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2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
UCLA Bruins logo.svg
Wooden Legacy champions
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
2016–17 record 29–3 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach Steve Alford (4th year)
Assistant coach Ed Schilling
Assistant coach Duane Broussard
Assistant coach David Grace
Home arena Pauley Pavilion
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon 16 2   .889     28 4   .875
No. 7 Arizona 16 2   .889     28 4   .875
No. 3 UCLA 15 3   .833     29 3   .906
Utah 11 7   .611     20 11   .645
California 10 8   .556     21 11   .656
USC 10 8   .556     24 9   .727
Colorado 8 10   .444     19 14   .576
Arizona State 7 11   .389     15 18   .455
Stanford 6 12   .333     14 17   .452
Washington State 6 12   .333     13 18   .419
Washington 2 16   .111     9 22   .290
Oregon State 1 17   .056     5 27   .156
2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 9, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins are led by fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and play their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference.

UCLA began the season ranked No. 20 in the country. After starting 13–0, the first time they were undefeated in non-conference play since they won a national championship in 1994–95, they moved up to No. 2 in the country. However, the Bruins suffered their first defeat in an 89–87 loss to No. 21 Oregon in the conference opener. UCLA won their next six games before losing at home to No. 14 Arizona for their first loss of the season at Pauley Pavilion. The Wildcats exposed the Bruins weaknesses on defense, which had to that point been obscured by their potent offense. They suffered their second consecutive defeat after falling to USC, who won for the fourth straight time in their crosstown rivalry.

The Bruins finished the season 15–17 overall; and 6–12 in the conference, the fourth time the program finished with a losing record since 1948, when John Wooden became their coach.

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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings


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