Li joined the Bruin as a freshman in 2013 and contributed until he graduated in 2017. He was an assistant Sports editor for the 2014-2015 academic year and spent time on the football, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's soccer, track and field, cross country and swim and dive beats.

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Freshman TJ Leaf&#039;s aggressive play turned the game around for the No. 16 Bruins (3-0). The forward finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds, his second double-double in three games. The big man had 12 of UCLA’s first 17 points in the second half. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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This post was updated Nov. 17 at 11:18 p.m. College basketball, meet TJ Leaf. While the attention has been all around UCLA’s flashy freshman guard Lonzo Ball to start the season, another freshman has been quietly putting up a strong start to his college campaign.

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Men’s basketball tops San Diego 88-68 behind strong showing from TJ Leaf

By Derrek Li

Nov. 17, 2016 9:58 p.m.