Officially, he is UCLA’s sixth man. Coach Steve Alford calls him the sixth starter because he plays so many minutes.
Whatever he goes by, Aaron Holiday seems to have a sixth sense about what his team needs.
The sophomore point guard provided tenacious defense and savvy shot-making with Lonzo Ball struggling in the first half against Kentucky. A week later, Holiday made all five of his three-point shots as a we-can-do-that-too rebuttal to Michigan’s success from beyond the arc.
“He’s just as important as any of our five starters,” UCLA shooting guard Bryce Alford said Tuesday.