Head Coach Steve Alford and the UCLA Basketball team were not invited to the NCAA Tournament, which means they have all summer to come up with a plan for the 2016-17 season.
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Things did not turn out as hoped for the Bruins as this roller coaster of a season had come to a bumpy end after a promising start.
Despite a season opening loss to Monmouth and a blundering exhibition in the Maui Invitational, the Bruins turned around their misfortune with one particular event that seemed to set the tone for the non-conference schedule and possibly the rest of the season.