# 2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference and were led by head coach Ben Howland. The team ended the season with a 19–14 record and did not participate in the NCAA National Championship tournament or the NIT.

## Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Norman Powell SG | San Diego, CA | Lincoln Senior HS | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) | 177.5 lb (80.5 kg) | Nov 10, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: ? ||||||
| De'End Parker SG | San Francisco, CA | CC of San Francisco | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Mar 5, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: ? ||||||
| Larry Drew II PG | Woodland Hills, CA | William Howard Taft HS/University of North Carolina | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2011* 2:00 pm | No. 17 | vs. Cal State San Bernardino | W 80–72 | – | Citizens Business Bank Arena (6,259) Ontario, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:30 pm, FS West | No. 17 | Loyola Marymount | L 58–69 | 0–1 | LA Sports Arena (5,382 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 15, 2011* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Middle Tennessee State Maui Invitational Opening Round | L 68–88 | 0–2 | LA Sports Arena (4,758) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 21, 2011* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational First Round | W 92–60 | 1–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| November 22, 2011* 6:30 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 14 Kansas Maui Invitational seminfinals | L 56–72 | 1–3 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| November 23, 2011* 4:30 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 15 Michigan Maui Invitational 3rd place game | L 63–79 | 1–4 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| November 28, 2011* 8:00 pm, Prime Ticket | | Pepperdine | W 62–39 | 2–4 | LA Sports Arena (3,885) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 3, 2011* 1:30 pm, FSN/PT | | Texas | L 59–69 | 2–5 | LA Sports Arena (6,177) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 10, 2011* 4:00 pm, FS West | | vs. Penn | W 77–73 | 3–5 | Honda Center (6,332 ) Anaheim, CA |
| December 14, 2011* 7:30 pm, FS West | | Eastern Washington | W 60–47 | 4–5 | LA Sports Arena (4,229 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 17, 2011* 12:00 pm, Prime Ticket | | vs. UC Davis | W 82–39 | 5–5 | Honda Center (5,132) Anaheim, CA |
| December 20, 2011* 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | UC Irvine | W 89–60 | 6–5 | LA Sports Arena (4,090 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 23, 2011* 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | Richmond | W 71–63 | 7–5 | LA Sports Arena (4,194 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29, 2011 7:30 pm, FSN/PT | | at Stanford | L 59–60 | 7–6 (0–1) | Maples Pavilion (6,777) Stanford, CA |
| December 31, 2011 1:00 pm, FSN/PT | | at California | L 69–85 | 7–7 (0–2) | Haas Pavilion (9,750) Berkeley, CA |
| January 5, 2012 8:00 pm, FSN/PT | | vs. Arizona John R. Wooden Classic | W 65–58 | 8–7 (1–2) | Honda Center (9,247) Anaheim, CA |
| January 7, 2012 7:30 pm, FS West | | vs. Arizona State | W 75–58 | 9–7 (2–2) | Honda Center (9,076 ) Anaheim, CA |
| January 15, 2012 6:00 pm, FSN/PT | | at USC | W 66–47 | 10–7 (3–2) | Galen Center (8,474 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 19, 2012 7:30 pm, FSN/PT | | at Oregon State | L 84–87 | 10–8 (3–3) | Gill Coliseum (6,019 ) Corvallis, OR |
| January 21, 2012 1:00 pm, FSN/FSW | | at Oregon | L 68–75 | 10–9 (3–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,830 ) Eugene, OR |
| January 26, 2012 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | Utah | W 76–49 | 11–9 (4–4) | LA Sports Arena (4,434 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 28, 2012 1:00 pm, Prime Ticket | | Colorado | W 77–60 | 12–9 (5–4) | LA Sports Arena (9,253) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 2, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at Washington | L 69–71 | 12–10 (5–5) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,756 ) Seattle, WA |
| February 4, 2012 2:00 pm, RTNW | | at Washington State | W 63–60 | 13–10 (6–5) | Beasley Coliseum (4,204 ) Pullman, WA |
| February 9, 2012 8:00 pm, Prime Ticket | | Stanford | W 72–61 | 14–10 (7–5) | LA Sports Arena (5,207 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 11, 2012 1:00 pm, FSN/PT | | California | L 63–73 | 14–11 (7–6) | LA Sports Arena (9,001 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 15, 2012 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | USC | W 64–54 | 15–11 (8–6) | LA Sports Arena (9,064 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 18, 2012* 10:00 am, CBS | | at St. John's | L 63–66 | 15–12 | Madison Square Garden (7,305 ) New York City, NY |
| February 23, 2012 5:30 pm | | at Arizona State | W 66–57 | 16–12 (9–6) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,477 ) Tempe, AZ |
| February 25, 2012 11:00 am, CBS | | at Arizona | L 63–65 | 16–13 (9–7) | McKale Center (14,724 ) Tucson, AZ |
| March 1, 2012 7:30 pm | | Washington State | W 78–46 | 17–13 (10–7) | LA Sports Arena (5,099 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 3, 2012 11:00 am, CBS | | Washington | W 75–69 | 18–13 (11–7) | LA Sports Arena (9,785 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2012 2:40 pm, FSN | (5) | vs. (12) USC First Round | W 55–40 | 19–13 | Staples Center (5,973 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 8, 2012 2:40 pm, FSN | (5) | vs. (4) Arizona Quarterfinals | L 58–66 | 19–14 | Staples Center (8,780 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

UCLA was ranked No. 20 in the preseason Coaches' Poll. They were also the media's preseason pick to win the Pac-12 conference title.