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UCLA basketball: Recruit’s decision approaches

By David Wharton
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This is a big weekend for the future of UCLA basketball, and there’s nothing the Bruins can do but watch and wait.

Josh Smith, the highly regarded recruit from Kent, Wash., is scheduled to make an official visit to the Washington campus. By all accounts, the 6-foot-9 center has narrowed his choices to the Bruins and the Huskies.

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His parents recently told the Seattle Times that a decision will be announced soon. Sources close to the situation have said that Smith’s father is sold on UCLA but his mother would like him to remain close to home.

-- David Wharton

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David Wharton

David Wharton has filled an array of roles – covering the courts, entertainment, sports and the second Persian Gulf War – since starting as a Los Angeles Times intern in 1982. His work has been honored by organizations such as the Society for Features Journalism and Associated Press Sports Editors and has been anthologized in “Best American Sports Writing.” He has also been nominated for an Emmy and has written two books, including “Conquest,” an inside look at USC football during the Pete Carroll era.

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