Ever since Steve Alford has taken over the UCLA Basketball program, he has tried to set the Bruins up against some tough competition in the non-conference season. He wanted to limit the number of cupcakes UCLA would snack on and bring in some meatier competition that the Bruins can feast on.
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Alford made sure UCLA continued that trend this coming season as they play Georgia Tech (in Shanghai), at Michigan, vs Cincinnati and against Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic in New Orleans.