UCLA Basketball: Bruins Expected to Announce Elite, International Roster Additions Soon
Your UCLA Bruins underwent a massive roster change as they lost some key contributors from last year's squad... and they can't be too mad about it. The likes of Amari Bailey, Jaylen Clark, Jaime Jaquez and more have all moved on to the NBA and look to continue their basketball careers at the next level. Just like the Bruins were happy to see assistant coach Ivo Simovic land a spot on the Toronto Raptors coaching staff, they knew it was time to say goodbye to these stars.
And even though Simovic took his special recruiting skills for international prospects with him, it looks we should still see two elite names coming down to Westwood very soon. The Bruins community has been patiently waiting to hear the news that Aday Mara (a 7'2 big man from Zaragoza) will officially be on their roster next year along with Berke Buyuktuncel who is coming out of Turkey and stands at 6'9.
With a recent report from head coach Mick Cronin that the Bruins are set to announce some new roster additions, it looks like these international stars will be on the way very soon.
"Mick Cronin said on @PetrosandMoney that UCLA will announce the additions of two more freshmen next week. The two players are expected to be 7-3 big man Aday Mara (Spain) and 6-9 F Berke Buyuktuncel (Turkey)."
UCLA has always been very creative when it comes to their recruiting but landing both of these guys will likely put them in great position to make noise this coming year again. Cronin was able to put together quite the starting five last year and if it wasn't for injuries, they may have hoisted up a national championship trophy.
So let's see how this roster ends up looking and if they can go the full mile this time around!
