

Clark, who averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 rebound and 1.9 assists per game, was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, marking UCLA's first such selection since Russell Westbrook in 2008. Jaylen Clark, a junior guard in 2022-23, earned the Naismith Men's Defensive Player of the Year award and was recognized as the NABC Defensive Player of the Year. Campbell also earned USBWA All-District IX honors and was listed as an honorable mention AP All-America selection. He was recognized as a second-team NABC All-District selection for the second straight year. Campbell averaged 13.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and a team-best 5.0 assists per game during his senior season. As a senior, he was honored as a first-team All-Pac-12 selection for the third consecutive season. 10 on UCLA's career games played list (133). 23 slot on UCLA's career scoring list (1,478 points, 11.1 points per game). 2 on UCLA's career assists list (655 assists) and at the No. He concluded his college career ranking No. Tyger Campbell, a senior guard in 2022-23, played in 133 games through four seasons in Westwood. 27 after the Bruins' two-game road sweep at Utah and Colorado. He was honored as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week four times, most recently on Feb. Bailey scored in double figures in 18 games and totaled at least 20 points in two games. He was one of five players to secure Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors, along with teammate Adem Bona. Bailey shot 49.5 percent from the field and 38.9 percent from 3-point distance. Arizona ranks second with 27 total first-round draft selections.Īmari Bailey, who exceled as a freshman in 2022-23, averaged 11.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game (competed in 30 games, made 28 starts). The Bruins' program has produced 42 total first-round picks, the highest total among Pac-12 Conference schools. Following UCLA, in order, are Arizona (78), USC (64), Washington (62), Oregon (55), Oregon State (44), Utah (44), California (43), Stanford (42), Arizona State (38), Colorado (36) and Washington State (31). UCLA leads all Pac-12 programs with 122 overall NBA Draft selections. In all, four former UCLA players were selected in the 2017 NBA Draft with Ball, Leaf, Jonah Bolden (No. More recently, the Bruins had a pair of first-round selections in 2017 with Lonzo Ball (No. Only once before in school history (1979) had UCLA produced at least three first-round draft selections. No college program had produced three or more first-round selections since 2012, when Kentucky had four first-round picks. In June 2014, UCLA was the only program in the nation to have produced at least three first-round draft picks (Zach LaVine, Jordan Adams and Kyle Anderson). 23 to the Indiana Pacers, and Thomas Welsh at No. The 2018 NBA Draft marked the last time in which at least two UCLA players were selected in the same draft – Aaron Holiday at No. Prior to Watson on June of 2022, Jaylen Hands was selected in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft (acquired by the Brooklyn Nets as the No. 30 overall pick, the final selection in the draft's first round. UCLA guard Peyton Watson was selected in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft, as he was acquired by the Denver Nuggets in a draft-day trade. Standing behind Kentucky and UCLA are North Carolina (116 selections) and Duke (106 selections). Kentucky leads the country with 138 total selections. 2 among all colleges and universities with 122 total NBA Draft selections. The Bruins have logged 36 draft picks over the past 26 seasons.

UCLA's program has had at least one player selected in 21 of the last 26 NBA Drafts (spanning 1997 through 2022). Since 1947, the UCLA men's basketball program has produced 122 all-time draft selections, including 42 first-round picks. The first round (30 selections) of Thursday night's draft will be shown on ABC and ESPN, while the second round (28 selections) will be televised solely on ESPN.

ET) and will be nationally televised on ABC and ESPN. and David Singleton, junior Jaylen Clark and freshman Amari Bailey are all eligible to be selected on Thursday night in the NBA Draft. The 2023 NBA Draft will take place on Thursday, June 22, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn (New York), and multiple UCLA student-athletes could be selected in the two-round draft format.
