He's a 6'7 senior on the men's basketball team at UCLA and she's a 5'11 freshman on the women's team. Both are representing the UCLA Bruins in this year's NCAA tournament — and their family.
By Kerry BreenHe's a 6'7 senior on the men's basketball team at UCLA. She's a 5'11 freshman on the women's team. Both are representing the UCLA Bruins in this year's NCAA tournament — and their family.
Jaquez Jr., who was a top recruit coming out of high school, said that he still remembers the feeling of stepping onto the Bruins' court for the first time."I was nervous. I was just, was enamored by everything," he told CBS News' Dana Jacobson."And then I remember hearing the UCLA student section start cheering everyone's name, and then they were cheering my name. I didn't realize what they were cheering.
"I was just like, you know, 'Do what's best for you,' and I knew it would all work out in the end,'" Jaquez said."But when he decided to come back, I was like 'This is going to be fun.'" Jaquez Sr. shared this photo of his son showing an affinity for basketball at an early age."This week, I'm going to go to Pauley Pavilion four times," Jamie Jaquez Sr. said."The kids playing back to back to back to back to back.
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