The second trip for the UCLA men’s basketball team — a 1,600-mile journey to the Sprint Center for the Hall of Fame Classic — was considerably shorter than its season-opening trip.
The Bruins trekked 6,500 miles to Shanghai — a trip more scrutinized for the detention of LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill for shoplifting in Hangzhou, China, than a victory against Georgia Tech.
All three players remained suspended Monday and didn’t travel as UCLA hit the road again for its toughest on-court test of the season against Creighton.
Despite the considerably shorter flight, No.