Fansided · Dec 28, 2025
Looking back at TJ Leaf's one season at UCLA
UCLA v Kentucky | Andy Lyons/GettyImagesTJ Leaf spent one gap year at UCLA for the 2016-17 season. Before declaring for the NBA draft in 2017. It was a very good freshman season for him with the Bruins, and he was a force in the paint for the team. On the season he averaged 16.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Being a double double machine as he was 6’10 and 225 pounds, taking up a ton of space in the middle. He possessed great size and strength and finished the season with 11 double doubles.