UCLA keeps Collison

Darren Collison and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, both sophomores at UCLA, announced yesterday that they will be cool and stay in school… for next year, at least. Collison and Mbah a Moute will return to the Bruins to take another shot at winning the NCAA Basketball Championship. Last season they were defeated in the Final Four, and the year before that they lost in the title game.

Arron Afflalo, regarded by most to have been the Bruins’ best player on last year’s squad, has already opted to declare himself eligible for the draft. With the loss of their star shooting guard, most NCAA hoops analysts believe that the Bruins will suffer next season.

However, for many of us who buy UCLA Bruins tickets at StubHub.com, we know that this team can still be elite despite losing key players. Jordan Farmar, who was probably UCLA’s star in their efforts in 2006, declared himself eligible for the draft after the Bruins lost to Florida int he title game. The next year they made it to the Final Four. Counting the Bruins out because of one missing player is a mistake.

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