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News For Friday, July 03, 2009

Pauley seating brochure (4 clicks)
Here is a copy of the point plan and season ticket plan for seats in the renovated Pauley Pavilion:

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Aboya to Mavs camp; then Europe? (2 clicks)
The agent for Alfred Aboya said the former UCLA center will play for the Dallas Mavericks in the Las Vegas summer league, which begins July 10. Bouna Ndiaye said during the summer league he will meet with representatives from at least five European teams, and he expects Aboya to agree to terms with one of them by the end of the month, "We'll do something were there is an out in the contract to play in the NBA," Ndiaye said.

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Candid Camera: Bruin Alums (King) Ed & Charles O'Bannon With Kris Johnson (2 clicks)
Looks like Eddie O and Chuck were back together for a hilarious (and kind of awkward) interview by their former team-mate anoter Bruin alum - Kris Johnson - for a website called Jerseychaser.com:

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News For Thursday, July 02, 2009

UCLA basketball: Bruins find new preseason opponent (27 clicks)
UCLA's first exhibition game will now be against Concordia. The Bruins face the local college Wed., Nov. 4, moving their game against Humboldt State to Tues., Nov. 10. [end text]

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Tevaga no longer with program (40 clicks)
Offensive lineman Sonny Tevaga is no longer with the program. I am told it is an academic issue, and he will not be with the team in the fall. Here is a release from UCLA about other things (including UCLA's first acknowledgment of E.J. Woods not being with the program any longer)

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Bruins set their schedule (20 clicks)
The UCLA men's basketball team will open the 2009-10 season with an exhibition game against Concordia College of California.

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Will Collison be better in pros than college? (76 clicks)
The consensus opinion is Jrue Holiday will need a few years but will eventually be a much better player in the NBA than he was at UCLA. That's why he was drafted 17th overall after only one season. He is considered a project.

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Pauley Pavilion Seating Plan Unveiled (15 clicks)
The Campaign of Champions is the most important endeavor in the history of UCLA Athletics and requires the tremendous support of the Bruin community to ensure its success. As valuable members of the Bruin family and key participants in the Pauley Pavilion transformation, season ticket holders, donors, alumni and friends will play a vital role in the Campaign's success.

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The Point Program For The Renovated Pauley "Seating Plan" (12 clicks)
So here are the criterias for the "Bruin Priority Point Program": 1. CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF SEASON TICKET PURCHASE IN MEN ’S BASKETBALL 25 points awarded for every year of consecutive season ticket purchase in men’s basketball 2. CONSECUTIVE YEARS AS AN ATHLETIC ANNUAL FUND DONOR (Athletic Fund/Wooden Athletic Fund) 20 points awarded for every year of consecutive annual donor status for Wooden Athletic Fund 3. CUMULATIVE LIFETIME GIVING TO UCLA ATHLETICS

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News For Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Darren Collison Interview With Some Cool Quotes About UCLA (86 clicks)
Collison was selected 21st overall in the NBA basketball draft on Thursday.

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Shipp and the Bulls (72 clicks)
While I am told UCLA wing Josh Shipp has an offer of more than $200,000 to play in Italy, I am also being told he really wants to give the NBA a shot and may go that direction.

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UCLA to reward loyal fans in renovated arena (16 clicks)
UCLA unveiled a point system to determine the pecking order by which fans get to choose their seats in a renovated Pauley Pavilion.

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Playing in Inglewood (33 clicks)
Here is the story I wrote about UCLA's system of awarding points to decide seat locations in the renovated Pauley Pavilion. Bruins athletic director Dan Guerrero also acknowledged what I had reported several times, which is the likely happening of the Bruins playing the majority of their games during the 2011-12 season at The Forum.

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UCLA basketball: Howland talks one-and-done (105 clicks)
We call Kevin Love hero, we call Jrue Holiday hype. Yes, fans (and media) can be unforgiving sometimes. But for UCLA coach Ben Howland, the effect of Love and Holiday's departure appears to be about the same. He needed them. He still needs them.

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Two Bruins drafted to NBA (25 clicks)
As the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft on Thursday night rolled past the lottery teams, Jrue Holiday was still waiting to hear his name called.

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Bruins in the NBA (37 clicks)
Summary of former UCLA basketball players in the NBA.

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Pauley Pavilion seating gets complicated (16 clicks)
UCLA creates a point system that rewards donors and loyal basketball fans for when the arena is renovated. It seemed to be a daunting task when UCLA announced plans to drag the aging and architecturally troublesome Pauley Pavilion into the 21st century.

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More on Pauley (16 clicks)
UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero said the school has $53 million in pledges, meaning they are more than halfway to the goal of $100 million. He also said naming rights (UCLA is using a more politically appealing term) for the arena could go for $40 million, but that could be used to offset the cost of bonds rather than toward the "Campaign of Champions" goal of raising the $100 million.

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Pauley renovation update (15 clicks)
UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero and one of his top aides, Ross Bjork, met with select members of the media today to detail the seating plan for the renovated Pauley Pavilion.

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UCLA reveals points system for new seating at Pauley (15 clicks)
UCLA: Season-seat holders to get letter on priority ranking for tickets to venue.

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UCLA courtside seats haven for rich and richer (20 clicks)
UCLA will reveal today just how much it will cost to renew season tickets at the revamped Pauley.

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Mr. Smith Goes To ___________ ? (84 clicks)
In yesterday's comment section bruinbornandraised was wondering what recruits Coach Howland is after for 2010.

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More Pauley Renovation Notes (12 clicks)
As mentioned this am, UCLA is planning to unveil more information this week about their plans to renovate Pauley. Apparently Dan Guerrero sat down with few of the beat writers today to give everyone a preview.

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