Turkey's Adem Bona chooses UCLA Bruins to shoot hoops

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) – Making his choice of college, Adem Bona is headed to the NCAA’s UCLA Bruins instead of the Kentucky Wildcats, the Turkish basketball player announced Monday.

In an interview with NBA insider Shams Charania, the 5-star prospect – a player among the top 25-30 players in the country as determined by scouts and analysts – Bona said he will join the UCLA squad next year.

The former player for Turkish team Pinar Karsiyaka, out of Izmir, said that both schools have great history and a broad culture, making the choice harder for him.

Since Bona, 18, arrived in California last year to play for Prolific Prep basketball academy, there has been significant recruiting buzz around the young player.