Saturday, 10 December 2011

UCLA basketball team dismisses Reeves Nelson

UCLA forward Reeves Nelson battles Florida's Alex Tyus for a rebound in an NCAA tournament game last March. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) By Ben Bolch.

Just a month ago, Reeves Nelson was on just about everybody's preseason All-Pac-12 team. As of today, according to a CBS Sports report, he's no longer on the UCLA basketball team. "After much thought and deliberation,

Forward Reeves Nelson was suspended indefinitely and then reinstated after the Bruins lost to Middle Tennessee State, their second horrid loss (the first coming against Loyola Marymount) to begin the season. Nelson's reinstatement hit an immediate snag

As reported by multiple sources earlier this afternoon, UCLA junior forward Reeves Nelson was dismissed from the team by coach Ben Howland this morning. The 6-foot-8 Nelson-- the Bruins' top scorer and rebounder last

Nelson's mother, Sheila, says her son behaved poorly and takes responsibility for his actions. UCLA forward Reeves Nelson, who was suspended by coach Ben Howland earlier this week, was dismissed from the team on Friday. (Stephen Dunn / Getty Images


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