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UCLA Gets Signed NLI's From
Bozeman, Thompson & Fey--(Nov. 9, 2000)

Lastest chapter in the recruitment of next year's incoming freshmen:  It's now official for three of the four, and Cedric Bozeman (6'-5" Sr. G/F) from Mater Dei, Dijon Thompson (6'-7" Sr. G/F) from Redondo Union, and Washington's Michael Fey (6'-11" Sr. C) have all sent in their signed letters of intent. . . so much for our idle speculation about Ced opting for a scholarship agreement. . . Congratulations to the Bruins on 3/4's of a great class.   Now if Andre Patterson can just get that SAT score in time. . .   Here's the official press release from UCLA on the signing:

Los Angeles - Local prep standouts, Cedric Bozeman, from Mater Dei HS and Dijon Thompson, from Redondo Union HS, along with Michael Fey, from Capital HS in Olympia, WA have signed National Letters of Intent to attend UCLA, Bruin head coach Steve Lavin announced Thursday. The trio will be incoming Bruin freshmen next fall. 

"Our coaching staff is very excited to have Cedric, Dijon and Michael join our basketball program. These three young men come from good families and sound high school programs. They are prime examples of the excellent student-athletes UCLA is able to attract because of the quality of our institution." 

Bozeman, a 6-5, 183-pounder, is one of the top prep point guards in the U. S. Playing for coach Gary McKnight at Mater Dei in Santa Ana, Bozeman enters his senior season as The Sporting News' No. 9 off-guard in the U. S. and Hoop Scoop's No. 10 player in the U. S. As a junior last season, Bozeman helped lead Mater Dei to the CIF Southern Section Division IA title. In 1999-00, he averaged 11.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals, while shooting 50.5 from the field, 35.4 (17-48) from three-point range and 69.5 from the foul line. At the end of his junior prep season, Bozeman earned USA Today honorable mention All-America. Bozeman selected UCLA over Florida, Kansas and Arizona. 

Thompson, a 6-6, 180-pounder, is one of the top high school shooters in the U.S. At Redondo Union HS in Redondo Beach under coach Jim Nielsen, Thompson enters the 2000-01 season rated as the No. 1 shooting guard in the West and The Sporting News' No. 8 small forward in the U. S. As a junior last season, Thompson helped lead Redondo Union to a 25-5 record and averaged 14.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists a game. He selected UCLA over Arizona and Connecticut. 

Fey, a 6-11, 245-pounder, is one of the top prep centers on the west coast. Under coach Bob Dickson last season at Capital HS, Fey averaged 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots a game, while earning first-team All-League selection. A Top 50 national high school prospect by Fox Student Sports.com, Fey selected UCLA over Washington, Oregon and Gonzaga.

"We expect this recruiting class to impact our program as freshmen and allow us to continue a tradition of excellence."

 
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