2021–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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

2021–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
2021–22 record8–1 (2–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachDarren Savino (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Palmer (3rd season)
  • Michael Lewis (3rd season)
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 13,819)
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 USC2–0 1.00011–0  1.000
No. 4 UCLA2–0 1.0008–1  .889
No. 8 Arizona1–0 1.00010–0  1.000
Colorado1–1 .5008–3  .727
Utah1–1 .5007–3  .700
Stanford1–1 .5006–3  .667
Washington State1–1 .5007–4  .636
California1–1 .5006–5  .545
Arizona State1–1 .5005–6  .455
Washington0–1 .0004–4  .500
Oregon0–2 .0006–5  .545
Oregon State0–2 .0001–9  .100
† 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of December 17, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The Bruins are coming off of a season in which they made an improbable run in the NCAA Tournament to the Final Four, where their upset bid against top-ranked Gonzaga in the National Semifinal fell just short in overtime, 93–90. UCLA, which had begun the tournament in the First Four, became just the fifth 11-seed to ever advance to the Final Four. They finished the season with a 22–10 overall record.

Offseason

Departures
UCLA Departures
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jalen HillF6'10"245 JuniorCorona, CARetired[1]
Chris SmithG6'9"215SeniorChicago, ILGraduated; Declared for the 2021 NBA draft[2]

Incoming transfers
UCLA Incoming Transfers[3]
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Myles JohnsonC6'10"255 JuniorLong Beach, CATransfer 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 
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 
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

    Roster
    2021–22 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jaylen Clark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoEtiwanda HS Riverside, CA
    G 1 Jules Bernard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrWindward School Los Angeles, CA
    F 2 Cody Riley  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrSierra Canyon School Kansas City, KS
    G 3 Johnny Juzang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrKentucky Tarzana, CA
    G 4 Will McClendon   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrBishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
    G 10 Tyger Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrLa Lumiere School Cedar Rapids, IA
    F 12 Mac Etienne   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrSuffield Academy New York City, NY
    G/F 13 Jake Kyman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSanta Margarita Catholic HS Aliso Viejo, CA
    F/C 14 Kenneth Nwuba 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS JrHuntington Prep Lagos, Nigeria
    C 15 Myles Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS SrRutgers Long Beach, CA
    F 20 Logan Cremonesi (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoMater Dei HS Oceanside, CA
    G/F 23 Peyton Watson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrLong Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA
    G/F 24 Jaime Jaquez Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrCamarillo HS Camarillo, CA
    G 34 David Singleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrBishop Montgomery HS Los Angeles, CA
    G 43 Russell Stong (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrCrespi Carmelite HS Northridge, CA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 4, 2021*
    7:00 pm, P12N    		 No. 2 Chico State W 100–61  –
    		  23 – Jaquez  9 – Johnson  5 – Jaquez  Pauley Pavilion (5,871)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Regular season
    November 9, 2021*
    8:00 pm, P12N    		 No. 2 Cal State Bakersfield W 95–58  1–0
    		  19 – Tied  7 – Clark  4 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (5,618)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 12, 2021*
    8:30 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 2 No. 4 Villanova W 86–77 OT 2–0
    		  25 – Juzang  13 – Jaquez  4 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 15, 2021*
    8:00 pm, P12N    		 No. 2 Long Beach State W 100–79  3–0
    		  25 – Juzang  6 – Clark  7 – Bernard  Pauley Pavilion (7,129)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 17, 2021*
    7:30 pm, P12N    		 No. 2 North Florida W 98–63  4–0
    		  20 – Jaquez  13 – Johnson  5 – Campbell  Pauley Pavilion (7,103)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 22, 2021*
    5:00 pm, ESPN+    		 No. 2 vs. Bellarmine
    Empire Classic    		 W 75–62  5–0
    		  19 – Watson  11 – Johnson  5 – Tied  T-Mobile Arena (7,001)
    Paradise, NV
    November 23, 2021*
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 2 vs. No. 1 Gonzaga
    Empire Classic    		 L 63–83  5–1
    		  19 – Jaquez  6 – Jaquez  2 – Tied  T-Mobile Arena (12,795)
    Paradise, NV
    November 27, 2021*
    2:00 pm, Stadium    		 No. 2 at UNLV W 73–51  6–1
    		  18 – Bernard  9 – Tied  5 – Jaquez  Thomas & Mack Center (6,392)
    Las Vegas, NV
    December 1, 2021
    6:30 pm, P12N    		 No. 5 Colorado W 73–61  7–1
    (1–0)    		  21 – Campbell  10 – Johnson  6 – Juzang  Pauley Pavilion (7,941)
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 5, 2021
    12:00 pm, P12N    		 No. 5 at Washington UCLA awarded a win in the Pac-12 standings via forfeiture due
    to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program    [lower-alpha 1]    		 Alaska Airlines Arena 
    Seattle, WA
    December 11, 2021*
    6:30 pm, FS2/FS1    		 No. 4 at Marquette W 67–56  8–1
    		  24 – Jaquez  11 – Jaquez  8 – Campbell  Fiserv Forum (15,028)
    Milwaukee, WI
    December 15, 2021*
    8:00 pm, P12N    		 No. 4 Alabama State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program[lower-alpha 2] Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 18, 2021*
    12:00 pm, CBS    		 No. 4 vs. North Carolina
    CBS Sports Classic    		 Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program[lower-alpha 3] T-Mobile Arena 
    Paradise, 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 
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Rankings
    See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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) 2 (8)* 2 (6) 2 (5) 5 4 4  
    Coaches 2 (2) 2 (2)* 2 (2)^ 2 (2) 5 4 3

    *The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
    ^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.

    Statistics
    Updated through December 13, 2021
    Record UCLA OPP
    Scoring730590
    Scoring Average81.165.6
    Field Goals - Att272–600217–517
    3-pt. Field Goals - Att76–19564–197
    Free Throws - Att110–15692–132
    Rebounds372285
    Assists144110
    Turnovers90118
    Steals5545
    Blocked Shots3722

    Awards and honors
    Recipient Award (PAC-12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/FG%) Week Date awarded Ref.
    Johnny Juzang Player of the Week 22.0/6.0/41.0 November 9-14 November 15, 2021 [14]
    • December 7, 2021 – Jules Bernard and Myles Johnson were named as candidates for the men's basketball Senior CLASS Award

    Notes
    1. As dictated by the Pac-12 Conference's official policy regarding COVID-19 postponements for the 2021–22 season, because Washington and UCLA were unable to mutually agree to a date to reschedule this game to, Washington had to forfeit a conference game to UCLA for the purpose of the Pac-12 standings. However, the official policy of the NCAA was to treat such games as no-contests. Thus, while this game officially counted as a win for UCLA and a loss for Washington in the conference standings, it was not counted towards either team's overall win-loss records.[11]
    2. This game was canceled on December 15 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.[12]
    3. This game was canceled on December 17 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.[13]

    References
    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.
    11. Borzello, Jeff (3 December 2021). "Washington men's basketball forced to cancel, forfeit game against UCLA due to COVID-19 issues". ESPN.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
    12. "Men's Basketball Game vs. Alabama State Will Not Be Played as Scheduled". uclabruins.com. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
    13. uclabruins.com. 17 December 2021 https://uclabruins.com/news/2021/12/17/mens-basketball-uclas-game-versus-north-carolina-has-been-canceled.aspx. Retrieved 17 December 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    14. "Pac-12 Men's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - Nov. 15, 2021". Pac-12.com. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
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