The Golden State Warriors selected UCLA forward Kevon Looney (keh-VON LOO-nee) with the 30th overall pick in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft, the team announced.
Looney, 19, tallied averages of 11.6 points, 9.2 rebounds (second in the Pac-12), 1.4 assists and 1.28 steals in 30.9 minutes over 36 games as a freshman at UCLA in 2014-15, earning Second Team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team accolades. Looney (6’9”, 220) led all freshmen in the nation with 15 double-doubles, setting career-highs with 27 points and 19 rebounds in a win over Stanford on Jan. 8 en route to a Pac-12 Player of the Week honors.