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Draft Watch: Teams using workouts and measurements to rate prospects (310 clicks)
In preparation for the NBA Draft, teams began in earnest this week to hold player workouts.

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Wooden's mural (190 clicks)
I went to John R. Wooden High School (a continuing education school) this morning for the unveiling of a 20 by 25 foot mural of John Wooden. It was incredible.

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J'Mison Morgan officially to UCLA, and more (230 clicks)
J'Mison Morgan is now "officially" going to UCLA after signing a non-binding piece of paper.

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Roundup From BN Walk: News & Notes (255 clicks)
Now let's start the Friday walk with more on Morgan. Now that he signed his grant-in-aid papers Coach Howland was finally free to talk to the media about his newest signee. So he went on a conference call to talk about Morgan and other updates from the program.

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Morgan officially signs with UCLA (189 clicks)
The center is expected to attend the Bruins first summer session, which begins June 23.

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UCLA's Roll making progress (251 clicks)
The Bruins guard appears to be healing well from a mid-season foot injuries.

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J'Mison Morgan will play at UCLA (272 clicks)
Dallas high school standout had signed a letter of intent to LSU, but he changed his mind after coach was fired.

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UCLA alum puts it on the line (289 clicks)
Check out the following letter sent today by L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (a UCLA alumnus) to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

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Morgan Signs Grant-in-Aid With UCLA (187 clicks)
UCLA has received a signed grant-in-aid form from high school senior J'Mison Morgan, Bruin head coach Ben Howland announced today.

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In & Out (170 clicks)
Looks like J'Mison Morgan is officially in

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Westbrook out; Morgan files his papers (245 clicks)
Dallas prep star center J'mison Morgan continues to make difficult days around UCLA better thanks to his uncanny timing.

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On Jasper and UCLA (254 clicks)
I spoke to Paso Robles High coach Scott Larson today about one of his former players, guard Derek Jasper, who is transferring from Kentucky and has been contacted by UCLA.

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Stanback's wait (226 clicks)
I am hearing wing Chace Stanback, who said last month he was transferring from UCLA, will wait until after finals are over later this month before visiting prospective schools. [end text]

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Conference call quickies (193 clicks)
UCLA coach Ben Howland said he expected J'mison Morgan and guards Jerime Anderson and Jrue Holiday to enroll at the end of June, for the first summer session, which begins June 23.

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UCLA basketball team lands Morgan (203 clicks)
UCLA finally received a signed grant-in-aid form from former LSU signee J'Mison "Bobo" Morgan on Thursday, a whirr and click of the fax machine that gave Coach Ben Howland reason to smile.

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Which underclassmen will stay and which will go? (355 clicks)
Just 12 days left, and still so much hangs in the balance. The deadline for agent-less underclassmen to pull out of the NBA draft looms on June 16, and until then the state of college basketball in 2008-09 is TBD.

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J'mison Morgan signs (237 clicks)
UCLA has received a signed grant-in-aid form from high school senior J'Mison Morgan, Bruin head coach Ben Howland announced today.

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Love n' New York (207 clicks)
Stan Love, the father of former UCLA center Kevin Love, said his son would be attending the NBA draft in New York on June 26. He said a table at the draft has been secured for Love and some family members.

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Jasper may transfer to a Pac-10 school (336 clicks)
UCLA and USC are high on the Paso Robles High graduate’s list, as are Long Beach State, San Diego State and UNLV
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Westbrook to sign with agent, leave UCLA (222 clicks)
Guard Russell Westbrook said today he will sign with an agent, meaning he will remain in the NBA Draft rather than return to UCLA for his junior season.

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UCLA Basketball Banquet Highlight Video, Part 5 (188 clicks)
Part 5

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UCLA Basketball Banquet Highlight Video, Part 4 (189 clicks)
Part 4

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UCLA Basketball Banquet Highlight Video, Part 3 (205 clicks)
Part 3

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UCLA Basketball Banquet Highlight Video, Part 2 (200 clicks)
Part 2

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UCLA Basketball Banquet Highlight Video, Part 1 (227 clicks)
Part 1

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Westbrook signing with agent (197 clicks)
I just got off the phone with former UCLA guard Russell Westbrook, who said he is signing with the Wasserman Media Group.

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Love, other Bruins to start working out for NBA clubs (243 clicks)
UCLA players could find out draft status from NBA teams.

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NBA Draft Deadline Looms for UCLA Players (268 clicks)
Much has transpired since Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, and Josh Shipp declared for the NBA draft last month. Let's catch up on some of the activity.

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Jordan Has Some Laker Tix For Us: Just Enter His Raffle & Help UCLA (222 clicks)
Jordan must have been reading our minds re. getting excited about former Bruins playing for the Lakers.

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Mbah a Moute still undecided (229 clicks)
UCLA forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is in Chicago for a workout Thursday with the Bulls, according to his brother Armel Minyem. Minyem, who played basketball at Rider College in New Jersey and who now works in marketing for a sports club in Washington, D.C., said Mbah a Moute is also scheduled for a workout Monday with the Charlotte Bobcats.

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Howland and Scully (203 clicks)
I kept forgetting to post this, but I thought it was interesting. When John Wooden was being honored with a plaque at the Coliseum last month, I had a chance to speak with UCLA coach Ben Howland, who was giddy about meeting a childhood favorite of his -- Vin Scully.

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Go to the Lakers-Celtics game -- on Jordan Farmer (312 clicks)
Los Angeles Lakers point guard, UCLA alum, and all-around nice guy Jordan Farmer has got a deal for you.

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More Luc (243 clicks)
I just spoke to UCLA forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's brother, and ne interesting twist to Mbah a Moute's workout schedule is the scheduled June 20 workout with the Portland Trailblazers. That is four days after the deadline passes for players to withdraw from the draft.

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Luc's workout sked (195 clicks)
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is heading to Chicago today to work out for the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, the first day players can work out for NBA teams. He will work out for the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday, and also has workouts scheduled for Dallas, Portland and Toronto. [end text]

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Roundup From BN Walk: News & Notes (273 clicks)
We will start our Humpday walk with some cool news from the basketball program. Russell Westbrook once again shows his team-first mentality on his way out of UCLA

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Green, Hopson jump in final 2008 player rankings (391 clicks)
For the most part the Class of 2008 is now history. With the exception of a very limited few, most players have already chosen their future college and are preparing to take the court as collegiate freshmen next year. There was a flurry of players being released from the letters of intent they signed last November, and others did not qualify and will be attending a prep school or junior college next year.

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Lakers' Farmar growing into star (245 clicks)
Jordan Farmar is frisky and fresh, a young NBA point guard who appears to be accelerating toward the Avenue of the Stars in the world of pro basketball.

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Some GMs starting to Love UCLA big man (340 clicks)
Kevin Love of UCLA was always a top-14 pick, no matter how many fans and writers didn't previously grasp his obvious talents and slotted him outside the lottery and into the late teens. But now comes reality: He could be at the tipping point the night of June 26. "I think Love could end up at No. 3," said the general manager of one lottery team. "I'm hearing a lot of Love because he has his weight and conditioning under control."
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Pierce, Bryant stick it out and make it to the NBA finals (214 clicks)
Paul Pierce and Kobe Bryant were playing pickup basketball in a UCLA gym last summer, a couple of frustrated NBA stars trying to sweat away the memory of a disappointing season. Talk soon turned to trades.

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FBI, IRS & AUSA Launches Joint Investigation Into OJ2 Scandal (185 clicks)
Over the weekend we heard about the California AG launching their investigation into the OJ scandal. Now comes the entire kitchen sink: FBI, IRS & the US Attorney's offices launches investigation into the OJ2 mess

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Shipp update (243 clicks)
UCLA wing Josh Shipp was back and working out with the program lately, but I was told not to expect the official announcement he was coming for his senior season until just before the June 16 deadline to withdraw from the draft.

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Chad Ford's Mock Draft, Version 3.0: Picks 1-30 (375 clicks)
The Orlando predraft camp is over and didn't have a significant impact on our first-round mock draft. But I had the chance to spend a week with virtually every NBA executive and scout in the league and gathered a lot more information about what teams plan to do with their picks.

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Mayo: Attorney says IRS, U.S. Attorney's office launch investigation (315 clicks)
Special agents for the FBI and IRS and members of U.S. Attorney's office have launched a joint investigation into "possible income tax evasion and fraud arising from the misuse of charitable organization funds," according to an attorney retained by Louis Johnson, a member of former USC guard O.J. Mayo's inner circle until three months ago.

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Little(r) big men (260 clicks)
Last week, I answered a question about the height of J'Mison Morgan and pointed out that some players seem to "shrink" between their college and pro bios. This week, numbers are coming out from the NBA pre-draft camp and here's how the UCLA participants measure up.

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OJ Mayo's Grand Viral Marketing Scheme (178 clicks)
So I started thinking- since OJ Mayo was able to orchestrate exactly where he went to school and by what terms, then maybe all of this recent media coverage in the OJ Mayo case is by design as well. Perhaps all of this is actually a calculated ploy to try to get some endorsement deals. Maybe it's the early stages of some viral marketing.

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Mata-Real workouts (243 clicks)
Former UCLA center Lorenzo Mata- Real said he had a handful of workouts with NBA teams scheduled, beginning with Seattle and Houston. He also said he was going to work out for the Clipper and Lakers, Boston and Miami, plus a few more could be added. [end text]

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Luc and the NBA (208 clicks)
One thing I'm hearing about UCLA power forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is that he wants to remain in the NBA draft, and is willing to do so with a second-round guarantee.

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Love's measurements (207 clicks)
Here are some numbers on former UCLA center Kevin Love from the NBA pre-draft camp, where he tested for NBA teams but did not play.

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Westbrook and classes (181 clicks)
UCLA guard Russell Westbrook is no longer attending classes, but sources said he made arrangements with several of his professors to receive incomplete grades until his NBA status is decided.

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Pre-Draft Camp Highights and Analysis (276 clicks)
With this year’s edition of the Pre-Draft Camp drawing to a close, executives got the chance to watch the likes of Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley perform in basic drills for the first time this offseason. The day also featured the usual three games and a combine, giving the participants one last chance to show their stuff. [Info on Love, Westbrook and Mbah a Moute's camp performances]
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