UCLA basketball: Lazeric Jones visits Westwood

Staff Writer

Dec. 22, 2009 7:31 PM PT

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Lazeric Jones, a junior college point guard from Illinois, is in attendance at the UCLA-Colorado State game at Pauley Pavilion tonight.

The Bruins, badly in need of backcourt depth, have offered Jones a scholarship. He said that he would fly home Wednesday and talk it over with his parents before deciding when to commit.

The 6-1, 200-pound player hails from the same high school as Derrick Rose and is considered strong and quick for the position.

-- David Wharton

Sports Now

David Wharton

David Wharton has filled an array of roles – covering the courts, entertainment, sports and the second Persian Gulf War – since starting as a Los Angeles Times intern in 1982. His work has been honored by organizations such as the Society for Features Journalism and Associated Press Sports Editors and has been anthologized in “Best American Sports Writing.” He has also been nominated for an Emmy and has written two books, including “Conquest,” an inside look at USC football during the Pete Carroll era.

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