In UCLA’s first exhibition contest against Cal State-Los Angeles, the Bruins made it clear that they are not changing from the “showtime-esque” style that has brought head coach Steve Alford’s program to three NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances in just four seasons. If anything, the Bruins seem to be relying even more on the up-tempo pace, to help merge a reworked roster of returning talents and highly-touted freshmen into legitimate contenders in the Pac-12 this season.
As almost always with UCLA, the Bruins level of success will begin with their guard play, that’ll be headlined by their top returning talent in Aaron Holiday (12.