The UCLA Basketball team is starting the 2017-18 season strong. After finishing last year 31-5 with a trip to the Sweet 16, the Bruins look to continue their success with a new crop of freshmen and some key veterans.
Two of these Bruins are already being recognized as senior Thomas Welsh has been named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award watch list (given to the top center in college hoops) and freshman Kris Wilkes has been named to the Julius Irving Award watch list (given to the top small forward).
Welsh is going to be a corner stone of the team as the senior leader.