coach Steve Alford doesn’t remember much about his final interaction with LiAngelo Ball as a member of the school’s basketball team.
Alford recently saw the freshman shooting guard in the Mo Ostin Center or in Pauley Pavilion. He couldn’t say for sure.
“Probably over the weekend, I would guess,” Alford said Tuesday.
The farewell involving coach and player was unforgettable. It came Monday when Ball’s father, LaVar, announced he was withdrawing his son from UCLA over dissatisfaction with the handling of the indefinite suspension LiAngelo and two other players were serving for shoplifting.
Alford learned of the withdrawal through media reports, having received no notification from LiAngelo or his family.