HONDA CENTER TO HOST FOUR UCLA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES IN 2011-12
Orange County Sports Fans Will Get the Opportunity to Enjoy “The Bruin Road Show” in Anaheim

UCLA's 2011-12 men’s basketball schedule includes an exciting four-game slate at Honda Center. Due to renovations being made to Pauley Pavilion, UCLA will split its entire regular season home schedule between the Los Angeles Sports Arena (14 games) and Honda Center. The team will also play an exhibition game at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario.

“We are thrilled and honored to be selected as host to Bruins basketball on four occasions next season,” said Tim Ryan, President and CEO of Honda Center. “Orange County has long proven to be a tremendous market for basketball and we’re confident that UCLA will get a true home court advantage in Anaheim.”

Included in the four games at Honda Center is the John R. Wooden Classic. Honda Center and the Wooden family, in cooperation with UCLA, have designated the Jan. 5 game versus Arizona as this season’s John R. Wooden Classic. The event will include a number of unique and commemorative elements, which will be detailed in the coming months. Honda Center and the Wooden family will work together going forward to restore the Wooden Classic to its previous level of greatness.

“We are happy to announce that dates and sites for our ‘Bruin Road Show’ have been finalized,” said UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero. “The leadership groups at all three facilities have been very accommodating and we will do everything possible to make this a positive experience for our fan base.”

In all, the Bruins will play two Pac-12 games in Anaheim, Jan. 5 versus Arizona and Jan. 7 versus Arizona State. The school is also facing Penn on Dec. 10 and UC Davis on December 17 in Anaheim.

Details regarding four-game ticket packs will be released in the coming weeks. For more information on the 2011-12 UCLA Bruins, visit www.uclabruins.com.

About Honda Center
Honda Center is the premier entertainment and sports venue in Southern California. Owned by the City of Anaheim and operated by Anaheim Arena Management, LLC, the arena opened in June of 1993. The National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks have called the arena home since their inaugural season in the fall of 1993. In addition to Ducks games each year, Honda Center hosts sporting events such as the annual John R. Wooden Classic and Professional Bull Riders, concerts by top performers including U2, Paul McCartney and the Eagles, and family shows like Stars On Ice, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as well as the Harlem Globetrotters.