The UCLA men's basketball program will be represented in the 2018 NBA Finals by Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavs, Kevon Looney of the Golden State Warriors and Bob Myers (who serves as the Warriors' general manager).
 
The upcoming NBA Finals will feature Cleveland and Golden State for the fourth consecutive season and begin with Game 1 at Oracle Arena (Oakland) this Thursday evening.
 
This will mark the fourth consecutive season in which UCLA has had at least one former player on the roster for either of the two competing NBA Finals squads. In fact, the Bruins' program has had at least one former player in the NBA Finals in nine of the last 13 seasons (including the 2017-18 season).
 
With Love representing UCLA on the Cavs and Looney with the Warriors, the UCLA men's basketball program is assured to have a former student-athlete on the NBA's championship squad for the third straight season. Looney and Matt Barnes were both with the Warriors in 2017, while Love helped the Cavs win the NBA Finals in 2016.
 
Myers, who served as a guard with UCLA from 1994-97, has worked with the Warriors as the organization's general manager since April 2012. During that span, Golden State has won the NBA Finals in 2015 and 2017 while advancing to the best-of-seven championship series in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
 
Love starred at UCLA for one season (2007-08), leading the Bruins to a 35-4 overall record and the program's third NCAA Final Four appearance in as many years.
 
Looney was a starter as a freshman on the Bruins' 2014-15 squad, helping UCLA post a 22-14 record as the Bruins advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16.
 
Myers played for UCLA for four seasons (1993-94 through 1996-97) after graduating from Monte Vista High School in Danville, Calif., nearly 25 miles east of Oracle Arena. He started his collegiate career as a walk-on in 1993-94 and played in 76 games for the Bruins.