The 2017-18 UCLA Basketball team follows a tough act. Their predecessors won 31 games and boasted the most efficient offense in college basketball. Gone from that team are five key players who represented 72% of the offense.
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A highly touted six-man recruiting class bursting with length and athleticism will try to replace them. The 2017-18 squad is not only deeper but is also more inexperienced than their 2016-17 counterparts. Luckily, Aaron Holiday and Thomas Welsh opted out of the NBA draft and returned to school.