UCLA Basketball: Projected Depth Chart For The 2016-17 Season

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February 4, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Aaron Holiday (3) moves to the basket against Southern California Trojans guard Elijah Stewart (30) during the first half at Galen Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

The Backups

The second line of defense (dare I call it a “platoon”) should consist of Aaron Holiday, Prince Ali, Kobe Paras, Jonah Bolden and Ike Anigbogu.

Holiday showed that he could handle the ball pretty well as a freshman (he was quite possibly the best PG UCLA had, though under used). If roles are clearly defined, he should be a more than reliable back-up to Ball.

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Ali seemed to regress late in the season, but showed he has talent. Both him and Paras (who is a decent shooter) could see time at both the 2 and 3 spots.

With Bolden starting last season, there is a chance he starts next season, but that means he has to work on some facets of his game, specifically being a consistent scorer. Anigbogu will be an interesting player because he is a rim protector and could be the best defensive presence the Bruins have in 2016-17.

Noah Allen, Gyorgy Goloman, Ikenna Okwarabizie and Alex Olesinski all know the system, but need to put in some work in the summer to become a fixture. Allen will be a senior that has not fully developed, though he saw his time increase at the end of last season as Ali’s production went down.

Goloman did not develop into the player Bruin fans booed because he was hampered by an injury that kept him out of the start of the season. Okwarabizie and Olesinski saw very few minutes, though it was apparent their development was not tended to.

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