It’s simply amazing how one gifted athlete can lift up and change an entire Basketball Team, and Program. Freshman Phenom Lonzo Ball is just getting started, but already he has changed the culture of UCLA Basketball. With Ball running the Offense instead of the out-of-position Bryce Alford, the 2016-17 Bruins are night-and-day from last year’s loooosing team.
Lonzo has energized the whole team, with his unselfish play, quick pace, high energy, and highlight-reel dunks. Lonzo’s Basketball IQ is off the charts. He gets the Offense in gear right from the Rebound, creating transition opportunities galore. And in the halfcourt, he gets the whole team moving and passing around, even making the extra pass, and the extra, extra pass, until a wide-open shot presents itself.