Coach Mick Cronin might be losing another player to the NBA. After his second playing season in Westwood, Jalen Hill has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward/center Jalen Hill led UCLA men’s basketball in rebounds and blocks this season. Hill became the second Bruin to declare for the 2020 NBA Draft on Tuesday. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Daishen Nix wasn’t the first top recruit to skip college for the pros, and he won’t be the last. The five-star prospect’s decision to decommit from UCLA men’s basketball and join the NBA G League sent shockwaves through the internet Tuesday, but it wasn’t unprecedented. Read more...
Photo: Coach Mick Cronin’s first full recruiting class took a hit when five-star point guard Daishen Nix decommitted from UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday morning. The Bruins now have just one incoming freshman. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
Daishen Nix is no longer a Bruin. The five-star recruit out of Las Vegas has broken his commitment to UCLA men’s basketball and will instead sign with the NBA G League to pursue a professional career, The Athletic reported Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Five-star recruit Daishen Nix has decommitted from UCLA men’s basketball and is set to sign a six-figure, one-year contract with the NBA G League. Nix was the No. 1 point guard in the class of 2020. (Courtesy of USA Basketball)
Chris Smith would be lucky to get selected in this year’s NBA Draft. That’s not a slight on his game – the UCLA men’s basketball junior won Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year and earned a spot on the First Team All-Pac-12 this season. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith averaged career highs in points and rebounds per game with UCLA men’s basketball last season. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
Mick Cronin’s first recruiting cycle ended in the same place it started – with Johnny Juzang. The newly hired coach met with the then-high school junior guard in April 2019 before he reclassified and committed to Kentucky. Read more...
Photo: Coach Mick Cronin led UCLA men’s basketball to a 19-12 record in his first season with the Bruins, breaking his nine-year streak of 20-plus wins. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Chris Smith is hoping to take his talents to the NBA. The 6-foot-9, 215-pound junior wing is coming off a breakout season in which he notched career-highs in every major traditional box-score statistic, including 13.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.4 blocks per game. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith declared for the 2020 NBA Draft on April 7. Smith was named the Pac-12 Most Improved Player after leading UCLA men’s basketball with 13.1 points per game this season. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
One year ago, Johnny Juzang picked the Wildcats over the Bruins. Now, he’s coming home to trade in blue and white for blue and gold. Juzang is transferring from Kentucky to UCLA men’s basketball, he announced Thursday on Twitter. Read more...
Photo: Guard Johnny Juzang averaged 2.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game with Kentucky in his freshman season. Juzang announced his decision to transfer to UCLA men’s basketball Thursday. (Courtesy of Michael Clubb/Kentucky Kernel Staff)
