Playing in Westwood, Kevon Looney led all freshmen in double-doubles by recording 15 for UCLA. Looney, who grew up a Lakers fan despite living in Milwaukee, is in line to become the first former Mr. Wisconsin Basketball (high school) to be drafted since Devin Harris in 2001. Looney crashed the boards with regularity for the Bruins, leading the Pac-12 in offensive rebounds (122), while ranking second in total rebounds per game (9.2).
Kevon Looney
- 11.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 47.0 FG%, 41.5 3P%
- Second Team All-Pac-12
- Pac-12 All-Freshman
Combine Measurements
Body Fat Percentage: 11.9
Hand Length (Inches): 9.5
Hand Width (Inches): 9.25
Height (Without Shoes): 6'8
Height (With Shoes): 6'9.25
Standing Reach: 9'2
Weight: 222.4
Wingspan: 7'3.5
ESPN's Fran Fraschilla: Kevon Looney is a project. There are a number of guys in this draft like him: a young big man — in this case a power forward — who is, in my opinion, not going to play major minutes for a team early in his career. And that’s OK, because the further he slides in the first round, the more likely he’s going to end up on a team that’s already pretty good — a playoff team that can nurture him.
And what I like about him is his rebounding instincts for sure. There is some possibility of him being a pick-and-pop guy down the road. I was a little surprised he came out early but he did, and so we’re talking about strictly potential. (He’s) a big kid you want to have on your roster but is going to be a work in progress.