2007-08 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

NCAATeamSeason
Mode=Basketball
Year=2007-08
Prev year=2006-07
Next year=2008-09
Team=UCLA Bruins


Conference=Pacific 10
ShortConference=Pac-10
CoachRank=2
APRank=3cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?seasonYear=2008| title=ESPN.com - 2007-08 rankings |accessdate=2008-02-25]
Record=35-4
ConfRecord=16-2
HeadCoach=Ben Howland
AsstCoach1=Donny Daniels
AsstCoach2=Scott Duncan
AsstCoach3=Scott Garson
StadiumArena=Pauley Pavilion
Champion=College Basketball Experience Champions
Pacific 10 Regular Season Champions
Pacific 10 Tournament Champions
BowlTourney=Final Four vs. Memphis
BowlTourneyResult= L, 78-63The 2007-08 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team is a division I sports team representing the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific-10 Conference. In his fifth year as head coach, Ben Howland led the team to its third straight Final Four appearance. The Bruins also set a new record number of wins for the regular season, eclipsing the 26 wins of 2006-07. Though the team is composed of many standout players, freshman center Kevin Love garnered much of the media's and school's attention with his .565 shooting percentage, 10.7 rebounds per game, 53 blocks, and 17.6 points per game. [cite web| url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=cbask/news/aen4141631.htm |title=Love leads Bruins to third straight Final Four |date=2008-03-30 |publisher=The Sports Network |accessdate=2008-03-30] [cite web| url=http://www.sportshubla.com/2008/03/29/memo-to-the-nba-love-is-all-you-need/ |title=Memo to the NBA: Love IS All You Need |date=2008-03-29 |publisher= www.SportsHubLA.com|accessdate=2008-03-30] [cite web| url=http://www.dailybruin.com/news/2008/mar/03/ilove-all-you-need-or-least-so-it-seemsi/ |title=Love is all you need, or at least so it seems |date=2008-03-03 |publisher=Daily Bruin |accessdate=2008-03-30] [cite web| url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2007-2008/teamcume.html |title=UCLA 2007-08 team statistics |accessdate=2008-03-30]

The only losses the Bruins incurred during the regular season were to #8 Texas, and Pac-10 rivals USC and Washington. After becoming the Pacific-10 regular season champions and winning the Pacific-10 tournament, the Bruins were seeded #1 in the West Regional bracket of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Bruins held Mississippi Valley State to 29 points, the lowest total ever allowed in the first or second round of the tournament.cite web| url=http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032408aac.html |title= This week in Pac-10 men's basketball |accessdate=2008-03-30] After reaching the Final Four, the Bruins lost to Memphis, the South Regional Champions.

Roster

Thirteen scholarships were available to the team, and there were sixteen players on the roster. [cite web | url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ucla-m-baskbl-mtt.html | title=2007-08 UCLA Bruins roster |accessdate=2007-12-01] Kevin Love received permission from Walt Hazzard to wear the same jersey number while a player for UCLA. [cite web| url=http://www.dailybruin.com/news/2006/apr/06/success-attracts-new-players/ |title=Hazzard To Give Up Number |accessdate=04-02-15] Hazzard's jersey had been retired by UCLA in 1996. [cite web| url=http://www.bruinbasketballreport.com/team_history/retired_numbers.htm |title=Retired Jerseys at UCLA |accessdate=2008-04-15]

Depth Chart

chedule and results

The UCLA Bruins played 31 regular season games, including 18 straight Pac-10 games from January 3 to March 8. [cite web |url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ucla-m-baskbl-sched.html |title=2007-08 UCLA Bruins schedule |accessdate=2007-12-01]

Awards

Pac-10 Player of the Year:Kevin Lovecite web| url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aaa.html |title=UCLA Dominates Pac-10 Player of the Year Honors |date=2007-03-10 | accessdate=2008-03-30] Pac-10 Freshman of the Year:Kevin LovePac-10 Defensive Player of the Year:Russell WestbrookAll-Pac-10 first team:Kevin LoveAll-Pac-10 second team:Darren CollisonAll-Pac-10 third team:Russell WestbrookPac-10 All-Defensive team:Darren Collison:Russell Westbrook:Kevin Love (honorable mention):Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (honorable mention)Pac-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player:Darren CollisonPac-10 All-Tournament Team:Kevin Lovecite web| url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-Rel-3-17-08.pdf |title=Pac-10 News |date=2007-03-17 | accessdate=2008-03-30] :Russell WestbrookU.S. Basketball Writers Association First Team All-America:Kevin Love [cite web| url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031708aad.html |title=Love Named USBWA First Team All-America |date=2007-03-17 | accessdate=2008-03-30] Oscar Robertson Trophy nominee:Kevin Love [cite web| url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030508aai.html |title=Kevin Love nominated for Oscar Robertson Trophy |date=2007-03-05 | accessdate=2008-03-30] U.S. Basketball Writers Association District IX Player of the Year:Kevin Lovecite web| url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aac.html |title=Love Named Sporting News All-American, USBWA Player of the Year |date=2007-03-11 | accessdate=2008-03-30] U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District IX team:Kevin Love:Darren CollisonPac-10 Men's Basketball Player of the Week:Kevin Love — November 19-25 [cite web| url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112607aaa.html |title=Kevin Love named Pacific-10 Player of the Week |date=2007-11-26 | accessdate=2008-03-30] :Kevin Love — January 7-13 [cite web| url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011408aaa.html |title=Kevin Love named Pacific-10 Player of the Week |date=2008-01-14 | accessdate=2008-03-30] :Kevin Love — January 21-27 [cite web| url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012808aaa.html |title=Kevin Love named Pacific-10 Player of the Week |date=2008-01-28 | accessdate=2008-03-30] :Darren Collison — February 12-18 [cite web| url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021907aab.html |title=Darren Collison Named U.S. Bank Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week |date=2008-02-19 | accessdate=2008-03-30]

ee also

*2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
*2008 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
*2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
*2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

External links

* [http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/ucla-m-baskbl-body.html UCLA Bruins men's basketball official website]

References