It looks like the UCLA Bruins made a good impression on potential future players.
Will Riley, who received an offer from the Bruins in February, has widdled down his options to ten programs, per Jamie Shaw of On3. The 6′ 8″ forward now will choose from UCLA, Kentucky, Duke, Michigan, Arizona, Villanova, Alabama, the G-League, NBL, and London Lions.
Though Riley has nearly a dozen teams to choose from, UCLA remains firmly in the mix. But the recent struggles from the sliding Bruins could make them an undesirable destination given the other successful blue bloods listed. Interestingly, the NCAA programs also compete with the G-League, NBL, and London Lions.
That said, with NIL money flooding to highly-touted prospects, the college route looks to be the most lucrative and traditional path for Riley.
It looks like an uphill battle for the Bruins to land Riley. Unless they make an improbable Pac-12 tournament run and make the NCAA tournament, the Bruins’ odds do not look great.
But if, like so many other fellow former Bruins, the pedigree and history of the program compels Riley, UCLA has as good a shot as any of the other nine teams to land him.