In Reply to: UCLA Preliminary Roster Preview posted by mh on May 20, 2025 at 10:49:36
Obviously, the incoming players aren't going to score 57 ppg this season.
Dent's 20 ppg at New Mexico, for instance, drops to 18 ppg just because of 7.5 fewer possessions per game. Then, there's the increased assist options compared to last year that could reduce his scoring further.
Booker did score 5 ppg against B1G competition. If he can just do that, I think it would be gravy.
Jamerson was a 2-year starter at San Diego. In 9 games against top-100 teams, he averaged 9.6 ppg. His per-40 minute rebounding stats are comparable to Mara. He offers rim protection also, with a block rate in the top-400 in D1. Of course, no one compared to Mara last year in that regard. Mara would have led D1 in blocks if he played enough minutes.
OTOH, the Bruins were less than 3 ppg out of the top-10 in net efficiency margin last year. The odds this year's team can find those generate those 3 points, or more, seem pretty high to me.