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Michigan State and UNC basketball programs are getting national hype in UCLA's backyard, in a made for TV basketball game event on USS Carl Vinson. The game is the brainchild of Spartan AD Mark Hollis, whose creative thinking and effort stands in contrast with the inept actions of UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero.

UCLA Basketball player Josh Smith dominates and his teammates understand the need to get him the ball.

Josh Smith and Reeves Nelson dominate in a UCLA exhibition win.

News and notes from 2011 UCLA basketball pre-season.