Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The 2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team will represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins are led by third-year head coach Steve Alford and play their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference.With Kevon Looney having moved on to the National Basketball Association (NBA), sophomore Thomas Welsh was promoted to UCLA's starting lineup at center, while center Tony Parker moved to forward. Freshman guard Aaron Holiday also opened the season as a starter, teaming with Bryce Alford and Isaac Hamilton to form a three-guard lineup. The Bruins lost their season opener to mid-major Monmouth and lost consecutive games in the Maui Invitational to Kansas and Wake Forest. However, they recovered to upset then-No. 1 Kentucky 87–77 at home and defeated then-No. 20 Gonzaga 71–66 on the road. UCLA finished their non-conference schedule winning six of their last seven games, and entered Pac-12 play at 9–4 and ranked No. 25 in the nation. They were comparatively better than a year earlier, when they entered conference play with five losses and a three-game losing streak.The Bruins had an early conference win against then-No. 7 Arizona, but they were 4–5 halfway through the Pac-12 schedule, including 0–4 against the three teams with the quickest pace in the conference, Washington, USC, and Oregon. Their defense was weakened without comparable replacements for Looney and Norman Powell, a senior from the prior season, and sophomore Gyorgy Goloman had been out for much of the season with a stress fracture in his leg. UCLA coach Steve Alford believed his big front court was \"slow\" and had sophomore Jonah Bolden start in place of the senior Parker. While Bolden was 1 inch (25 mm) taller than Parker, he was also 40 pounds (18 kg) lighter. UCLA began their second half with a loss to USC, who swept the Bruins for the first time since 2010. The Bruins lost both games in their crosstown rivalry by double digits for the first time since 1938. In their next game, UCLA blew a 10-point halftime lead to Arizona en route to their fifth loss in seven games. The loss dropped them out of all major NCAA Tournament projections and mired in 10th place in the Pac-12."@en }
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- 2015xe2x80x9316_UCLA_Bruins_mens_basketball_team abstract "The 2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team will represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins are led by third-year head coach Steve Alford and play their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference.With Kevon Looney having moved on to the National Basketball Association (NBA), sophomore Thomas Welsh was promoted to UCLA's starting lineup at center, while center Tony Parker moved to forward. Freshman guard Aaron Holiday also opened the season as a starter, teaming with Bryce Alford and Isaac Hamilton to form a three-guard lineup. The Bruins lost their season opener to mid-major Monmouth and lost consecutive games in the Maui Invitational to Kansas and Wake Forest. However, they recovered to upset then-No. 1 Kentucky 87–77 at home and defeated then-No. 20 Gonzaga 71–66 on the road. UCLA finished their non-conference schedule winning six of their last seven games, and entered Pac-12 play at 9–4 and ranked No. 25 in the nation. They were comparatively better than a year earlier, when they entered conference play with five losses and a three-game losing streak.The Bruins had an early conference win against then-No. 7 Arizona, but they were 4–5 halfway through the Pac-12 schedule, including 0–4 against the three teams with the quickest pace in the conference, Washington, USC, and Oregon. Their defense was weakened without comparable replacements for Looney and Norman Powell, a senior from the prior season, and sophomore Gyorgy Goloman had been out for much of the season with a stress fracture in his leg. UCLA coach Steve Alford believed his big front court was \"slow\" and had sophomore Jonah Bolden start in place of the senior Parker. While Bolden was 1 inch (25 mm) taller than Parker, he was also 40 pounds (18 kg) lighter. UCLA began their second half with a loss to USC, who swept the Bruins for the first time since 2010. The Bruins lost both games in their crosstown rivalry by double digits for the first time since 1938. In their next game, UCLA blew a 10-point halftime lead to Arizona en route to their fifth loss in seven games. The loss dropped them out of all major NCAA Tournament projections and mired in 10th place in the Pac-12.".