Jules Bernard
Jules Liam Bernard (born January 21, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. High school career. Bernard played basketball for Windward School in Los Angeles. As a junior, he averaged 25.3 points and 13.7 rebounds per game. In his senior season, Bernard averaged 26.4 points and 14.2 rebounds per game. He competed for the Compton Magic on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for UCLA in October 2017 over offers from Kansas, USC, Oregon and Miami (Florida). He was attracted  to the Bruins by their program's history and head coach Steve Alford being open to playing skilled freshmen. College career. As a freshman at UCLA, Bernard averaged 7.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. In his sophomore season, he averaged 5.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. On March 3, 2021, he scored a career-high 23 points in an 82–72 loss to Oregon. As a junior, Bernard averaged 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. In his senior year in 2021–22, he continued to decrease his turnovers after nearly committing twice as many turnovers as assists in his  first two seasons. He had a season-high 22 points in each of the Bruins' two games against Long Beach State. He ended the season with nine consecutive games scoring in double figures, including a team-high 16 points in UCLA's season-ending loss to North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. Aftr the season, he declared for the NBA draft, but did not hire an agent to maintain his college eligibility; the NCAA allowed an extra year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Career statistics. College. Source: