The 2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...

  during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010 on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first...

. The Bruins were led by head coach Ben Howland

Ben Howland

Ben Howland is an American college head coach of men's basketball.He has been the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles since 2003, and in 2008 signed an extension of his contract to run through 2015. Aggressive man-to-man defense is the trademark of Ben Howland-coached...

 and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion

Pauley Pavilion

Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams...

. 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

2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

-Tournament notes:*Officials: Dick Cartmell, Scott Thornley, Michael Reed*Attendance: 15,851*Jerome Randle became Cal's leading scorer during the tournament when Cal defeated UCLA 85–72 in the semifinals, surpassing Sean Lampley with 1,790 career points and was perfect at the free-throw line , a...

. They were not invited to a post season tournament.

Recruiting class

• Last November, five student-athletes signed a national letters of intent to attend UCLA. They are Tyler Honeycutt
  Tyler Honeycutt
  Tyler Deon Honeycutt is a professional basketball player. He was a player for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team starting in 2009...
  
  , 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
  Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California)
  Mater Dei High School is a private, Catholic, co-educational secondary school in Santa Ana, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. With an enrollment of 2,100 students Mater Dei High School is one of the largest Catholic high schools in the United States...
  
  's 6'4", 190-pound shooting guard, and Josh Smith, a 6'10", 280-pound center from Kentwood
  Kentwood High School (Washington)
  Kentwood High School is a high school in Covington, Washington. Kentwood is one of four high schools in the Kent School District. It serves students in grades nine through twelve who live in mainly in the east central region of the district...
  
  , have signed a letter of intent to play for UCLA next season. Lazeric Jones, of John A. Logan College
  John A. Logan College
  John A. Logan College is a community college in Carterville, Illinois, part of the Illinois Community College System. As of 2008, it had total enrollment of 7,364 students, including 2,204 full-time students and 5,160 part-time students.-History:John A...
  
  , in Carterville, Illinois
  Carterville, Illinois
  Carterville is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, in the United States, and is geographically situated between Carbondale, Illinois and Marion, Illinois. The city is located next to Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge's of land and water contain a wide diversity of flora and...
  
  , is 6'1", 195 pounds, and he will be a junior for UCLA next year.

Players

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown (High School)
1	Mike Moser	F	6'8"	195	Fr.	Portland, OR Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...  (Grant HS)
2	Spencer Soo	G	5'8"	160	Jr.	Fresno, CA Fresno, California Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...  (Central HS Central High School (Fresno, California) Central High School is a high school in Fresno, California. It is one of two high school campuses in the Central Unified School District. The newer campus has been named East Campus while the older one is denoted as West Campus. The grizzly bear serves as both campuses' mascot... )
3	Malcolm Lee Malcolm Lee Malcolm Lee is an American basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft...	G	6'5"	180	So.	Moreno Valley, CA Moreno Valley, California Moreno Valley is a city located in Riverside County, California.A relatively young city, its rapid growth in the 1980s and the first decade of the 21st century made it second-largest city in Riverside County by population, and one of the Inland Empire's population centers. As of the 2010 census,...  (John W. North HS John W. North High School John W. North High School is a distinguished International Baccalaureate high school in Riverside, California, part of the Riverside Unified School District, and the home of the Huskies and the 1995 Division 4 CIF Football Champions. In 2006 and 2007 the North football team won back-to-back CIF... )
4	Tyler Trapani	G	6'0"	185	So.	Simi Valley, CA Simi Valley, California -2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Simi Valley had a population of 124,237. The population density was 2,940.8 people per square mile...  (Simi Valley HS Simi Valley High School Simi Valley High School is a secondary school located in Simi Valley, California, nestling in the shadow of the Santa Susana Mountains, adjacent to the San Fernando Valley. It was established in 1920 as the valley's first high school. Simi Valley High School has undergone several configurations... )
5	Jerime Anderson	G	6'1"	165	So.	Anaheim, CA Anaheim, California Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...  (Canyon HS Canyon High School (Anaheim, California) Canyon High School is a traditional four-year high school located in the Anaheim Hills community in the city of Anaheim, California and is an International Baccalaureate school. It is located on of land on Imperial Highway between the cross streets of Santa Ana Canyon Road and Nohl Ranch Road, and... )
10	Mustafa Abdul-Hamid Mustafa Abdul-Hamid Mustafa Abdul-Hamid is an American professional basketball player.-Pro career:In August 2010, Abdul-Hamid signed for KK Hemofarm in Serbia. In March 2011, he moved to France and played with Lille MBC for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.-External links:* at uclabruins.com* at adriaticbasket.com... **	G	6'2"	195	RS Jr.	St. Louis, MO St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...  (Country Day HS Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School or "MICDS" is a secular, co-educational, private school for about 1,200 students in grades Junior Kindergarten through 12, separated into three different sections: JK-4th grade , 5th-8th grade , and 9th-12th grade . Its 100 acre campus is located... )
11	Reeves Nelson	F	6'8"	225	Fr.	Modesto, CA Modesto, California Modesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California....  (Modesto Christian HS)
12	Anthony Stover	C	6'10"	225	Fr.	Pasadena, CA Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...  (Windward School Windward School Windward School is an independent school in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It was founded by writer/teacher Shirley Windward in 1971... )
13	James Keefe***	F	6'8"	238	Sr.	Rancho Santa Margarita,CA Rancho Santa Margarita, California Rancho Santa Margarita is a city in Orange County, California. One of Orange County's youngest cities, Rancho Santa Margarita is a master planned community set upon rolling hills. Most neighborhoods in Rancho Santa Margarita are within various homeowners associations...  (Santa Marg. Cath. HS)
14	Alex Schrempf	F	6'5"	210	Fr.	Seattle, WA Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...  (Bellevue HS)
15	Blake Arnet	G	6'0"	185	So.	Laguna Niguel, CA Laguna Niguel, California Laguna Niguel is an affluent city located in southern Orange County, California. The name "Laguna Niguel" is derived from the Spanish word "Laguna" which means lagoon, and the word "Nigueli" which was the name of a Juaneño Indian village that was once located on Aliso Creek. The population was...  (Mater Dei Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California) Mater Dei High School is a private, Catholic, co-educational secondary school in Santa Ana, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. With an enrollment of 2,100 students Mater Dei High School is one of the largest Catholic high schools in the United States... )
20	Michael Roll**	G	6'5"	200	Sr.2	Aliso Viejo, CA Aliso Viejo, California Aliso Viejo is a city in Orange County, California. It had a population of 47,823 as of the 2010 census, up from 40,166 as of the 2000 census. It became Orange County's 34th city on July 1, 2001, the only city in the county to incorporate since 2000...  (Aliso Niguel HS Aliso Niguel High School Aliso Niguel High School is a high school located in the city of Aliso Viejo, California, U.S. Most of its students reside in the communities of Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel. The school is a California Distinguished School, a National Blue Ribbon School, and a New American High School... )
21	Brendan Lane	F	6'9"	205	Fr.	Rocklin, CA Rocklin, California Rocklin is a city in Placer County, California located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. It shares borders with Roseville, Loomis, and Lincoln...  (Rocklin HS Rocklin High School -Instrumental Music:* Concert Band* Symphonic Band* String Orchestra* Guitar Lab* Piano Lab* Jazz BandDespite not having a marching band, RHS has a very significant instrumental music program. Most of the RHS instrumental reputation comes from its extracurricular groups, such as the pep band, who... )
22	J’mison Morgan	C	6'10"	248	So.	Dallas, TX Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...  (South Oak Cliff HS South Oak Cliff High School South Oak Cliff High School is a public secondary school located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas... )
23	Tyler Honeycutt Tyler Honeycutt Tyler Deon Honeycutt is a professional basketball player. He was a player for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team starting in 2009...	F	6'9"	180	Fr.	Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...  (Sylmar HS Sylmar High School Sylmar High School is a public school in the northeast San Fernando Valley in the Sylmar district of Los Angeles, California. Established in the 1950s, it is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, District 2, and serves more than 3,600 students in grades 9-12. The school mascot is the... )
24	Matt DeMarcus	G	6'3"	190	So.	Solvang, CA Solvang, California Solvang is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is one of the communities that make up the Santa Ynez Valley. The population was 5,245 at the 2010 census, down from 5,332 at the 2000 census...  (Santa Ynez Valley Union Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Santa Ynez Valley Union High School in Santa Ynez, California, is a public high school serving the Santa Ynez Valley. 1,150 students are enrolled. Santa Ynez High School was founded in 1896. SYVUHS was a . The school's mascot is a pirate and its colors are orange and black. Sports teams compete in... )
41	Nikola Dragović**	F	6'9"	216	Sr.	Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...  (2nd Secondary School of Economics)

(1) 2005-06 medical hardship waiver — (2) 2004-05 redshirt — (*) denotes number of varsity letters

Schedule

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!colspan=9| 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

-Tournament notes:*Officials: Dick Cartmell, Scott Thornley, Michael Reed*Attendance: 15,851*Jerome Randle became Cal's leading scorer during the tournament when Cal defeated UCLA 85–72 in the semifinals, surpassing Sean Lampley with 1,790 career points and was perfect at the free-throw line , a...