for-14 from 3-point territory in a 78-63 loss at No. 2-ranked Stanford on Feb. 3, 2000 (Maples Pavilion). UCLA has made at least three 3-pointers in 317 of 326 games since the start of the 2013-14 season. The Bruins made a school single-game-record 19 three-pointers, on 31 attempts, in a 104-89 win at Colorado on Jan. 12, 2017. UCLA's previous 3-point record was set earlier that season, as the Bruins made 18 of 30 attempts in the regular-season opener against Pacific (Nov. 11, 2016).
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POSTSEASON SUCCESS
UCLA has compiled a 7-2 NCAA Tournament record over the past two seasons. The Bruins went 5-1 in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, advancing from the First Four to the Final Four. There was no NCAA Tournament in March of 2020 (COVID-19). UCLA is one of six teams to have advanced to the Sweet 16 or farther in 2021 and 2022 (other five schools are Arkansas, Gonzaga, Houston, Michigan and Villanova). No school advanced to the Final Four in both 2021 and 2022. Only Arkansas and Houston moved on to the Elite Eight in 2021 and 2022. Gonzaga, Houston and Michigan are the only programs to have advanced to the Sweet 16 or farther in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
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NOTES ON PAULEY PAVILION
This marks the 57th basketball season in which UCLA has played in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The Bruins' home arena opened in time for the 1965-66 season. The first game in Pauley Pavilion took place on Dec. 3, 1965, as the No. 1-ranked Bruins defeated Ohio State, 92-66. UCLA spent 47 consecutive seasons in Pauley Pavilion before the venue was closed for an 18-month renovation. The Bruins played 18 home games in 2011-12 at two venues in Southern California (14 games at the Los Angeles Sports Arena and four games at the Honda Center in Anaheim).
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โ UCLA has gone 11-0 at home this season and went 14-1 in 15 home games last year. The Bruins won their final eight home games last season and have strung together a streak of 19 consecutive home victories. UCLA has won its last 19 home games, which is the longest home winning streak in the nation (Auburn's 28-game streak was recently snapped). UCLA's only loss at home last season was an overtime defeat (84-81) to Oregon on Jan. 13, 2022. Since taking over as UCLA's head coach (fall of 2019), Mick Cronin has led the Bruins to a 49-6 record in 55 home games.
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โ With the COVID-19 pandemic prompting teams to close their arenas to fans, none of UCLA's home games in 2020-21 were played in front of a crowd. Likewise, three of UCLA's games in January of 2022 were played before no fans (arena was limited to players' family members only). Including a seven-game home win streak to close the 2019-20 home schedule, UCLA has won its last 30 home contests with fans in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom.
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โ Through 11 home games this season, the Bruins have averaged 78.6 points per game and have limited the opposition to 56.6 points per game. UCLA has won its 11 home contests by an average margin of 22.0 points per game. UCLA's most narrow victory in those 11 contests took place against USC โ the Bruins won, 60-58, on Thursday, Jan. 5. The Bruins largest margin of victory at home this season occurred against Pepperdine โ UCLA won, 100-53, on Wedneday, Nov. 23. Only two of the Bruins' 11 home victories this year have been by nine or fewer points (vs. USC and vs. Oregon).
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HISTORY & TRADITION
The 2022-23 school year marks the 104th season in which UCLA has fielded a men's basketball team (first season was 1919-20). In all, the men's basketball program has won a nation-leading 11 NCAA Championships and has advanced to the NCAA Final Four 19 times. As an athletics department, UCLA has won 120 team NCAA titles. That total ranks second in the nation behind Stanford (131). Most recently, the UCLA women's soccer team captured its second NCAA title by defeating North Carolina, 3-2, in double overtime in the 2022 NCAA Championship (played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.).
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UCLA IN PAC-12 PLAY
Since the start of the 2020-21 season, UCLA has compiled a 36-12 mark in the Pac-12 (13-6 in 2020-21, and 15-5 last season). The Bruins have won 28 of their last 30 home games in Pac-12 action. UCLA dropped a game at home to USC in March of 2021 and against Oregon (overtime) last season on Jan. 13, 2022. The Bruins won their final seven home Pac-12 games in 2019-20, during Coach Cronin's first season as UCLA's head coach.
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THE BRUINS WHEN ...
Since the start of the 2017-18 season, the Bruins have gone 92-18 when leading at halftime (through 185 games). During that span, UCLA has gone 28-42 when trailing at halftime (3-2 when tied at the break). UCLA's largest halftime deficit overcome in that stretch has been 16 points โ UCLA trailed at home against Oregon, 44-28, on Feb. 23, 2019, and outscored the Ducks in the second half (62-39) to win, 90-83. When the Bruins have built a 10-point lead (or larger) at any point in the game, UCLA has gone 98-13. When trailing by 10 or more points in a game, UCLA has gone 18-44.
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