UCLA guard Lonzo Ball is fouled while driving against Arizona State's Jethro Tshisumpa, Torian Graham and Tra Holder, from left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. UCLA beat Arizona State 102-80. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)

โ€œUCLA is capable of winning a national championship. Iโ€™ve been scouting the Pac-12 for 14 years and Lonzo Ball is the best point guard Iโ€™ve ever seen in the league since then. People say he canโ€™t shoot but itโ€™s going in, and with NBA range. Bryce Alford is at a completely different level โ€ฆ itโ€™s all about Lonzo Ball taking point guard duties from him. T.J. Leaf we have a lot of respect for. He can shoot threes, he rebounds, crashes to the glass and heโ€™s a good driver. Heโ€™s really a complete player. We have nothing but respect for him. Thomas Welsh is a good shooter and he really benefits from Lonzo Ball penetrating and dishing.โ€ โ€”ย UA associate head coach Joe Pasternack, who scouted the Bruins. ย 


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