UCLA Basketball: First Look At Incoming Freshman In Bruins Practice Gear

This is going to be fun!

Your UCLA Bruins have quite the exciting year ahead of them and even though some fans are still recovering from their 2023 March Madness disappointments, the organization must move and focus on not only the returning contributors, but also the new faces.

One player I'm super excited to see how his game translates to the college level is incoming Bruin Brandon Williams. Williams was the number 75th-ranked player coming out of high school and just the fact that he chose UCLA over St.John's despite being from New York shows how much he trusts in the program to take him to the next level.

Standing at 6'7 and being able to do many things on the basketball court while playing the forward position allows Williams to thrive in this modern era of the sport. He will be suiting up at the forward spot with another top recruit Devin Williams and it's looking like they will cover one another on both ends of the floor.

Brandon sees the entire court very well and possesses one of the best scoring skillsets among the entire team. His jumpshot is a little slower than most but he shoots with confidence and can hit a good rate at a high volume. Devin focuses more on the defensive end and can go to work in the post while also serving as a nice lob threat.

And now that we are in the middle of the summer, we are starting to get some first looks at some new faces in UCLA Bruins practice gear and Brandon Williams was captured in his new threads.

𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑼𝑪𝑳𝑨, 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒔!

From New York to Los Angeles, Brandon Williams (@b_wills5) is on campus for his freshman season with the Bruins.#GoBruins | #4sUp 🏀 pic.twitter.com/GkVxgs2VwG

— UCLA Men’s Basketball (@UCLAMBB) July 4, 2023

It's great to see Williams already getting acquainted with the group and his presence will be huge heading into next season!