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Reeves Nelson Dismissed From UCLA Basketball Team
Nelson was outstanding for the Bruins last season, but his attitude became a huge problem. I believe it has something to do with the Wear brothers taking some of his playing time.
Here's a tweet from Nelson after the news broke out:
Gary Parrish from CBSSports reports:
Reeves Nelson was dismissed from the UCLA basketball team on Friday, a source told CBSSports.com.
An official announcement is expected soon.
Nelson was UCLA's best player, but he's been a problem throughout his career because of his inability to be a decent teammate. The 6-foot-8 forward was suspended Tuesday for the second time this season after being benched during last weekend's loss to Texas. Coach Ben Howland had previously given Nelson countless opportunities to correct his attitude but nothing ever changed. Consequently, the junior who received All-American consideration in the preseason is now off the team and free to transfer into another program that might be willing to take a troubled-but-gifted prospect.
Nelson averaged 13.9 points and 9.1 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per game last season.
He was averaging 5.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in 19.3 minutes per game this season.
UCLA is 2-5 with its lone wins coming aganst Chaminade and Pepperdine.
The Bruins play Penn on Saturday.
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