Earlier than Golden State Warriors middle Kevon Looney turned an NBA champion, he tried to information UCLA to a nationwide championship when he was with the Bruins for the 2014-15 season.
Although UCLA misplaced within the South Regional semifinal to Gonzaga, Looney mentioned it was among the many moments he was going to recollect for the remainder of his life.
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UCLA Bruins ahead Kevon Looney, #5, throughout the Candy Sixteen. (Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs)
“March Madness was a lot of fun,” he advised Fox Information Digital in a latest interview. “Until I got here (in the NBA) it was the biggest game, arena I got to play in, which is pretty cool.
“These are moments you’re gonna bear in mind the remainder of your life. My recommendation to the children getting into is simply take pleasure in it, embrace it. Embrace the media, embrace your practices, embrace your teammates. You don’t know the way lengthy you’ll be capable of play this recreation of basketball, play on that sort of stage.”
Looney said his March Madness experience was “plenty of enjoyable” but wished he could have helped the Bruins go further.
Kevon Looney, #5 of the UCLA Bruins, looks on against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the South Regional Semifinal round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at NRG Stadium on March 27, 2015 in Houston. (Lance King/Getty Images)
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UCLA was the No. 11 seed in the region and topped SMU in the Round of 64. In the Round of 32, the team took care of No. 14 UAB before losing in the Sweet 16.
Looney was a Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman selection as he averaged 11.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game his lone season with UCLA. He turned pro after the year and was drafted by the Warriors.
UCLA missed out on making the men’s tournament this year after three consecutive appearances.
Invisalign partnership
Kevon Looney, #5 of the Golden State Warriors, warms up before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Jan. 30, 2024 at Chase Center in San Francisco. (Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
Looney joined a new team during the 2023-24 season, at least off the floor. He partnered with Invisalign to give himself a little boost of confidence throughout his day.
“It’s one thing I at all times wished to attempt. At all times need to enhance my smile. I’m an enormous smile man and I wished enhance that and to spice up my confidence a bit bit,” he explained to Fox News Digital. “I joined the workforce this 12 months and it’s been an amazing expertise.”
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Looney said he wanted to keep a little bit of the gap in between his teeth, which is why he went the Invisalign route instead of braces.
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