Boys’ basketball: UCLA turns to junior guard

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Graduating a year early in high school is no longer considered a rarity, and UCLA Coach Ben Howland convinced junior Matt Carlino from Bloomington (Ind.) South to do just. He committed to UCLA on Tuesday and will join the Bruins next season. He was originally committed to Indiana.

Here’s a YouTube video on Carlino, who is a guard with outside shooting skills.

-- Eric Sondheimer