A few Bruins are trying to make the leap to the NBA too soon. Three UCLA men’s basketball underclassmen, sophomore forward Kris Wilkes, sophomore guard Jaylen Hands and freshman center Moses Brown, have declared for the NBA Draft set to take place June 20. All three prospects were left off Sports Illustrated’s latest mock draft, […]
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Bruins compete in NBA combine in preparation for 2019 draft
Three Bruins showcased their abilities in this year’s NBA combine. UCLA men’s basketball had three players participate in the 2019 NBA Draft Combine held May 15 to May 19 in Chicago. Sophomore guards Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes, along with freshman center Moses Brown, chose to forgo their remaining years of NCAA eligibility by declaring […]
Jaylen Hands, Kris Wilkes to compete at their second NBA Draft Combine
Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes are getting ready for the next step. The two guards both elected to forgo their final two years of NCAA eligibility in favor of the 2019 NBA Draft earlier this offseason. After participating in the NBA Draft Combine in 2018, Hands and Wilkes have both been invited back to Chicago […]
UCLA basketball center Moses Brown to declare for NBA Draft
Moses Brown has made it official. The freshman center’s name was on the official league-released list of underclassmen entering the 2019 NBA Draft. Although Brown has not made a personal statement confirming this, a team spokesman told the Los Angeles Times that Brown would enter the draft pool with no intention of returning to school. […]
Un-Connon Opinions: Cronin will only be effective with improved ability to recruit top talent
The dust has settled and, for better or worse, the Mick Cronin era has begun. UCLA men’s basketball hired Cronin to be the program’s 14th head coach April 9, one day after a deal fell apart with Tennessee’s Rick Barnes. A week earlier, TCU’s Jamie Dixon and Kentucky’s John Calipari were also rumored to take […]
Moses Brown to decide whether to follow Hands and Wilkes to NBA Draft
Moses Brown may be on his way out of Westwood. UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin appeared on The Jim Rome Show on Tuesday morning and said he believes the freshman 7-footer will be following guards Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes to the 2019 NBA Draft. https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1118216789794672645 Brown has potential, but his omission from a […]
The Rundown: April 16
This post was updated April 16 at 1:26 p.m. Men’s basketball Sam Connon, assistant Sports editor Mick Cronin is starting to round out his staff. The new UCLA men’s basketball coach is expected to hire his first new assistant after Cincinnati associate head coach Darren Savino was passed up on for the Bearcats’ coaching vacancy. […]