UCLA’s Kyle Anderson, Zach LaVine to enter NBA draft

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Less than 24 hours after UCLA’s 11-point loss to Florida in the Sweet 16, two Bruins have decided on their NBA futures.

As expected, sophomore guard/forward Kyle Anderson will enter the NBA Draft, per SNY.tv’s Adam Zagoria. Joining him will be freshman guard Zach LaVine, whose father, Paul LaVine, told the Los Angeles Daily News Friday morning about his son’s intentions to enter the draft.

Anderson proved a difficult player to guard all season and regularly came close to registering triple-doubles. His 14.9 points per game were second-highest among UCLA players and he led all Bruins with 8.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. He was also named a finalist for the Bob Cousy and John R. Wooden awards earlier this season.

LaVine’s athleticism earned him plenty of early draft buzz. He reached double figures in nine of his first 10 games before struggling to score in patches of Pac-12 conference play. The freshman scored 14 points against Washington in his return to Seattle, then tallied 14 points in a blowout win over Oregon in the quarterfinal round of the Pac-12 tournament. In UCLA’s final five games of the season, however, he tallied just 11 total points.

Sophomore guard Jordan Adams, UCLA’s leading scorer at 17.4 points per game this season, told the Bruin after the Florida game that he is undecided as to his NBA future at the moment.

“I don’t know about it at all,” Adams said Thursday night. “I’ve been focusing on this. I really wanted to get to the national championship game, so that’s been our main focus the whole season, really.”

Compiled by Andrew Erickson, Bruin Sports senior staff.