The UCLA Bruins have a lot of new faces, but one returning piece is Brandon Williams.
He was a freshman in 2023-2024, but he decided to stay with UCLA even despite a large arrival of talented players via the transfer portal.
Brandon Williams gave a short message to Mick Cronin on his decision to stay in Westwood, per Ben Bolch of The Los Angeles Times.
“His meeting was, ‘I hate to lose, coach. I know you’ve got to get some players,’” Cronin recalled. “‘Let me know if I can help, but I love you guys, this is where I’m supposed to be and I trust you, I trust the coaches, go get some players so we can win. I ain’t going anywhere.’”
Williams played in 32 games last season, averaging just 3.1 PPG with 2.2 rebounds in limited minutes.
It might be a similar usage for Williams, but as he said, he hates to lose.