5. The “Keys” – Returners, Losses, Recruits
Key Returners
Aaron Holiday – 12.3 ppg, 4.4 apg, 2.9 rpg, .485 FG%
Thomas Welsh – 10.8 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg, .585 FG%
Gyorgy Goloman – 3.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, .581 FG%
Prince Ali – did not play in 2016-17 (injury), 2015-16 stats – 3.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg, .388 FG%
Key Losses
Lonzo Ball (NBA Draft) – 14.6 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 7.6 apg led the nation
TJ Leaf (NBA Draft) – 16.3 ppg led the team
Ike Anigbogu (NBA Draft) – 4.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, .564 FG%
Bryce Alford (graduation) – 15.5 ppg, broke record for most three-pointers in UCLA history
Isaac Hamilton (graduation) – 14.1 ppg, 2.8 apg, .452 FG%
2018 Recruiting Class (rankings per Scout.com)
Jaylen Hands – Mater Dei HS, Chula Vista, CA, 5* Point Guard
Kris Wilkes – North Central HS, Indianapolis, IN, 5* Small Forward
Cody Riley – Sierra Canyon HS, Chatsworth, CA, 4* Power Forward
Jalen Hill – Centennial HS, Corona, CA, 4* Center
LiAngelo Ball – Chino Hills HS, Chino Hills, CA, 3* Shooting Guard
Chris Smith – Huntington Prep, Huntington, WV, 3* Small Forward
Joseph Wallace – Sierra Canyon HS, Woodland Hills, CA, Shooting Guard
2019 Commitments (as of November 1, 2017)
Jules Bernard – Windward School, Los Angeles, CA, 4* SG, 6’6″, 190 lbs., ranked #52 nationally
David Singleton III – Bishop Montgomery, Torrance, CA 4* SG, 6’4″, 180 lbs., ranked #52 nationally