Shabazz Muhammad

Before signing with UCLA, Shabazz Muhammad was one of the nation’s top-rated players, and nearly every college basketball powerhouse in the nation wanted him. He is shown driving for a basket against Stanford on Jan. 5.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Shabazz Muhammad watches from the bench as the Bruins play Indiana State in their home opener Nov. 9. The NCAA had declared Muhammad ineligible for a violation of its amateurism rules hours earlier. Muhammad was reinstated after sitting out three games.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Every time Shabazz Muhammad set foot on a college campus, the basketball world took note. In all, he visited more than 15 colleges before choosing UCLA.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Shabazz Muhammad attended Bishop Gorman High, a $12,000-a-year Catholic high school in Las Vegas with a powerhouse athletics program. He made the varsity basketball team in his freshman year.   (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Shabazz Muhammad, left, playing for the Dream Vision team, battles for a rebound against Atlanta Celtics’ William Goodwin during the Adidas Super 64 tournament.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Ron Holmes, left, with son Shabazz Muhammad and wife Faye Muhammad at their Las Vegas home in 2011. Holmes began shaping his son’s basketball career before he was born in Long Beach in 1992.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)