The point guard hesitated to take open shots, the big men couldn’t score on collapsing defenders and seemingly everyone on the roster committed turnovers. Watching it all inside T-Mobile Arena was a player who could have solved many of the problems. “That really catches my eye,” Nix said, “passing the ball and getting the team involved and bringing the crowd into the game.”AdvertisementNix became Cronin’s first UCLA recruit after picking the Bruins over Kentucky and Kansas. Seated next to Nix on Saturday was Lakewood Mayfair High shooting guard Joshua Christopher, another prep standout UCLA covets. Nix said he was making his own recruiting pitch to Christopher as well as Jalen Green, a star guard from Napa Prolific Prep.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 22, 2019 05:37 UTC