As a freshman in 2017 – 18 , Hands and junior Aaron Holiday gave the Bruins two fast guards capable of handling the ball , and they were expected to play alongside each other as well as share point guard duties . However , Hands ' play was erratic , and he came off the bench for much of the season . He started the first five games of the season before missing a game after spraining his left foot against Wisconsin . Upon returning , he became the sixth man while sophomore Prince Ali remained in the starting lineup . On December 3 , 2017 , Hands scored a career-high 23 points and added nine rebounds , four assists , two steals and only one turnover in 24 minutes in a 106 – 73 win over Detroit Mercy . After playing 14 games as a reserve with coach Steve Alford staggering the minutes of his two main ballhandlers , Hands returned to the starting lineup on January 25 , 2018 , against California , replacing forward GG Goloman . He finished with 14 points , six rebounds and one assist in a 70 – 57 win over the Golden Bears . In the following game , he scored nine points and had a season-high 10 assists with only one turnover in an 89 – 73 victory over Stanford . Hands missed the regular season finale after spraining his right ankle in practice . He returned for UCLA 's Pac-12 Tournament opener , but played just 10 minutes and did not start . He ended the season with averages of 9.9 points in 25.2 minutes , , with almost as many turnovers ( 1.8 ) as assists ( 2.6 ) . After the season , Hands declared for the 2018 NBA draft and attended the NBA Draft Combine , but withdrew from the draft to return to the Bruins
Pac-12 Tournament
2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Jaylen Hands