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UCLA Men's Basketball National-Letters-of-Intent (NLI)
UCLA head coach Ben Howland on Monday announced UCLA's fourth and fifth National-Letter-of-Intent (NLI) signees - 6-8, 242-pound Alfred Aboya (Tilton Prep Academy/Tilton, NH) and 6-7, 215-pound Luc Richard Mbaha Moute (Montverde Academy/Montverde, FL). Both players, who will be freshmen at UCLA next fall, are from the African republic of Cameroon* and attending high school in the U. S.
Alfred Aboya
Rated the No. 18 center in the U. S. by Athlon, Aboya's other preseason honors include - Street & Smith's High Honorable Mention All-American, Lindy's No. 89 player in the U. S., The Sporting News' No. 91, Scout.com No. 92 and Basketball News' No. 100.
As a junior in 2004, Aboya led Tilton Prep Academy to the New Hampshire Class B State title. He averaged 22.0 points and 12.0 rebounds as an inside player for coach Scott Willard.
From the African republic of Cameroon, he has played for the Cameroon National team.
"I'm very pleased with Alfred's commitment," said Howland. "He was the last of our five commitments. He's a very gifted athlete at 6-8 and 242-pounds. He's tough, physical and athletic. As he continues to develop, he's going to be a very good player."
Luc Richard Mbaha Moute
A good rebounder and defender with exceptional quickness, Mbaha Moute is a Street & Smith's Honorable Mention All-American, a Scout.com Top 150 and rated the No. 15 prospect in Florida by FloridaHoops.com Last summer, Mbaha Moute improved his perimeter play and he can play either guard position or small forward.
As a junior honor roll student in 2004 at the Montverde Academy, he averaged 12.0 points a game for coach Kevin Sutton. Mbaha Moute, who came to the U. S. last season from the African republic of Cameroon, is slated to be a prince in his village after he graduates from UCLA.
"At 6-7, Luc has a long wing span and he is very athletic," Howland said. "He has good ball handling skills, can pass and shoot the basketball. He has a chance to be an outstanding defender, who could guard three positions -the point, off-guard and wing. He's extremely versatile."
Aboya and Mbaha Moute join UCLA's first three NLI signees, announced last week - 6-0, 165-pound point guard Darren Collison (Etiwanda HS/Rancho Cucamonga, CA); 6-5, 195-pound guard/forward Michael Roll (Aliso Niguel HS/Aliso Viejo, CA) and 6-9, 225-pound center/forward Ryan Wright (Loyola Catholic HS/Mississauga, Ontario, Canada).
"I am happy with this year's class," said Howland. "I think we filled our team's needs with quality players, as well as outstanding young men who will be joining our program." You can search for NCAA Tickets on this page. Click on click on any NBA Team link such as UCLA Bruins Basketball Tickets or Pac 10 Tournament Tickets to search for Basketball Tickets for your team here. NCAA Tournament Tickets are available. We also purchase Final Four Tickets
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