The Bruins’ ability to prosper down the stretch, as others step up in their Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal win, might sway the NCAA selection committee
LAS VEGAS — No Jaylen Clark? So far, no problem for UCLA’s men’s basketball team.Thursday’s 80-69 Pac-12 Tournament victory over ColoradoThe Bruins likely will not have a fixed template for replacing Clark, who was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year earlier this week but– likely for the season – with what coach Mick Cronin euphemistically called a “lower leg” injury.
“But also, I know part of me is like, ‘Look, David’s been the most loyal player I’ve ever coached,’” Cronin added, noting that Singleton was a starter as a freshman, lost that spot to Johnny Juzang as a sophomore but never complained, and has remained a team guy all the way through. “Not having Jay is tough for sure,” Campbell said. “But we’ve got a lot of capable guys in this locker room that are going to step up for us … I mean, you’re talking about a top 10 candidate for Defensive Player of the Year in the country. So that’s the X-factor game-changer right there. But we just got to find ways to keep it up on defense and, you know, fill in that big gap that we have, not having Jay right now.
Unofficially, Jeff Goodman of the Stadium website tweeted Wednesday that Clark’s season is over with an Achilles injury..Clark is arguably the best defender in the country, also emerged as a solid third scoring option.“I addressed Jaylen’s status as clear as I’m legally allowed to,” Cronin said, adding some mild grousing about the public’s desire for more concrete information while saying that if the committee asked, “we would be transparent with them.
Kliavkoff, who declined to do a “state of the conference” presser this week, did show up courtside – but just seconds before the Bruins-Buffaloes tipoff, which may or may not have been intentional. Draw your own conclusions.
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