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UCLA Basketball vs Georgia Tech: Preview, TV, radio, live stream, stats and more

By Mike Regalado

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JANUARY 14: Head coach Steve Alford of the UCLA Bruins talks with his player Aaron Holiday
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JANUARY 14: Head coach Steve Alford of the UCLA Bruins talks with his player Aaron Holiday /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 21: Head coach Steve Alford of the UCLA Bruins reacts during the game against the Western Michigan Broncos at Pauley Pavilion on December 21, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 21: Head coach Steve Alford of the UCLA Bruins reacts during the game against the Western Michigan Broncos at Pauley Pavilion on December 21, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images) /

The UCLA Basketball team kicks off their 2017-18 campaign in interesting fashion against Georgia Tech as they set to tip-off in Shanghai… with a few players missing.

The UCLA Basketball team has had an interesting week leading up to their 2017-18 season opener against Georgia Tech. It was suppose to be all fun and games as the Bruins and Yellow Jackets were suppose to take in a week of Chinese culture on a goodwill tour leading up to the Pac-12’s China Game, but things have not turned out as planned.

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Three freshmen, LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley, were all arrested for an alleged shoplifting incident at a Louis Vuitton store near their hotel in Hangzhou, China. All three will not play on Friday and probably won’t even leave China for 20 days.

Though the Bruins are down three players, Georgia Tech has two players dealing with their own issues. Last season’s leading scorer Josh Okogie was not going to play on Friday due to a dislocated finger suffered in one of GT’s exhibition games, but he has bigger problems. Okogie and senior Tadric Jackson have been suspended by Georgia Tech for accepting benefits. Until the NCAA clears them, they will not yet see the court. T

Now doesn’t this sound like a fun game?

Related Story: 3 Bruins arrested for shoplifting in China

UCLA Basketball vs. Georgia Tech Game Day Info

2016-17 Records: UCLA (31-5, 15-3, 3rd Pac-12)

Georgia Tech (21-16, 8-10, 11th ACC)

Location: Baoshan Arena, Shanghai, China

Tipoff: 8:30 p.m. PT (Los Angeles)

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Radio: AM 1150 Los Angeles

On-line Radio: Tune-In

Odds: UCLA -8.5