UCLA guard makes huge decision on future in basketball
UCLA guard David Singleton isn’t ready to hang up his shoes just yet.
Singleton is coming back next season and taking the extra year of eligibility, Bruins coach Mick Cronin said Wednesday. The NCAA gave every player on a roster in 2020-21 an additional year of eligibility due to COVID-19 if they want it, and Singleton’s taking it.
Singleton is shooting 49% from the field and 46.5% from three-point territory — the best rate in the Pac-12 this season. He averages 5.9 points per game in 18.3 minutes per game for UCLA this season, and scored 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting — including 6-of-8 from downtown — in the Bruins’ 76-50 win over Washington on Feb. 19.
He arrived in Westwood as a four-star recruit from the Class of 2018 and the No. 7 recruit in California, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. During his four years as a Bruin, he’s averaged 4.9 points per game on 43.3% shooting, including 44.1% three-point shooting.
UCLA is 20-5 overall and 12-4 in Pac-12 play. The Bruins currently sit 2.5 games back of conference-leading Arizona ahead of a game against Oregon Thursday night.
UCLA comes in at No. 13 in CBS Sports’ Top 25 and 1
In what seems to be a weekly occurrence, college basketball produced another top 10 upset on Tuesday night. No. 8 Villanova went on the road and fell to the Connecticut Huskies, who are ranked No. 21 in the latest AP poll. With the result, there is an updated CBS Sports Top 25 and 1.
CBS Sports Top 25 and 1
1. Gonzaga (-) 23-2
Tuesday result: Did not play
2. Arizona (-) 24-2
Tuesday result: Did not play
3. Kansas (–) 23-4
Tuesday result: 102-83 win over Kansas State
4. Auburn (–) 24-3
Tuesday result: Did not play
5. Purdue (-) 24-4
Tuesday result: Did not play
6. Duke (-) 23-4
Tuesday result: Did not play
7. Kentucky (-) 22-2
Tuesday result: Did not play
8. Providence (+1) 22-3
Tuesday result: Did not play
9. Wisconsin (+1) 21-5
Tuesday result: Did not play
10. Texas Tech (+1) 22-6
Tuesday result: 66-42 win vs Oklahoma
11. Baylor (+1) 23-5
Tuesday result: Did not play
12. Villanova (-4) 21-7
Tuesday result: 71-69 loss at Connecticut
13. UCLA (–) 20-5
Tuesday result: Did not play
14. Illinois (-) 19-7
Tuesday result: Did not play
15. Tennessee (-) 20-7
Tuesday result: 80-61 win at Missouri
16. Arkansas (+3) 22-6
Tuesday result: 82-74 win over Florida
17. Connecticut (+3) 20-7
Tuesday result: 71-69 win over Connecticut
18. Texas (-2) 19-8
Tuesday result: Did not play
19. Houston (-2) 22-4
Tuesday result: Did not play
20. USC (-2) 23-4
Tuesday result: Did not play
21. Ohio State (-) 17-7
Tuesday result: Did not play
22. Saint Mary’s (–) 22-6
Tuesday result: Did not play
23. Murray State (-) 26-2
Tuesday result: Did not play
24. Alabama (+1) 18-10
Tuesday result: 74-72 win at Vanderbilt
25. Iowa State (+1) 18-9
Tuesday result: Did not play
26. Iowa (NR) 19-8
Tuesday result: 86-60 win vs Michigan State