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UCLA Basketball: Professional men and women made here

This past season has been a wild ride for both the women’s and men’s UCLA basketball teams. Despite not winning any hardware, both programs had some big moments, the most recent… collectively producing four professional basketball players.

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For head coach Cori Close, her Bruins were led by Jordan Canada and Monique Billings who helped UCLA finish with a 27-8 record and their first Elite 8 since 1999. For Steve Alford, he had Aaron Holiday and Thomas Welsh carry the Bruins through most of the season and ended with a 21-12 record.