The 7-foot-3 center did not want to leave Westwood but felt a change was needed to help him achieve his full potential.

Aday Mara, who was only a starter in one game due to Tyler Bilodeau's injury, finished his second season at UCLA with averages of 6.4 points, 4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 13.1 minutes.

The UCLA Bruins lost their 7-3 sophomore center Aday Mara weeks ago to the transfer portal as he decided to join fellow Big Ten team, the Michigan Wolverines. A recent report provided answers as ...

From Ben Bolch: Nearly every time Aday Mara touched the ball over the ... “It was a hard decision to leave UCLA,” Mara said Friday night via FaceTime, “because you saw every game — I ...

I would never say that. It's not true.. Aday Mara took advantage of his interview in the 'Los Angeles Times' to deny that he asked UCLA for more money or to travel whenever he wanted to Spain or ...

Nearly every time Aday Mara touched the ball over the season ... “It was a hard decision to leave UCLA,” Mara said Friday night via FaceTime, “because you saw every game — I was enjoying ...

UCLA's Aday Mara, left, and Lazar Stefanovic high-five each other above teammate Dylan Andrews. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Mara said he was not the basketball player he expected to be ...