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Boys’ basketball: Seeking name recognition

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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Top prospects might not be saying ‘Cal State Who?’ quite as often this week at the various Las Vegas prep tournaments in the wake of Cal State Fullerton’s first NCAA tournament appearance in 30 years.

But Titans assistant coach Julius Hicks said his team’s postseason berth probably won’t make much of a difference in recruiting.

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‘It helps get your foot into more doors,’ Hicks said. ‘But eventually it’s going to come down to the meat and potatoes of what your program is as to whether you’re going to get good players or not.’

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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