UCLA Bruins and the NBA

With the NBA Draft just a couple of days away, a couple of interesting stories have been publish regarding UCLA and the NBA.

One is a story by Jon Gold of the Daily News which discusses Tyler Honeycutt and Malcolm Lee. In the story, Lee has a couple of interesting quotes:

"Being able to be controlled on offense, not really take unnecessary shots, letting plays develop - I think that's what gives UCLA the edge," Lee said. "At UCLA, we have the opportunity to execute plays. When we get into the NBA, we execute a lot better and the floor is a lot more spread."

To read the entire story, click here.

It is no surprise to Bruin fans that UCLA had the most active players - 14 - in the NBA this past season. To see the list, click here for the Bruins in the Pros page. Each player name is linked to his NBA.com page. For a PDF summary of how the 14 Bruins did during the regular season, click here. For a summary of their UCLA careers, click here.

Real Clear Sports ran a story discussing which schools have produced the most NBA talent. To read that story, click here.