UCLA senior forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. likely will end his career as an All-American. How he became a co-favorite for Pac-12 player of the year award.
“As a freshman, the first couple of months, he thought he was terrible and he didn’t know if he’d ever play,” coach Mick Cronin said, recounting the scene. “He goes, ‘I turned it over, you were all over me, I thought I stunk.’”
The statistics favor Tubelis, who’s leading the conference in points and rebounds . The Pac-12 standings, and the final minutes of several taut Bruins victories, tilt heavily toward Jaquez. “If @jaquez_jr isn’t conference POY something” fishy, Jarmond tweeted late Thursday, using a fish emoji to make his point.
Cronin maximized Jaquez’s strengths with a small-ball lineup that provided favorable matchups. Whenever the Utes double-teamed him, Jaquez found the open teammate, one bounce pass along the baseline going to Clark for a layup.Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 23 points as No. 4 UCLA held off a late Utah rally to win 78-71 and inch closer to their first Pac-12 regular season title since 2013.
Jaquez credited his recent surge to the extra work he’s put in after practice on his shot and preparing for pressure situations. He’s become the go-to guy the Bruins need as they approach an NCAA tournament that surely will involve more nervous finishes.
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