Hoops Elite Magazine
Grace arrived at UCLA after serving as an assistant coach
the previous five seasons (2009-13) at Oregon State. Early
in his tenure with the Beavers, Grace became one of the
leading recruiters in the Pac-12 Conference.
UCLA responsibilities:
24/7 job as an assistant coach with Steve Alford’s staff
and the Head Recruiter at UCLA. “We recruit the best
players in America who want to and can compete at the
highest athletic level and meet the academic expectation with UCLA’s higher standards at one of the world’s
greatest universities,” Grace tells HEM.
What do you look for in a recruit?
“We first request the player’s transcripts and check to see
if they are a good person off the court, a good example
of a family oriented individual, a good teammate, do
they have heart and good work ethics, if the player has
the talent to play in the Pac 12 and in the NCAA tournament. We want to make sure the player wants to be in
the best environment of top national competition with
challenging classwork surrounded by the best weather
in America.”
Globetrotter:
Grace travels to Australia, Germany, Canada and every
area