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UCLA Basketball: Steve Alford’s discrepancy in wins and the NBA Draft

By Mike Regalado

TUCSON, AZ - FEBRUARY 25: Head coach Steve Alford of the UCLA Bruins reacts during the first half of the college basketball game against the Arizona Wildcats at McKale Center on February 25, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TUCSON, AZ - FEBRUARY 25: Head coach Steve Alford of the UCLA Bruins reacts during the first half of the college basketball game against the Arizona Wildcats at McKale Center on February 25, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Steve Alford’s discrepancy in wins and the NBA Draft (cont.)

Before we look at the draft numbers, I want to add that I included six players projected to be taken in the upcoming NBA Draft, so when it is all said and done, the numbers might differ. Right now, the consensus seems to be that the six players potentially heading to the pros will be Rawle Alkins (Arizona), DeAndre Ayton (Arizona), Troy Brown (Oregon), Aaron Holiday (UCLA), Chimezie Metu (USC) and De’Anthony Melton (USC).

So with that in mind, here are the totals…

NBA Draft Picks Since 2013 (pending)

  • UCLA: 9
  • Arizona: 8
  • Oregon: 5
  • Cal: 4
  • Washington: 4
  • Utah: 3
  • Stanford: 2
  • Colorado: 2
  • USC: 2
  • Arizona State: 0
  • Oregon State: 0
  • Washington State: 0

Related Story: UCLA Basketball Assistant David Grace fired…

Percentage of Total Pac-12 Draft Picks since 2013

  • UCLA: 23.0%
  • Arizona: 20.5%
  • Oregon: 12.8%
  • Cal: 10.3%
  • Washington: 10.3%
  • Utah: 7.7%
  • Stanford: 5.1%
  • Colorado: 5.1%
  • USC: 5.1%
  • Arizona State: 0.0%
  • Oregon State: 0.0%
  • Washington State: 0.0%

I can already tell that UCLA fans are not liking what they see. In the last four drafts and projecting the players taken in the 2018 NBA Draft, UCLA will have 9 players going pro, or 23.0% of the entire Pac-12 draft picks, which puts them in first place.

That is more than Arizona, which has won four out of the last five regular season Pac-12 Championships. Once again, UCLA has won zero, but at least they have the talent (rolls eyes). What these numbers indicate is that there is a lack of fundamental coaching, but that has been apparent by the round-the-clock analysis of numbers by several UCLA analysts since the  Bruins’ season ended.