Johnny Juzang was a regular at Pauley Pavilion while being wooed by some of the nation’s top college basketball programs as a local high school prospect, attending UCLA games and practices while getting to know the players.
Now he can call them his teammates.
Juzang announced on Twitter on Thursday that he is transferring to UCLA after spending his freshman season at Kentucky in a move that could significantly bolster the Bruins’ backcourt.
“UCLA was always his dream home school,” Juzang’s father, Maxie, said in a telephone interview, “so it’s almost like he’s coming back to his dream.