2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2013 Basketball 2008–09 UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins logo.svg 200px Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 18 18 26–9 13–5 Ben Howland 6th Donny Daniels Scott Duncan Scott Garson Pauley Pavilion NCAA tournament Round of 32 thumb|Darren Collison at the DePaul game thumb|220px|Pauley Pavilion, UCLA vs. FIU The 2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team opened the season on November 3 when it took on Cal Baptist in an exhibition game in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins participated in the 2K Sports Classic, Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series, and the John R. Wooden Classic in the Honda Center. The team opened the season with the following starters: Alfred Aboya (Center), James Keefe (Power forward), Josh Shipp (Small forward), Jrue Holiday (Shooting guard) and Darren Collison (Point guard). The team opted not to have an October 17, 2008 Midnight Madness celebration this year.https://www.latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-madness17-2008oct17,0,3319514.story No 'Midnight Madness' for UCLA, USC basketball teams 2008-12-01 October 17, 2008 Los Angeles Times Pucin, Diane Practices began on Saturday, October 18, as they prepared for the first exhibition game on Monday, November 3. The team has been picked to finish first in the Pac-10 conference again, over Arizona State, USC and Arizona. Freshman Tyler Trapani (#4), great-grandson of former head coach John Wooden, had joined the team. Three players from last season's team, Russell Westbrook, Kevin LovePlaschke Bill Bill Plaschke Love can't have a legacy without joining fraternity April 20, 2008 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-apr-20-sp-plaschke20-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220612030735/http://articles.latimes.com/print/2008/apr/20/sports/sp-plaschke20 June 12, 2022 live mdy and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute were chosen to play in the NBA. Westbrook was picked by the Seattle SuperSonics as the fourth overall pick, while Love was the fifth pick by the Memphis Grizzlies, and Mbah a Moute was picked by the Milwaukee Bucks, the 37th pick in the NBA draft. The team finished the season by losing to Villanova 89–69 in the second round of the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The senior class of Alfred Aboya, Darren Collison and Josh Shipp finished their careers with the most wins in school history with 123 Pac-10 Conference April 6, 2009 USA Today http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=sheboyganpress&sParam=33110722.story https://web.archive.org/web/20140811082643/http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=sheboyganpress&sParam=33110722.story August 11, 2014 live Wharton David Seniors honored after winning careers March 8, 2009 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-08-sp-ucla-fyi8-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121105105956/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/08/sports/sp-ucla-fyi8 November 5, 2012 live mdy No. 20 UCLA 94, Oregon 68 March 7, 2009 CBSSports.com http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAB_20090307_OR@UCLA https://web.archive.org/web/20140728225408/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAB_20090307_OR@UCLA July 28, 2014 live mdy-all February 8, 2013 The distinction was relative, as John Wooden's legendary teams played shorter seasons and freshmen were ineligible. Highlights During half-time of the January 31 game against Stanford, the Bruins' 1963–64 and 1964–65 National Championship teams were honored, along with their 98-year-old former coach John R. Wooden, who told the crowd that he can still remember those years. The game also marked the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Awareness Weekend with both teams wore white sneakers with their suits and ties. A week later at the Notre Dame game, Troy Aikman was honored for his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame and for having recently completed his courses for a degree in sociology during half-time. A plaque was presented to Aikman to be permanently displayed at UCLA's Hall of Fame. Most points in a game – 113, UCLA vs. Wyoming, December 23, 2008 2nd most field goals made – 41, UCLA vs. Wyoming, December 23, 2008 Most 3-point FG made – 33 (tie), UCLA vs. Loyola Marymount, December 17, 2008 Highest 3-pt percentage – .733 (11–15), UCLA vs. Stanford, January 29, 2009 Most steals – 20, UCLA vs. Wyoming, December 23, 2008 Most turnovers – 24, UCLA vs. Prairie View A&M, November 12, 2008 Seniors Alfred Aboya and Darren Collison played more games for UCLA than any other player in history, passing Mitchell Butler's 130 games from 1990 to 1993. The 72–54 DePaul victory in the December 13, 2008 John R. Wooden Classic game was coach Ben Howland's 300th career victory. Sidney Wicks and his 1968–69 championship team were honored during halftime of the final home game against Oregon on Saturday, March 7, 2009. These former players are now playing on an NBA team: Jason Kapono, Arron Afflalo, Dan Gadzuric, Luc Mbah a Moute, Ryan Hollins, Baron Davis, Trevor Ariza, Jordan Farmar, Matt Barnes, Kevin Love, Earl Watson, and Russell Westbrook. UCLA's three-year reign came to an end when Washington defeated Washington State, 67–60 to win the regular season Pac-10 title. Darren Collison was named to the All-Pac-10 team; Josh Shipp was named to the second team; Alfred Aboya was honorable mention on the All-Pac-10 team; Jrue Holiday was named to the All-Freshman team; and Alfred Aboya and Darren Collison were named to the All-Defensive team. Darren Collison was an honorable mention in the 2008–09 AP All-America basketball teams.http://www.thespread.com/ap-news-ncaab-400/2008-09-ap-all-america-basketball-teams.html 2008–09 AP All-America Basketball Teams March 30, 2009 April 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090402145447/http://www.thespread.com/ap-news-ncaab-400/2008-09-ap-all-america-basketball-teams.html dead http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11569784 2009 AP All-America teams 2009-04-01 CBS Interactive dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121010062208/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11569784 October 10, 2012 Additionally, he was named the 2009 recipient of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The award goes to the "nation's outstanding senior male collegian 6'0" and under who has excelled both athletically and academically."http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033109aad.html Darren Collison Receives The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award April 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090404045411/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033109aad.html April 4, 2009 dead mdy-all In the NCAA National Championship tournament, Alfred Aboya scored two free-throw points with 48 seconds remaining in the game to help UCLA get by VCU in the first round at the East Regional in Philadelphia's Wachovia Center. Top scorers in the game were Eric Maynor (21) for VCU and Josh Shipp (16) for UCLA. In the second round, with six Wildcats scoring double-digit points, Villanova ended UCLA's hope of going to the Final Four for the fourth time in a row. Dante Cunningham had 18 points; Reggie Redding and Corey Fisher had 13; Corey Stokes put up 12; eleven points came from Scottie Reynolds and ten points were put up by Dwayne Anderson for the winning team. Josh Shipp had 18 points and Alfred Aboya had 8 rebounds for UCLA. On Friday, April 3, Alfred Aboya will play in the Hershey's all-star game, which is part of the kickoff celebration to Final Four weekend at Ford Field. The team finished the season with an attendance of 392,980 in 35 games, averaging 11,228 fans per game. Freshman guard Jrue Holiday announced on April 9 that he would make himself eligible for the NBA draft without signing with an agent. Recruiting class The incoming class of Jerime Anderson, Drew Gordon, Jrue Holiday, Malcolm Lee, and J'Mison Morgan was ranked No. 1 in the nation.Pucin Diane Howland signs new deal with the Bruins June 2, 2008 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-02-sp-howland2-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151017135113/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/02/sports/sp-howland2 October 17, 2015 live mdy no no 2008 Jerime Anderson PG Anaheim, CA Canyon HS 6 2 183 September 6, 2006 4 4 94 Drew Gordon PF San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty HS 6 9 230 May 6, 2007 4 4 96 Jrue Holiday SG North Hollywood, CA Campbell Hall HS 6 3 180 July 3, 2007 5 5 98 Malcolm Lee SG Moreno Valley, CA John W. North HS 6 5 200 November 16, 2006 4 4 96 J'mison Morgan C Dallas, TX South Oak Cliff, HS 6 10 240 July 24, 2008 5 5 96 2008 UCLA Commit List for 2008 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting 2008 ucla 12 26 1 1 1 July 2, 2011 yes Roster 2008 UCLA Bruins men's y Mustafa Abdul-Hamid y 10 G 6 2 195 Jr St. Louis, Missouri Alfred Aboya y 12 F/C 6 9 245 Sr Yaounde, Cameroon C Jerime Anderson y 5 G 6 1 165 Fr Anaheim, California Blake Arnet 15 G 6 0 185 Fr Laguna Niguel, California W Darren Collison y 2 G 6 0 160 Sr Rancho Cucamonga, California C Matt DeMarcus 24 G 6 3 190 Fr Solvang, California W James Diefenbach 44 F/C 6 8 250 Sr Newport Beach, California W Nikola Dragović y 41 F 6 9 216 Jr Belgrade, Serbia Drew Gordon y 0 F 6 8 235 Fr San Jose, California Jrue Holiday y 21 G 6 3 180 Fr North Hollywood, California James Keefe 13 F 6 8 231 Jr Rancho Santa Margarita, California Malcolm Lee basketball y 1 G 6 5 180 Fr Riverside, California J'mison Morgan 22 C 6 10 248 Fr Dallas, Texas Michael Roll basketball y 20 C/F 6 5 200 Jr y Aliso Viejo, California Kevin Schmidt 30 F 6 8 220 Jr San Jose, California W Josh Shipp basketball y 3 G/F 6 5 220 Sr y Los Angeles, California C Spencer Soo 11 G 5 8 160 So Fresno, California W Tyler Trapani 4 G 6 0 185 Fr Simi Valley, California W 30 January 2018 Ben Howland (Weber State) Donny Daniels (Cal State Fullerton) Scott Duncan Scott Garson (UCSB) Schedule yes 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2008 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Exhibition November 3, 2008 7:30 p.m. yes 2008 Cal Baptist Lancers Cal Baptist Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA Exhibition uclabruins.com 86–58 November 7, 2008 7:30 p.m. yes 2008 Biola Eagles Biola Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA Exhibition uclabruins.com 76–42 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Non-Conference Season November 12, 2008 7:00 p.m. yes 4 2008 none Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 2K Sports Classic 7,190 ESPNU 82–58 1–0 November 13, 2008 8:00 p.m. yes 4 2008 Miami RedHawks Miami (Ohio) Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 2k Sports Classic 7,802 ESPNU 64–59 2–0 November 20, 2008 6:30 p.m. yes yes 4 Michigan Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2k Sports Classic 9,440 ESPN2 52–55 2–1 November 21, 2008 2:00 p.m. yes yes 4 2008 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2k Sports Classic 12,543 ESPN2 77–60 3–1 November 29, 2008 4:30 p.m. yes 11 2008 Florida International Panthers Florida International Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 8,940 FSN Prime Ticket 89–54 4–1 December 4, 2008 7:00 p.m. yes yes 9 Texas 8 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series 16,755 ESPN 64–68 4–2 December 7, 2008 7:30 p.m. yes 9 Cal State Northridge Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 7,687 FSN Prime Ticket 85–67 5–2 December 13, 2008 4:00 p.m. yes yes 14 2008 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Honda Center Anaheim, CA John R. Wooden Classic 14,163 KCAL-TV 72–54 6–2 December 17, 2008 8:00 p.m. yes 12 2008 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 6,852 FSN Prime Ticket 75–44 7–2 December 20, 2008 7:30 p.m. yes 12 2008 Mercer Bears Mercer Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 8,111 FSNW 76–59 8–2 December 23, 2008 7:30 p.m. yes 10 Wyoming Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 8,795 FSN Prime Ticket 113–62 9–2 December 28, 2008 12:00 p.m. yes 10 2008 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,680 FSN Prime Ticket 78–55 10–2 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins| Conference Season January 2, 2009 7:30 p.m. yes 9 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 5,629 FSN/FSNPT 69–46 11–2 1–0 January 4, 2009 12:30 p.m. yes 9 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 8,595 FSN/FSNPT 83–74 12–2 2–0 January 11, 2009 7:30 p.m. yes 7 USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 10,258 FSN/FSNPT 64–60 13–2 3–0 January 15, 2009 8:00 p.m. 7 Arizona Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,228 FSN/FSNPT 83–60 14–2 4–0 January 17, 2009 12:45 p.m. 7 Arizona State 15 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,659 CBS 58–61 OT 14–3 4–1 January 22, 2009 6:00 p.m. yes 11 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 8,434 FSN/FSNPT 61–59 15–3 5–1 January 24, 2009 1:00 p.m. yes 11 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 1,000 FSN/FSNPT 75–86 15–4 5–2 January 29, 2009 7:30 p.m. 16 California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,556 FSN/FSNPT 81–66 16–4 6–2 January 31, 2009 12:30 p.m. 16 Stanford Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,129 ABC 97–63 17–4 7–2 February 4, 2009 7:30 p.m. 12 USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,179 FSN Prime Ticket 76–60 18–4 8–2 February 7, 2009 10:00 a.m. yes 12 Notre Dame Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,492 CBS 89–63 19–4 February 12, 2009 6:00 p.m. yes 6 Arizona State 18 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 13,368 ESPN 67–74 19–5 8–3 February 14, 2009 10:00 a.m. yes 6 Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,611 CBS 72–84 19–6 8–4 February 19, 2009 8:00 p.m. 15 Washington 19 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,145 FSN/FSNW 85–74 20–6 9–4 February 21, 2009 12:00 p.m. 15 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,392 FSN/FSNPT 81–82 20–7 9–5 February 26, 2009 7:00 p.m. yes 19 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 7,156 FSN Prime Ticket 76–71 21–7 10–5 February 28, 2009 6:00 p.m. yes 19 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA ESPN College Gameday 11,877 ESPN 72–68 22–7 11–5 March 5, 2009 7:30 p.m. 17 Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,348 FSN Prime Ticket 79–54 23–7 12–5 March 7, 2009 12:30 p.m. 17 Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,982 ABC 94–68 24–7 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins| Pac-10 Tournament March 12, 2009 8:30 p.m. yes 14 (2) (7) Washington State Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Quarterfinals 16,271 FSN 64–53 25–7 March 13, 2009 8:30 p.m. yes 14 (2) (6) USC Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Semifinals 18,497 FSN 55–65 25–8 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins| NCAA tournament March 19, 2009 6:45 p.m. yes yes 17 (6 E) (11 E) VCU Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA First Round 17,146 CBS 65–64 26–8 March 21, 2009 10:05 a.m. yes yes 17 (6 E) (3 E) Villanova Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA Second Round 19,894 CBS 69–89 26–9 AP Poll Pacific Time Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 4 4 13 12 16 14 13 12 10 9 13 17 15 11 20 22 20 15 18 Coaches 0 19 4 4 11 9 14 12 10 9 7 т 7 11 16 12 6 15 19 17 14 17 18 See also 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings List of UCLA Bruins in the NBA Notes UCLA was swept by ASU for the first time since the 2002–03 season (and only the third time since ASU joined the Pac). UCLA only beat one ranked team (AP Top-25) this season: #19 Washington References 30em Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons UCLA UCLA UCLA Bruins men's basketball UCLA Bruins men's basketball