The 2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Bruins were led by head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in Pac-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the

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. 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

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, 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 Sophaur OneF ...

, 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

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, in

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, is 6'1", 195 pounds, and he will be a junior for UCLA next year.

Roster

Schedule

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Notes

* Freshman

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left the team to go to the

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. Seniors

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, Josh Shipp and

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graduated. * 14 former UCLA players are on the

teams on opening day. * Starter power forward Nikola Dragovic, who averaged 9.4points per game, is returning. * November 20, 2009 – Dragovic was suspended for the November 20 and 23 games after the

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filed felony assault charges for an off-court altercation at a Hollywood concert.Jon Gold
Dragovic suspended
''Inside UCLA, Daily News'', November 20, 2009 * November 26, 2009 – UCLA's worst defeat in the

era. * November 29, 2009 - Long Beach State's first ever win over UCLA. * December 1, 2009 - Head coach Ben Howland announced that by mutual agreement, sophomore forward Drew Gordon has left the team. Gordon would transfer at the end of the school quarter. * Feb. 18, 2010 – Senior forward James Keefe's career at UCLA ends with a left shoulder injury. * July 13, 2010 - Mustafa Abdul-Hamid has been named a recipient of the Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship for 2009-10.

References

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Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

See also

Notes

References