My UCLA basketball experience

From August 1-4, UCLA basketball held an overnight camp. My friend Will and I attended, and we got put on the Alabama Crimson Tide. The other teams were the Georgia Bulldogs, the Florida Gators and the Kentucky Wildcats.

On night one, we played Kentucky. We came out strong, and we scored the first 10 points. And when my friend Will Roth came onto the floor, he dominated. He finished with 18 points, and we beat Kentucky 43-25. I had 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists.

At 3:30 on Monday we played Florida. It was a back-and forth game. It was also definitely my best game, for I got down low and scored 10 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and dished 3 assists. Will had 16, and at the end we celebrated a 1 point victory.

However, 2 and a half hours later we faced Georgia, and the Bulldogs played great in the middle of the game and their big man Mark dominated. We lost 52-46.

We played Kentucky next, and Kendall Collins played well. I scored 6 points on 3 layups, and we held off the winless Wildcats 42-39. That was our last regular-season game.

In the playoffs, we got Florida. We took a 10-0 lead, and Jake Margolis helped us keep it with a season-high 28 points, and an amazing 8 threes. We won 61-40, and just like that it was Alabama vs Georgia in the championship.

Against Georgia, Kendall Collins dominated. I made a great pass to Isiah Bloom for an assist, but it was all Kendall. He kept the score balanced, and we led by 5 at the half.

However, when he came out, Georgia's big man Mark dominated us. But Jake Margolis knocked down a 3, and when Collins came back in, Georgia led by 1.

But that didn't matter. Martin Barbosa grabbed 3 rebounds and scored 4 points in the last period, and Collins used his crazy moves to win the game for Alabama. We had won the championship! I had 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

MVP: Kendall Collins

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