Former UCLA basketball players Kevon Looney and Bob Myers helped the Golden State Warriors earn their third NBA title in the last four years on Friday evening.
 
Looney starred as a freshman at UCLA in 2014-15 and just completed his third year as a forward with the Warriors. Myers, a four-year guard for the Bruins (1994-97), has served as Golden State's general manager since April 2012.
 
Including Looney this season, former UCLA players have helped their NBA team win the NBA Finals 33 times – this includes 20 different players representing the UCLA men's basketball program.
 
Looney averaged 4.0 points and 3.3 rebounds for Golden State in 66 regular-season contests. In postseason play, the 6-foot-9 forward averaged 18.4 minutes in all 21 postseason contests.
 
Myers started his UCLA career as a walk-on during the 1993-94 season and concluded his collegiate career having registered 1.4 points and 1.3 rebounds per game in 76 contests.
 
This season's NBA Finals, between Golden State and the Cleveland Cavs, marked the 63rd time in which former UCLA men's basketball players competed for a team that advanced to the NBA Finals. In addition to Looney with Golden State, former UCLA center Kevin Love helped guide Cleveland to the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive season (Love played for Cleveland's 2016 NBA Championship team).
 
The best-of-seven final series marked the third straight year in which UCLA had former players competing on both NBA Finals teams.
 
Aside from Looney and Love, other former UCLA players who have represented the Bruins in the NBA Finals over the past 11 seasons have included Matt Barnes (Golden State in 2017), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City in 2012), Jordan Farmar (Los Angeles Lakers in 2008, 2009 and 2010) and Trevor Ariza (Los Angeles Lakers in 2008 and 2009).