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LaVar Ball Says He Is Glad Steve Alford Will Remain UCLA's Head Basketball Coach

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Count LaVar Ball among those happy UCLA Bruins head coach Steve Alford isn't leaving for the Indiana Hoosiers after they hired Archie Miller as their new head coach Saturday.

Speaking to ESPN.com's Jeff Goodman, Ball explained he supports Alford's continued presence because of his familiarity with LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball's skill sets.

"I feel good about that," he said. "He knows my boys. I like his style, and I'm glad he's staying."

LiAngelo (class of 2017) and LaMelo (class of 2019) have both committed to play for the Bruins, and the way their brother Lonzo performed during his lone season at UCLA suggests they could put up stellar numbers in Alford's uptempo system.