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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
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 8
2016–17 record 31–5 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach Steve Alford (4th season)
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. 9 Oregon 16 2   .889     33 6   .846
No. 4 Arizona 16 2   .889     32 5   .865
No. 8 UCLA 15 3   .833     31 5   .861
Utah 11 7   .611     20 12   .625
California 10 8   .556     21 13   .618
USC 10 8   .556     26 10   .722
Colorado 8 10   .444     19 15   .559
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
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. They rode their offense to a 28–3 regular season record, averaging 91 points per game with a 53 percent field goal percentage.

UCLA entered the season ranked No. 16 in the preseason. 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. They won their last nine games of the regular season to tie the school record for most regular season wins.

The Bruins struggled uncharacteristically with their offense during the Pac-12 Tournament. They beat USC 76–74 while shooting just 41.2 percent before shooting a season-low 40.7 percent in an 86–75 loss to Arizona in the semifinals.


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