# 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.
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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 15 | G/F | 6'6" | 225 | Freshman | Las Vegas, Nevada | Declared for 2013 NBA draft |
| Larry Drew II | 10 | PG | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Encino, California | Graduated |

## Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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. ||||||

## 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

* January 27, 2014 – Kyle Anderson is named Pac-12 Conference Player-of-the-Week
* March 10, 2014 – Jordan Adams and Kyle Anderson are named to the All-Pac-12 Conference First Team; Bryce Alford and Zach LaVine are named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team; Jordan Adams and Norman Powell are named honorable mention of the All-Defensive Team
* March 11, 2014 – Jordan Adams and Kyle Anderson are named to the USBWA District IX All-District Team
* March 12, 2014 – Kyle Anderson and Jordan Adams are named to the NABC District 20 All-District First Team
* March 15, 2014 – Kyle Anderson was named Pac-12 Conference tournament MVP
* March 31, 2014 – Kyle Anderson was named to the third-team Associated Press and Sporting News All-America teams

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | 20 | N/A |
| Coaches | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 22 | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | — | 23 | 15 |

## 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 |