"I appreciate how he wanted to be coached. For somebody that, in my mind, is the No.1 pick in the draft. Sometimes those guys aren't real coachable. He was phenomenal to coach. I mean phenomenal."
UCLA freshman Lonzo Ball -- to little surprise -- declared for the NBA Draft following UCLA's Sweet Sixteen loss to Kentucky on Friday. Head coach Steve Alford had nothing but kind words for Ball in response, which can be viewed.
And if you missed Lonzo's postgame declaration, you can watch below.