Isaac Hamilton was Steve Alford’s first recruit at UCLA. Bryce Alford will leave campus as the fifth-leading scorer in the history of UCLA basketball. The two seniors will be honored on senior night before Saturday’s regular season finale against Washington State.

As for UCLA’s two best players? It’s almost a certainty that Saturday is Lonzo Ball’s final game at Pauley Pavilion. TJ Leaf’s was probably Wednesday – when he sprained his ankle and created UCLA’s biggest postseason concern. Ball is likely a top-five pick and Leaf a lottery pick in the 2017 NBA draft, should they depart after one season.

It should also be noted that the third senior being honored during Saturday’s pregame ceremony is Jerrold Smith, who began his college basketball career as a scout team player for the UCLA women’s team. He will end it as a scholarship player for the most storied program in college basketball.

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The chemistry of this UCLA team is fairly remarkable considering the convergence of youth and experience. The expectations for the postseason are lofty, especially considering the eight-game winning streak during which the Bruins augmented the nation’s best offense with respectable defense.

Before the Pac-12 tournament begins next week, there is still something on the line Saturday.

UCLA will know by tip-off whether or not both Oregon and Arizona lost earlier Saturday, opening the door for UCLA to claim a share of the regular season conference title with a win over Washington State.

UCLA has already clinched a first-round bye and no worse than the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. Should there be a three-way tie for first, Oregon would get the No. 1 seed because of its 2-1 record against Arizona and UCLA. The Bruins would get the No. 2 seed and Arizona the No. 3 seed by virtue of its 1-2 record against Oregon and UCLA.