2021–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2021–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
2021–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Darren Savino (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Rod Palmer (3rd season); Michael Lewis (3rd season);
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion; (Capacity: 13,819)
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arizona †	18	–	2	.900	33	–	4	.892
No. 11 UCLA	15	–	5	.750	27	–	8	.771
No. 22 USC	14	–	6	.700	26	–	8	.765
Colorado	12	–	8	.600	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	11	–	9	.550	20	–	15	.571
Washington	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Washington State	11	–	9	.550	22	–	15	.595
Arizona State	10	–	10	.500	14	–	17	.452
Stanford	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
California	5	–	15	.250	12	–	20	.375
Utah	4	–	16	.200	11	–	20	.355
Oregon State	1	–	19	.050	3	–	28	.097

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team will represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I season. The Bruins will be led by third-year head coach Mick Cronin and will play their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. All ten players from last year's Final Four team will return. New this season is that the team's footwear, apparel, and equipment will be provided by Jordan Brand and Nike.

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

UCLA Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jalen Hill	F	6'10"	245	Junior	Corona, CA	Retired^[1]
Chris Smith	G	6'9"	215	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated; Declared for the 2021 NBA draft^[2]

Incoming transfers

UCLA Incoming Transfers^[3]
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Myles Johnson	C	6'10"	255	Junior	Long Beach, CA	Transfer from Rutgers. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.^[4]

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Peyton Watson SF	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Poly (CA)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 27, 2020
Peyton Watson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Will McClendon SG	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman (NV)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 21, 2020
Will McClendon SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 10 247Sports: 33 ESPN: —
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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021. "2021 UCLA Bruins Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

Preseason

September 14, 2021 – Nan Wooden, daughter of former UCLA men's basketball Coach John Wooden and long time supporter of the basketball team, died.^[5]

Preseason rankings

October 13, 2021 – The Bruins are picked as the No. 1 team in the Pac-12 media poll.^[6]

Preseason All-Americans

Johnny Juzang and Jaime Jaquez Jr. are named to the Athlon Sports' pre-season All-America list, first and third team respectively.^[7]

Preseason award watchlists

Tyger Campbell named to the Bob Cousy Award's watch list (Top point guard)^[8]
Johnny Juzang named to the Jerry West Award's watch list (Top shooting guard)^[9]
Jaime Jaquez Jr. named to the Julius Erving Award's watch list (Top small forward)^[10]
Myles Johnson named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award's watch list (Top center)

Roster

2021–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jaylen Clark	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Etiwanda HS	Riverside, CA
G	1	Jules Bernard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Windward School	Los Angeles, CA
F	2	Cody Riley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	Sierra Canyon School	Kansas City, KS
G	3	Johnny Juzang	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Kentucky	Tarzana, CA
G	4	Will McClendon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Bishop Gorman HS	Las Vegas, NV
G	10	Tyger Campbell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	La Lumiere School	Cedar Rapids, IA
F	12	Mac Etienne	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Suffield Academy	New York City, NY
G/F	13	Jake Kyman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Santa Margarita Catholic HS	Aliso Viejo, CA
F/C	14	Kenneth Nwuba	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Jr	Huntington Prep	Lagos, Nigeria
C	15	Myles Johnson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Sr	Rutgers	Long Beach, CA
F	20	Logan Cremonesi (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Mater Dei HS	Oceanside, CA
G/F	23	Peyton Watson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Long Beach Poly HS	Long Beach, CA
G/F	24	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Camarillo HS	Camarillo, CA
G	34	David Singleton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Bishop Montgomery HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	43	Russell Stong (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Crespi Carmelite HS	Northridge, CA

Head coach

Mick Cronin (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Darren Savino (New Jersey City)
Rod Palmer (UC Irvine)
Michael Lewis (Indiana)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	Chico State	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	Cal State Bakersfield	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2021* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	No. 4 Villanova	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2021* 8:00 pm, P12N		Long Beach State	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 17, 2021* 7:30 pm, P12N		North Florida	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 22, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Bellarmine Empire Classic	T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV
November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Gonzaga Empire Classic	T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV
November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm, Stadium		at UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
December 1, 2021 6:30 pm, P12N		Colorado	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
December 11, 2021* 11:30 am, FOX		at Marquette	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 15, 2021* 8:00 pm, P12N		Alabama State	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2021* 12:00 pm, CBS		vs. North Carolina CBS Sports Classic	T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, P12N		Cal Poly	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Arizona Rivalry	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2022 12:00 pm, FOX		Arizona State	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN		at Stanford	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 8, 2022 5:00 pm, P12N		at California	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 13, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN		Oregon	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2022 7:30 pm, P12N		Oregon State	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2022 8:00 pm, FS1		at Utah	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 27, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N		California	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 2022 6:30 pm, P12N		Stanford	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN		at Arizona Rivalry	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, TBA		at Arizona State	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, TBA		at USC Rivalry	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 2022 8:00 pm, FS1		Washington State	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, FS1		Washington	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN		at Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, CBS		at Oregon State	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
March 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN		USC Rivalry	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 9–12, 2022 TBD		vs.	T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	2 (8)
Coaches	2 (2)

Statistics

Awards and honors

References

^ Williams, James. "UCLA's Jalen Hill retires from basketball". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ Bolch, Ben (July 5, 2021). "Chris Smith announces he will not be returning to UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
^ "UCLA 2021 College Basketball Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ "Myles Johnson tranfers [sic] to UCLA Bruins after run with Rutgers Scarlet Knights". Associated Press. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ Bolch, Ben (September 14, 2021). "Nan Wooden, daughter of UCLA coaching legend John Wooden, dies at 87". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ "UCLA near-unanimous favorite in 2021-22 Pac-12 men's basketball preseason media poll". pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ "Athlon Sports' 2021-22 College Basketball Preseason All-America Team". athlonsports. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ "Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Point Guards to Watch List for 2022 Bob Cousy Award". hoophall.com. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ "Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Shooting Guards to Watch List for 2022 Jerry West Award". hoophall.com. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ "Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Small Forwards to Watch List for 2022 Julius Erving Award". hoophall.com. October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

[1] Williams, James. "UCLA's Jalen Hill retires from basketball". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[2] Bolch, Ben (July 5, 2021). "Chris Smith announces he will not be returning to UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

[3] "UCLA 2021 College Basketball Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[4] "Myles Johnson tranfers [sic] to UCLA Bruins after run with Rutgers Scarlet Knights". Associated Press. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[5] Bolch, Ben (September 14, 2021). "Nan Wooden, daughter of UCLA coaching legend John Wooden, dies at 87". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

[6] "UCLA near-unanimous favorite in 2021-22 Pac-12 men's basketball preseason media poll". pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

[7] "Athlon Sports' 2021-22 College Basketball Preseason All-America Team". athlonsports. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

[8] "Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Point Guards to Watch List for 2022 Bob Cousy Award". hoophall.com. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

[9] "Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Shooting Guards to Watch List for 2022 Jerry West Award". hoophall.com. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

[10] "Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Small Forwards to Watch List for 2022 Julius Erving Award". hoophall.com. October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

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Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)
Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin
People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics