UCLA Men's Basketball Connects With Top Recruits to Open Unlimited Contact Period

College coaches are allowed to make unlimited calls and texts to recruits as of June 15, and the Bruins are extremely active.
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The Bruins had already started to zero in on a handful of rising high school juniors, but the staff will now be able to go all in on their biggest recruiting targets.

Per NCAA rules, Wednesday marked the first day of the unlimited contact period for college coaches and prospective class of 2024 recruits. UCLA men's basketball has been busy since the clock struck midnight on June 15, contacting at least two dozen of the top prospects across the country.

Some of the recruits already have offers from the Bruins, while others have caught the staff's eye more recently.

All Bruins has compiled a list of the players who have publicly talked about hearing from UCLA since Wednesday, complete with stats, measurables and recruiting rankings.

Jason Asemota, SF

High School: Hillcrest Prep (AZ)
Height: 6-foot-8
Weight: 190 pounds
247Sports Composite: Five-Star, No. 6 SF, No. 2 AZ, No. 22 overall
Stats: 21.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.6 blocks, 2.5 steals per game
Offers: Stony Brook, UMass, Arizona State, UC Santa Barbara, Auburn, Oklahoma State, Nevada, Florida, TCU, Ohio State, Georgia, Oregon, UNLV, Illinois, Kansas, Texas Tech, Memphis, Ole Miss, Seton Hall, Baylor, Rutgers, Texas A&M, LSU

Annor Boateng, SF

High School: Little Rock Central (AR)
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 205 pounds
247Sports Composite: Unranked (247Sports Four-Star, No. 36 overall)
Offers: Arkansas, Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Auburn, Mississippi State 

James Brown, C

High School: St. Rita (IL)
Height: 6-foot-9
Weight: 210 pounds
247Sports Composite: Five-Star, No. 5 C, No. 1 IL, No. 27 overall
Stats: 11.7 points, 10.4 rebounds per game
Offers: DePaul, Florida Howard, Illinois, Iowa, LSU, Northern Illinois, Providence, Siena, Western Illinois, Wisconsin

Carter Bryant, SF

High School: Fountain Valley (CA)
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 190 pounds
247Sports Composite: Unranked (247Sports Four-Star, No. 24 overall)
Offers: Arizona, Long Beach State, San Diego State, UNLV, USC, Xavier

Casmir Chavis, G

High School: Park Center (MN)
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 180 pounds
247Sports Composite: Unranked
Offers: West Virginia

Jacob Cofie, PF

High School: Eastside Catholic (WA)
Height: 6-foot-9
Weight: 225 pounds
247Sports Composite: Unranked (247Sports Four-Star, No. 61 overall)
Offers: Colorado, Montana, UNLV, Washington, Washington State

Malick Diallo, F/C

High School: Wasatch Academy (UT)
Height: 6-foot-8
Weight: 205 pounds
247Sports Composite: Unranked
Stats: 18.8 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.1 blocks per game
Offers: BYU, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara

Zoom Diallo, PG

High School: Curtis (WA)
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 180 pounds
247Sports Composite: Unranked (247Sports Four-Star, No. 42 overall)
Stats: 17.8 points per game
Offers: Cal Poly, Fresno State, Montana, Oregon State, Portland, San Francisco, Southern Utah, Washington, Washington State

Isaiah Elohim, SG

High School: Sierra Canyon (CA)
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 180 pounds
247Sports Composite: Five-Star, No. 3 SG, No. 1 CA, No. 4 overall
Stats: 11.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists
Offers: Arizona State, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Oregon, Texas, UCLA, Washington

Boogie Fland, PG

High School: Archbishop Stepinac (NY)
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 165 pounds
247Sports Composite: Five-Star, No. 2 PG, No. 2 NY, No. 13 overall
Stats: 14.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.9 steals per game
Offers: Bryant, UConn, Fordham, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas State, LSU, Maryland, Miami (FL), Michigan, Oregon, Pittsburgh, Rider, Siena, St. John's, TCU, UCLA, Virginia Tech

Gicarri Harris, G

High School: Grayson (GA)
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 180 pounds
247Sports Composite: Unranked
Offers: Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Florida, Purdue, LSU, Arizona State, Georgia State

Ian Jackson, SG

High School: Cardinal Hayes (NY)
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 170 pounds
247Sports Composite: Five-Star, No. 1 SG, No. 1 NY, No. 2 overall
Stats: 19.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists
Offers: UConn, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, St. John's, UCLA

Tyler McKinley, PF

High School: Walnut Hills (OH)
Height: 6-foot-8
Weight: 210 pounds
247Sports Composite: Four-Star, No. 10 PF, No. 1 OH, No. 60 overall
Offers: Cincinnati, Dayton, Kansas State, Miami (OH), Ohio, Ohio State, Penn State, South Carolina, West Virginia, Xavier

Jovan Milicevic, F

High School: Dream City Christian (AZ)
Height: 6-foot-9
Weight: 215 pounds
247Sports Composite: Unranked
Offers: Arizona State, Oregon, UC Santa Barbara

Vyctorius Miller, SG

High School: Compass Prep (AZ)
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 170 pounds
247Sports Composite: Five-Star, No. 4 SG, No. 1 AZ, No. 9 overall
Offers: Arizona State, Cal Poly, Georgetown, Oklahoma State, UCLA, USC, Wake Forest

Yves Missi, C

High School: West Nottingham Academy (MD)
Height: 6-foot-10
Weight: 210 pounds
247Sports Composite: Four-Star, No. 6 C, No. 3 MD, No. 31 overall
Offers: Baylor, UConn, DePaul, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Norfolk State, Ohio State, South Carolina Upstate, St. John's, Syracuse, UCLA

John Paul Mobley, PG

High School: Bishop Gorman (NV)
Height: 6-foot-0
Weight: 150 pounds
247Sports Composite: Unranked (247Sports Four-Star, No. 48 overall)
Offers: Arizona State, Creighton, St. John's, Toledo, UNLV

Adam Njie Jr., G

High School: Hillcrest Prep (AZ)
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 175 pounds
247Sports Composite: Unranked
Stats: 10.3 points, 5.3 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 steals per game
Offers: Arizona State, FIU, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Iona, Manhattan, NJIT, Robert Morris, St. Bonaventure, St. Francis, TCU, Utah State, Washington State

Doryan Onwuchekwa, F/C

High School: Waxahachie Faith Family Academy (TX)
Height: 6-foot-9
Weight: 205 pounds
247Sports Composite: Unranked (ESPN Four-Star, No. 50 overall)
Offers: Kansas State, SMU, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Troy

Dink Pate, SG

High School: Pinkston (TX)
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 180 pounds
247Sports Composite: Four-Star, No. 9 SG, No. 3 TX, No. 29 overall
Stats: 17.7 points per game
Offers: Arizona, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Houston, Jackson State, Lamar, LSU, Mississippi State, New Mexico State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, SMU, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Troy, Tulsa, South Florida, UT Arlington, Washington State

Tahaad Pettiford, PG

High School: Hudson Catholic (NJ)
Height: 6-foot-0
Weight: 170 pounds
247Sports Composite: Four-Star, No. 5 PG, No. 4 NJ, No. 42 overall
Offers: Auburn, UConn, LSU, Maryland, Ole Miss, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John's, UCLA

Jamari Phillips, SG

High School: Modesto Christian (CA)
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 170 pounds
247Sports Composite: Five-Star, No. 5 SG, No. 3 CA, No. 15 overall
Stats: 23.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists blocks, 1.5 steals per game
Offers: California, Illinois, Kansas, Louisville, LSU, Ole Miss, Southern Utah, Texas Tech, USC, Washington, Washington State

Jalen Shelley, SF

High School: Lone Star (TX)
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 175 pounds
247Sports Composite: Four-Star, No. 11 SF, No. 4 TX, No. 38 overall
Offers: Houston, Iowa, Kansas State, Lamar, LSU, Oklahoma State, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech

Dedan Thomas Jr., PG

High School: Libery (NV)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 150 pounds
247Sports Composite: Four-Star, No. 6 PG, No. 2 NV, No. 45 overall
Stats: 13.3 points, 5.4 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 steals per game
Offers: LSU, UNLV, Washington State

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Sam Connon
SAM CONNON

Sam Connon was the Publisher and Managing Editor at Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s All Bruins from 2021 to 2023. He is now a staff writer at Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s Fastball. He previously covered UCLA football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, men's soccer, cross country and golf for The Daily Bruin from 2017 to 2021, serving as the paper's Sports Editor from 2019 to 2020. Connon has also been a contributor for 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, Rivals' BruinBlitz, Dash Sports TV, SuperWestSports, Prime Time Sports Talk, The Sports Life Blog and Patriots Country, Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s New England Patriots site. His work as a sports columnist has been awarded by the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon graduated from UCLA in June 2021 and is originally from Winchester, Massachusetts.