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UCLA Basketball: Bruins To Take On Portland in the First Round of the Wooden Legacy Tournament

ByMike Regalado|
Feb 20, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Isaac Hamilton (10) extends his hand out to the bench during the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 20, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Isaac Hamilton (10) extends his hand out to the bench during the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

The complete bracket for the 2016 DIRECTV Wooden Legacy has been revealed and the UCLA Basketball team will be taking on Portland in the first round.

The UCLA Basketball team knows who their first round opponent is for the Wooden Legacy tournament and what their path will be to the championship game.

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The Wooden Legacy starts on Thursday, November 24 (Thanksgiving) and continues on Friday, November 25 and Sunday, November 27. The first two rounds will be played at Cal State Fullerton while the final day will be played at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA.

All games will be broadcasted on the ESPN Network.

The Bruins will be taking on Portland in Round 1 and have a Dayton/Nebraska matchup on their side of the bracket. On the other side, the matchups include Texas A&M vs Cal State Northridge and New Mexico vs Virginia Tech.

Here is how the schedule looks (all times PT):

Thursday, Nov 24

Game 1: Texas A&M vs CSUN, 11 a.m. (ESPN 3)

Game 2: New Mexico vs Virginia Tech, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 3: Dayton vs Nebraska, 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Game 4: Portland vs UCLA, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)

Friday, Nov 25

Game 5: Game 1 loser vs Game 2 loser, 12 p.m. (ESPNU)

Game 6: Game 1 winer vs Game 2 winner, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Game 7: Game 3 loser vs Game 4 loser, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN3)

Game 8: Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Sunday, Nov 27

Game 9: Game 5 winner vs Game 7 winner, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)

Game 10: Game 6 loser vs Game 8 loser, 1 p.m. (ESPNU)

Game 11: Championship Game Game 6 winner vs Game 8 winner, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 12: Game 5 loser vs Game 7 loser, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)

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This year, the UCLA Basketball team is looking to improve off of a 15-17 record from last season. They hope to do that with freshman Lonzo Ball who should make an immediate impact as the starting point guard this year. The Bruins look like they can not only be a force in the conference (where they had a lot of trouble last season) but also in the nation.

Schedule

Schedule