UCLA Bruins in the NBA
UCLA Bruins in the NBA
| Player | Years at UCLA | NBA Team | Years in NBA | NBA Debut |
| Kyle Anderson | 2013 - 2014 | Utah Jazz | 2014 - 2025 | 11/06/2014 |
| Lonzo Ball | 2017 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2017 - 2025 | 10/19/2017 |
| Adem Bona | 2023 - 2024 | Philadelphia 76ers | 2024 - 2025 | 10/23/2024 |
| Jaylen Clark | 2021 - 2023 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 2025 | 01/09/2025 |
| Aaron Holiday | 2016 - 2018 | Houston Rockets | 2018 - 2025 | 10/17/2018 |
| Jrue Holiday | 2009 | Portland Trail Blazers | 2009 - 2025 | 10/30/2009 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 2020 - 2023 | Miami Heat | 2023 - 2025 | 10/25/2023 |
| Johnny Juzang | 2021 - 2022 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 2023 - 2025 | 02/28/2023 |
| Zach LaVine | 2014 | Sacramento Kings | 2014 - 2025 | 10/30/2014 |
| Kevon Looney | 2015 | New Orleans Pelicans | 2015 - 2025 | 01/27/2016 |
| Kevin Love | 2008 | Utah Jazz | 2008 - 2025 | 10/29/2008 |
| Norman Powell | 2012 - 2015 | Miami Heat | 2015 - 2025 | 11/01/2015 |
| Peyton Watson | 2022 | Denver Nuggets | 2022 - 2025 | 10/19/2022 |
| Russell Westbrook | 2007 - 2008 | Sacramento Kings | 2008 - 2025 | 10/29/2008 |
Kyle Anderson
Years at UCLA: 2013-2014 (two seasons)
NBA Draft: 2014, 1st round (No. 30 overall), San Antonio Spurs
Current NBA Team: Utah Jazz (12th NBA season in 2025-26)
Among UCLA’s most versatile players in recent history, Kyle Anderson had a strong two-year collegiate career. He earned All-Pac-12 Team acclaim as a sophomore (2013-14). During his sophomore season, Anderson became UCLA’s first player since 1995 to log a triple-double in a game. He tallied 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in a home victory over Morehead State (Nov. 22, 2013). Anderson concluded a standout sophomore year by averaging 14.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. He played in 71 career games (70 starts) in two seasons, shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from three-point range. He led all Pac-12 players in 2013-14 with 16 double-doubles and was one of 15 semifinalists for the 2014 John R. Wooden Award. He secured third-team Associated Press All-America honors and was a second-team All-America honoree by CBS Sports. Anderson was honored as the Most Outstanding Player at the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament and was among six finalists for the 2014 Bob Cousy Award (nation’s top point guard). He was selected No. 30 overall as a first-round selection in the 2014 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs.
Lonzo Ball
Years at UCLA: 2017 (one season)
NBA Draft: 2017, 1st round (No. 2 overall), Los Angeles Lakers
Current NBA Team: Cleveland Cavaliers (Ninth NBA season in 2025-26)
As a freshman at UCLA in 2016-17, Lonzo Ball earned consensus first-team All-America honors and was one of five finalists for the coveted John R. Wooden Award. The 6-foot-6 guard from Chino Hills, Calif., averaged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and a nation-leading 7.6 assists per game and secured first-team All-Pac-12 honors. Ball averaged a team-leading 35.1 minutes per game, the sixth-highest average among Pac-12 players and established UCLA's record for most assists in one season (274). His 14 assists in a home victory against Washington State (March 4, 2017) were the most in a game by any UCLA freshman. In addition, his 274 single-season assists are the most of any Pac-12 freshman, a record that broke the mark of former Oregon State standout Gary Payton (229 assists in 1986-87). Ball became the highest draft selection from UCLA since David Greenwood was chosen as the No. 2 pick in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.
Adem Bona
Years at UCLA: 2023-2024 (two seasons)
NBA Draft: 2024, 2nd round (No. 41 overall), Philadelphia 76ers
Current NBA Team: Philadelphia 76ers (Second NBA season in 2025-26)
A two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoree during his two seasons at UCLA, Adem Bona averaged 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.7 blocks in 66 collegiate games (65 starts). He finished his UCLA career having scored in double figures in 33 games, totaling at least 20 points in four contests – all during his sophomore season in 2023-24. He earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2024, one year after teammate Jaylen Clark earned that award as a junior in 2023. As a freshman in 2022-23, Bona secured Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors as the Bruins won the Pac-12 regular-season title, went 31-6 overall and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. As a sophomore in 2023-24, Bona averaged 12.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.8 blocks per game. Midway through his sophomore year, he was recognized as one of 15 players on the midseason watch list for the Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Jaylen Clark
Years at UCLA: 2021-2023 (three seasons)
NBA Draft: 2023, 2nd round (No. 53 overall), Minnesota Timberwolves
Current NBA Team: Minnesota Timberwolves (Second NBA season in 2025-26)
Honored as the Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2022-23, Jaylen Clark excelled at UCLA for three seasons and helped the Bruins to the Final Four in 2021 and to Sweet 16 finishes in 2022 and 2023. He played in 90 games while at UCLA (35 starts), recording career averages of 7.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.0 assists per game. He shot 49.0 percent from the field and 30.2 percent from 3-point distance, scoring at least 10 points in 30 career contests. He scored at least 10 points in 22 games during his breakout junior season, when he was named the Pac-12 Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year. Clark led the Pac-12 as a junior in steals (78) and steals per game (2.6). He ranked No. 4 in the nation in steals per game (2.6) and No. 9 in total steals (78), while also recording 56 assists and totaling eight blocks. As a junior, he averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while averaging 30.5 minutes per game. He secured second-team All-Pac-12 honors as a junior and was honored on the conference’s All-Defensive Team for the second straight season (2022, 2023).
Aaron Holiday
Years at UCLA: 2016-2018 (three seasons)
NBA Draft: 2018, 1st round (No. 23 overall), Indiana Pacers
Current NBA Team: Houston Rockets (Eighth NBA season in 2025-26)
A three-year letterwinner for the Bruins, Aaron Holiday had a sensational junior season (2017-18) before the Indiana Pacers selected him in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft. Holiday, the younger brother of former UCLA guard Jrue Holiday, led the Pac-12 Conference in scoring during his junior season. He averaged 20.3 points per game in 2017-18, capturing third-team All-America acclaim from Sporting News. Holiday registered a team-leading 5.8 assists per game as a junior and became UCLA’s first player to lead the conference in scoring (through all games) since Reggie Miller in 1985-86 (Miller averaged 25.9 points per game). Through 101 career games (including 65 starts), Holiday averaged 14.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per contest. He started all 32 games for UCLA during his freshman season (2015-16), increased his production during his sophomore season (12.3 ppg, 4.4 apg) and served as the Bruins’ leading scorer during his junior year. Holiday blossomed in Westwood after a very strong high school career at nearby Campbell Hall High School (North Hollywood, Calif.).
Jrue Holiday
Years at UCLA: 2009 (one season)
NBA Draft: 2009, 1st round (No. 17 overall), Philadelphia 76ers
Current NBA Team: Portland Trail Blazers (17th NBA season in 2025-26)
After playing for UCLA as a freshman in 2008-09, Holiday was selected 17th overall (first round) by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2009 NBA Draft. Playing alongside senior Darren Collison in the backcourt for UCLA, Holiday played in 35 games (all starts), averaging 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals in 27.1 minutes per game. He shot 45.0 percent from the floor, including 30.7 percent from three-point range and 72.6 percent from the free throw line. Holiday, the older brother of former UCLA guard Aaron Holiday, earned Pac-10 All-Freshman Team honors. He scored a career-high 20 points on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting in just 19 minutes against Florida International. Holiday had 13 points and six assists in UCLA's one-point win over Virginia Commonwealth in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Years at UCLA: 2020-23 (four seasons)
NBA Draft: 2023, 1st round (No. 18 overall), Miami Heat
Current NBA Team: Miami Heat (Third NBA season in 2025-26)
A four-year starter for the Bruins, Jaquez Jr. was selected 18th overall (first round) by the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Draft. As a senior in 2022-23, Jaquez Jr. earned consensus second-team All-America honors after having been named the Pac-12 Player of the Year. He played in 134 games through four seasons (126 starts) and averaged 13.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Hailing from Camarillo, Calif., Jaquez Jr. concluded his college career ranking No. 8 on UCLA’s career scoring list (1,802 points) and No. 11 on the Bruins’ career rebounding list (842 rebounds). He became one of nine players in UCLA history to rank among the men’s basketball program’s 15 all-time leaders in both scoring and rebounding. Jaquez Jr. helped lead UCLA to the 2021 Final Four during his sophomore season and back to the Sweet 16 as a junior in 2022 and as a senior in 2023. Through four seasons in Westwood, he scored in double figures in 94 games and finished with at least 20 points in 23 career games. At the time of his graduation, he ranked No. 8 in UCLA history for most career NCAA Tournament minutes played (450 minutes in 12 games).
Johnny Juzang
Years at UCLA: 2021-22 (two seasons)
NBA Draft: undrafted in 2022, signed as a free agent with Utah
Current NBA Team: Minnesota Timberwolves (Fourth NBA season in 2025-26)
Juzang spent two seasons in Westwood before joining the Utah Jazz in the summer of 2022. A three-year college player (freshman season at Kentucky), Juzang led the Bruins to the NCAA Tournament's Final Four in 2021 and to the Sweet 16 in 2022. He played in 85 games over the course of three collegiate seasons (averaged 11.6 points and 3.6 points per game). Juzang averaged 15.8 points and 4.4 rebounds in 57 total games at UCLA. He averaged 19.3 points and 4.6 rebounds in nine career NCAA Tournament games. He concluded his UCLA career in the No. 10 spot on the Bruins' all-time NCAA Tournament scoring list (with 174 points in nine games).
Zach LaVine
Years at UCLA: 2014 (one season)
NBA Draft: 2014, 1st round (No. 13 overall), Minnesota Timberwolves
Current NBA Team: Sacramento Kings (12th NBA season in 2025-26)
Among the nation’s most talented freshmen in 2013-14, Zach LaVine was selected as the No. 13 overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NBA Draft. One of five freshmen to earn Pac-12 All-Freshman Team acclaim in 2013-14, LaVine averaged 9.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for UCLA. He played in all 37 games as a freshman, making one start, and scored a season-high 21 points in a non-conference win over Nevada on Nov. 28, 2013. LaVine finished his freshman campaign making 48 of 128 three-point shots, the second-highest number of three-point field goals by a freshman in UCLA history (trailing Jason Kapono’s school-freshman-record of 82 three-pointers, during the 1999-00 season).
Kevon Looney
Years at UCLA: 2015 (one season)
NBA Draft: 2015, 1st round (No. 30 overall), Golden State Warriors
Current NBA Team: New Orleans Pelicans (11th NBA season in 2025-26)
After leading the Bruins with 15 double-doubles, Kevon Looney was selected as the No. 30 overall pick in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. Looney averaged 11.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game during his freshman season in Westwood, ranking second in the Pac-12 in rebounding (9.2 rpg) and offensive rebounds per game (3.4). He shot 47 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from three-point range, the highest percentage on the team. Looney’s total of 15 double-doubles ranked second among all Pac-12 players and was the league’s highest total among freshmen. He was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection and was one of seven players named to the Pac-12 All-Freshmen Team. Looney’s single-season total of 331 rebounds ranked No. 11 on UCLA’s single-season list and marked the highest total by any UCLA player since 2008, when then-freshman Kevin Love had 415 rebounds.
Kevin Love
Years at UCLA: 2008 (one season)
NBA Draft: 2008, 1st round (No. 5 overall), Memphis Grizzlies
Current NBA Team: Utah Jazz (18th NBA season in 2025-26)
Among the most talented centers to play at UCLA, Kevin Love helped lead the Bruins to the NCAA Final Four as a freshman in 2007-08. The native of Lake Oswego, Ore., was selected fifth overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies before being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Love capped his freshman season by earning first-team All-America honors and being named the Pac-10 Conference's Freshman and Player of the Year. Love led UCLA in scoring at 17.5 points per game (seventh in the Pac-10, 86th nationally) as a true freshman. He set a Bruin freshman record with 10.6 rebounds per game (second in the Pac-10, No. 11 in the nation). The 6-foot-10, 250-pound center led the Bruins in scoring in 17 games, registering a season-high 27 points against Washington State on Jan. 12, 2008 in Pauley Pavilion. Love was drafted directly behind teammate and then-sophomore Russell Westbrook. The pair became the first Bruin duo to be drafted as lottery picks in the same year in UCLA history since lottery picks began in 1985. They also became just the sixth teammates in NBA Draft history to be drafted back-to-back and became the first Bruin duo to be drafted in the top five since Lew Alcindor and Lucius Allen were the No. 1 (Milwaukee Bucks) and No. 3 (Seattle Sonics) overall picks, respectively, in 1969.
Norman Powell
Years at UCLA: 2012-2015 (four seasons)
NBA Draft: 2015, 2nd round (No. 46 overall), Milwaukee Bucks
Current NBA Team: Miami Heat (11th NBA season in 2025-26)
A four-year guard for the Bruins, Norman Powell graduated from UCLA just one week before being selected as the No. 46 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Powell was immediately traded to the Toronto Raptors, where he made his NBA debut in Nov. 2015. In four seasons at UCLA, he averaged 9.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, competing in 141 contests. Powell eclipsed the 20-point mark in 17 career games and concluded is collegiate career as UCLA’s No. 28 all-time scorer (1,376 points). He helped UCLA advance to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments (2013, 2014, 2015) and back-to-back Sweet 16s in 2014 and 2015. As a senior in 2014-15, Powell led the team in scoring (16.4 points per game), logging the sixth-highest scoring average among Pac-12 players. He captured first-team All-Pac-12 honors and was named an honorable mention selection on the All-Pac-12 Defensive Team for the second straight year. Powell was a three-time Pac-12 Player of the Week honoree as a senior, becoming the fourth UCLA player since the conference issued Player of the Week awards in 1983-84 to have been a three-time selection in one season (along with Kevin Love, Ed O’Bannon and Don MacLean). During his senior season, Powell scored in double figures in 31 of 36 games.
Peyton Watson
Years at UCLA: 2022 (one season)
NBA Draft: 2022, 1st round (No. 30, overall), Oklahoma City Thunder
Current NBA Team: Denver Nuggets (4th NBA season in 2025-26)
A one-year letterwinner at UCLA, Peyton Watson was selected as the No. 30 pick in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft, acquired by the Denver Nuggets in a draft-week trade. Watson averaged 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game (32 contests) during his freshman season. He was named an honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshman Team selection in 2022, having ranked second on the team with 19 blocked shots. The Bruins went 27-8 during Watson’s lone season in Westwood, finishing in second place in the Pac-12 standings and advancing to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16.
Russell Westbrook
Years at UCLA: 2007-2008 (two seasons)
NBA Draft: 2008, 1st round (No. 4 overall), Seattle SuperSonics
Current NBA Team: Sacramento Kings (18th NBA season in 2025-26)
A two-year letterwinner at UCLA, Russell Westbrook shined as a sophomore in 2007-08 before being selected fourth overall by the Seattle Sonics in the 2008 NBA Draft. Westbrook played 1,318 minutes as a sophomore, the highest total by a Bruin since 1979 (when minutes began being tracked as an official statistic). He averaged 12.7 points, a team-leading 4.3 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game as a sophomore, earning third-team All-Pac-10 Conference acclaim. Additionally, Westbrook was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He helped carry UCLA to the NCAA Final Four in each of his two seasons in Westwood. He led the Bruins with a career-high 22 points in a loss to Memphis in the 2008 NCAA Final Four (April 5, 2008). He posted his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high-tying 11 rebounds against Western Kentucky in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen that season (March 27, 2008). Westbrook averaged 3.4 points and 0.7 assists in 9.0 minutes per game as a freshman, largely serving as a backup to sophomore Darren Collison in 2006-07. As a freshman, he scored a season-high 11 points twice. Westbrook was drafted directly ahead of teammate and freshman Kevin Love. The pair became the first Bruins' duo drafted as lottery picks in the same year in UCLA history since lottery picks began in 1985. Westbrook and Love also became the sixth teammates in NBA Draft history to be drafted back-to-back and became the first Bruins' duo drafted in the top five since Lew Alcindor and Lucius Allen were the No. 1 (Milwaukee Bucks) and No. 3 (Seattle Sonics) overall picks, respectively, in 1969.