Report: UCLA Interested in Towson Transfer Nick Timberlake
Even though the Bruins are still dancing, the staff is staying active trying to build out next year's rotation.
Towson guard Nick Timberlake has become the latest transfer to receive interest from UCLA men’s basketball, according to a report from Stock Risers' Jake Weingarten. Timberlake has also been in contact with Butler, Indiana, Kansas, LSU and Xavier, and North Carolina and Ohio State have set up in-home visits with him on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
The 6-foot-4 shooting guard would be in his sixth and final season of college basketball in 2023-2024.
Timberlake entered Towson’s program as a freshman in 2018 after being a Class AA All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Team selection in his senior year at Kimball Union Academy (NH).
After his redshirt freshman season at Towson, the Braintree, Massachusetts, native had his minutes increase every year following. Timberlake averaged 6.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in 28 appearances in 2019-2020 en route to winning CAA Sixth Man Of The Year.
Returning to action after COVID-19 ended the 2019-2020 season abruptly in early March, Timberlake emerged as a starter for Towson in the 2020-2021 campaign. The scoring-focused wing almost doubled his points production and averaged 12.1 points per game while shooting 35.7% from the field.
Point totals and efficiency continued to rise as Timberlake continued his career with the Tigers. In 2021-22, Timberlake led Towson with 14.4 points per game and was third on the team in field goal percentage at 43.8% and second in 3-point percentage at 40.6%.
Timberlake was named an All-CAA First Team guard and helped Towson win the CAA regular season title en route to an NIT berth.
During his fifth year at Towson, Timberlake was named to the All-CAA First Team for the second-consecutive season, and he once again led the Tigers in scoring with 17.7 points per game. He also achieved career-highs with a 45.5% field goal percentage and making 41.6% shots from beyond the arc.
UCLA is likely going to be in the market for an immediate scoring option in the starting lineup with guard Tyger Campbell, guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. and guard Amari Bailey likely declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft. Additionally, with the loss of guard Jaylen Clark to a reported Achilles injury, coach Mick Cronin has plenty of minutes to hand out to potential newcomers.
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