LOS ANGELES—Jaylen Clark turned in an all-around performance for UCLA in its opener, both good and bad.
Clark scored 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had a career-high seven steals in the eighth-ranked Bruins 76–50 victory over Sacramento State. The one area coach Mick Cronin was ready to point out though was Clark’s five turnovers.
“He’s just got to eliminate the turnovers. There’s no point in stealing it if you’re going to give it right back,” Cronin said. “He’s awesome defensively. He’s got to be an elite defensive player for us to be great.”
But it also doesn’t hurt when Clark can make all seven of his shots from the floor. The 6-foot-5 junior guard had mainly come off the bench the past two seasons, but has cracked the starting lineup this season due to his defense….