LOS ANGELES – His team is undefeated and ranked No. 2 in the nation and already has one RPI-boosting victory a season after the program absorbed way too many RIP-inviting defeats.
So, naturally, Aaron Holiday, UCLA’s sixth man, shares the same sort of delight being felt by the five men in the rotation before him.
“We’re just out there hooping pretty much,” he said. “We’re swinging the ball, shooting open shots. I thought we had a pretty good team last year. We just didn’t gel together like we have now. It’s a joy to play with this team.