# 2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented University of California, Los Angeles during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by head coach Ben Howland and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in Pac-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament. They were not invited to a post season tournament.

## Recruiting class

* In November 2009, five student-athletes signed a national letters of intent to attend UCLA. They are Tyler Honeycutt, a 6-foot-8-inch, 190-pound guard/forward out of Sylmar, Calif. (Sylmar HS); Brendan Lane, a 6-foot-10-inch, 205-pound forward from Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin HS); Mike Moser, a 6-foot-7-inch, 185 pound forward out of Portland, Oregon (Grant HS); Reeves Nelson, a 6-foot-7-inch, 220-pound forward out of Modesto, Calif. (Modesto Christian HS) and Anthony Stover, a 6-foot-10-inch, 210-pound center from La Cañada, Calif. (Windward HS).
* Tyler Lamb, Mater Dei's 6'4", 190-pound shooting guard, and Josh Smith, a 6'10", 280-pound center from Kentwood, have signed a letter of intent to play for UCLA next season. Lazeric Jones, of John A. Logan College, in Carterville, Illinois, is 6'1", 195 pounds, and he will be a junior for UCLA next year.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Honeycutt SF | Sylmar, CA | Sylmar HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 17, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Brendan Lane PF | Rocklin, CA | Rocklin HS | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jun 14, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Mike Moser SF | Portland, OR | Grant HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 19, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Reeves Nelson PF | Modesto, CA | Modesto Christian HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jan 9, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Anthony Stover C | Los Angeles, CA | Windward HS | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 3, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 Rivals: 13 ESPN: 8 ||||||
| 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 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010. "ESPN - UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2009* 7:30 p.m., uclabruins.com | | Concordia | W 62–61 | | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| November 10, 2009* 7:30 p.m., uclabruins.com | | Humboldt State | W 74–57 | | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Non-Conference Season ||||||
| November 16, 2009* 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | Cal State Fullerton ESPN 24 Hour Tip-Off Marathon | L 65–68 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Pauley Pavilion (6,145) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 20, 2009* 7:30 p.m., FSW | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 75–64 | 1–1 | Pauley Pavilion (6,782) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 23, 2009* 8:00 p.m., FSW | | Pepperdine | W 71–52 | 2–1 | Pauley Pavilion (7,316) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 26, 2009* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Portland 76 Classic | L 47–74 | 2–2 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,697) Anaheim, CA |
| November 27, 2009* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Butler 76 Classic | L 67–69 | 2–3 | Anaheim Convention Center (3,027) Anaheim, CA |
| November 29, 2009* 11:30 a.m., ESPNU | | vs. Long Beach State 76 Classic | L 68–79 | 2–4 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,247) Anaheim, CA |
| December 6, 2009* 2:30 p.m., FSN | | Kansas Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 61–73 | 2–5 | Pauley Pavilion (10,451) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 12, 2009* 1:30 p.m., FSN | | vs. Mississippi State John R. Wooden Classic | L 54–72 | 2–6 | Honda Center (13,043) Anaheim, CA |
| December 15, 2009* 7:30 p.m., Prime Ticket | | New Mexico State | W 100–68 | 3–6 | Pauley Pavilion (5,933) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 19, 2009* 11:00 a.m., CBS | | at Notre Dame | L 73–84 | 3–7 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 22, 2009* 7:30 p.m., uclabruins.com | | Colorado State | W 75–63 | 4–7 | Pauley Pavilion (6,755) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 27, 2009* 1:00 p.m., uclabruins.com | | Delaware State | W 66–49 | 5–7 | Pauley Pavilion (7,244) Los Angeles, CA |
| Conference Season ||||||
| December 31, 2009 1:30 p.m., FSN | | Arizona State | W 72–70 | 6–7 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion (8,008) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 2, 2010 10:00 a.m., CBS | | Arizona | L 63–77 | 6–8 (1–1) | Pauley Pavilion (8,681) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 6, 2010 7:30 p.m., FSN/FSW | | at California | W 76–75 $^{OT}$ | 7–8 (2–1) | Haas Pavilion (10,005) Berkeley, CA |
| January 9, 2010 3:00 p.m., Prime Ticket | | at Stanford | L 59–70 | 7–9 (2–2) | Maples Pavilion (6,946) Stanford, CA |
| January 16, 2010 4:30 p.m., Prime Ticket | | USC | L 46–67 | 7–10 (2–3) | Pauley Pavilion (11,108) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 21, 2010 7:30 p.m., FSN | | Washington | W 62–61 | 8–10 (3–3) | Pauley Pavilion (6,503) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 23, 2010 1:00 p.m., FSN | | Washington State | W 74–62 | 9–10 (4–3) | Pauley Pavilion (8,349) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 28, 2010 7:30 p.m., FSN | | at Oregon | L 66–71 | 9–11 (4–4) | McArthur Court (7,528) Eugene, OR |
| January 30, 2010 4:30 p.m., Prime Ticket | | at Oregon State | W 62–52 | 10–11 (5–4) | Gill Coliseum (8,067) Corvallis, OR |
| February 4, 2010 7:30 p.m., Prime Ticket | | Stanford | W 77–73 | 11–11 (6–4) | Pauley Pavilion (8,903) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 6, 2010 1:00 p.m., CBS | | California | L 58–71 | 11–12 (6–5) | Pauley Pavilion (10,450) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 14, 2010 7:00 p.m., FSN | | at USC | L 64–68 | 11–13 (6–6) | Galen Center (8,836) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 18, 2010 5:30 p.m., FSN | | at Washington State | W 71–51 | 12–13 (7–6) | Beasley Coliseum (6,566) Pullman, WA |
| February 20, 2010 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Washington ESPN College GameDay | L 68–97 | 12–14 (7–7) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| February 25, 2010 8:00 p.m., FSN | | Oregon State | W 65–56 | 13–14 (8–7) | Pauley Pavilion (7,589) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 27, 2010 2:00 p.m., Prime Ticket | | Oregon | L 68–70 | 13–15 (8–8) | Pauley Pavilion (9,073) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 4, 2010 7:30 p.m., FSN | | at Arizona | L 73–78 | 13–16 (8–9) | McKale Center (14,407) Tucson, AZ |
| March 6, 2010 1:00 p.m., CBS | | at Arizona State | L 46–56 | 13–17 (8–10) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,039) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-10 Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2010 12:00 p.m., FSN | (5) | vs. (4) Arizona Quarterfinals | W 75–69 | 14–17 | Staples Center (12,125) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 12, 2010 6:00 p.m., FSN | (5) | vs. (1) California Pac-10 Semifinals | L 72–85 | 14–18 | Staples Center (15,971) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||