OCT 26, 2017
Donors, special guests and members of the UCLA men's and women's basketball programs gathered Thursday evening to celebrate the grand opening of the Mo Ostin Basketball Center, a new, state-of-the-art practice facility for the two basketball teams.
Participating in the official ribbon-cutting ceremony were Chancellor Gene Block, Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero, Head Men's Basketball Coach Steve Alford, Head Women's Basketball Coach Cori Close, Mo Ostin, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Nan Wooden and representing Russell and Nina Westbrook, his parents, Russell and Shannon Westbrook.
The new Mo Ostin Basketball Center is a comprehensive basketball practice facility located near Pauley Pavilion. Highlights of the new building design include:
“The UCLA brand is second to none, and this practice facility will further help us sustain excellence and national prominence. We have so much to offer here at UCLA. Pauley Pavilion is one of the best basketball facilities in the country, and we’re continually getting some of the best talent from around the nation to call Westwood home. This practice facility is going to give us the infrastructure to even better develop our talented student-athletes and will ultimately serve as a tremendous recruiting advantage that helps us secure a top-five recruiting class year in and year out.”