The 2013–14 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Bruins were led by first year head coach

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and played home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the

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. 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

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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

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—where they lost to

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, who improved to 4–0 all-time against UCLA in the NCAA tournament.

Previous season

Departures

Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

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Honors

*January 27, 2014 – Kyle Anderson is named Pac-12 Conference Player-of-the-Week * March 10, 2014 –

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and Kyle Anderson are named to the All-Pac-12 Conference First Team;

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and Zach LaVine are named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team; Jordan Adams and

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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

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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

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teams

Rankings

Team players drafted in the NBA

Notes

* September 26, 2013 – Isaac Hamilton joins the team * October 17, 2013 – The Bruins were picked to finish 2nd in the conference by the Pac-12 media * October 31, 2013 – Isaac Hamilton's appeal to NCAA to allow him to play this season without having to sit out a season was denied. * November 29, 2013 – The team won the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational; Kyle Anderson was the tournament's MVP;

and Zach LaVine were named to the all-tournament team. * January 27, 2014 – Sophomore Anderson was named Pac-12 Player of the Week * February 27, 2014 - Anderson and Adams missed one game after being suspended for a violation of team rules. * March 14, 2014 – Director of Operations Tyus Edney to be inducted into the

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. * Home attendance for the season averaged 8,136 for the 13,800-seat Pauley Pavilion. It was down from 9,549 in

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, with school officials attributing the higher attendance to the renovated reopening of the arena. * March 15, 2014 – Norman Powell shot 16 of 18 points at the free throw line at the Pac-12 tournament, tied for the fourth best percentage in tournament history

References

External links

2013–14 Season notes and stats
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