Here is a look at the news surrounding UCLA football and basketball this summer.
As we head to the NBA Draft, it's time to examine the schools that are best at developing pro talent in recent years.
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) June 25, 2024
Here are the top 9 programs, according to our FOX Sports research group ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/JiGIFWHp9P
Fox Sports research department has given UCLA basketball a great recruiting tool as they ranked the Bruins basketball program as the No. 1 college basketball program in developing NBA players.
The CBS Sports Classic returns to Madison Square Garden this year, with UCLA facing North Carolina and Ohio State meeting Kentucky on Dec. 21 on CBS and Paramount+https://t.co/B4KmcVTIcz pic.twitter.com/rGD8wg65BW
— CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) June 25, 2024
CBS Sports announced that UCLA will play North Carolina in the battle of two "Blue Bloods" programs as they will face off against the Tar Heels in the CBS Sports Classic in the legendary Madison Square Garden Arena on December 21st.
Big Ten returning scoring by percentage:
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 20, 2024
UCLA 64.4%
Penn St 58.9%
Northwestern 58.5%
IU 57.7%
Iowa 56.7%
Purdue 54%
Wisconsin 48.1%
Oregon 44.7%
Minnesota 44.6%
Maryland 43.3%
Michigan St 40.9%
Ohio St 36.1%
Nebraska 35%
Michigan 23.2%
Rutgers 20%
Illinois 10.6%
UW 9.7%
USC 3.5%
Jon Rothstein a college basketball analyst for CBS Sports reported that UCLA basketball out of all of the Big Ten teams for the 2024-25 season, that the Bruins has the highest percentage of scorers who are returning for this season.
Here’s the list of the CBB programs with the most NBA champions to have played in at least 1 postseason game 👀 pic.twitter.com/sx2qHgdspi
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) June 19, 2024
CBS Sports also put out a list that includes UCLA basketball as the No. 1 basketball program to have one a NBA championship that have played in at least on postseason NBA playoff game.
Now let's take a look at the happenings of UCLA football in the month of June.
Our first member of the #UCLAHoF2024 class is the late Milt Davis, who led @uclafootball to a 16-3-1 record and Top 10 national ranking from 1952-53. Milt was a two-time @NFL All-Pro and won a pair of NFL Championships with the Baltimore Colts. pic.twitter.com/xLtQLbhmms
— UCLA Athletics (@UCLAAthletics) June 20, 2024
UCLA football legend Milt Davis will be inducted in the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame on Sept. 13.
CBS Sports in the best case scenario says that UCLA under first year head coach DeShaun Foster getting to a bowl game due to their "brutal" schedule in 2024 is their best predictable outcome. CBS Sports has given the UCLA basketball program much recognition and praise this summer but not so much in comparison to the Bruin football program.
SI.com as part of their 100 bold predictions for the 2024 NFL season is predicting that some former UCLA Bruins will have outstanding seasons in the NFL this coming season.
The No. 34 prediction is that former UCLA wide receiver Jake Bobo will have at least five touchdown catches for the Seattle Seahawks this season. The biggest and bold prediction involving a former Bruin goes to No. 53 on the list that states Indianapolis Colts DE Laiatu Latu will win the Defensive Rookie of the Year award.