DECEMBER
-Dec 3 vs Kentucky – L, 6-2
I doubt Bruin fans have forgotten about the debacle in Chicago last season where the Bruins only scored 7 points in the first half of an 83-44 loss to #1 Kentucky. Though UK lost seven players to the NBA Draft, they are the best team in the country at reloading. This game should not be as bad as last year, but it will be another game where Steve Alford has a hard time adjusting to a team with several talented players and a talented coach in John Calipari.
-Dec 6 vs Long Beach State – W, 7-2
-Dec 12 at Gonzaga – L, 7-3
The Bruins did not go quietly into that cold night when Gonzaga visited Pauley Pavilion last year and gave the Bruins their only home loss in 2014-15, This time UCLA heads north and with Gonzaga looking to continue their success against the Bruins (especially after beating UCLA 74-62 in the Sweet 16), this game could spell trouble for the UCLA Basketball.
-Dec 15 Louisiana-Lafayette – W, 8-3
CBS Sports Classic (Brooklyn, NY)
-Dec 19 vs North Carolina – L, 8-4
Playing the #1 ranked team in the nation on the east coast… What could go wrong? Seeing that UNC put the hurt on the Bruins in last year’s Battle 4 Atlantis, and playing at the Barclay’s Center in NYC (which is essentially a home game for North Carolina), probably means this is a UCLA loss.
-Dec 22 vs McNeese State – W, 9-4
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