As staunch supporters of Bruins’ athletics programs, members of the Sacramento Area UCLA Alumni Club should be prepared for an excellent basketball season as the Bruins kicked off the year on Friday. Even though they dropped two opening games to Loyola Marymount and Middle Tennessee State, the team should be primed for Pac 12 play due to a tough out of conference slate this year.

The Bruins entered the year ranked in the top 25 and looked to build on last season’s trip to the third round of the NCAA tournament. The schedule will be packed with great games throughout the year, and has already included a trip to play in the EA Sports Maui Invitational from November 21-23 with a wide range of other traditional basketball powerhouses. They opened the tournament with a win against host squad Chaminade, but dropped two games to impressive squads in Michigan and Kansas. The tournament also included major basketball programs like Duke, Tennessee, and Memphis.

The games in Maui will be followed by an excellent out of conference matchup with Texas at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on December 3. Towards the end of December, in conference play with other Pac 12 teams will begin as the Bruins will look to try and follow up last season’s 2^nd place finish in regular season play. A 19 game conference schedule will be on the horizon for the Bruins basketball team will take on conference newcomers Utah and Colorado for the first time in league play.

For Sacramento-area Bruin alumni, there will be two great opportunities to catch the team play conference games this year within a two hour drive. They will open up conference play this year with the two closest games to the Sacramento area, playing at Stanford on December 29 and at California (Berkeley) on December 31.  The Game at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley will be on a Saturday at 1pm, proving to be an excellent opportunity for a weekend trip to get out of your Sacramento apartments and homes to see the Bruins live in action.

Because there have been meet-ups for games in the past, stay tuned for possible self organized events that the alumni club may prepare for men’s basketball games this winter. Hopefully the Bruins can follow up a great 2010-2011 campaign with an impressive year in 2011-2012. 

I'm sure we all have a lot to be thankful for this year. Woudn't a victory over USC be one more great thing to add to the list?!

Come on down to Barwest at 2724 J Street to cheer on the UCLA Bruins football team as they take on the USC Trojans for the last game of the year.  

We will be upstairs in the private room with the USC Alumni Club of Sacramento.  Wear your blue and gold, bring your 8-clapping hands, and join us on Saturday.

Kick-off is at 7 p.m.

Go Bruins!

Due to a lack of interest from both golfers and sponsors, we have been forced to cancel this year's golf tournament. We have tentatively rescheduled it for August 11, 2012. We would like to thank those of you who did express interest. We would also like to thank the members of our Tournament Committee who have worked so hard to put this event together to try and raise scholarship monies for Sacramento students looking to attend UCLA in the fall.

The Club's 14th Annual Bruin Golf Classic Tournament, BBQ, and Silent Auction will be held Saturday, August 6, 2011, at Wildhawk Golf Club in Sacramento. This "Team Scramble" tournament is open to all Club members, Alumni, and friends of UCLA.

Golfers and non-golfers, foursomes and single golfers, are all welcome. Your participation will help the Club reach our goal of raising $5,000 to benefit our scholarship fund. There is room for 60 golfers with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

Following the tournament will be a great BBQ and Silent Auction at 1:00 p.m. Non-golfers are encouraged to join the fun at the BBQ and Silent Auction for just $15. Kids eat free.

Your $150 registration includes:

• 18 holes of golf,
• electric golf cart,
• range balls,
• longest drive prizes,
• closest to the pin prizes,
• best team score prizes,
• UCLA golf shirt, and
• BBQ lunch.

Registration forms are due by Friday, July 29th.

Get all of the details over on our Tournament website - http://sacbruins.com/golf.

When? Wednesday, March 9, 2011
What time? 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Where? House Kitchen and Bar (555 Capitol Mall)

This is the bi-monthly board meeting for the Sacramento Area UCLA Alumni Club. All Club members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

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AGENDA
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6:01- Call to Order

6:05 – Old Business

• Board of Directors – positions available
• Kings Game March 18th v 76ers

6:15- New Business

• Golf Tournament – set date/location
• Campus Connection – set date/location and committee chair
• May 11th - L-Wine Bar $10 tasting 6-8pm: other schools?
• Evening at the Crocker with UVa Alumni
• Self-service events.
• Campus Alumni Assoc imposed name change.- UCLA Alumni Sacramento Network
• Other Ideas?

6:55- New Meeting date – May 11, 2011??

7:00- Adjourn