Since 2010, UCLA leads the Pac-12 with 13 players drafted by NBA teams. WestCoastCFB.com recently released the number of players from each Pac-12 school drafted by the NBA with the Bruins on top.

Arizona is second with 10 while Washington has eight. Of the 13 Bruins drafted since 2010, eight have gone in the first round. Point guard Lonzo Ball was drafted the highest going to the Los Angeles Lakers with the No. 2 pick in Round 1 during the 2017 NBA Draft.

Ball was recruited to UCLA from Chino Hills (Calif.) High School. In one season with the Bruins, Ball averaged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He was the only player in the nation to average 14 points, six rebounds and six assists in the 2016-17 season.

As a rookie the Lakers, Ball was limited to 52 games due to injuries. He averaged 34.2 minutes per game as well as 10.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals. The 6-foot-6, 190-pound Ball was named MVP of the 2017 Las Vegas NBA Summer League while helping lead the Lakers to the title. He won't play in the summer league this season at the request of the Lakers.

Ball wasn't the only Bruin drafted in 2017. The Indiana Pacers selected forward TJ Leaf in Round 1 with the No. 18 pick and then in Round 2 they took Ike Anigbogu. Leaf played in 53 games as a rookie averaging 2.9 points and 1.5 rebounds each outing. In his one season at UCLA, Leaf played in 35 games averaging 16.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. Leaf came to the Bruins from El Cajon (Calif.) Foothills Christian.

Anigbogu, 6-10, 262, also played just one season at UCLA. The former Corona (Calif.) Centennial standout averaged 4.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game with the Bruins. He played 11 games with the Pacers this past season averaging 2.7 minutes per game.

In the 2018 NBA Draft this past Thursday, UCLA had two players chosen. Point guard Aaron Holiday was chosen by the Pacers in Round 1 with the No. 23 pick. He played one season at UCLA playing 33 games. Holiday averaged 20.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.3 steals. Holiday shot 46.1 percent from the field, 42.9 from behind the 3-point line and 82.8 percent from the free throw line.

The Denver Nuggets chose center Thomas Welsh, 7-0, 255, in Round 2 at No. 58. At UCLA this past season, Welsh averaged 12.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. Welsh shot 48.5 percent from the field, 40.2 from behind the 3-point stripe and 82.8 at the free throw line.

The Utah Jazz drafted swingman Shabazz Muhammad in Round 1 with the No. 14 pick in 2013. Muhammad came to the Bruins from Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman. In 2013, he was named the co-Freshman of the Year in the Pac-12, first-team All Pac-12 and second-team All-America pick with the Sporting News. In one season with the Bruins, Muhammad averaged 17.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.7 steals per game. In the NBA, Muhammad has played with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Milwaukee Bucks. He has played in 278 NBA games averaging 9.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.5 assist per game. In four playoff games, Muhammad has averaged 6.3 points and a rebound each game.

The 2014 NBA Draft was a very good one for UCLA. The Bruins saw three former players selected in Round 1. Guard Zach LaVine went to the Minnesota with the No. 13 pick, Jordan Adams No. 22 to the Memphis Grizzlies and Kyle Anderson to the San Antonio Spurs No. 30.

LaVine came to the Bruins from Bothell (Wash.) and played one season at UCLA. He averaged 9.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.9 steal each game. In 230 games in the NBA, LaVine has averaged 14 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 0.8 steal. He was the NBA Slam Dunk Champion in both 2015 and 2016. He was traded to Chicago on June 22, 2017, as part of the trade that sent Jimmy Butler to Minnesota.

Adams was a first-team All Pac-12 in 2014. He played high school at Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy. In 69 games with UCLA, Adams averaged 16.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.4 steals per outing. Adams played sparingly in the NBA from 2014-16 averaging 3.1 points per game.

Anderson is from Jersey City (N.J.) St. Anthony. He was named the MVP of the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament. He helped lead the Bruins to their first conference title in six years. He scored 21 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and dished out five assists in a 75-71 victory over Arizona in 2014.

"I don't know that I've ever seen those numbers and just one turnover for a point guard," Arizona coach Sean Miller said after the performance by Anderson.

With the Spurs, Anderson has averaged 13.3 minutes in 30 games. He's averaging 4.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

In 2015, the Golden State Warriors chose Kevon Looney with the No. 30 pick in Round 1. Norman Powell went to the Toronto Raptors in Round 2 with the No. 46 pick. Looney, who is from Milwaukee (Wis.) Alexander Hamilton, has been part of an NBA Championship team in 2017 and 2018. In 124 games in the regular season in the NBA, Looney has averaged 3.3 points and 2.8 rebounds. In 21 playoff contests, Looney has averaged 4.1 points and 4.2 rebounds. He was second-team All Pac-12 in 2015. In his lone season with the Bruins, Looney averaged 11.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocks per game.

Powell played high school hoops at San Diego (Calif.) Lincoln. He was first-team All Pac-12 in 2015 at UCLA. He played four years with the Bruins. With the Raptors from 2015-18, Powell has played in 195 games with 60 starts in the regular season. Powell has averaged 6.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.6 steal. In 33 playoff games with eight starts, Powell has averaged 5.6 points and 1.7 rebounds.

UCLA also had a pair of players selected in Round 2 of the 2011 NBA Draft. Tyler Honeycutt was drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the No. 35-overall pick. He played high school basketball at Sylmar (Calif.) High School. He played in 24 games in the NBA averaging 1.2 points and a rebound each game. He has spent most of his career in either the D-League or playing overseas. In one season at UCLA, Honeycutt played in 26 games averaging 12.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game.

Also, in 2011, Malcolm Lee was drafted with the No. 43-overall pick by Chicago. The former Riverside (Calif.) John W. North standout was first-team All Pac-10 in 2011. He declared for the NBA Draft after his junior season. With Minnesota and the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA, Lee played in 36 games. He averaged 3.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

NBA Draft.net projects Kris Wilkes and Jaylen Hands to be first-round picks in 2019 following their sophomore season with the Bruins.

In addition to UCLA, Arizona and Washington, the Pac-12 schools in order with players taken in the NBA Draft are Oregon with 6, California and Colorado with five each, Stanford four, USC and Utah three and then Arizona State, Washington State and Oregon State one each.