2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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The 2008-09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team will open the season on November 3 when it takes on Cal Baptist in an exhibition game in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins will participate in the 2K Sports Classic, Pac-10/Big 12 Series, and the John R. Wooden Classic in the Honda Center.

The following players are expected to start for the team: Alfred Aboya (Center), James Keefe (Power foward), Josh Shipp (Small forward), Jrue Holiday (Shooting guard) and Darren Collison (Point guard).

Schedule

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site city, state
Mon. November 3* 7:30 p.m., uclabruins.com	Cal Baptist Exhibition	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Fri. November 7* 7:30 p.m., uclabruins.com	Biola Exhibition	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Wed. November 12* 4:15/7:00 p.m., ESPNU	2K Sports Classic First Round	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Thu. November 13* 5:15/8:00 p.m., ESPNU	2K Sports Classic Second Round	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Thu. November 20* 4:00/6:20 p.m., ESPN2	vs. 2K Sports Classic Semifinals	Madison Square Garden NY, NY
Fri. November 21* 2:00 or 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. 2K Sports Classic Final	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Sat. November 29* 4:30 p.m., FSNPrimeTime	vs. Florida International	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Thu. December 4* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. Texas Pac-10/Big 12 Series	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Sun. December 7* 7:30 p.m., FSNPrimeTime	Cal State Northridge	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Sat. December 13* 4:00 p.m., KCAL	vs. DePaul John R. Wooden Classic	Honda Center Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time ^[1].

Other games:

Wed., Dec. 17, Loyola Marymount, FSNPT, 8:00 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 20, Mercer, FSNW, 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 23, Wyoming, FSNPT, 7:30 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 28, Louisiana Tech, FSNPT, Noon
Fri., Jan. 2, @ Oregon State, FSN/FSNPT, 7:30 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 4, @ Oregon, FSN/FSNPT, 12:30 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 11, @ USC, FSN/FSNPT, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 15, Arizona, FSN/FSNPT, 8:00 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 17, Arizona State, CBS, 12:45 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 22, @ Washington State, FSN/FSNPT, 6:00 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 24, @ Washington, FSN/FSNPT, 1:00 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 29, California, FSN/FSNW, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 31, Stanford, ABC, 12:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 4, USC, FSNPT, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 7, Notre Dame, CBS, 10:00 a.m.
Thu., Feb. 12, @ Arizona State, ESPN, 6:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 14, @ Arizona, CBS, 10:00 a.m.
Thu., Feb. 19, Washington, FSN/FSNW, 8:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 21, Washington State, FSN/FSNPT, Noon
Thu., Feb. 26, @ Stanford, FSNPT, 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 28, @ California, ESPN, 6:00 p.m.
Thu., Mar. 5, Oregon State, WC 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 7, Oregon, WC, TBD
Mar. 11-14, Pac-10 Tournament @ Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 19-22, NCAA First and Second Round
Mar. 26-29, NCAA Regional
Apr. 4 & 6, NCAA Final Four

Players

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown (High School)
0	Drew Gordon	F	6-8	235	Fr.	San Jose, CA (Archbishop Mitty HS)
1	Malcolm Lee	G	6-5	180	Fr.	Riverside, CA (John W. North HS)
2	Darren Collison***	G	6-0	160	Sr.	Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Etiwanda HS)
3	Josh Shipp***	G/F	6-5	220	Sr.¹	Los Angeles, CA (Fairfax HS)
4	Eric Berman	G	6-3	190	Jr.³	Menlo Park, CA (Woodside HS/UCSD/SMC)
5	Jerime Anderson	G	6-1	165	Fr.	Anaheim, CA (Canyon HS)
10	Mustafa Abdul-Hamid**	G	6-2	195	Jr.	St. Louis, MO (Country Day HS)
11	Spencer Soo	G	5-8	160	So.	Fresno, CA (Central HS)
12	Alfred Aboya***	F/C	6-9	245	Sr.	Yaounde, Cameroon (Tilton (NH) School)
13	James Keefe	F	6-8	231	Jr.	Rancho Santa Margarita,CA (Santa Marg. Cath. HS)
20	Michael Roll**	G/F	6-5	200	Jr.²	Aliso Viejo, CA (Aliso Niguel HS)
21	Jrue Holiday	G	6-3	180	Fr.	North Hollywood, CA (Campbell Hall HS)
22	J’mison Morgan	C	6-10	248	Fr.	Dallas, TX (South Oak Cliff HS)
30	Kevin Schmidt	F	6-8	220	Jr.	San Jose, CA (Bellarmine Prep)
41	Nikola Dragovic**	F	6-9	216	So.	Belgrade, Serbia (2nd Secondary School of Economics)

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

External links

References

^ "2008-09 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on August 26, 2008.
^ Bruins homepage

[1] "2008-09 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on August 26, 2008.

[2] Bruins homepage

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Schedule

Schedule and Results

Players

See also

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