Q: In 25 words or less, sum up Coach Lavin.
Harrison: He changed my life. … I owe him a lot. I’ll probably talk to him every day for probably the rest of my life.
Branch: I would say he’s a very caring individual. He not only cares about your basketball life, but outside of basketball too. [He] cares about what do you want to do after basketball. I see he always communicates with his past players that played with him in the UCLA days.
Greene: Exactly what he said. This is like a family, it’s not like a regular basketball program, it’s something different. It’s because of him. He motivates you. I know how to win thanks to Coach Lavin just because how he is with us. Like Jamal said, he’s very caring. He takes care of us.
Ndiaye: He makes it like a family. He just cares for everybody.
Pointer: He cares more about what you’re gonna do after basketball: “What’s your fifth-year life plan?”