UCLA Men s Basketball Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000

UCLA Men s Basketball Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000 Contact (Bill Bennett-310-206-8179) For Immediate Release UCLA VS. GEORGIA TECH IN THE SEVENTH ANNUAL EXPANETS JOHN R. WOODEN CLASSIC AT THE ARROWHEAD POND OF ANAHEIM ON SATURDAY (DEC. 2); BRUINS BEAT UCSB ON WEDNESDAY (NOV. 29) IN PAULEY PAVILION Saturday, Dec. 2 UCLA vs. Georgia Tech (Wooden Classic), Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Noon (TV KCAL/Ch. 9 in Los Angeles; Radio - XTRA Sports 1150am, with Chris Roberts and Bob Myers). At 2:30 p.m., Game 2 of the Wooden Classic will feature USC vs. Utah. Upcoming - Saturday, Dec. 9 Hawai i at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 5:30 p.m. (TV Fox Sports Net West; Radio - XTRA Sports 1150am, with Chris Roberts and Bob Myers). UCLA STARTING LINEUP (2-2; Rankings AP not ranked, Nov. 27; USA Today/ESPN not ranked, Nov. 27) No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Ppg Rpg 23 Matt Barnes F 6-7 Jr. 8.5 7.5 24 Jason Kapono F 6-7 So. 18.3 4.5 50 Dan Gadzuric C 6-11 Jr. 14.3 7.3 25 Earl Watson G 6-1 Sr. 16.0 3.8 34 Ray Young G 6-3 Jr. 15.3 3.3 UCLA Head Coach Steve Lavin A Decade Of Bruin Basketball UCLA Head Coaching Record 2000-01 2-2 1999-00 21-12 (NCAA Sweet 16) 1998-99 22-9 (NCAA) 1997-98 24-9 (NCAA Sweet 16) 1996-97 24-8(NCAA Elite 8/Pac-10 Champ) Totals 93-40 (69.9, 133 games) UCLA Assistant Coaching Record 1995-96 23-8 (NCAA/Pac-10 Champ) 1994-95 32-1 (NCAA & Pac-10 Champ) 1993-94 21-7 (NCAA) 1992-93 22-11 (NCAA) 1991-92 28-5(NCAA Elite 8/Pac-10 Champ) Totals 126-32 (79.7, 158 games) UCLA Totals 219-72 (75.3, 291 games) UCLA Head Coach Steve Lavin - Entering his fifth season as UCLA s head coach and 10 th on the Bruin staff, with a school and career record of 93-40 (69.9, 133 games). Lavin is 7-4 (63.6) in NCAA Tournament play. Since the NCAA Tournament was expanded to 64 teams in 1985, he is the first UCLA head coach to lead UCLA to three NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in a four-year stretch. In his four+ seasons, the Bruins have averaged almost 23 wins a year and advanced to the NCAA Tournament all four seasons, including the Elite Eight (1997) and Sweet 16 twice (1998 and 2000) and also won the 1997 Pacific-10 title. Lavin is one of just four coaches in the nation to lead his school to three Sweet 16 s in the last four years. The others are Purdue s Gene Keady, Michigan State s Tom Izzo and Duke s Mike Krzyzewski EXPANETS JOHN R. WOODEN CLASSIC In its seventh season, UCLA has played in the Wooden Classic on four occasions and is unbeaten in those four games. 1994 (inaugural) UCLA 82, Kentucky 81 1995 UCLA 73, Maryland 63 1997 UCLA 69, New Mexico 58 1998 UCLA 69, Oklahoma State 66 2000 UCLA vs. Georgia Tech GEORGIA TECH STARTING LINEUP (3-1) No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. 23 John Babul F 6-7 Sr. 24 Marvin Lewis F 6-3 Fr. 4 Alvin Jones C 6-11 Sr. 3 Tony Akins G 5-11 Jr. 11 Shaun Fein G 6-3 Sr. GTU Head Coach Paul Hewitt In his first season at Georgia Tech, taking over for Bobby Cremins, who was Tech s head coach for 19 seasons. For the last three years, Hewitt was head coach at Siena, where he was 66-27, leading Siena to the 2000 NIT and to the 1999 NCAA. The Yellow Jackets - GTU is 3-1, losing its first game of the year on Tuesday at Iowa in a Big 10/ACC Challenge game, 85-67. Georgia Tech was led by Alvin Jones, with 24 points and seven rebounds. Series History UCLA leads it 2-0. The last meeting was in Pauley Pavilion during the 1969-70 season, with UCLA winning 121-90 and the first meeting was during the 1966-67 season, with the Bruins winning 91-72. UCLA S LAST GAME Nov. 29 at UCLA 83, UC Santa Barbara 77 On Nov. 29 in Pauley Pavilion before 6,927, UCLA rallied from a 41-38 halftime deficit to defeat UC Santa Barbara, 83-77. The Bruins outscored UCSB 45-36 in the second half. With 9:34 left in the game, UCSB led 64-63. But in the next seven minutes, the Bruins outscored Santa Barbara 11-5, to take a 74-68 lead with 2:27 left to play. In the final two minutes, Jason Kapono scored five points (a three-pointer and two free throws) to help seal the Bruin win. Kapono led the Bruins with a game and season-high 24 points, along with seven rebounds, two assists and a careerhigh two blocked shots. Dan Gadzuric scored 21 points (one shy of tying his career-high) before fouling out with 2:13 to play. Gadzuric scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half. The Bruins shot 43.8 (28-64) from the field, 28.0 (7-25) from three-point range and 71.4 (20-28) from the foul line, with a game-high 40 rebounds and 14 turnovers. UCSB shot 49.1 (28-57) from the field, 54.5 (12-22, the Pauley Pavilion record for three-pointers is 13) from threepoint range and 56.3 (9-16) from the foul line, with 28 rebounds and 16 turnovers. The Gauchos were led by Mark Hull s 23 points.

BRUIN HEADLINES UCLA IN THE POLLS Date AP USA Today/ESPN Pre-Season 17th 19 th Week One (Nov. 13) 14th - - Week Two (Nov. 20) 15 th 17 th Week Three (Nov. 27) nr nr nr-not ranked Local prep standouts, Cedric Bozeman, from Mater Dei HS and Dijon Thompson, from Redondo Union HS, along with Michael Fey, from Capital HS in Olympia, WA have signed National Letters of Intent to attend UCLA, Bruin head coach Steve Lavin announced Nov. 8 The trio will be incoming Bruin freshmen next fall. Our coaching staff is very excited to have Cedric, Dijon and Michael join our basketball program, Lavin said. These three young men come from good families and sound high school programs. They are prime examples of the excellent student-athletes UCLA is able to attract because of the quality of our institution. We expect this recruiting class to impact our program as freshmen and allow us to continue a tradition of excellence. Bozeman, a 6-5, 183-pounder, is one of the top prep point guards in the U. S. Playing for coach Gary McKnight at Mater Dei in Santa Ana, Bozeman enters his senior season as The Sporting News No. 9 off-guard in the U. S. and Hoop Scoop s No. 10 player in the U. S. As a junior last season, Bozeman helped lead Mater Dei to the CIF Southern Section Division IA title. In 1999-00, he averaged 11.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals, while shooting 50.5 from the field, 35.4 (17-48) from three-point range and 69.5 from the foul line. At the end of his junior prep season, Bozeman earned USA Today honorable mention All-America. Bozeman selected UCLA over Florida, Kansas and Arizona. Thompson, a 6-6, 180-pounder, is one of the top high school shooters in the U.S. At Redondo Union HS in Redondo Beach under coach Jim Nielsen, Thompson enters the 2000-01 season rated as the No. 1 shooting guard in the West and The Sporting News No. 8 small forward in the U. S. As a junior last season, Thompson helped lead Redondo Union to a 25-5 record and averaged 14.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists a game. He selected UCLA over Arizona and Connecticut. Fey, a 6-11, 245-pounder, is one of the top prep centers on the west coast. Under coach Bob Dickson last season at Capital HS, Fey averaged 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots a game, while earning first-team All-League selection. A Top 50 national high school prospect by Fox Student Sports.com, Fey selected UCLA over Washington, Oregon and Gonzaga. On Nov. 9-10, the Bruins played in the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City. No. 17 UCLA placed third, losing to No. 7 Kansas 99-98 and beating No. 12 Kentucky 97-92 in overtime. Kansas defeated St. John s 82-74 for the title. UCLA senior guard Earl Watson earned All-Classic honors and Bruin freshman T. J. Cummings was named Sixth Man. UCLA played two exhibitions to start the 2000-01 season. On Nov. 15, the Bruins beat EA Sports/CS SW All-Stars 81-78. The Bruins had three players score in double figures, led by Earl Watson s 26 and Dan Gadzuric s 22 points and 10 rebounds. On Nov. 1 in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA opened the exhibition season with a 118-64 win over Team Concept. The Bruins used 14 players and led 25-0 to start the game. UCLA was led by Earl Watson s 21 points, 11 assists and four steals and Jason Kapono s 20 points and seven rebounds. All five of UCLA s starters scored in double figures (six players in all). Jason Kapono, 6-8 Bruin sophomore forward, is on the Wooden (Top 25) and Naismith (Top 30) Awards preseason Player of the Year lists. Last year as a true frosh, Kapono led the Bruins in scoring (16.0), was named the CBS SportsLine National Freshman of the Year and earned All-Pac-10 (firstteam) and co-freshman of the Year honors. Here s a list of some of the Bruin team and individual preseason honors: Athlon Team, No. 4 in Pac-10; Individual, Earl Watson, second-team All-Pac-10, Dan Gadzuric, second-team All-Pac-10, Jason Kapono, third-team All-Pac-10; Basketball News Team, No. 24 in U. S., No. 4 in Pac-10; Individual, Jason Kapono, second-team All-America, first-team All-Pac-10, Dan Gadzuric, second-team All-Pac-10; Basketball Times - No. 4 in the Pac-10; Blue Ribbon Team, No. 16 in U. S.; Individual, Jason Kapono, fourth-team All-America; CBS SportsLine Team, No. 13 in U. S.; ESPN.com Team, No. 15 in the U. S. ; Fox Sports.com Team, No. 21 in U. S.; Lindy s Team, No. 12 in U. S., No. 3 in Pac-10; Individual, Jason Kapono, No. 8 small forward in the U. S., second-team All-Pac-10, Dan Gadzuric, No. 8 center in the U. S., Earl Watson, third-team All-Pac-10; Los Angeles Times No. 13 in the U. S.; Preview Sports Team, No. 25 in U. S., No. 3 in Pac-10; Slam Team, No. 7 in the U. S.; Street & Smith s Team, No. 17 in U. S., No. 3 in Pac-10; Individual, T. J. Cummings, All-Midwest incoming freshman; Sports Illustrated Team, No. 13 in the U. S.; The Sporting News Team, No. 18 in U. S, No. 3 in the Pac-10; Individual, Earl Watson, No. 14 point guard in the U. S., Jason, Kapono, No. 2 small forward in the U. S., secondteam preseason All-America, first-team All-Pac-10, Dan Gadzuric, No. 17 center in the U. S.; USBWA No. 21 in the U. S., Individual, Jason Kapono, Top 25 preseason All- America; Vitale Team, No. 19 in the U. S., No. 3 in the Pac- 10; Individual, Earl Watson, third-team All-Rolls-Roycer, No. 3 point guard in U. S., first-team All-Pac-10; Jason Kapono, No. 6 swing forward in the U. S., second-team All-Pac-10, Dan Gadzuric, No. 6 center in the U. S., second-team All-Pac-10. The Bruins vs. Kansas hit 13 three-pointers, one shy of tying the school record (14), set last season vs. Maryland in the NCAA Tournament second round. Last year, the Bruins set a single-season school-record with 205 threes, breaking the old mark of 173, 1992. The 552 attempts in 1999-00 were the most in school history and the percentage of 37.1 ranks fifth all-time and is the highest since 1996, when the Bruins shot 37.6.

In 2000-01, the Bruins have used three different starting lineups (in four games) UCSB (forwards, Matt Barnes/Jason Kapono, center, Dan Gadzuric, guards, Ray Young/Earl Watson); CS Northridge (forwards, Matt Barnes/Jason Kapono, center, T. J. Cummings, guards, Ray Young/Earl Watson); Kentucky (forwards, Matt Barnes/Jason Kapono, center, Dan Gadzuric, guards, Ray Young/Earl Watson); Kansas (forwards, Matt Barnes /Jason Kapono, center, Dan Gadzuric, guards, Billy Knight/Earl Watson). In 1999-2000, the Bruins used 12 different starting lineups (in 33 games). In 1998-99, UCLA used 22 different starting lineups (in 31 games). UCLA senior Rico Hines suffered a torn lateral meniscus (cartilage) in his right knee and had successful surgery on Nov. 1. The arthroscopic procedure was performed by Bruin team physician Dr. Gerald Finerman at the UCLA Medical Center. Hines, a 6-5, 210-pound senior from Greenville, NC, injured his right knee on Oct. 27 during practice. After a reevaluation of the knee on Oct. 28, an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) was ordered for Oct. 30, revealing the cartilage tear. The estimated rehabilitation time is approximately four-to-six weeks. On Oct. 12, Bruin head coach Steve Lavin announced Hines will miss UCLA s first two games of this season for a violation of team rules. He was to miss the Bruins exhibition home opener vs. Team Concept on Nov. 1 and UCLA s Nov. 9 season-opener vs. Kansas in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament at New York City s Madison Square Garden. Hines will now serve his two-game suspension when he is cleared to play following his rehabilitation stint, Lavin said. Hines has appeared in 72 games during his three-year Bruin career, starting 15 contests and averaging a career 12.8 minutes. As a junior last season, he appeared in 29 games with seven starts, averaging 14.7 minutes, 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds. UCLA true freshman Josiah Johnson has a stress fracture in his left foot and will be sidelined for the next four-to-six weeks, UCLA head coach Steve Lavin announced Oct. 27. Because of chronic pain in his left foot, Johnson had x-rays taken Oct. 26, revealing the stress fracture. Placed in a walking boot, he will be on crutches for about a week and reevaluated after the first four weeks in the walking boot. Johnson, a 6-7, 237-pound forward, last season was a senior high school standout at Montclair Prep. He averaged 24.2 points and 12.5 rebounds, earning USA Today honorable mention All-America. Josiah is the son of Bruin great Marques Johnson and the younger brother of Kris Johnson, who was a UCLA standout from 1995-98. UCLA has several eligible walkons on their 2000-01 roster Ryan Mollins, 6-4 freshman from Redondo Union who last year averaged 18.0ppg; Sam Nelson, 6-4 sophomore who has a true freshman last season was on the UCLA men s volleyball roster. Nelson prepped at Estancia HS in Costa Mesa and was a two-year All-CIF basketball selection ; Janou (ja-now) Rubin, 6-3 freshman who prepped last year at Logan HS in Union City, averaging 28.2ppg. The Bruins also have two ineligible newcomers Spencer Gloger, 6-7 sophomore who last year started 28 games at Princeton, tying the Ivy League record for three-pointers (10) in a game and freshman school records for points in a game (34) and three-pointers (65) in a season. Gloger prepped at Santa Margarita HS and is from Mission Viejo; John Hoffart, 6-10 sophomore who attended Cal Poly-SLO last year, appearing in 26 games and averaging 11.8 minutes, 2.6 points and 2.5 rebounds. Hoffart attended Davis, CA HS. On Nov. 1 at Pac-10 Media Day in Los Angeles, the Bruins were selected to finish fourth in the media preseason poll 1. Arizona (290), 2. Stanford (255), 3. USC (206), 4. UCLA (205), 5. California (160), 6. Oregon (138), 7. Oregon State (133), 8. Arizona State (109), 9. Washington (58), 10. Washington State (41). In the preseason national polls, UCLA was No. 17 in AP and No. 19 in USA Today. On Oct. 23, the Pac-10 Chief Executive Officers approved the establishment of men s and women s postseason basketball tournaments. The men s tournament will be an eight-team event to be staged at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The women s tournament will be a 10-team event hosted on campus by one of the Pac-10 members. Both tournaments will begin in March 2002. The Conference previously conducted a men s tournament following the 1987-1990 seasons. It has never sponsored a similar event for women. In each case, the winner of the Tournament will earn the Conference s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. BRUIN NOTES Academic update: For the spring quarter of 2000, UCLA had five players on the Athletic Director s Honor Roll (a 3.0gpg or higher) (3.0-3.49gpa) - Brandon Brooks, at the time, Brooks was a two-sport participant (water polo/basketball), he is no longer on the basketball team, Sean Farnham (graduated in June 2000 and is now an assistant coach at Pepperdine), Jason Flowers and Earl Watson; (3.5-4.0gpa) Todd Ramasar. During the summer of 2000, eight of the nine players who were in summer school took classes to continue their advancement toward a degree (were not taking classes to remain eligible for the coming season). UCLA s four seniors (Ryan Bailey, Jason Flowers, Rico Hines and Earl Watson), along with junior Billy Knight, who redshirted in 1998-99 because of an injury, are all on track to graduate in June 2001. The 2000 NCAA Tournament was UCLA s 36th appearance in the Big Dance, including bids the last 12 consecutive years. Currently, only three schools have advanced to the NCAA Tournament more consecutive times North Carolina 26, Arizona 16 and Indiana 15. The Bruins hold the record for most NCAA titles (11), last winning in 1995, and are second in victories (81). UCLA (1997, 1998, 2000) is one of just six schools to reach the NCAA Sweet 16 three times in the last four years.

The others are Duke (1998, 1999, 2000), Kentucky (1997, 1998, 1999), Michigan State (1998, 1999, 2000), North Carolina (1997, 1998, 2000) and Purdue (1998, 1999, 2000). UCLA has won multiple NCAA Tournament games in three of the last four years for the first times since 1995-97-98. The last time prior to that was 1973-74-75-76. UCLA s victory over No. 1 Stanford last year on March 4, 2000 was the school s first over a No. 1 team since Dec. 1, 1986, when the Bruins defeated No. 1 North Carolina, 89-84 at Pauley Pavilion. The last time UCLA defeated a No. 1 team that late in the season was in 1980, when the Bruins upset DePaul in the second round of the NCAA Tournament en route to the title game against Louisville. According to Associated Press, UCLA has defeated the nation s No. 1 team seven times to rank third on that list behind Notre Dame (nine) and Duke (eight). North Carolina, Georgia Tech and Ohio State have also recorded seven wins versus a No. 1 team. With the win at California last season on March 2, 2000, UCLA stretched its NCAA-record streak of consecutive winning seasons to 52 (1948-49 to 1999-2000). In the decade of the 1990s, UCLA ranked No. 10 in the U.S. in victories (241) and winning percentage (75.5, 241-78). In other college basketball historical categories from the last decade, UCLA was fourth in All-America rankings (28 different individuals, 43 total selections), second in most consecutive final wire-service Top 20 rankings (13, 1967-79) and third in most final wire-service Top 20 rankings (35). UCLA has recruited the nation s No. 1 (1998) and No. 2 (1997) recruiting classes the last four seasons. The 1998 freshman class guard Ray Young; forwards, Matt Barnes, JaRon Rush (declared for 2000 NBA Draft) and Jerome Moiso (now with Boston Celtics), along with center Dan Gadzuric, was judged No. 1 in the nation by The Sporting News, Hoop Scoop, PrepStar and Basketball News. The frosh class of 1997, forward Travis Reed (now at Long Beach State), guard-forward Rico Hines, guard Earl Watson, guard Baron Davis (now with Charlotte in the NBA), forward Billy Knight and guard Todd Ramasar, was voted No. 2 in the nation. During the 1998-99 year, the Bruins McDonald s HS All-America Jason Kapono. In this season s early signing period, the Bruins have inked Cedric Bozeman, from Mater Dei HS; Dijon Thompson, from Redondo Union HS and Michael Fey, from Capital HS in Olympia, WA. UCLA has led the NCAA in field goal percentage shooting two of the last five years 1997, 52.0 (932-1791) and 1996, 52.8 (897-1698). Entering the 1998 NCAA Tournament, the Bruins ranked sixth (49.8) in the NCAA. In 1999, the Bruins shot 45.4 to rank third in the Pac-10. In 33 games in 1999-2000, UCLA shot 48.0 from the field to lead the Pacifc-10 Conference and rank 16th in the NCAA. After four games this year, UCLA is shooting 46.5 from the field. The Feb. 23, 1997 contest with Duke in Pauley Pavilion was UCLA s 2,000th game in the school s history. The Bruins have an overall record of 1,473-636 (69.8, 2,109 games) in 81+ years of college basketball. UCLA s winning percentage is No. 4 in the nation all-time behind Kentucky, North Carolina and UNLV. Kansas is fifth. Pauley Pavilion (12,819) has been the home of Bruin basketball for 35+ seasons. UCLA s all-time Pauley Pavilion record is 501-59 (560 games, 89.5; Jackson State was the 500 th game in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 17, 1996 and the win over Washington on March 11, 2000 was UCLA s 500th on its homecourt). On Feb. 19, 1997 in UCLA s 82-60 win over USC, the largest crowd in Pauley Pavilion history watched that game (13,382; previous high was 13,037 vs. Oregon, 3/11/95). Then, four days later (Feb. 23, 1997) in the 73-69 win over Duke, UCLA set a new attendance record 13,478, breaking the old one by 96. The last time the Bruins were unbeaten at home for a regular season was in 1994-95 (15-0, California did beat UCLA at home that season but later forfeited the game). The Bruins finished 1998-99 15-1 at Pauley (losing only to Stanford). The Bruins finished Pac-10 play unbeaten at home in 1996 (9-0). Pauley Pavilion - In non-conference games in Pauley Pavilion since 1989-90, UCLA is 68-6 (91.9, 74 games). UCLA s 78-74 loss to CS Northridge on Nov. 21 in Pauley was just the sixth nonconference loss the Bruins have suffered at home since the 1989-90 season. The losses were against CS Northridge, 78-74, season home opener of 2000-01; Gonzaga, 59-43, fourth game of 1999-2000; Kansas, 96-83, third game of 1996-97; Tulsa, 77-76 OT, first game of 1996-97; Louisville, 78-76, 1995-96 and Duke, 75-65, 1991-92. The Bruins 20-game nonconference home winning streak was snapped by the loss to Gonzaga last season. Prior to losing to CS Northridge, the Bruins had won three consecutive nonleague games in Pauley. Pauley Pavilion got a new roof this summer and while working on it, the roofing company offered (and UCLA accepted) to put the UCLA script logo on the Pauley roof (for free). It (the letters are blue with a gold outline on top of a tan color roof) is located on the south side of the Pauley roof in letters large enough to identify UCLA from LAX. The scoreboard in Pauley Pavilion is in its second season (the previous one was 14 years old). The scoreboard had been in the planning for three years. UCLA Athletics teamed with a marketing firm to package eight corporate sponsorship opportunities on a center-hung scoreboard and two statistical boards in Pauley Pavilion. The design of the eight-sided board includes four sides that house the speaker clusters and four sides that have team scoring, game time and period, possession indicator (all in LED digits) and video screen incorporated into each. Each video screen is 7 X 9 and is the best LED technology the market offers today. The board was

sized to fit the house and given excellent visibility to patrons in all seating locations. The board is 27 wide, 17 tall (manufactured by Daktronics Corp.). The total weight is 14,000 lbs. and it s attached to a 20,000-lb. hoist that can lower and/or raise the board for maintenance. The centerboard, statistic board and production room cost is about $1.4 million. The board is being paid for entirely by the corporate sponsorship that is displayed on the advertising panels over a 10-year financing plan. Bruins in the 2000-01 NBA: UCLA in the NBA Twelve former Bruins were listed on NBA preseason team rosters and eight remain for the current regular season. They are: Toby Bailey, Chicago Bulls (waived); Mitchell Butler, Indiana Pacers (waived); Baron Davis, Charlotte Hornets; Tyus Edney, Indiana Pacers; J. R. Henderson, Sacramento Kings (waived); Don MacLean, Miami Heat; Darrick Martin, Sacramento Kings; Jelani McCoy, Seattle Supersonics; Jerome Moiso, Boston Celtics; Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers; Tracy Murray, Denver Nuggets; Ed O Bannon, Orlando Magic (waived). Three Pac-10 players were selected in the 2000 NBA Draft and Bruin sophomore Jerome Moiso (first round, 11 th, Boston Celtics) was the first league player chosen. Former Bruins Ed O Bannon (1992-95) and Toby Bailey (1995-98) are playing for the ABA Los Angeles Stars. In 1999-00, UCLA had 11 players on preseason rosters and six played during the regular season. They were- Charlotte, Baron Davis; Indiana, Reggie Miller; Washington, Tracy Murray; Phoenix, Toby Bailey; Sacramento, Darrick Martin and Seattle, Jelani McCoy. In the 1999 NBA Draft, six Pacific-10 Conference standouts were among the 58 players selected. The six selections were the second-highest total of all conferences (tied with the Western Athletic Conference). The first Pac-10 player taken was UCLA sophomore guard Baron Davis, the No. 3 pick by the Charlotte Hornets. UCLA and the Pac-10 Conference led the way in the 1998 NBA Draft. The Bruins tied with Arizona and North Carolina for the most players drafted (the Bruins had three second-round selections Jelani McCoy, Seattle; Toby Bailey, Phoenix (traded from the Lakers) and J. R. Henderson, Vancouver). The Pac-10 had a total of eight players drafted in 1998, the highest of any conference in the U. S. From 1986-87 through 1995-96, UCLA sent more players (26) into the NBA than any school in the country. In 1995-96, UCLA s 11 former players on NBA rosters ranked second to North Carolina. 1999-00 NCAA Stats (Final) 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage - Jason Kapono, 8th, 47.7; Team stats: Field Goal Percentage, 16th, 48.0. 1999-00 Pac-10 Stats (Final) Team Scoring Offense-6th, 75.5; Scoring Defense-5th, 70.3; Scoring Margin-5th, +5.2; FT %-10th, 58.7; FG %-1st, 48.0; FG % Def.-3rd, 42.6; 3-Pt. FG %-2nd, 37.1; 3-Pt. FGs Made- 4th, 6.21; 3-Pt. FG % Def.-2nd, 33.2; Reb. Off.- 4th, 37.9; Reb. Def.- 3rd, 34.2; Reb. Margin- 2nd, +3.8; Bkd. Shots- 3rd, 4.39; Asst.- 3rd, 16.52; Stls.- 3rd, 8.55; TO Margin- 6th, -0.45; Asst./TO Ratio- 6th, 0.99; Off. Reb.- 2nd, 13.55; Def. Reb.- 3rd, 24.39. UCLA Individual Leaders (Top 6) Scoring -- Jason Kapono, 5th, 16.0; Rebounds Jerome Moiso, 4th, 7.6; Blocks - Jerome Moiso, 2nd, 1.67; Dan Gadzuric, 3rd, 1.58; Field Goal Percentage - Dan Gadzuric, 3rd, 56.5; 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage - Jason Kapono, 1st, 47.4; Assists- Earl Watson, 2nd, 5.91. 2000-01 Special Team Stats The Bruins have trailed twice at halftime this season, to UCSB (41-38) and to Kansas, 57-51. UCLA is 1-1 when trailing at half and 1-1 when leading (lost to CS Northridge after leading 39-32 at halftime). UCLA has outrebounded its opponent the last two games (UCSB, 40-28 and CS Northridge, 36-35), after getting outrebounded in the first two games (Kansas, K41-U29 and Kentucky, K49-U43). The Bruins were outshot from the field by UCSB (UCSB 49.1-U43.8) but outshot CSUN (U45.0-CSUN 44.1). At the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic, UCLA was outshot from the field by Kansas (K54.7-U50.8), but the Bruins outshot Kentucky (U46.5-K43.7). After four games, UCLA is shooting 46.5 and opponents are shooting 47.8 from the field. After four games, UCSB is the first opponent to outshoot the Bruins from three-point range (UCSB54.5-U28.0, the Gauchos were 12-22, one shy of tying the Pauley Pavilion record for three-pointers). In UCLA s first three games, the Bruins outshot all three opponents from three-point range CSUN (UCLA 40.0-CSUN 31.6), Kansas (U54.2-K43.8) and Kentucky (U38.1-K36.1). Against Kansas, the Bruins hit 13 (one shy of tying the school record, 14 vs. Maryland, 2000 NCAA)-24 from three. After four games, UCLA is shooting 40.0 (36-90) from three-point range and opponents 40.9 (38-93). UCLA had 14 turnovers vs. UCSB but had a season-high 24 turnovers vs. CS Northridge, after getting 11 turnovers vs. Kentucky and 14 vs. Kansas at the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic. UCLA is averaging 15.3 turnovers a game and forcing its opponents into 15.8. Last season, the Bruins high turnover game was 26 vs. Arizona in Pauley Pavilion (1/20/00) and 24 at Arizona State (2/17/00). UCLA HEAD COACH STEVE LAVIN Career Highlights Chosen UCLA s head coach, the 11th in school history, on Feb. 11, 1997. On March 30, 1999, he was awarded a new six-year contract through the 2004-2005 season. In his fifth year as UCLA s head coach of the and 10th on the UCLA staff, he currently owns a school and career record of 93-40 (69.9, 133 games) as a head coach. Owns a 7-4 record in the NCAA Tournament as UCLA s head coach, leading UCLA to the Elite Eight in 1997 and the Sweet 16 in 2000 and 1998. He has led the Bruins to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. During his nine years as a Bruin assistant and head coach, UCLA s record is 17-9 (65.4) in the NCAA Tournament. He is one of just four coaches in the nation to lead his school to three Sweet 16 s in the last four years. The others are

Purdue s Gene Keady, Michigan State s Tom Izzo and Duke s Mike Krzyzewski. During his four+ years as head coach, UCLA owns a record of 16-7 (69.6) in March, including 6-1 in 1997, 3-3 in 1998, 1-2 in 1999 and 6-1 in 2000. He is the only coach in school history to win at least 22 games in each of his first three seasons at UCLA. He is the only coach in school history to win at least 70.0% of his games in each of his first three years at UCLA. First UCLA coach to lead the Bruins to three Sweet 16 appearances in a four-year span since the NCAA Tournament was expanded to 64 teams in 1985. First UCLA head coach since John Wooden in 1974 (three) and 75 (five games, UCLA s 10th NCAA title) to lead the Bruins to at least five total NCAA Tournament victories in two consecutive seasons (1997 and 98). First Bruin head coach since Gary Cunningham in 1978 (25-3) and 79 (25-5) to record consecutive seasons of at least 24 victories (in both 1997 and 98). The last time a Bruin firstyear coach won more games than Steve Lavin in 1997 (24) was in 1978, when Gary Cunningham won 25. UCLA s win over Maine in the first round of The 1999 Pearl Harbor Classic was Lavin s 75th victory as UCLA s head coach. He reached the 75-win plateau faster than any UCLA coach in modern history (post WWII), including John Wooden (Steve Lavin, 102nd game, 75-27, 73.5; Jim Harrick, 105th game, 75-30, 71.4; John Wooden, 106th game, 75-31, 70.8; Walt Hazzard, 121st game, 75-46, 62.0). UCLA s win over DePaul on Dec. 18, 1999 was Lavin s 200th as a member of the Bruin staff (ninth season). Won the 50th game of his career on Nov. 26, 1998 beating USF 69-62 in the first round of the 1998 Puerto Rico Shootout. His overall record after the win was 50-17 (67 games). Ironically, John Wooden s record after his first 67 games as the Bruin coach was also 50-17. -- In overtime games under Steve Lavin, the Bruins are 7-2 during his four+ years as head coach. In 2000-01, the Bruins are 1-0, beating Kentucky 97-92 for third-place in the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic; 2-0 in 1999-00, including a 94-93 win over No. 1 Stanford at Maples Pavilion and a 103-98 win over South Florida in the third-place game at The Pearl Harbor Classic. The Bruins have won six consecutive overtime games (2000-01, UCLA 97-Kentucky 92; 1999-2000, UCLA 94, at Stanford 93; UCLA 103, South Florida 98; 1998-99, at UCLA 88, Arizona State 85; 1997-98, UCLA 82, at USC 75; 1996-97, UCLA 74, Iowa State 73-NCAA Sweet 16) dating back to 1996-97, last losing at Oregon 87-85 during the 1997 Pac-10 season. During his four+ years as UCLA s head coach, the Bruins have signed the nation s No. 1 (1998) and No. 2 (1997) recruiting classes. In 1998-99, with the second-youngest team in the nation, Lavin, a candidate for the 1999 Naismith Coach of the Year Award, led the Bruins to their 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and 11th straight 20+ (22-9) game winning season. In 1997-98, he led the Bruins to a 24-9 overall record, 12-6 in the Pac-10 (third place) and to the school s 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament and 20+ game winning season. Lavin was again candidate for the 1998 Naismith Coach of the Year Award. In the 98 NCAA Tournament, he led the No. 6 seed Bruins to the Sweet 16, before losing to No. 2 seed and eventual champion Kentucky. In 1996-97, Lavin directed UCLA to a 24-8 overall record, the NCAA Midwest Regional final and third consecutive Pac- 10 crown. He was named the Basketball Times National Rookie Coach of the Year. During his nine+ years on the Bruin staff, UCLA has won the 1995 NCAA Championship, four Pac-10 titles (1997, 96, 95 and 92) and participated in three NCAA Elite Eights (1997, 95, 92) and two Sweet 16 (2000, 1998) appearances. 11 consecutive NCAA Tournaments at UCLA and Purdue, including 1999-00. Lavin Press Conference Dates On most Tuesdays, Lavin will have his press conference (12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.) in the Chancellor s Room (upper NE corner of Pauley Pavilion). All Tuesdays unless noted: Dates -- Dec. 5; Dec. 12; no scheduled press conferences during Christmas and New Year s, there will be plenty of opportunities after practices during that time frame to meet with Lavin and the players (UCLA Sports Information will keep everyone informed of the holiday schedule); Jan. 9; Jan. 16, Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 6. Lavin Pac-10 Teleconferences The Pac-10 Teleconferences with the league s women s and men s head coaches will start on Wednesday, Dec. 13 (the first call of the 2000-2001 season), then will begin again on Tuesday, Jan. 9 and continue each Tuesday during the regular season. It will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the league s women s coaches (UCLA s Kathy Olivier at 10 a.m.), then at 10:30 a.m. the conference s men s calls will begin (Lavin is at 11:47 p.m.). The media number to call is 913-981-5507 and for a tape of the teleconference, media can call 402-220-9927. UCLA MEDIA SERVICES Media Policy UCLA will continue with the same media schedule it has had for the last several years. Practices (3-6 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion) on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday are closed. Tuesday (after 4:30 p.m.) and Friday (after 4:30 p.m.) practices are open to the media and players are available after practice. The UCLA players will be unavailable for interviews during finals week (Dec. 11-15). Exceptions can and will be made, especially over the holiday weeks of Christmas and New Year s (UCLA Sports Information will keep everyone posted on changes in the schedule). Lavin and player interviews can also be set up at other times (strongly encouraged) during the day (not just after practice). The 2000-01 basketball season is UCLA s fourth on XTRA 1150 Sports. Chris Roberts, a four-time Golden Mike Award winner, is in his ninth season as the voice of the Bruins. Bob Myers, a Bruin basketball letterman from 1994-97, is in his first season as analyst. UCLA games are also available via the internet at (www.uclabruins.com) and (www.broadcast.com). Fans can also listen to the broadcasts on the telephone by dialing 1-800-846-4700 (ext. 5929).

UCLA releases and results for all sports are on the internet (www.uclabruins.com) and may also be acquired by using the Pac-10 s InfoConnection system. If you have a PIN number, call 770-558-6000 from the handset of a fax machine. If you do not have a PIN number, please call 770/399-0096 to acquire one. The Pac-10 code number is 72210. UCLA s basketball codes are: release, 3115; first page of release, 3116; stats only, 3117; latest game stats, 3118 and latest game book, 3119. MEDIA SERVICES-PAC-10 Updated notes released each Monday beginning Nov. 13. Pac- 10 information is available on the Pac-10 home page. Point your web browser to http://www.pac-10.org. UCLA PLAYER UPDATES Seniors (4) 21 Ryan Moose Bailey, 6-3, 195, Sr., G, Los Angeles (Loyola/Penn State) 2000-01 Now in his third season of eligibility for the Bruins, Bailey is one of UCLA s three senior tri-captains, with Earl Watson and Rico Hines. After four games, Bailey is averaging 4.8 minutes and 1.3 points. Bailey came off the bench in both games at The Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic, playing seven minutes vs. Kansas (two points, two assists) and four minutes vs. Kentucky Against Cal State Northridge, he played seven minutes off the bench and had three points and one steal Vs. UC Santa Barbara, Bailey played one minute. SEASON HIGHS seven minutes vs. Kansas (11/9/00) and CSUN (11/21/00; three points vs. CSUN (11/21/00); 0 rebounds; two assists vs. Kansas (11/9/00); 1 steal vs. CSUN (11/21/00). UCLA Career Bailey, younger brother of Bruin standout Toby Bailey, last season as a junior in 32 games (eight starts) averaged a career-high 16.8 minutes, 3.2 points, 2.4 assists (second on the team) and 1.8 rebounds. As a sophomore in 1998-99, Bailey averaged 15.2 minutes, 4.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists (No. 3 on the team) and 0.8 steals, while shooting 45.4 from the field, a team-leading 39.3 (11-28, No. 3 on the team) from three-point range and 58.3 (28-48) from the foul line His 1998-99 preseason honors included Preview Sports Top Newcomer in the Pac-10 and Vitale s Impact Transfer in the Pac-10. CAREER HIGHS 34 minutes vs. USC (2/9/00); 11 points, three times, last vs. Oregon State (2/26/00); seven rebounds vs. DePaul (12/18/99) and Syracuse (2/13/00); seven assists vs. Syracuse (2/13/00); four steals vs. Morgan State (12/1/99). Bailey sat out 1997-98 after transferring from Penn State At Penn State during 1996-97, Bailey started for the Nittany Lions at point guard He started 24 of 27 games and averaged 34 minutes, 4.2 assists (113, tying PSU freshman record), 1.1 steals and was third in scoring (8.4) and rebounding (4.0). 22 Rico Hines, 6-5, 210, Sr., F, Greenville, NC (Hargrave Military Academy/Saint John s at Prospect Hall) 2000-01 A senior tri-captain with Earl Watson and Ryan Bailey, Hines suffered a torn lateral meniscus (cartilage) in his right knee on Oct. 27 and had successful arthroscopic surgery on Nov. 1. He will be out 4-6 weeks. On Oct. 12, UCLA head coach Steve Lavin announced Hines would miss UCLA s first two games of the season (Nov. 1 vs. Team Concept and Nov. 9 vs. Kansas) for a violation of team rules. Hines will now serve his two-game suspension when he is cleared to play following his rehabilitation. UCLA Career As a junior tri-captain last season, Hines in his 29 games (seven starts) averaged 14.7 minutes, 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds. In 1998-99 as a sophomore, Hines versatility and defensive prowess were missed when he was out for 11 games during mid-year with a right foot injury that required surgery (fractured fifth metatarsal of his right foot, a pin was inserted on Jan. 14, 1999) In 20 games (six starts) that year, Hines averaged 12.6 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists and shooting 38.3 from the field, 33.3 (7-21) from three-point range and 43.8 (7-16) from the foul line. In 1997-98 as a true frosh, Hines played in 23 games and had a strong NCAA Tournament. CAREER HIGHS - 33 minutes vs. San Francisco (11/26/98); 12 points vs. Washington State (1/8/00); six rebounds, twice, last vs. San Francisco (11/26/98); six assists vs. Loyola Marymount (12/29/98); three steals vs. North Carolina (1/15/00); one blocked shot, four times, last vs. Arizona State (2/17/00). 25 Earl Watson, 6-1, 195, Sr., G, Kansas City, KS (Washington) 2000-01 Preseason Honors Athlon, second-team All-Pac- 10; Lindy s, third-team All-Pac-10; The Sporting News, No. 14 point guard in the U. S, Vitale, third-team All-Rolls Roycer, No. 3 point guard in the U. S., first-team All-Pac-10. 2000-01 A senior tri-captain with Rico Hines and Ryan Bailey UCLA s iron man, Watson has started every UCLA game (101) the last three+ years and he s looking to become the first player in school history to start every scheduled regular-season and NCAA Tournament game during his four year career (Don MacLean during his four years started 127 of the 129 games that were played during his four-year (1989-92 Bruin career MacLean missed a game as a junior (at Stanford, eye injury) and senior (at San Diego State, flu) Watson is also looking to become only the second UCLA player in school history to get over 600 assists and 200 steals (Tyus Edney, 652 assists, 224 steals, 1992-95) Watson is playing with a right little finger tendon strain. After four games, Watson is UCLA s leader in minutes (40.0) and assists (8.0) and the Bruins second-leading scorer (16.0) He s led the Bruins in assists in all four games this season. For the first time in his career, Watson scored 20 or more points in back to-back games at the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic in New York City and earned All-Classic honors Vs. Kansas, he played 38 minutes, with 21 points (7-15, 3-6, 4-7), five rebounds, eight assists, one steal and three turnovers Vs. Kentucky, he played 43 minutes, with 20 points (8-14, 0-3, 4-6), five rebounds, nine assists, one steal and no turnovers.

Against Cal State Northridge, he started his 100 th consecutive game and played 40 minutes, tying for the team lead with 15 points (5-14, 2-6, 3-4) He also led the team with six assists and two steals and had two rebounds, one block and seven turnovers Vs. UCSB, Watson played 39 minutes (101 st start), with eight points and a game-high and season-high tying nine assists and two steals, with a careerhigh tying two blocked shots. SEASON HIGHS - 43 minutes vs. Kentucky (11/10/00); 21 points vs. Kansas (11/9/00); five rebounds vs. Kansas (11/9/00) and Kentucky (11/10/00); nine assists vs. UCSB (11/29/00) and Kentucky (11/10/00); two steals vs. UCSB (11/29/00) and CSUN (11/21/00); 2 blocked shots vs. UCSB (11/29/00). UCLA Career As a junior tri--captain, Watson was one of two Bruins (with Jason Kapono) to start all 33 games, tying the school record he also had tied as a freshman Set the school assist single-game record vs. Maryland in the NCAA Tournament with 16, the best single-game effort in the 2000 Tournament His 12 assists vs. Ball State in the 2000 NCAA tied for the fourth-best single-game Tourney effort Scored in double figures 20 times last year and has done it 50 times in his career In his 33 games in 1999-00, Watson averaged 34.7 minutes (first on the team), 11.4 points (third on the team among players with at least 10 games), 3.9 rebounds and a team-high 5.9 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting 45.1 from the field, 36.0 (41-114) from three-point range and 64.9 (61-94) from the foul line His 195 assists last season ranked eighth on UCLA s single-season list and his 60 steals was ninth In the 2000 final Pac-10 stats, Watson ranked second in assists (5.91) and seventh in steals (1.82) In 1998-99 as a sophomore, Watson enjoyed a solid season and earned second-team All-Dist. 15 acclaim from the NABC and honorable mention All-Pac-10 for his efforts In 1998-99, he led the team in minutes played (34.0) and was UCLA s second-leading scorer (13.3), fourth-leading rebounder (3.7) and was second in assists (4.6) and steals (1.6) Watson shot 43.5 from the field, 32.0 (33-103) from threepoint range and 70.3 (90-128) from the foul line, best among players with at least one attempt per game In the final 1999 Pac-10 stats, he was 16th in scoring (13.3) and sixth in assists (4.58) His 1998-99 Preseason Honors included Athlon second-team All-Pac-10. As a frosh in 1997-98, Watson, who was selected to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team, was the only Bruin to start all 33 games, tying a UCLA single-season record, at the time last set by Ed and Charles O Bannon and George Zidek during the Bruins 1995 NCAA Championship season He was the team s No. 5 scorer (5.8) and No. 5 rebounder (3.7) and was second in steals (1.9), third in assists (3.2) and fourth in minutes (32.0), while shooting 39.2 from the field, 32.3 from the three-point line and 60.6 from the foul line His 64 steals in 1998 tied for No. 4 on UCLA s season list In final 1998 Pac-10 stats Watson was sixth in steals (1.9) In the 1998 NCAA Tournament, he averaged 6.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists Watson started all three games in the 1997 Alaska Shootout and joined Baron Davis as the first set of true freshman starting guards in UCLA history since 1979-80. CAREER CHARTS The UC Santa Barbara game was Watson s 101 th career start and game Watson is the 40 th Bruin in history to score 1000 or more points (1042 -- 38 th - four behind No. 37 Dave Meyers at 1046) Ranks sixth on UCLA s career assist list with 473 (No. 5, Roy Hamilton, 512, 1976-79) Ranks tied for No. 4 on the career steals list with 179 (tied with Darrick Martin, 179, 1989-92; No. 3 is Pooh Richardson, 189, 1986-89) and Watson needs 46 assists to overtake school leader Edney, 224) Ranks No. 5 on the career three-point field goal list with 101 (No. 4, Kevin Walker, 116, 1987-90) and No. 3 on the three-point field goal attempts list with 301 (No. 2, Tracy Murray, 479, 1990-92). CAREER HIGHS - 45 minutes at Stanford (3/4/00); 24 points at Washington (1/31/99); 10 rebounds vs. Oregon (2/24/00); 16 assists (school record) vs. Maryland (3/18/00); seven steals vs. Northern Arizona (12/18/97); two blocked shots, seven times, last vs. UCSB (11/29/00). 1 Jason Flowers, 6-0, 182, Sr., G, Bellflower (UC Irvine/Bellflower HS) 2000-01 One of four seniors on this year s squad, Flowers has one year of eligibility after transferring to UCLA from UC Irvine. Flowers did not play in New York City, but saw 19 minutes (three points, four assists, one steal) in UCLA s exhibition win over EA Sports He played in a regularseason game for the first time in his Bruin career vs. Cal State Northridge with two minutes off the bench Did not play against UCSB. Career Ineligible last season, Flowers attended UCLA in 1996-97 (did not play basketball), then attended UC Irvine for two seasons, playing for Pat Douglass As a sophomore in 1998-99, Flowers appeared in 23 games for the Anteaters, starting six and averaging 17.0 minutes, 5.4 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.1 steals and shot 40.0 from the field, 47.2 (17-36) from three-point range and 79.5 from the foul line As a freshman at Irvine in 1997-98, Flowers played in 24 games and started 15, averaging 21.1 minutes, 8.2 points (No. 4 on the team), 2.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals, while shooting 36.7 from the field, 37.1 from three-point range an 84.0 from the foul line. Juniors (5) 23 Matt Barnes, 6-7, 230, Jr., F, Citrus Heights, (Del Campo) 2000-01 Has started all four games at forward and is playing with a sprained left thumb suffered in the Kentucky game After four games, he s averaging 29.3 minutes, 8.5 points and 7.5 rebounds, No. 1 on the squad. In the opener against Kansas, Barnes played 22 minutes, with five points and three rebounds and vs. Kentucky, he played a career-best 37 minutes, with 10 points and seven rebounds Against Cal State Northridge, he played 27 minutes and finished with a season-high 11 points (4-6, 1-1, 2-3) and a team-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double He also had two assists, a career-high tying two blocks and seven turnovers Vs. UCSB, he played 31 minutes, with eight points and a career-high tying 10 rebounds.

Barnes has led the Bruins in rebounding the last two games, with a career-high tying 10 vs. UCSB and CS Northridge. SEASON HIGHS - 37 minutes vs. Kentucky (11/10/00); 11 points vs. CSUN (11/21/00); 10 rebounds vs. UCSB (11/29/00) and CSUN (11/21/00); three assists vs. Kentucky (11/10/00), one steal vs. Kansas (11/9/00) and Kentucky (11/10/00); 2 blocked shots vs. CSUN (11/21/00). Career - As a sophomore in 1999-00, Barnes was academically ineligible during the fall quarter and missed the first five games of the season He became eligible on Dec. 20, 1999 In his 28 games (one start), he averaged 14.8 minutes, 5.6 points and 2.6 rebounds, while shooting 47.1 from the field. He averaged 6.1 points and shot 48.9 from the floor in Pac-10 play In the four games in which he played at least 20 minutes (Purdue, Arizona State, h and the two Stanford games) last season, he averaged 12.3 points and 3.8 rebounds and shot 51.3 from the floor. As a freshman in 1998-99, Barnes averaged 13.1 minutes, 3.9 points and 2.9 rebounds and shot 43.4 from the field, 29.4 (10-34) from three-point range and 47.8 (22-46) from the foul line He appeared in 30 games and started on eight occasions. CAREER HIGHS - 37 minutes vs. Kentucky (11/10/00); 17 points vs. Arizona State (1/22/00); 10 rebounds, three times, last vs. UCSB (11/29/00); four assists vs. Oregon State (2/7/99) and Ball State (3/16/00), three steals vs. Kentucky (11/28/98) and Arizona State (2/17/00); two blocked shots three times, last vs. CSUN (11/21/00). 50 Dan Gadzuric, 6-11, 235, Jr., C, Den Haag, Holland (Gov. Dummer Academy/Byfield, MA) 2000-01 Preseason Honors Athlon, second-team All-Pac- 10; Basketball News, second-team All-Pac-10; Lindy s No. 8 center in the U. S.; The Sporting News, No. 17 center in the U. S.; Vitale, No. 6 center in the U. S., second-team All-Pac-10 2000-01 Projected to be one of the top centers in the U. S. this season, Gadzuric is one of UCLA s three returning starters from a year ago, joining guard Earl Watson and forward Jason Kapono. After four games, Gadzuric is averaging 27.5 minutes, 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds, No. 2 on the squad He leads the Bruins in field goal percentage (56.8).. Started both games in New York City, playing 29 minutes vs. Kansas (eight points, two rebounds) and had a dominating game vs. Kentucky, playing 26 minutes, with his eighth career double-double (16 points, 14 rebounds) Against Cal State Northridge, he played 27 minutes off the bench (had the flu) and contributed 12 points (6-12, 0-0), eight rebounds, two blocks, one steal and one assist Dominated in the UCSB contest before fouling out with 2:13 left to play Vs. the Gauchos, Gadzuric scored a season-high 21 points (10-12, 0-0, 1-5; one shy of tying career-best and getting 17 points in the first half), with five rebounds. SEASON HIGHS - 29 minutes vs. Kansas (11/9/00); 21 points vs. UCSB (11/29/00); 14 rebounds vs. Kentucky (11/10/00); one assist three times, last vs. CSUN (11/21/00); one steal four times, last vs. UCSB (11/29/00); two blocked shots vs. CSUN (11/21/00). Career - Started 23 of 33 games last year as a sophomore Did not start at California, breaking his string of starting 22 consecutive games, and came off the bench in the last seven games In the final 2000 Pac-10 stats, Gadzuric ranked eighth in rebounding (7.0), third in blocked shots (1.58) and third in field goal percentage (56.5) In his 33 games (tying a single-season school record in 1999-00), Gadzuric averaged 22.4 minutes, 9.7 points (fifth on the team), 7.0 rebounds (second on the team) and 1.6 blocked shots, while shooting a team-high 56.5 (140-248) from the field He led the Bruins in rebounding 11 times and in blocked shots in 19 games Gadzuric s 1999-00 preseason honors included Athlon second-team All-Pac-10; Lindy s No. 14 center in the U. S., second-team All-Pac-10; The Sporting News No. 15 center in the U. S. and Vitale s No. 12 center in the U. S., second-team All-Pac-10. In 1998-99 as a frosh, Gadzuric was selected to the fiveman Pac-10 All-Freshman team and was on College Hoops Insider s All-Freshman squad He suffered a season-ending injury in practice on Feb. 24, 1999, tearing the leteral meniscus in his left knee (underwent a 90-minute arthroscopic surgery procedure on Feb. 25, 1999) and missed the Bruins final five games Prior to his injury, Gadzuric averaged 20.0 minutes, 8.6 points and 5.7 rebounds (third on the team) and 1.3 blocked shots (team-leader) and shot a team-leading 54.0 (88-163) from the field and 50.0 (31-62) from the foul line His 5.7 rebound average was the seventh-highest ever among Bruin freshmen In the final 1999 Pac-10 stats, Gadzuric was 16th in rebounding (5.7) and sixth in blocked shots (1.25) Gadzuric started 17 of the 24 games in which he played He led the Bruins three times in scoring, six times in rebounding and 16 times (including ties) in blocked shots Gadzuric s 1998-99 preseason honors were Basketball News Heavenly 100, Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year; Lindy s No. 6 incoming frosh in U. S., third-team All-Pac-10; Preview Sports No. 1 incoming frosh in U. S; Sport All-Class of 2002; Street & Smith s Top Newcomer in Pac-10 and Vitale s No. 4 Diaper Dandy. CAREER HIGHS - 35 minutes vs. DePaul (12/18/99) and North Carolina (1/15/00); 22 points vs. California (3/2/00); 17 rebounds vs. Colorado State (12/22/99); three assists vs. CS Northridge (12/19/98); five steals vs. Oklahoma State (12/5/98); four blocked shots three times, last vs. California (3/2/00). 3 Billy Knight, 6-5, 203, Jr., F, Los Angeles (Westchester) 2000-01 Will contend for a starting guard position this season after starting nine games as a sophomore in 1999-00, including UCLA s final five contests last year, when UCLA was 4-1 and 2-1 in the NCAA. After four games (and one start vs. Kansas), Knight is averaging 9.5 minutes, 3.3 points and 2.0 rebounds. Knight started vs. Kansas, playing 11 minutes, with six points and two rebounds and vs. Kentucky, he came off the bench to play 14 minutes, with two points He came off the bench against Cal State Northridge and contributed two points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 10 minutes Vs. UCSB, Knight played three minutes off the bench, with three points and two rebounds.