UCLA freshman center J’mison Morgan did not play against Michigan, and I asked UCLA coach Ben Howland about it.
“It’s a hard game for both of those freshman big guys (Drew Gordon being the other) to match up against them defensively because they’re so out on the perimeter,” Howland said. “(Morgan) is a center used to playing around the basket, so I think it would be very difficult for J’mison.”
Gordon played minutes, all in the first half. In fact, frosh guard Jerime Anderson played only four minutes, all in the first half, and frosh wing Malcolm Lee played six minutes, two in the second half.