If things start to go sideways against Louisiana State and flamboyant star Angel Reese, UCLA can always go back to the mantra that has carried it through difficult moments.
They don’t have a Jonny. They don’t have an O2. We’ve got this.
Jonny is Jonny Garnett, a 6-foot-4 super freak of an athlete who can touch the top of the rectangle on the backboard above the rim.
“O2” is Oscar Dela Cruz, a speck of a point guard who irritates with quickness and shooting.
Kiki Rice’s scoring flurry rallies UCLA past Creighton and into the Sweet 16
March 25, 2024
They are part of a male scout team that routinely befuddles the Bruins women’s basketball players in practices and scrimmages, beating them with stronger bodies, faster moves, higher hops.