UCLA Basketball: Top Moments From Bruins' Preseason Win Against L'Horta Godella

Last Thursday in Valencia, Spain, your UCLA Bruins men's basketball team obliterated pro club L'Horta Godella, 85-66. The victory elevated the team to a 2-0 record in preseason exhibition play as it continued its international tour. The club was paced by new shooting guard Lazar Stefanovic, a 6'7" junior transfer out of the University of Utah.

UCLA enjoyed a balanced attack. Stefanovic notched a Bruins-most 23 points in the winning effort on 7-of-16 shooting from the floor (2-of-7 from long range). Incoming 6'3" freshman guard Sebastian Mack chipped in 17 points, redshirt fifth-year senior Kenneth Nwuba scored 15, and 6'2" sophomore guard Dylan Andrews and 6'6" freshman wing Ilane Fibleuil logged 10 points apiece.

The UCLA men's basketball Twitter account collected some top moments from the team's second win:

𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖. 🏀🎬

Check out a few of the top plays from UCLA's 85-66 win over L'Horta Godella in an exhibition contest on Thursday in Valencia (Spain).#GoBruins pic.twitter.com/O7Q1dRmARg
— UCLA Men’s Basketball (@UCLAMBB) August 25, 2023

Although UCLA had a rough night from long range (5-of-19), the club had a competent night from the floor overall (44.3% on 31-of-70 shooting) and the charity stripe (18-fo-28).

"Obviously, Lazar continues to be our most steady guy," head coach Mick Cronin said, per UCLA. "Lazar is our most veteran guy out there, with the most Pac-12 minutes, and I've quickly become a massive fan of him. I think that he's going to be even more than we had hoped for, when he decided to transfer to UCLA. He's got a chance to be an All-Pac-12 player, for sure. We desperately needed a veteran, smart player who can talk to our younger guys. That is exactly what he is."