Jaime Jaquez Jr., Tyger Campbell and David Singleton were instrumental in helping the Bruins become national players again, with next year a big question mark
the end of the road for the UCLA’s men’s basketball teamJaime Jaquez Jr. and Tyger Campbell joined coach Mick Cronin at the dais following victorious Gonzaga’s elongated media availability – Cronin grumbled about how “it took 33 minutes to get me in here, which is ridiculous” – and the answers were for the most part clipped and perfunctory.
“When you watch Dave Singleton and you see he’s limited athletically, you see that he gets everything he can out of his body and his talent. Tyger Campbell, unbelievable career. You can’t get any more out of his body and his God-given things that he has that he can’t change. He totally maxes it out. UCLA won 31 games this season, 80 in the last three seasons with Jaquez, Campbell and Singleton playing prominent roles, with a Final Four and two Sweet 16s to show for it. At a university where the only banners that hang are for national championships, it’s not enough; Cronin and the players will be the first to acknowledge that.
That’s why losing to Gonzaga – in a devastating déjà vu, on Julian Strawther’s just-inside-the-logo 3-pointer in the final seconds that brought back the memories of Jalen Suggs’ heave from the logo to eliminate the Bruins in 2021 –The day before, Cronin had said, “If it doesn’t go our way, I’m not going to come in here and say we lost because these two guys weren’t playing or these three guys weren’t playing. We’re still going to get to play 5-on-5.
And the transfer portal will have an impact, too, though you can be sure that Cronin – whose coaching style is, ahem, not for everybody – will be picky when it comes to what’s available.
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