UCLA Set to Host Exhibition Game in Pauley Pavilion on Friday

LOS ANGELES - UCLA will open its 2014-15 campaign in Pauley Pavilion with an exhibition game this Friday evening against Azusa Pacific. Game time is 7:30 p.m. The Bruins will open their regular season against Montana State in Pauley Pavilion the night of Friday, Nov. 14.

GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion (13,800)
Date: Friday, Oct. 31
Game Time: 7:30 p.m. (PT)
Internet Video & Audio: uclabruins.com
Broadcasters: Dave Marcus (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst)

HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST
Fans of all ages are encouraged to attend Friday night’s exhibition game in their favorite Halloween costume. Fans dressed in costumes will have the opportunity to be showcased in a special halftime Halloween costume contest. Fans can also enter the contest by taking a selfie in the arena and posting the photo by using the hastag #BruinHalloween on Twitter.

GETTING TO THE GAME
Tickets are available by ordering online or calling the UCLA Central Ticket Office at 310-UCLA-WIN (825-2946). The Pauley Pavilion Box Office (north side) will open Friday at 6 p.m., prior to the 7:30 p.m. game. More information about directions to Pauley, parking and tickets can be found through our Gameday Info website.

INTERNET VIDEO/AUDIO
UCLA's exhibition game on Friday evening will feature an Internet video and audio stream, available at uclabruins.com. Dave Marcus and former UCLA basketball standout Tracy Murray will have the call live from Pauley Pavilion. Fans can access the live video stream by clicking here.

OUR TEAM – WHO'S BACK
UCLA returns three of its eight primary players from last year's team – senior guard Norman Powell, junior forward/center Tony Parker and sophomore guard Bryce Alford. Each of those three key returners played in all 37 games for UCLA one year ago, helping the Bruins finish the season with a 28-9 record, including a Pac-12 Tournament title and the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 since 2008. Powell is UCLA’s top returning scorer, having registered 11.4 points per game in 2013-14.

NORMAN POWELL – UCLA’s most veteran player, Powell has competed in all 105 games for the Bruins the past three seasons. The senior hailing from San Diego, Calif., averaged just 5.3 points per game in his first two seasons before netting 11.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game last season.

TONY PARKER – A 6-foot-9 forward/center from Atlanta, Parker made significant strides on the court in 2013-14. He averaged 6.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game (17.2 minutes per game) after having played sparingly as a freshman in 2012-13 (2.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg in 6.3 minutes per game).

BRYCE ALFORD – Selected as one of five players to last season’s Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, Alford averaged 8.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in 2013-14. He played in all 37 games (making one start) and was one of two freshmen in the nation to record over 100 assists and fewer than 50 turnovers.

NOAH ALLEN – The 6-foot-6 guard from Pacific Grove, Calif., battled back from multiple fractures to the face (sustained Nov. 12, 2013), playing in 11 games for UCLA as a freshman in 2013-14. Allen did not see major minutes on the court, but he was able to play in five of the Bruins’ six postseason games.

WANAAH BAIL – A 6-foot-9 forward from Houston, Texas, Bail played in 13 games as a freshman in 2013-14. Bail overcame preseason knee surgery in the summer of 2013, returning to the lineup in UCLA’s sixth game of the season. He averaged just 4.6 minutes per game, netting 1.6 points and 0.6 rebounds per contest.

WELCOME TO WESTWOOD
UCLA has added five freshmen and will see sophomore guard Isaac Hamilton take the court for the first time as a Bruin. Kevon Looney (6-foot-9 forward) and Thomas Welsh (7-foot center) both earned 2014 McDonald’s All-America honors as seniors in high school. The Bruins have welcomed two international big men – 6-foot-10 forward Gyorgy “G.G.” Goloman from Hungary and 6-foot-10 guard/forward Jonah Bolden from Australia (Bolden will sit out the season due to NCAA rules). Alec Wulff, a 6-foot-3 guard from Laguna Beach, Calif., has also joined the program.

VERTICAL NEWCOMERS
UCLA’s incoming class has been rated a top-10 group by multiple national scouting and recruiting services. Most notably, Scout.com has listed UCLA’s incoming class as the No. 3 recruiting class in the nation. Four of UCLA’s incoming freshmen stand at 6-foot-9 or taller.