Friday, March 20

Five-star recruit Makur Maker commits to Howard over UCLA

Makur Maker will not be joining the Bruins next season. The five-star center committed to Howard early Friday morning on Twitter, claiming he wanted to start a movement of top-tier recruits going to historically black colleges and universities. Read more...

Photo: Five-star center Makur Maker was UCLA men’s basketball’s final five-star target for its 2020 recruiting class. Maker declared for the NBA Draft in April but is planning to withdraw after committing to Howard on Friday. (Courtesy of Nick Lucero/Rivals.com)


Scouting Report: Jaylen Clark

Five-star point guard Daishen Nix spurned UCLA men’s basketball for the NBA G League in April, leaving four-star forward Jaylen Clark as the Bruins’ lone incoming high school recruit for the 2020-2021 season. Read more...

Photo: Jaylen Clark is the lone incoming freshman for UCLA men’s basketball next season. Clark was a four-star prospect and averaged 18.5 points per game as a senior at Etiwanda High School last season. (Courtesy of Nick Lucero/Rivals.com)




Scouting Report: Johnny Juzang

Johnny Juzang should have been a senior at Harvard-Westlake School last season, just 8 miles away from Pauley Pavilion. Instead, he traveled across the country to suit up in blue and white in Rupp Arena and get a taste of the college game a little early. Read more...

Photo: Rising sophomore transfer guard/forward Johnny Juzang got an immediate eligibility transfer waiver Wednesday. Juzang averaged 2.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game at Kentucky as a freshman. (Courtesy of Michael Clubb/Kentucky Kernel Staf)


Battle of the Editors: UCLA’s most documentary-worthy sports storylines

Much like the rest of the sports world, the Daily Bruin Sports editors spent the last five Sundays watching ESPN and Netflix’s 10-part documentary series, “The Last Dance.” The 10-hour saga detailing the rise and fall of the Chicago Bulls’ dynasty with Michael Jordan earned national praise and set Twitter ablaze every week, and it has left audiences begging for more. Read more...

Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA men’s basketball’s Jalen Hill withdraws name from NBA Draft pool

Coach Mick Cronin got one of his players back for the next season. Redshirt sophomore forward/center Jalen Hill has withdrawn his name from the NBA Draft pool, according to UCLA Athletics, leaving junior guard Chris Smith as the only underclassman scheduled to leave Cronin’s program. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward/center Jalen Hill – UCLA men’s basketball’s rebounds and blocks leader this season – has withdrawn his name from the NBA Draft pool. Hill will likely return to Westwood this fall. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)



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