UCLA's only commit of the 2006 class, James Keefe, is ranked 22 nationally. He is #8 at his position, power forward. Other recruits with UCLA as a school of interest include C Spencer Hawes (Washington) at 14, C Tom Herzog (Michigan) at 31, SF Chase Budinger (Encinitas, CA) at 45, PG Jeremiah Rivers (Florida) at 46, PF Richard Semraugh (Ohio) at 50, SG Derrick Jasper (Paso Robles, CA) at 53, SG Dwight Lewis (Louisiana) at 56, PF Alex Stepheson (North Hollywood, CA) at 65, SF Alex Tyus (Missouri) at 69, PF Daniel Deane (Utah) at 71, C Ray Hall (Colorado) at 74, SF Blake Wallace (Anaheim, CA) at 76, SF Phil Nelson (Oregon) at 77, and SG Tre'Von Willis (Fresno, CA) at 96.

There also is a listing of the top 50 national prospects for the class of 2007. Taylor King, UCLA's only commitment of this class, is ranked #8 overall and #2 at small forward. Others with UCLA as a school of interest are PF Kevin Love (Oregon) at 3, SF Kyle Singler (Oregon) at 9, PG Jerryd Bayless (Arizona) at 12, SF Omondi Amoke (Oxnard, CA) at 33, SF Tyrone Shelley (San Diego, CA) at 38, SG Drew Viney (Villa Park, CA) at 46, and SF Chace Stanback (Los Angeles) at 50.

Keep in mind that if Keefe and King keep their commitments and none of our players under scholarship leave early, we only have two more scholarships total for the 2006 and 2007 classes. However, this number is not set in stone as recruits can change their mind, and players can leave school for any number of reasons. Tracy Pierson puts the odds of King keeping his commitment at 75% (see Pierson's comments from April 2).